Text: 2 Chronicles 17:1-21
OT Text Referred to: 1 Kings 22:41-51
Subject: Rule of Jehoshaphat
Source: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Reference Type: Allusion
Connection Method(s): None
Significance: 1 Kings 22:41-51 provides the standard regnal formula for Jehoshaphat—accession age, reign length, and evaluation—while the Chronicler's account in 2 Chronicles 17 expands this with substantial unique material: Jehoshaphat's removal of high places and Asherim, his Torah-education program, and the resulting "dread of the LORD" (pachad YHWH) falling on surrounding kingdoms. Where Kings summarizes in a few verses, the Chronicler develops Jehoshaphat into a model reformer whose faithfulness brings national security and international respect, illustrating the principle that seeking God results in blessing.