2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 Chronicles 18:1 Like his father Asa (see 2 Chronicles 16:3), Jehoshaphat seeks an alliance with the northern kingdom based not on righteous grounds but on political expediency. In his account of Hezekiah’s reign (chs. 2 Chronicles 29:1), the Chronicler will show how a true and beneficial unity among the tribes of Israel can be achieved.

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