Jehoshaphat's reign summary — length and justice — 'Now Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah. He was thirty-five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty-five years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi' (ויהושפט מלך על יהודה בן שׁלשים וחמש שׁנה במלכו וחמש ועשׁרים שׁנה מלך בירושלם ושׁם אמו עזובה בת שׁלחי). The reign length (twenty-five years) and age at accession (thirty-five) suggest a long, stable reign. The mention of his mother Azubah, whose name means 'forsaken,' contains ironic resonance — she is named 'forsaken,' yet Jehoshaphat is not forsaken but blessed. The genealogical information anchors the king in familial continuity. The summary prefaces the assessment of his reign in the following verse.

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