CHAPTER XII. - 449 19. Q. What is remarkable in Asa's death ? A. That in the disease of his feet, which is supposed to be the gout, he sought not the Lord, but only to the physicians ; and he slept with his fathers ; Verses 11 -13. 11. Q. How did his son Jehoshaphat behave himself in the kingdom ? A. He walked in the first and best ways of his father David, and God was with him ; 2 Chron. xvii. 3. 12. Q. Wherein did Jehoshaphat more particularly discover his piety and goodness ? A. He appointed levites and priests throughout all the cities of Judah, to teach the law of the Lord ; and he set judges in the laud, with a solemn charge to dojustice without bribery ; 2 Chron. xvii. 7-9. and xix. 5-11. 13. Q. Wherein did God manifest his special favour toJe- hoshaphat ? A. God gavehim very great treasures, and the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms round about Judah, so that for many years they made no war upon him ; 2 Chron. xvii. 10-19. 14. Q. Wherein did he offend God? A. In joining in alliance with Ahab thewicked king of Israel, whereby he was in great danger of being slain in a battle against the Syrians ; 2 Chron. xviii. 1, 31. and xix. 2. 15. Q. WhenMoab and Ammon joined their forces against Jehoshaphat, how was he delivered from them ? A. Heproclaim- ed a fast through the land, and in the midst of the people he prayed earnestly to the Lord, and when he went out to battle, he appointed the singers before the army tosing praises to the Lord; 2 Chron. xx. 1 -21. 16. Q. What was the effect of this pious practice ? A. When they began to sing and to pray, his enemies fell upon one another till they were all slain ; Verses 22-29. 17. Q. Did Jehoram, the son of Jehoshaphat imitate his father's government in piety ? A. By no means, for he slew all his own brethren, he walked in the ways of Ahab king of Israel, and took his daughter Athaliali to wife ; 2 Chron: xxi. 1 -7. 18. Q. How (lid God testify his displeasure against Jeho- ram ? A. He smote Jehoram with such au incurable distemper, that his bowels fell out, and he died of sore diseases ; Verses 15-19. 19. Q. Who succeeded Jehoram in the kingdom ? A. Alraziah- his youngest son, for all his eldest were slain in the camp by the Arabians ; 2 Chron. xxii. 1. 20. Q. What was the behaviour and the fate of Ahaziah king of .Judah ? A. Ile,followed the evil practices of the house of Ahab, by the persuasion of his mother Athaliah, who was the grand-daughter of Ornri ; and when he went out with Jehorarn the king of Israel against Jelin, lie was slaiñ byJehu; 2 Chroms. xxii. 1 -9.
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