4 but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and ⁿbrought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

19 Yet he ⁱsent prophets among them to bring them back to the Lord. These testified against them, but they would not pay attention.

9 For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and your children will find ^bcompassion with their captors and return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful and will not turn away his face from you, if you return to him.”

13 ^zHe also ^arebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, ^bwho had made him swear by God. He stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord, the God of Israel.