Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And there came a writing to him from Elijah the prophet, saying, Thus saith the LORD God of David thy father, Because thou hast not walked in the ways of Jehoshaphat thy father, nor in the ways of Asa king of Judah,

Elijah the prophet

In the ways of jehoshaphat

In the ways of asa

Bible References

A writing

2 Kings 2:1
And it came about when the Lord was about to take up Elijah by a whirlwind to heaven, that Elijah went with Elisha from Gilgal.
Jeremiah 36:2
“Take a scroll and write on it all the words which I have spoken to you concerning Israel and concerning Judah, and concerning all the nations, from the day I first spoke to you, from the days of Josiah, even to this day.
Ezekiel 2:9
Then I looked, and behold, a hand was extended to me; and lo, a scroll was in it.
Daniel 5:5
Suddenly the fingers of a man’s hand emerged and began writing opposite the lampstand on the plaster of the wall of the king’s palace, and the king saw the back of the hand that did the writing.

Elijah the prophet

2 Kings 2:11
As they were going along and talking, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire and horses of fire which separated the two of them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind to heaven.

In the ways of jehoshaphat

2 Chronicles 17:3
The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David’s earlier days and did not seek the Baals,
1 Kings 22:43
He walked in all the way of Asa his father; he did not turn aside from it, doing right in the sight of the Lord. However, the high places were not taken away; the people still sacrificed and burnt incense on the high places.

In the ways of asa

2 Chronicles 14:2
Asa did good and right in the sight of the Lord his God,
1 Kings 15:11
Asa did what was right in the sight of the Lord, like David his father.