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2 Chronicles 17

¹Jehoshaphat his son then became king [of Judah] in Asa's place, and strengthened his position over Israel.

²He placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which his father Asa had captured.

³The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he[1] followed the example of his father (ancestor) David. He did not seek [to follow] the Baals [the false gods],

⁴but sought the God of his father, and walked in (obeyed) His commandments, and did not act as Israel did.

⁵Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honor.

⁶His heart was encouraged and he took great pride in the ways of the LORD; moreover, he again removed the high places [of pagan worship] and the Asherim from Judah.

⁷Then in the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

⁸and with them were the Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah; and with them the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

⁹They taught in Judah having the Book of the Law of the LORD with them; they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

¹⁰Now the dread of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

¹¹Some of the Philistines brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat; the Arabians also brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.

¹²So Jehoshaphat became greater and greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.

¹³He had large supplies in the cities of Judah, and soldiers, courageous men, in Jerusalem.

¹⁴This was the number of them by their fathers' (ancestors') households: of Judah, the commanders of thousands, Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 courageous men;

¹⁵and next to him was Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000;

¹⁶and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who volunteered for the LORD, and with him 200,000 courageous men;

¹⁷and of Benjamin: Eliada, a brave man, and with him 200,000 men armed with bow and shield;

¹⁸and next to him was Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 armed and ready for military service.

¹⁹These are the ones who were in the service of the king, besides those he had placed in fortified cities throughout Judah.