2 Chronicles-17

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  • 1 Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
  • 2 He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.
  • 3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
  • 4 but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel.
  • 5 Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. And all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.
  • 6 His heart was courageous in the ways of the Lord . And furthermore, he took the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.
  • 7 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;
  • 8 and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah; and with these Levites, the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
  • 9 And they taught in Judah, having the Book of the Law of the Lord with them. They went about through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
  • 10 And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
  • 11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute, and the Arabians also brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
  • 12 And Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built in Judah fortresses and store cities,
  • 13 and he had large supplies in the cities of Judah. He had soldiers, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
  • 14 This was the muster of them by fathers' houses: Of Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 mighty men of valor;
  • 15 and next to him Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000;
  • 16 and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the Lord , with 200,000 mighty men of valor.
  • 17 Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, with 200,000 men armed with bow and shield;
  • 18 and next to him Jehozabad with 180,000 armed for war.
  • 19 These were in the service of the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
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