2 Chronicles 17

And ^aJehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. ²And he placed forces in all ^bthe fenced cities of Judah, and set ^cgarrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, ^dwhich Asa his father had taken. ³And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; ⁴but ^esought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after ^fthe doings of Israel. ⁵Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat ^gpresents; and ^hhe had riches and honour in abundance. ⁶And his heart was lift up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away ⁱthe high places and ^jgroves out of Judah. ⁷Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah. ⁸And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, ^kLevites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, ^kpriests. ⁹And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.

¹⁰And ^lthe fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. ¹¹Also some of the ^mPhilistines ⁿbrought Jehoshaphat ^gpresents, and tribute silver; and the ^mArabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats. ¹²And Jehoshaphat ^owaxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and ^pcities of store. ¹³And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem. ¹⁴And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand. ¹⁵And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand. ¹⁶And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, ^qwho willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. ¹⁷And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him ^rarmed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand. ¹⁸And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ^sready prepared for the war. ¹⁹These waited on the king, besides those whom ^tthe king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

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