2 Chronicles 17:1–10

Jehoshaphat Reigns over Judah

^1aJehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and strengthened himself over Israel.

²And he put military forces in all ^athe fortified cities of Judah, and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim ^bwhich Asa his father had captured.

Jehoshaphat’s Kingdom Established

³And Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the ways of his father David’s earlier days and did not seek the Baals,

⁴but sought the God of his father, walked in His commandments, ^aand did not act as Israel did.

⁵So Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat, and ^ahe had great riches and honor.

⁶And ¹his heart took great pride in the ways of Yahweh, and again he ^atook away the high places and the ²Asherim from Judah.

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

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

⁹And they taught in Judah, having ^athe book of the law of Yahweh with them; and they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

¹⁰Now ^athe dread of Yahweh was on all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.