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Second Book of Chronicles 17
D. JEHOSHAPHAT AND HIS GOVERNMENT
His power
1 His son Jehoshaphat succeeded him and consolidated his power over Israel.
2 He put troops in all the fortified towns in Judah, and appointed governors in the land of Judah and in all the towns of Ephraim captured by his father Asa.
His observance of the Law
3 Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father’s earlier days and did not have recourse to the Baals;
4 he sought the God of his father, following his commandments and not following the example of Israel.
5 Yahweh made the kingship secure in his hands; all Judah paid tribute to Jehoshaphat, and ample riches and honour were his.
6 His heart advanced in the ways of Yahweh, and once again he did away with the high places and sacred poles in Judah.
7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officers: Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah, to give instruction in the towns of Judah.
8 With them went the Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah and Tobijah, the Levites, together with the priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
9 They gave instruction in Judah, having with them the book of the Law of Yahweh, and went round all the towns of Judah instructing the people.
10 The terror of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the land surrounding Judah; they did not make war on Jehoshaphat.
11 Some of the Philistines brought him gifts and silver in tribute; the Arabs themselves brought him, in small stock, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.
12 Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and garrison towns in Judah.
The army
13 He had strong formations in the towns of Judah and a garrison of valiant champions in Jerusalem.
14 This was their disposition by families: for Judah, commanders of thousands: Adnah, the commanding officer, with three hundred thousand valiant champions;
15 under his command, Jehohanan with two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 under his command, Amasiah son of Zichri, who had volunteered for Yahweh’s service, with two hundred thousand valiant champions.
17 From Benjamin: the valiant champion Eliada with two hundred thousand, armed with bow and shield;
18 under his command, Jehozabad with a hundred and eighty thousand equipped for war.
19 These were the men who served the king, not counting those the king had put in the fortified towns throughout Judah.