2 Chronicles 17

2 Chronicles 17:1 His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.

2 Chronicles 17:2 He stationed powerful troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

2 Chronicles 17:3 Now Yahveh was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals

2 Chronicles 17:4 but sought the God of his father and walked by his commands, not according to the practices of Israel.

2 Chronicles 17:5 So Yahveh established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and reward in abundance.

2 Chronicles 17:6 His heart enjoyed Yahveh’s ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:7 In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his captains—Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach in the cities of Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:8 The Levites with them were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; the priests, Elishama and Jehoram, were with these Levites.

2 Chronicles 17:9 They taught throughout Judah, having the book of Yahveh’s instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.

2 Chronicles 17:10 The terror of Yahveh was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn’t fight against Jehoshaphat.

2 Chronicles 17:11 Some of the Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.

2 Chronicles 17:12 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah

2 Chronicles 17:13 and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had warriors, powerful men, in Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 17:14 These are their numbers according to their ancestral houses. For Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain and three hundred thousand powerful men with him;

2 Chronicles 17:15 next to him, Jehohanan the captain, and two hundred eighty thousand with him;

2 Chronicles 17:16 next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer[1] of Yahveh, and two hundred thousand powerful warriors with him;

2 Chronicles 17:17 from Benjamin, Eliada, a powerful warrior, and two hundred thousand with him armed with bow and shield;

2 Chronicles 17:18 next to him, Jehozabad and one hundred eighty thousand with him equipped for the army.[2]

2 Chronicles 17:19 These were the ones who ministered to the king, in addition to those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

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[1]  נָדָב = volunteer. 2 Chronicles 17:16.

[2] צָבָא = army. 2 Chronicles 17:18; 18:18; 25:5, 7; 26:11, 14; 28:9, 12; 33:3, 5, 11.

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forsaking the new ways
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