ASV_Strong : 2 Chronicles 17
1. And Jehoshaphat[H3092] his son[H1121] reigned[H4427] in his stead[H2388], and strengthened himself against Israel[H3478].
2. And he placed[H5414] forces[H2428] in all the fortified[H1219] cities[H5892] of Judah[H3063], and set[H5414] garrisons[H5333] in the land[H776] of Judah[H3063], and in the cities[H5892] of Ephraim[H669], which Asa[H609] his father[H1] had taken[H3920].
3. And Jehovah[H3068] was with Jehoshaphat[H3092], because he walked[H1980] in the first[H7223] ways[H1870] of his father[H1] David[H1732], and sought[H1875] not unto the Baalim[H1168],
4. but sought[H1875] to the God[H430] of his father[H1], and walked[H1980] in his commandments[H4687], and not after the doings[H4639] of Israel[H3478].
5. Therefore Jehovah[H3068] established[H3559] the kingdom[H4467] in his hand[H3027]; and all Judah[H3063] brought[H5414] to Jehoshaphat[H3092] tribute[H4503]; and he had riches[H6239] and honor[H3519] in abundance[H7230].
6. And his heart[H3820] was lifted up[H1361] in the ways[H1870] of Jehovah[H3068]: and furthermore he took away[H5493] the high places[H1116] and the Asherim[H842] out of Judah[H3063].
7. Also in the third[H7969] year[H8141] of his reign[H4427] he sent[H7971] his princes[H8269], even Ben-hail[H1134], and Obadiah[H5662], and Zechariah[H2148], and Nethanel[H5417], and Micaiah[H4322], to teach[H3925] in the cities[H5892] of Judah[H3063];
8. and with them the Levites[H3881], even Shemaiah[H8098], and Nethaniah[H5418], and Zebadiah[H2069], and Asahel[H6214], and Shemiramoth[H8070], and Jehonathan[H3083], and Adonijah[H138], and Tobijah[H2900], and Tob-adonijah[H2899], the Levites[H3881]; and with them Elishama[H476] and Jehoram[H3088], the priests[H3548].
9. And they taught[H3925] in Judah[H3063], having the book[H5612] of the law[H8451] of Jehovah[H3068] with them[H5437]; and they went about throughout all the cities[H5892] of Judah[H3063], and taught[H3925] among the people[H5971].
10. And the fear[H6343] of Jehovah[H3068] fell upon all the kingdoms[H4467] of the lands[H776] that were round about[H5439] Judah[H3063], so that they made no war[H3898] against Jehoshaphat[H3092].
11. And some of the Philistines[H6430] brought[H935] Jehoshaphat[H3092] presents[H4503], and silver[H3701] for tribute[H4853]; the Arabians[H6163] also brought[H935] him flocks[H6629], seven[H7651] thousand[H505] and seven[H7651] hundred[H3967] rams[H352], and seven[H7651] thousand[H505] and seven[H7651] hundred[H3967] he-goats[H8495].
12. And Jehoshaphat[H3092] waxed[H1980] great[H1432] exceedingly[H4605]; and he built[H1129] in Judah[H3063] castles[H1003] and cities[H5892] of store[H4543].
13. And he had many[H7227] works[H4399] in the cities[H5892] of Judah[H3063]; and men[H582] of war[H4421], mighty men[H582] of valor[H2428], in Jerusalem[H3389].
14. And this was the numbering[H6486] of them according to their fathers[H1]' houses[H1004]: Of Judah[H3063], the captains[H8269] of thousands[H505]: Adnah[H5734] the captain[H8269], and with him mighty men[H1368] of valor[H2428] three[H7969] hundred[H3967] thousand[H505];
15. and next[H3027] to him Jehohanan[H3076] the captain[H8269], and with him two hundred[H3967] and fourscore[H8084] thousand[H505];
16. and next[H3027] to him Amasiah[H6007] the son[H1121] of Zichri[H2147], who willingly offered[H5068] himself unto Jehovah[H3068]; and with him two hundred[H3967] thousand[H505] mighty men[H1368] of valor[H2428].
17. And of Benjamin[H1144]: Eliada[H450] a mighty man[H1368] of valor[H2428], and with him two hundred[H3967] thousand[H505] armed[H5401] with bow[H7198] and shield[H4043];
18. and next[H3027] to him Jehozabad[H3075] and with him a hundred[H3967] and fourscore[H8084] thousand[H505] ready prepared[H2502] for war[H6635].
19. These were they that waited[H8334] on the king[H4428], besides those whom the king[H4428] put[H5414] in the fortified[H4013] cities[H5892] throughout all Judah[H3063].
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