2 Chronicles 17
17
Jehoshaphat Becomes King
1 His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.#tn Heb “and strengthened himself over Israel.” 2 He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons#tn Or perhaps, “governors.” throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.
3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor#tn Heb “father.” David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign.#tn Heb “for he walked in the ways of David his father [in] the beginning [times].” He did not seek the Baals, 4 but instead sought the God of his ancestors#tn Heb “fathers.” and obeyed#tn Heb “walked in.” his commands, unlike the Israelites.#tn Heb “and not like the behavior of Israel.” 5 The Lord made his kingdom secure;#tn Heb “established the kingdom in his hand.” all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected.#tn Heb “and he had wealth and honor in abundance.” 6 He was committed to following the Lord;#tn Heb “and his heart was high in the ways of the Lord.” Perhaps גָּבַהּ (gavah, “be high”) here means “be cheerful” (HALOT 171 s.v.) or “be encouraged” (BDB 147 s.v. 3.a). he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah. 8 They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram. 9 They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the Lord. They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
10 The Lord put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah;#tn Heb “and the terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were surrounding Judah.” they did not make war with Jehoshaphat. 11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute, including a load of silver. The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
12 Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. 13 He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.#tn Heb “and many supplies were his in the cities of Judah, and men of war, warriors of skill in Jerusalem.”map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4. 14 These were their divisions by families:
There were a thousand officers from Judah.#tn Or perhaps “from Judah, commanders of the thousands.” Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors, 15 Jehochanan the commander led 280,000, 16 and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, led 200,000 skilled warriors.
17 From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields, 18 and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.
19 These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
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2 Chronicles 17
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1And Iehosphat his sonne reigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel. 2And he put garisons in all the strong cities of Iudah, and set bandes in the lande of Iudah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. 3And the Lord was with Iehoshaphat, because he walked in the first wayes of his father Dauid, and sought not Baalim, 4But sought the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandements, and not after the trade of Israel. 5Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdome in his hande, and all Iudah brought presents to Iehoshaphat, so that he had of riches and honour in abundance. 6And he lift vp his heart vnto the wayes of the Lord, and he tooke away moreouer the hie places and the groues out of Iudah. 7And in the thirde yere of his reigne he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Michaiah, that they should teach in the cities of Iudah, 8And with them Leuites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Iehonathan, and Adoniiah, and Tobiiah, and Tob-adoniiah, Leuites, and with the Elishama and Iehoram Priestes. 9And they taught in Iudah, and had the booke of the Lawe of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Iudah, and taught the people. 10And the feare of the Lord fell vpon all the kingdomes of ye lands that were round about Iudah, and they fought not against Iehoshaphat. 11Also some of the Philistims brought Iehoshaphat giftes and tribute siluer, and the Arabians brought him flockes, seuen thousande and seuen hundreth rammes, and seuen thousande and seuen hundreth hee goates. 12So Iehoshaphat prospered and grewe vp on hie: and he built in Iudah palaces and cities of store. 13And he had great workes in the cities of Iudah, and men of warre, and valiant men in Ierusalem. 14And these are the nombers of them after the house of their fathers, In Iudah were captaines of thousands, Adnah the captaine, and with him of valiant men three hundreth thousande. 15And at his hande Iehohanan a captaine, and with him two hundreth and fourescore thousande. 16And at his hande Amasiah the sonne of Zichri, which willingly offered him selfe vnto the Lord, and with him two hundreth thousand valiant men. 17And of Beniamin, Eliada a valiant man, and with him armed men with bowe and shielde two hundreth thousand. 18And at his hand Iehozabad, and with him an hundreth and fourescore thousand armed to the warre. 19These waited on the King, besides those which the King put in the strong cities thoroughout all Iudah.
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