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2 Chronicles 17

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Jehoshaphat, King of Judah
1#1Ki 15:24Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he grew strong against Israel. 2#2Ch 15:8He put an army in all the fortified cities of Judah and set military garrisons in the land of Judah, even in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.
3Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the previous ways of David his father, and he did not seek out the Baal cult. 4#1Ki 12:28For he sought out the God of his fathers and walked in his commandments, rather than the deeds of Israel. 5#2Ch 18:1; 1Sa 10:27So the Lord made firm the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave a tribute to Jehoshaphat. So he had an abundance of riches and honor. 6#2Ch 15:17; 20:33His heart was raised up for the ways of the Lord. He even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
7#2Ch 35:3; 15:3In the third year of his reign he sent officials, Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Ne­thanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Jerusalem, 8#2Ch 19:8and with them were also the Le­vites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, who were Le­vites. And with these were also Elishama and Jehoram, who were priests. 9They taught the people in Judah, and they used the Book of the Law of the Lord and they traveled about all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
10#2Ch 14:14; Ge 35:5The terror of the Lord came on all the kingdoms of the land that surrounded Judah, and they did not bring war against Jehoshaphat. 11#2Ch 26:8; 9:14Some from the Philistine peoples brought gifts to Jehoshaphat such as silver for tribute. The Arabians even brought seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats to him.
12Jehoshaphat continued to increase in greatness, and he built citadels and storehouses in Judah. 13And he had much property in the cities of Judah, and the men of war, mighty men of valor, were in Jerusalem. 14This was their divisions by the houses of their father:
From Judah, the commanders of ­thousands:
Adnah the commander with three hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
15Beside him was Jehohanan the commander with two hundred eighty thousand mighty men of war.
16#Jdg 5:9; 5:2Beside him was Amasiah the son of Zikri, a volunteer for the Lord with two hundred thousand mighty men of war.
17From Benjamin:
Eliada a mighty man of war with two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield.
18Beside him was Jehozabad with one hundred and eighty thousand equipped for warfare.
19#2Ch 17:2These were serving the king in addition to those the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

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