2 Chronicles 17:7-19
2 Chronicles 17:7-19 CSB
In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials — Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah — to teach in the cities of Judah. 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. They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the Lord’s instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people. The terror of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn’t fight against Jehoshaphat. 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. Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had fighting men, valiant warriors, in Jerusalem. These are their numbers according to their ancestral families. For Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander and three hundred thousand valiant warriors with him; next to him, Jehohanan the commander and two hundred eighty thousand with him; next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer of the Lord, and two hundred thousand valiant warriors with him; from Benjamin, Eliada, a valiant warrior, and two hundred thousand with him armed with bow and shield; next to him, Jehozabad and one hundred eighty thousand with him equipped for war. These were the ones who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.




