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| 17:1 |
Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm.
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| 17:2 |
He placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had captured.
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| 17:3 |
The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father David's earlier days and did not seek the Baals,
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| 17:4 |
but sought the God of his father, followed His commandments, and did not act as Israel did.
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| 17:5 |
So the Lord established the kingdom in his control, and all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.
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| 17:6 |
He took great pride in the ways of the Lord and again removed the high places and the Asherim from Judah.
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| 17:7 |
Then 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;
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| 17:8 |
and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
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| 17:9 |
They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of the Lord with them; and they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
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| 17:10 |
Now the dread of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
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| 17:11 |
Some of the Philistines brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat; the Arabians also brought him flocks, 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.
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| 17:12 |
So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
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| 17:13 |
He had large supplies in the cities of Judah, and warriors, valiant men, in Jerusalem.
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| 17:14 |
This was their muster according to their fathers' households: of Judah, commanders of thousands, Adnah was the commander, and with him 300,000 valiant warriors;
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| 17:15 |
and next to him was Johanan the commander, and with him 280,000;
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| 17:16 |
and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who volunteered for the Lord, and with him 200,000 valiant warriors;
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| 17:17 |
and of Benjamin, Eliada a valiant warrior, and with him 200,000 armed with bow and shield;
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| 17:18 |
and next to him Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 equipped for war.
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| 17:19 |
These are they who served the king, apart from those whom the king put in the fortified cities through all Judah.
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