2 Chronicles 17

1And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.

2And he stationed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and he placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.

3And Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the former ways of David his father and did not seek the Baals.

4but he sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the deeds of Israel.

5So Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave tribute to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

6His heart was exalted in the ways of Yahweh, and furthermore he removed the high places and the Asherim from Judah.

7And 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.

8And with them were the Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; and with them were Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

9They taught in Judah, and the Book of the Law of Yahweh was with them; they went around through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

10And the fear of Yahweh came upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, and they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.

11And some of the Philistines were bringing Jehoshaphat tribute and silver, a burden; the Arabians also were bringing him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.

12And Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

13And he had much work in the cities of Judah, and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

14And these were their mustered divisions by their fathers’ houses: for Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

15And under his command was Jehohanan the commander, and with him were two hundred and eighty thousand.

16And under his command was Amasiah son of Zichri, who volunteered himself to Yahweh, and with him were two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

17And from Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield.

18And at his side was Jehozabad, and with him were 180,000 armed for war.

19These were the ones serving the king, besides those whom the king had stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.