2Chronicles:17

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* And Jehoshaphat , his son , reigned in his stead and prevailed against Israel . * And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and likewise in the cities of Ephraim , which Asa , his father had taken . * And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of his father David and sought not unto the Baalim * but sought the [LORD ] God of his father and walked in his commandments , and not after the doings of Israel . * Therefore , the LORD confirmed the kingdom in his hand ; and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat presents , and he had riches and glory in abundance . * And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD , and he took away the high places and groves out of Judah . * Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes , Benhail , Obadiah , Zechariah , Nethaneel , and Michaiah , to teach in the cities of Judah . * And with them [he sent ] the Levites , Shemaiah , Nethaniah , Zebadiah , Asahel , Shemiramoth , Jehonathan , Adonijah , Tobijah , and Tobadonijah , Levites , and with them Elishama and Jehoram , priests . * And they taught in Judah and [had ] the book of the law of the LORD with them and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people . * And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that [were ] round about Judah , so that they did not dare to make war against Jehoshaphat . * And the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and tribute of silver ; and the Arabians brought him flocks , seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred he goats . * And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly ; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store . * And he had many works in the cities of Judah and men of war , mighty men of valour , in Jerusalem . * And these [are ] the numbers of them according to the houses of their fathers : In Judah , princes of thousands ; the prince Adnah and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valour ; * and after him , Prince Jehohanan and with him two hundred and eighty thousand ; * after him , Amasiah the son of Zichri , who willingly offered himself unto the LORD and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour ; * of Benjamin , Eliada , a mighty man of valour , and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield ; * after him , Jehozabad and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready and prepared for the war . * These were servants of the king , besides [those ] whom the king had put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah .:

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