2Chronicles:17

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* And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place . And he made himself strong against Israel . * And [he ] placed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah , and set troops in the land of Judah and 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 did not seek to Baals . * But he looked to the God of his father , and walked in His commandments , and not after the doings of Israel . * And the LORD made the kingdom sure in his hand . And all Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat . And he had great riches and honor . * And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD . And he took away the high places and Asherahs out of Judah . * And in the third year of his reign he sent to his rulers , to Benhail , and to Obadiah , and to Zechariah , and to Nethaneel , and to Michaiah , to teach in the cities of Judah . * And with them [he sent ] Levites , Shemaiah , and Nethaniah , and Zebadiah , and Asahel , and Shemiramoth , and Jehonathan , and Adonijah , and Tobijah , and Tob-adonijah , Levites . And with them he sent Elishama and Jehoram the priests . * And they taught in Judah and [had ] the book of the law of the LORD with them , and went around throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people . * And the fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah , so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat . * And from the Philistines they brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute . Also the Arabians brought him flocks , seven thousand and seven hundred rams , and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats . * And Jehoshaphat became exceedingly great . And he built fortresses in Judah , and store cities . * And he had much business in the cities of Judah . And the men of war , mighty men of valor , [were ] in Jerusalem . * And these [were ] their numbers , for the house of their fathers from Judah , the commanders of thousands : Adnah the chief , and with him were three hundred thousand mighty men of valor . * And on his hand , Jehohanan the chief , and with him were two hundred and eighty thousand . * And on his hand , Amasiah the son of Zichri , who willingly offered himself to the LORD , and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor . * And from Benjamin [was ] Eliada , a mighty man of valor , and with him two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield . * And on his hand , Jehozabad , and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready and prepared for war . * These waited on the king , besides [those ] whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah .

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