nsb - 2Chronicles:17

nsb@2Chronicles:17:1 @ Jehoshaphat succeeded his father Asa as king and strengthened his position against Israel.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:2 @ He stationed troops in the fortified cities of Judah. He also put troops in the Judean countryside, and in the cities that Asa had captured in the territory of Ephraim.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:3 @ Jehovah blessed Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his fathers early life and did not worship Baal.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:4 @ He served his fathers God. He obeyed Gods commandments, and did not act the way the kings of Israel did.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:5 @ Jehovah gave Jehoshaphat firm control over the kingdom of Judah. The people brought him gifts, so that he became wealthy and highly honored.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:6 @ His heart was devoted to the ways of Jehovah. He destroyed all the pagan places of worship and the symbols of the goddess Asherah in Judah.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:7 @ In the third year of his reign he sent out the following officials to teach in the cities of Judah: Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:8 @ With them were the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, Tob Adonijah, and the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:9 @ They taught in Judah. They had the Book of Torah with them when they taught the people in all the cities of Judah.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:10 @ All the kingdoms around Judah were afraid of Jehovah. As a result, they did not wage war against Jehoshaphat.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:11 @ Some of the Philistines brought gifts and silver as taxes. The Arabs also brought him flocks: seven thousand and seven hundred rams and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:12 @ Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and cities where supplies were stored in Judah.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:13 @ He stored large supplies of food in the cities of Judah and an army of professional soldiers served him in Jerusalem.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:14 @ The following is a breakdown of these soldiers. They are listed by families. Judahs regimental commanders were Commander Adnah with three hundred thousand fighting men,

nsb@2Chronicles:17:15 @ next to him was Commander Jehohanan with two hundred and eighty thousand men.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:16 @ There was Amasiah, Zichris son, who volunteered to serve Jehovah with two hundred thousand fighting men.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:17 @ From Benjamin there was the fighting man Eliada with two hundred thousand armed men with bows and shields.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:18 @ Next to him was Jehozabad with an army of one hundred and eighty thousand armed men.

nsb@2Chronicles:17:19 @ These were the men who served the king in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout Judah.