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Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place ,
and strengthened himself against Israel .
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And 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 taken .
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Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat ,
because he walked in the former ways of his father David ;
he did not seek the Baals ,
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but sought the God of his father ,
and walked in His commandments and not according to the acts of Israel .
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Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand ;
and all Judah gave presents to Jehoshaphat ,
and he had riches and honor in abundance .
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And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD ;
moreover he removed the high places and wooden images from Judah .
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Also in the third year of his reign he sent his leaders ,
Ben-Hail ,
Obadiah ,
Zechariah ,
Nethanel ,
and Michaiah ,
to teach in the cities of Judah .
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And with them he sent 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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So they taught in Judah ,
and had the Book of the Law of the LORD with them ;
they went throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people .
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And the fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah ,
so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat .
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Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver as tribute ;
and the Arabians brought him flocks ,
seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats .
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So Jehoshaphat became increasingly powerful ,
and he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah .
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He had much property in the cities of Judah ;
and the men of war ,
mighty men of valor ,
were in Jerusalem .
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These are their numbers ,
according to their fathers '
houses .
Of Judah ,
the captains of thousands :
Adnah the captain ,
and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor ;
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and next to him was Jehohanan the captain ,
and with him two hundred and eighty thousand ;
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and next to him was Amasiah the son of Zichri ,
who willingly offered himself to the LORD ,
and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor .
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Of Benjamin :
Eliada a mighty man of valor ,
and with him two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield ;
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and next to him was Jehozabad ,
and with him one hundred and eighty thousand prepared for war .
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These served the king ,
besides those the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah .