2 Chronicles 17
1 And Josaphat his son reigned in his
stead, and Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel.
2 And he put garrisons in all the
strong cities of Juda, and appointed captains in all the cities of Juda, and
in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 And the Lord was with Josaphat, for
he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;
4 but he sought to the Lord God of his
father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the
works of Israel. 5 And the Lord
prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat; and he
had great wealth and glory. 6 And his
heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and
the groves from the land of Juda.
7 And in the third year of his reign,
he sent his chief men, and his mighty men, Abdias and Zacharias, and
Nathanael, and Michaias, to teach in the cities of Juda.
8 And with them
were the Levites, Samaias, and Nathanias, and
Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and
Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elisama and Joram, the priests.
9 And they taught in Juda, and
there was with them the book of the law of the Lord,
and they passed through the cities of Juda, and taught the people.
10 And a terror of the Lord was upon
all the kingdoms of the land round about Juda, and they made no war against
Josaphat. 11 And
some of the Philistines brought to Josaphat gifts,
and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand seven
hundred rams. 12 And Josaphat
increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and
strong cities. 13 And he had many
works in Judea: and the mighty men of war, the men of
strength, were in Jerusalem.
14 And this
is their number according to the houses of their
fathers; even the captains of thousands in Juda were,
Ednas the chief, and with him mighty men of strength three hundred thousand.
15 And after him, Joanan the captain,
and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.
16 And after him Amasias the
son of Zari, who was zealous for the Lord; and with
him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength.
17 And out of Benjamin
there was a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and
with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.
18 And after him Jozabad, and with
him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war.
19 These were the king's servants,
besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea.