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43 lines
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Markdown
Judah's King Jehoshaphat
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# Chapter 17
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1. His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
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2. He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
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3. Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his ancestor David. He did not seek the Baals
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4. but sought the God of his father and walked by his commands, not according to the practices of Israel.
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5. So the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
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6. He took great pride in the Lord's ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
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Jehoshaphat's Educational Plan
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7. In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials--Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah--to teach in the cities of Judah.
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8. The Levites with them were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; the priests, Elishama and Jehoram, were with these Levites.
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9. They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the Lord's instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
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10. The terror of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn't fight against Jehoshaphat.
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11. Some of the Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.
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Jehoshaphat's Military Might
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12. Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah
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13. and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had fighting men, valiant warriors, in Jerusalem.
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14. These are their numbers according to their ancestral families. For Judah, the commanders of thousands:
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Adnah the commander and three hundred thousand valiant warriors with him;
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15. next to him, Jehohanan the commander and two hundred eighty thousand with him;
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16. next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer of the Lord, and two hundred thousand valiant warriors with him;
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17. from Benjamin, Eliada, a valiant warrior, and two hundred thousand with him armed with bow and shield;
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18. next to him, Jehozabad and one hundred eighty thousand with him equipped for war.
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19. These were the ones who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
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