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17:1 His son <01121> Jehoshaphat <03092> replaced <08478> him as king <04427> and solidified <02388> his rule over <05921> Israel <03478>. 17:2 He placed <05414> troops <02428> in all <03605> of Judah’s <03063> fortified <01219> cities <05892> and posted <05414> garrisons <05333> throughout the land <0776> of Judah <03063> and in the cities <05892> of Ephraim <0669> that his father <01> Asa <0609> had <0834> seized <03920>. 17:3 The Lord <03068> was <01961> with <05973> Jehoshaphat <03092> because <03588> he followed <01980> in his ancestor <01> David’s <01732> footsteps <01870> at the beginning <07223> of his reign. He did not <03808> seek <01875> the Baals <01168>, 17:4 but instead <03588> sought <01875> the God <0430> of his ancestors <01> and obeyed <01980> his commands <04687>, unlike <03808> the Israelites <03478>. 17:5 The Lord <03068> made <03559> his kingdom <04467> secure <03559>; all <03605> Judah <03063> brought tribute <04503> to Jehoshaphat <03092>, and he became <01961> very wealthy <06239> and greatly <07230> respected <03519>. 17:6 He was committed <03820> <01361> to following <01870> the Lord <03068>; he even <05750> removed <05493> the high places <01116> and Asherah poles <0842> from Judah <03063>. 17:7 In the third <07969> year <08141> of his reign <04427> he sent <07971> his officials <08269> Ben-Hail <01134>, Obadiah <05662>, Zechariah <02148>, Nethanel <05417>, and Micaiah <04322> to teach <03925> in the cities <05892> of Judah <03063>. 17:8 They were accompanied by <05973> the Levites <03881> Shemaiah <08098>, Nethaniah <05418>, Zebadiah <02069>, Asahel <06214>, Shemiramoth <08070>, Jehonathan <03083>, Adonijah <0138>, Tobijah <02900>, and Tob-Adonijah <02899>, and by <05973> the priests <03548> Elishama <0476> and Jehoram <03088>. 17:9 They taught <03925> throughout Judah <03063>, taking with <05973> them the scroll <05612> of the law <08451> of the Lord <03068>. They traveled <05437> to all <03605> the cities <05892> of Judah <03063> and taught <03925> the people <05971>. 17:10 The Lord <03068> put <01961> fear <06343> into <05921> all <03605> the kingdoms <04467> surrounding <05439> Judah <03063>; they did not <03808> make war <03898> with <05973> Jehoshaphat <03092>. 17:11 Some <04480> of the Philistines <06430> brought <0935> Jehoshaphat <03092> tribute <04853>, including a load of silver <03701>. The Arabs <06163> brought <0935> him 7,700 <03967> <07651> <0505> <07651> rams <0352> and 7,700 <03967> <07651> <0505> <07651> goats <08495> from their flocks <06629>. 17:12 Jehoshaphat’s <03092> power kept increasing <01432> <01980>. He built <01129> fortresses <01003> and storage <04543> cities <05892> throughout Judah <03063>. 17:13 He had many <07227> supplies stored <04399> in the cities <05892> of Judah <03063> and an army <04421> <0376> of skilled <02428> warriors <01368> stationed in Jerusalem <03389>. 17:14 These <0428> were their divisions <06486> by families <01> <01004>: There were a thousand <0505> officers <08269> from Judah <03063>. Adnah <05734> the commander <08269> led 300,000 <0505> <03967> <07969> skilled <02428> warriors <01368>, 17:15 Jehochanan <03076> the commander <08269> led 280,000 <0505> <08084> <03967>, 17:16 and Amasiah <06007> son <01121> of Zikri <02147>, who volunteered <05068> to serve the Lord <03068>, led 200,000 <0505> <03967> skilled warriors <02428>. warriors <01368>. 17:17 From <04480> Benjamin <01144>, Eliada <0450>, a skilled warrior <02428> <01368>, led 200,000 <0505> <03967> men who were equipped <05401> with <05973> bows <07198> and shields <04043>, 17:18 and Jehozabad <03075> led 180,000 <0505> <08084> <03967> trained <02502> warriors <06635>.

• 2Ch 17:1-19 -- Jehoshaphat Becomes King

• Jehoshaphat

  [ebd] Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David's body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43). (2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24). (3.) Son of Ahilud, "recorder" or annalist under David and Solomon (2...
  [smith] (whom Jehovah judges.) King of Judah, son of Asa, succeeded to the throne B.C. 914, when he was 35 years old, and reigned 25 years. His history is to be found among the events recorded in (1 Kings 15:24; 2 Kings 8:16) ...
  [nave] JEHOSHAPHAT 1. David's recorder, 2 Sam. 8:16; 20:24; 1 Kin. 4:3; 1 Chr. 18:15. 2. One of Solomon's commissariat officers, 1 Kin. 4:17. 3. King of Judah. Succeeds Asa, 1 Kin. 15:24; 22:41; 1 Chr. 3:10; 2 Chr. 17:1; Matt. 1:...
  

• PRIESTS AND LEVITES

  [isbe] PRIESTS AND LEVITES - (kohen, "priest"; nothing is definitely known as to the origin of the word; Lewi, "Levite," on which see LEVI): I. DIFFERENT VIEWS OF THE HISTORY 1. The Old View 2. The Graf-Wellhausen View 3. Mediating...
  

• God

  [nave] GOD. List of Sub-Topics Miscellany; Unclassified Scriptures Relating to; Access to; Compassion of; Creator; Creator of Mankind; Eternity of; Faithfulness of; Fatherhood of; Favor of; Foreknowledge of; Glory of; Goodness of...
  

• Israel

  [nave] ISRAEL 1. A name given to Jacob, Gen. 32:24-32; 2 Kin. 17:34; Hos. 12:3, 4. 2. A name of the Christ in prophecy, Isa. 49:3. 3. A name given to the descendants of Jacob, a nation. Called also Israelites, and Hebrews, Gen. 4...
  

• JEHOSHAPHAT (2)

  [isbe] JEHOSHAPHAT (2) - je-hosh'-a-fat (yehoshaphaT, "Yahweh judges"): The 4th king of Judah, son of Asa. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi, of whom nothing further is known. He was 35 years of age at his accession, an...
  

• Rulers

  [nave] RULERS Appointed and removed by God. See: Government, God in. Chastised, Dan. 4. See: Nation. Monarchical, See: Kings. Patriarchal, Gen. 27:29, 37. Instances of Nimrod, Gen. 10:8-10. Abraham, Gen. 14:13-24; 17:6; 21:2...
  

• Zeal

  [nave] ZEAL, Religious Josh. 24:15, 16; 2 Sam. 24:24, 25; 1 Kin. 9:4; 1 Kin. 15:14; 1 Chr. 29:17; 2 Chr. 15:15; 2 Chr. 19:3; Ezra 7:23; Job 16:19; Psa. 42:1, 2; Psa. 60:4; Psa. 96:2, 3, 10; Psa. 119:139; Prov. 11:30; Eccl. 9:10; ...
  

• Armies

  [nave] ARMIES Who of the Israelites were subject to service in, Num. 1:2, 3; 26:2; 2 Chr. 25:5; who were exempt from service in, Num. 1:47-50; 2:33; Deut. 20:5-9; Judg. 7:3. Enumeration of Israel's military forces, Num. 1:2, 3; 26...
  

• Religion

  [nave] RELIGION. False Deut. 32:31-33. See: Idolatry; Intolerance; Teachers, False. Family See: Family. National Supported by taxes, Ex. 30:11-16; 38:26. Priests supported by the State, 1 Kin. 18:19; 2 Chr. 11:13-15. Subve...
  

• Obadiah

  [ebd] servant of the Lord. (1.) An Israelite who was chief in the household of King Ahab (1 Kings 18:3). Amid great spiritual degeneracy he maintained his fidelity to God, and interposed to protect The Lord's prophets, an hundred ...
  [isbe] OBADIAH - o-ba-di'-a (`obhadhyah, more fully `obhadhyahu, "servant of Yahweh"): (1) The steward or prime minister of Ahab, who did his best to protect the prophets of Yahweh against Jezebel's persecution. He met Elijah on hi...
  [smith] (servant of the Lord), A man whose sons are enumerated in the genealogy of the tribe of Judah. (1 Chronicles 3:21) (B.C. 470.) A descendant of Issachar and a chief man of his tribe. (1 Chronicles 7:3) (B.C. 1014.) One ...
  [nave] OBADIAH 1. The governor of Ahab's house. Conceals in a cave one hundred prophets persecuted by Jezebel, 1 Kin. 18:3, 4. Meets Elijah and receives a commission from him, 1 Kin. 18:3-16. 2. Head of a family, 1 Chr. 3:21. 3....
  

• Asahel

  [ebd] made by God, the youngest son of Zeruiah, David's sister. He was celebrated for his swiftness of foot. When fighting against Ish-bosheth at Gibeon, in the army of his brother Joab, he was put to death by Abner, whom he pursu...
  [isbe] ASAHEL - as'-a-hel (`asah'el, "God hath made"; Asael): (1) The brother of Joab and Abishai. The three were sons of Zeruiah, one of David's sisters (1 Ch 2:15,16; 2 Sam 2:18, etc.). The three brothers seem to have been from t...
  [smith] (made by God). Nephew of David, being the youngest son of his sister Zeruiah. He was celebrated for his swiftness of foot. When fighting under his brother Joab at Gibeon, he pursued Abner, who was obliged to kill him in self...
  [nave] ASAHEL 1. Nephew of David, and one of his captains, 2 Sam. 2:18-24, 32; 3:27; 23:24; 1 Chr. 2:16; 11:26; 27:7. 2. A Levite, commissioned by Jehoshaphat to teach the law to Judah, 2 Chr. 17:8. 3. A Levite, who had charge of...
  

• Captain

  [nave] CAPTAIN Commander-in-chief of an army, Deut. 20:9; Judg. 4:2; 1 Sam. 14:50; 1 Kin. 2:35; 16:16; 1 Chr. 27:34. Of the tribes, Num. 2. Of thousands, Num. 31:48; 1 Sam. 17:18; 1 Chr. 28:1. Of hundreds, 2 Kin. 11:15. See: Ce...
  

• Zebadiah

  [ebd] gift of Jehovah. (1.) A son of Asahel, Joab's brother (1 Chr. 27:7). (2.) A Levite who took part as one of the teachers in the system of national education instituted by Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:7, 8). (3.) The son of Ishmael,...
  [isbe] ZEBADIAH - zeb-a-di'-a ((1) zebhadhyaha, (2) zebhadhyah, "Yah has bestowed"; the form (1) is the Hebrew name in (1), (a), (b), (2), below; the form (2) in the rest. Some manuscripts have Zechariah in (1), (a), (b), (3)). Com...
  [smith] A Benjamite of the sons of Beriah. (1 Chronicles 8:15) A Benjamite of the sons of Elpaal. (1 Chronicles 8:17) One of the sons of Jeroham of Gedor. (1 Chronicles 12:7) Son of Asahel, the brother of Joab. (1 Chroni...
  [nave] ZEBADIAH 1. Two Benjamites, 1 Chr. 8:15, 17. 2. An Israelite who joined David at Ziklag, 1 Chr. 12:7. 3. A Korhite porter in the temple, 1 Chr. 26:2. 4. Son of Asahel, 1 Chr. 27:7. 5. An itinerant Levite teacher, 2 Chr. ...
  

• Shemaiah

  [ebd] whom Jehovah heard. (1.) A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam (1 Kings 12:22-24). (2.) Neh. 3:29. (3.) A Simeonite (1 Chr. 4:37). (4.) A priest (Neh. 12:42). (5.) A Levite (1 Chr. 9:16). (6.) 1 Chr. 9:14; Neh. 11:15. (7.) A Le...
  [isbe] SHEMAIAH - she-ma'-ya, she-mi'-a (shema`yah (in 2 Ch 11:2; 17:8; 31:15; 35:9; Jer 26:20; 29:24; 36:12, shema`yahu), "Jahveh hears"): The name is most frequently borne by priests, Levites and prophets. (1) Codex Vaticanus Sam...
  [smith] (heard by Jehovah). A prophet in the reign of Rehoboam. (1 Kings 12:22; 2 Chronicles 11:2) (B.C. 972.) He wrote a chronicle containing the events of Rehoboam?s reign. (2 Chronicles 12:5,15) The son of Shechaniah, am...
  [nave] SHEMAIAH 1. A prophet in the time of Rehoboam. Prevents Rehoboam from war with Jeroboam, 1 Kin. 12:22-24; 2 Chr. 11:2-4. Prophesies the punishment of Rehoboam by Shishak, king of Egypt, 2 Chr. 12:5, 7. Writes chronicles, 2...
  

• Adonijah

  [ebd] my Lord is Jehovah. (1.) The fourth son of David (2 Sam. 3:4). After the death of his elder brothers, Amnon and Absalom, he became heir-apparent to the throne. But Solomon, a younger brother, was preferred to him. Adonijah, ...
  [isbe] ADONIJAH - ad-o-ni'-ja ('adhoniyahu or 'adhoniyah, "my lord is Yahweh"): (1) The son of David and Haggith, the forth of David's sons, born in Hebron after David became king of Judah, principally known for his attempt to beco...
  [smith] (my Lord is Jehovah). The fourth son of David by Haggith, born at Hebron while his father was king of Judah. (2 Samuel 3:4) (B.C. about 1050.) After the death of his three brothers, Amnon, Chileab and Absalom, he became e...
  [nave] ADONIJAH 1. Son of David and Haggith, 2 Sam. 3:4; 1 Kin. 1:5, 6; 1 Chr. 3:2. Usurpation of, and downfall, 1 Kin. 1. Executed by Solomon, 1 Kin. 2:13; 25. 2. A Levite, 2 Chr. 17:8. 3. See: Adonikam.
  

• Obedience

  [nave] OBEDIENCE. Gen. 18:19; Ex. 19:5; Ex. 20:6 Deut. 5:10. Ex. 24:7 Josh. 24:24. Num. 9:23; Num. 14:24 Josh. 14:6-14. Josh. 22:2; 1 Kin. 3:14; 2 Kin. 18:6; 2 Kin. 21:8; Neh. 1:5; Psa. 1:2; Psa. 18:44; Psa. 25:10; Psa. 99:7; Psa....
  

• Tobijah

  [ebd] id., a Levite sent out through Judah by Jehoshaphat to teach the people (2 Chr. 17:8).
  [isbe] TOBIJAH - to-bi'-ja (Tobhiyah, "Yahweh is good"): (1) A Levite in the reign of Jehoshaphat whom the king sent to teach in the cities of Judah (2 Ch 17:8; Tobhiyahu; the Septuagint omits). (2) One of a party of Jews that came...
  [smith] (goodness of Jehovah). One of the Levites sent by Jehoshaphat, to teach the law in the cities of Judah. (2 Chronicles 17:8) (B.C. 910.) One of the captivity in the time of Zechariah, in whose presence the prophet ,as comm...
  [nave] TOBIJAH 1. A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to instruct the people in the law, 2 Chr. 17:8. 2. A captive in Babylon, Zech. 6:10, 14.
  

• Nethaniah

  [ebd] given of Jehovah. (1.) One of Asaph's sons, appointed by David to minister in the temple (1 Chr. 25:2, 12). (2.) A Levite sent by Jehoshaphat to teach the law (2 Chr. 17:8). (3.) Jer. 36:14. (4.) 2 Kings 25:23, 25.
  [isbe] NETHANIAH - neth-a-ni'-a (nethanyahu, "Yah has given"; Nathanias): (1) An Asaphite musician (1 Ch 25:2,12). (2) A Levite who accompanied the princes sent by Jehoshaphat to teach in the cities of Judah (2 Ch 17:8). (3) The fa...
  [smith] (given of Jehovah). The son of Elishama, and father of Ishmael who murdered Gedaliah. (2 Kings 25:23,25) He was of the royal family of Judah. (B.C. 620.) One of the four sons of Asaph the minstrel. (1 Chronicles 25:12)...
  [nave] NETHANIAH 1. Father of Ishmael, 2 Kin. 25:23, 25; Jer. 40:8, 14, 15; 41:1, 2, 6, 7, 9-12. 2. A singer, and chief of the temple musicians, 1 Chr. 25:2, 12. 3. A Levite appointed by Jehoshaphat to accompany the princes who w...
  

• Amasiah

  [ebd] burden of (i.e., "sustained by") Jehovah, the "son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord," a captain over thousands under Jehoshaphat (2 Chr. 17:16; comp. Judg. 5:9).
  [isbe] AMASIAH - am-a-si'-a (`amacyah, "Yah bears"): One of the captains of Jehoshaphat (compare 2 Ch 17:16).
  [smith] (whom Jehovah bears), son of Zichri and captain of 200,000 warriors of Judah in the reign of Jehoshaphat. (2 Chronicles 17:16) (B.C. 910.)
  [nave] AMASIAH, a chief of the tribe of Judah, 2 Chr. 17:16.
  

• Jehonathan

  [ebd] whom Jehovah gave. (1.) One of the stewards of David's store-houses (1 Chr. 27:25). (2.) A Levite who taught the law to the people of Judah (2 Chr. 17:8). (3.) Neh. 12:18.
  [isbe] JEHONATHAN - je-hon'-a-than (yehonathan, "Yahweh has given"): The name is the same as Jonathan: the Hebrew has the two forms for the same person sometimes; sometimes only one is found. See JONATHAN. The form "Jehonathan" occ...
  [smith] (whom Jehovah gave). Son of Uzziah; superintendent of certain of King David?s storehouses. (1 Chronicles 27:25) (B.C. 1014). One of the Levites who were sent by Jehoshaphat through the cities of Judah, with a book of the ...
  [nave] JEHONATHAN 1. An overseer of David's storehouses, 1 Chr. 27:25. 2. A Levite sent to instruct the people in the law, 2 Chr. 17:8. 3. An obscure priest, Neh. 12:18.
  

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  They were descendants of Ishmael, Abraham's son, and were divided into twelve tribes (Gen. 25:16; Gen. 16:15,16). They were also called Hagarites, Hagarenes and Arabians (I Chron. 5:10; Psa. 83:6; Isa. 13:20). They were gover...

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