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Text -- 2 Chronicles 17:1-19 (NET)
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Jehoshaphat Becomes King
17:1 His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel .
17:2 He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized .
17:3 The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David’s footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals ,
17:4 but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands , unlike the Israelites .
17:5 The Lord made his kingdom secure ; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat , and he became very wealthy and greatly respected .
17:6 He was committed to following the Lord ; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah .
17:7 In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail , Obadiah , Zechariah , Nethanel , and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah .
17:8 They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah , Nethaniah , Zebadiah , Asahel , Shemiramoth , Jehonathan , Adonijah , Tobijah , and Tob-Adonijah , and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram .
17:9 They taught throughout Judah , taking with them the scroll of the law of the Lord . They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people .
17:10 The Lord put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah ; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat .
17:11 Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute , including a load of silver . The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks .
17:12 Jehoshaphat’s power kept increasing . He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah .
17:13 He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem .
17:14 These were their divisions by families : There were a thousand officers from Judah . Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors ,
17:15 Jehochanan the commander led 280,000 ,
17:16 and Amasiah son of Zikri , who volunteered to serve the Lord , led 200,000 skilled warriors . warriors .
17:17 From Benjamin , Eliada , a skilled warrior , led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields ,
17:18 and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors .
17:19 These were the ones who served the king , besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah .
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NET Notes: 2Ch 17:6 Heb “and his heart was high in the ways of the Lord.” Perhaps גָּבַהּ (gavah, “be highR...
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NET Notes: 2Ch 17:10 Heb “and the terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were surrounding Judah.”
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NET Notes: 2Ch 17:13 For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.
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