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2 Chronicles 17:1-19

17:1

And Jehoshaphat
<03092>

his son
<01121>

reigned
<04427> (8799)

in his stead, and strengthened
<02388> (8691)

himself against Israel
<03478>_.

17:2

And he placed
<05414> (8799)

forces
<02428>

in all the fenced
<01219> (8803)

cities
<05892>

of Judah
<03063>_,

and set
<05414> (8799)

garrisons
<05333>

in the land
<0776>

of Judah
<03063>_,

and in the cities
<05892>

of Ephraim
<0669>_,

which Asa
<0609>

his father
<01>

had taken
<03920> (8804)_.

17:3

And the LORD
<03068>

was with Jehoshaphat
<03092>_,

because he walked
<01980> (8804)

in the first
<07223>

ways
<01870>

of his father
<01>

David
<01732>_,

and sought
<01875> (8804)

not unto Baalim
<01168>_;

{of...: or, of his father, and of David}

17:4

But sought
<01875> (8804)

to the [LORD] God
<0430>

of his father
<01>_,

and walked
<01980> (8804)

in his commandments
<04687>_,

and not after the doings
<04639>

of Israel
<03478>_.

17:5

Therefore the LORD
<03068>

stablished
<03559> (8686)

the kingdom
<04467>

in his hand
<03027>_;

and all Judah
<03063>

brought
<05414> (8799)

to Jehoshaphat
<03092>

presents
<04503>_;

and he had riches
<06239>

and honour
<03519>

in abundance
<07230>_.

{brought: Heb. gave}

17:6

And his heart
<03820>

was lifted up
<01361> (8799)

in the ways
<01870>

of the LORD
<03068>_:

moreover he took away
<05493> (8689)

the high places
<01116>

and groves
<0842>

out of Judah
<03063>_.

{was...: that is, was encouraged}

17:7

Also in the third
<07969>

year
<08141>

of his reign
<04427> (8800)

he sent
<07971> (8804)

to his princes
<08269>_,

[even] to Benhail
<01134>_,

and to Obadiah
<05662>_,

and to Zechariah
<02148>_,

and to Nethaneel
<05417>_,

and to Michaiah
<04322>_,

to teach
<03925> (8763)

in the cities
<05892>

of Judah
<03063>_.

17:8

And with them [he sent] Levites
<03881>_,

[even] Shemaiah
<08098>_,

and Nethaniah
<05418>_,

and Zebadiah
<02069>_,

and Asahel
<06214>_,

and Shemiramoth
<08070>_,

and Jehonathan
<03083>_,

and Adonijah
<0138>_,

and Tobijah
<02900>_,

and Tobadonijah
<02899>_,

Levites
<03881>_;

and with them Elishama
<0476>

and Jehoram
<03088>_,

priests
<03548>_.

17:9

And they taught
<03925> (8762)

in Judah
<03063>_,

and [had] the book
<05612>

of the law
<08451>

of the LORD
<03068>

with them, and went about
<05437> (8799)

throughout all the cities
<05892>

of Judah
<03063>_,

and taught
<03925> (8762)

the people
<05971>_.

17:10

And the fear
<06343>

of the LORD
<03068>

fell upon all the kingdoms
<04467>

of the lands
<0776>

that [were] round about
<05439>

Judah
<03063>_,

so that they made no war
<03898> (8738)

against Jehoshaphat
<03092>_.

{fell: Heb. was}

17:11

Also [some] of the Philistines
<06430>

brought
<0935> (8688)

Jehoshaphat
<03092>

presents
<04503>_,

and tribute
<04853>

silver
<03701>_;

and the Arabians
<06163>

brought
<0935> (8688)

him flocks
<06629>_,

seven
<07651>

thousand
<0505>

and seven
<07651>

hundred
<03967>

rams
<0352>_,

and seven
<07651>

thousand
<0505>

and seven
<07651>

hundred
<03967>

he goats
<08495>_.

17:12

And Jehoshaphat
<03092>

waxed
<01980> (8802)

great
<01432>

exceedingly
<04605>_;

and he built
<01129> (8799)

in Judah
<03063>

castles
<01003>_,

and cities
<05892>

of store
<04543>_.

{castles: or, palaces}

17:13

And he had much
<07227>

business
<04399>

in the cities
<05892>

of Judah
<03063>_:

and the men
<0582>

of war
<04421>_,

mighty men
<01368>

of valour
<02428>_,

[were] in Jerusalem
<03389>_.

17:14

And these [are] the numbers
<06486>

of them according to the house
<01004>

of their fathers
<01>_:

Of Judah
<03063>_,

the captains
<08269>

of thousands
<0505>_;

Adnah
<05734>

the chief
<08269>_,

and with him mighty men
<01368>

of valour
<02428>

three
<07969>

hundred
<03967>

thousand
<0505>_.

17:15

And next
<03027>

to him [was] Jehohanan
<03076>

the captain
<08269>_,

and with him two hundred
<03967>

and fourscore
<08084>

thousand
<0505>_.

{next...: Heb. at his hand}

17:16

And next
<03027>

him [was] Amasiah
<06007>

the son
<01121>

of Zichri
<02147>_,

who willingly offered
<05068> (8693)

himself unto the LORD
<03068>_;

and with him two hundred
<03967>

thousand
<0505>

mighty men
<01368>

of valour
<02428>_.

17:17

And of Benjamin
<01144>_;

Eliada
<0450>

a mighty man
<01368>

of valour
<02428>_,

and with him armed men
<05401> (8802)

with bow
<07198>

and shield
<04043>

two hundred
<03967>

thousand
<0505>_.

17:18

And next
<03027>

him [was] Jehozabad
<03075>_,

and with him an hundred
<03967>

and fourscore
<08084>

thousand
<0505>

ready prepared
<02502> (8803)

for the war
<06635>_.

17:19

These waited
<08334> (8764)

on the king
<04428>_,

beside [those] whom the king
<04428>

put
<05414> (8804)

in the fenced
<04013>

cities
<05892>

throughout all Judah
<03063>_.