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2 Chronicles 17
2 Chronicles 17
English GNT (Good News Translation)
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Jehoshaphat succeeded his father Asa as king and strengthened his position against Israel.
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He stationed troops in the fortified cities of Judah, in the Judean countryside, and in the cities which Asa had captured in the territory of Ephraim.
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The Lord blessed Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father's early life and did not worship Baal.
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He served his father's God, obeyed God's commands, and did not act the way the kings of Israel did.
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The Lord gave Jehoshaphat firm control over the kingdom of Judah, and all the people brought him gifts, so that he became wealthy and highly honored.
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He took pride in serving the Lord and destroyed all the pagan places of worship and the symbols of the goddess Asherah in Judah.
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In the third year of his reign he sent out the following officials to teach in the cities of Judah: Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah.
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They were accompanied by nine Levites and two priests. The Levites were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah; and the priests were Elishama and Jehoram.
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They took the book of the Law of the Lord and went through all the towns of Judah, teaching it to the people.
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The Lord made all the surrounding kingdoms afraid to go to war against King Jehoshaphat.
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Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat a large amount of silver and other gifts, and some Arabs brought him 7,700 sheep and 7,700 goats.
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So Jehoshaphat continued to grow more and more powerful. Throughout Judah he built fortifications and cities,
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where supplies were stored in huge amounts. In Jerusalem he stationed outstanding officers,
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according to their clans. Adnah was the commander of the troops from the clans of Judah, and he had 300,000 soldiers under him.
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Second in rank was Jehohanan, with 280,000 soldiers,
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and third was Amasiah son of Zichri, with 200,000. (Amasiah had volunteered to serve the Lord.)
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The commander of the troops from the clans of Benjamin was Eliada, an outstanding soldier, in command of 200,000 men armed with shields and bows.
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His second in command was Jehozabad with 180,000 men, well-equipped for battle.
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These soldiers served the king in Jerusalem, and in addition he stationed others in the other fortified cities of Judah.
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