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1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, [and] he strengthened himself against Israel.
2 And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Judah, and appointed captains in all the cities of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;
4 but he sought the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works of Israel.
5 And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.
6 And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Judah.
7 And in the third year of his reign, he sent his chief men and his mighty men, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethaneel and Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
8 And with them [were] the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tobadonijah, Levites, and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
9 And they taught in Judah, and [there was] with them the Book of the Law of the Lord, and they passed through the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
10 And the terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land round about Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
11 And [some] of the Philistines brought to Jehoshaphat gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand seven hundred rams.
12 And Jehoshaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built fortresses in Judea, and strong cities.
13 And he had many works in Judea. And the mighty men of war, [the men] of strength, [were] in Jerusalem.
14 And this [is] their number according to the houses of their fathers; even the captains of thousands in Judah [were]: Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of strength, three hundred thousand.
15 And after him, Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand.
16 And after him Amasiah the [son] of Zichri, who was zealous for the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength.
17 And out of Benjamin [there was] a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.
18 And after him Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war.
19 These were the king's servants besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea.
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