17:1 And
Jehoshaphat
his
son
reigned
in
his
stead,
and
strengthened
himself
against
Israel.
17:2 And
he
placed
forces
in
all
the
fortified
cities
of
Judah,
and
set
garrisons
in
the
land
of
Judah,
and
in
the
cities
of
Ephraim,
which
Asa
his
father
had
taken.
17:3 And
Jehovah
was
with
Jehoshaphat,
because
he
walked
in
the
first
ways
of
his
father
David,
and
sought
not
unto
the
Baalim,
17:4 but
sought
to
the
God
of
his
father,
and
walked
in
his
commandments,
and
not
after
the
doings
of
Israel.
17:5 Therefore
Jehovah
established
the
kingdom
in
his
hand;
and
all
Judah
brought
to
Jehoshaphat
tribute;
and
he
had
riches
and
honor
in
abundance.
17:6 And
his
heart
was
lifted
up
in
the
ways
of
Jehovah:
and
furthermore
he
took
away
the
high
places
and
the
Asherim
out
of
Judah.
17:7 Also
in
the
third
year
of
his
reign
he
sent
his
princes,
even
Ben-hail,
and
Obadiah,
and
Zechariah,
and
Nethanel,
and
Micaiah,
to
teach
in
the
cities
of
Judah;
17:8 and
with
them
the
Levites,
even
Shemaiah,
and
Nethaniah,
and
Zebadiah,
and
Asahel,
and
Shemiramoth,
and
Jehonathan,
and
Adonijah,
and
Tobijah,
and
Tob-adonijah,
the
Levites;
and
with
them
Elishama
and
Jehoram,
the
priests.
17:9 And
they
taught
in
Judah,
having
the
book
of
the
law
of
Jehovah
with
them;
and
they
went
about
throughout
all
the
cities
of
Judah,
and
taught
among
the
people.
17:10 And
the
fear
of
Jehovah
fell
upon
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
lands
that
were
round
about
Judah,
so
that
they
made
no
war
against
Jehoshaphat.
17:11 And
some
of
the
Philistines
brought
Jehoshaphat
presents,
and
silver
for
tribute;
the
Arabians
also
brought
him
flocks,
seven
thousand
and
seven
hundred
rams,
and
seven
thousand
and
seven
hundred
he-goats.
17:12 And
Jehoshaphat
waxed
great
exceedingly;
and
he
built
in
Judah
castles
and
cities
of
store.
17:13 And
he
had
many
works
in
the
cities
of
Judah;
and
men
of
war,
mighty
men
of
valor,
in
Jerusalem.
17:14 And
this
was
the
numbering
of
them
according
to
their
fathers'
houses:
Of
Judah,
the
captains
of
thousands:
Adnah
the
captain,
and
with
him
mighty
men
of
valor
three
hundred
thousand;
17:15 and
next
to
him
Jehohanan
the
captain,
and
with
him
two
hundred
and
fourscore
thousand;
17:16 and
next
to
him
Amasiah
the
son
of
Zichri,
who
willingly
offered
himself
unto
Jehovah;
and
with
him
two
hundred
thousand
mighty
men
of
valor.
17:17 And
of
Benjamin:
Eliada
a
mighty
man
of
valor,
and
with
him
two
hundred
thousand
armed
with
bow
and
shield;
17:18 and
next
to
him
Jehozabad
and
with
him
a
hundred
and
fourscore
thousand
ready
prepared
for
war.
17:19 These
were
they
that
waited
on
the
king,
besides
those
whom
the
king
put
in
the
fortified
cities
throughout
all
Judah.
