17:1 Jehoshaphat
his
son
reigned
in
his
place
and
strengthened
himself
against
Israel.
17:2 He
placed
forces
in
all
the
fortified
cities
of
Judah
and
set
garrisons
in
the
land
of
Judah,
and
in
the
cities
of
Ephraim
that
Asa
his
father
had
captured.
17:3 The
LORD
was
with
Jehoshaphat,
because
he
walked
in
the
earlier
ways
of
his
father
David.
He
did
not
seek
the
Baals,
17:4 but
sought
the
God
of
his
father
and
walked
in
his
commandments,
and
not
according
to
the
practices
of
Israel.
17:5 Therefore
the
LORD
established
the
kingdom
in
his
hand.
And
all
Judah
brought
tribute
to
Jehoshaphat,
and
he
had
great
riches
and
honor.
17:6 His
heart
was
courageous
in
the
ways
of
the
LORD.
And
furthermore,
he
took
the
high
places
and
the
Asherim
out
of
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 and
with
them
the
Levites,
Shemaiah,
Nethaniah,
Zebadiah,
Asahel,
Shemiramoth,
Jehonathan,
Adonijah,
Tobijah,
and
Tobadonijah;
and
with
these
Levites,
the
priests
Elishama
and
Jehoram.
17:9 And
they
taught
in
Judah,
having
the
Book
of
the
Law
of
the
LORD
with
them.
They
went
about
through
all
the
cities
of
Judah
and
taught
among
the
people.
17:10 And
the
fear
of
the
LORD
fell
upon
all
the
kingdoms
of
the
lands
that
were
around
Judah,
and
they
made
no
war
against
Jehoshaphat.
17:11 Some
of
the
Philistines
brought
Jehoshaphat
presents
and
silver
for
tribute,
and
the
Arabians
also
brought
him
7,700
rams
and
7,700
goats.
17:12 And
Jehoshaphat
grew
steadily
greater.
He
built
in
Judah
fortresses
and
store
cities,
17:13 and
he
had
large
supplies
in
the
cities
of
Judah.
He
had
soldiers,
mighty
men
of
valor,
in
Jerusalem.
17:14 This
was
the
muster
of
them
by
fathers'
houses:
Of
Judah,
the
commanders
of
thousands:
Adnah
the
commander,
with
300,000
mighty
men
of
valor;
17:15 and
next
to
him
Jehohanan
the
commander,
with
280,000;
17:16 and
next
to
him
Amasiah
the
son
of
Zichri,
a
volunteer
for
the
service
of
the
LORD,
with
200,000
mighty
men
of
valor.
17:17 Of
Benjamin:
Eliada,
a
mighty
man
of
valor,
with
200,000
men
armed
with
bow
and
shield;
17:18 and
next
to
him
Jehozabad
with
180,000
armed
for
war.
17:19 These
were
in
the
service
of
the
king,
besides
those
whom
the
king
had
placed
in
the
fortified
cities
throughout
all
Judah.