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17:1  His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
17:2  He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
17:3  Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals
17:4  but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.
17:5  So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
17:6  His mind rejoiced in the LORD's ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
17:7  In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials--Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah--to teach in the cities of Judah.
17:8  The Levites with them were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; the priests, Elishama and Jehoram, were with these Levites.
17:9  They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the LORD's instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
17:10  The terror of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn't fight against Jehoshaphat.
17:11  Some of the Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.
17:12  Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah
17:13  and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had fighting men, brave warriors, in Jerusalem.
17:14  These are their numbers according to their ancestral families. For Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander and 300,000 brave warriors with him;
17:15  next to him, Jehohanan the commander and 280,000 with him;
17:16  next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer of the LORD, and 200,000 brave warriors with him;
17:17  from Benjamin, Eliada, a brave warrior, and 200,000 with him armed with bow and shield;
17:18  next to him, Jehozabad and 180,000 with him equipped for war.
17:19  These were the ones who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.