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17:1  Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king and strengthened himself against Israel.
17:2  He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and put garrisons in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
17:3  The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals
17:4  but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.
17:5  The LORD established the kingdom under his control; and all Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so that he had great wealth and honor.
17:6  His heart was devoted to the ways of the LORD; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from 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 towns of Judah.
17:8  With them were certain Levites--Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah--and the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
17:9  They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people.
17:10  The fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, so that they did not go to war against Jehoshaphat.
17:11  Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought him flocks: seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats.
17:12  Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful; he built forts and store cities in Judah
17:13  and had large supplies in the towns of Judah. He also kept experienced fighting men in Jerusalem.
17:14  Their enrollment by families was as follows: From Judah, commanders of units of 1,000: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 fighting men;
17:15  next, Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000;
17:16  next, Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered himself for the service of the LORD, with 200,000.
17:17  From Benjamin: Eliada, a valiant soldier, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields;
17:18  next, Jehozabad, with 180,000 men armed for battle.
17:19  These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.