2 Chronicles 17:1-7

Judah's King Jehoshaphat

1 His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place^[a] and strengthened himself against Israel.

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.

3 Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David.^[b] He did not seek the Baals

4 but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.

5 So the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.

6 His mind rejoiced in the Lord's ways, and he again^[c] removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.

Jehoshaphat's Educational Plan

7 In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials-Ben-hail,^[d] Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah-to teach in the cities of Judah.

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