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So the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
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His mind rejoiced in the Lord's ways, and he again 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, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah-to teach in the cities of Judah.
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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.
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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.
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The terror of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn't fight against Jehoshaphat.
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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.
Jehoshaphat's Military Might
12 Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah
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and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had fighting men, brave warriors, in Jerusalem.
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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;
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next to him, Jehohanan the commander and 280,000 with him;