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Jehoshaphat his
son then
became king in his
place, and
made his position
over Israel firm.
lea'r.fIy -l;[ qeZ;x.tiY;w wy'T.x;T w{n.B j'p'vw{h.y .${l.miY;w
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He
placed troops in
all the
fortified cities of
Judah, and
set garrisons in the
land of
Judah and in the
cities of
Ephraim which Asa his
father had
captured.
tw{rUc.B;h h'd.Wh.y yer'[ -l'k.B lIy;x -n,TiY;w ? ~Iy;r.p,a yer'[.b.W h'd.Wh.y #,r,a.B ~yibyic.n !eTiY;w ? wyib'a a's'a d;k'l r,v]a
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The
LORD was with
Jehoshaphat because he
followed the
example of his
father David's earlier days and did not
seek the
Baals,
yek.r;d.B .$;l'h yiK j'p'vw{h.y -mi[ h'wh.y yih.y;w ? ~yil'[.B;l v;r'd a{l.w ~yin{vair'h wyib'a dyiw'D
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but
sought the
God of his
father,
followed His
commandments, and did not
act as
Israel did.
.$'l'h wy't{w.cim.b.W v'r'D wyib'a yeh{lael yiK ? lea'r.fIy hef][;m.K a{l.w
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So the
LORD established the
kingdom in his
control, and
all Judah brought tribute to
Jehoshaphat, and he
had great riches and
honor.
.Wn.TiY;w w{d'y.B h'k'l.m;M;h -t,a h'wh.y !,k'Y;w ? w{l -yih.y;w j'p'vw{hyil h'x.nim h'd.Wh.y -l'k ? b{r'l dw{b'k.w -r,v{[
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He
took great pride * in the
ways of the
LORD and
again removed the
high places and the
Asherim from
Judah.
ryiseh dw{[.w h'wh.y yek.r;d.B w{Bil H;B.giY;w ? @ h'd.Whyim ~yirev]a'h -t,a.w tw{m'B;h -t,a
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Then 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;
lIy;x -n,b.l wy'r'f.l x;l'v w{k.l'm.l vw{l'v t;n.vib.W ? .Wh'y'kyim.l.W lea.n;t.nil.w h'y.r;k.zil.w h'y.d;b{[.l.W ? h'd.Wh.y yer'[.B deM;l.l
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and with them the
Levites,
Shemaiah,
Nethaniah,
Zebadiah,
Asahel,
Shemiramoth,
Jehonathan,
Adonijah,
Tobijah and
Tobadonijah, the
Levites; and with them
Elishama and
Jehoram, the
priests.
.Wh'y.d;b.z.W .Wh'y.n;t.n.W .Wh'y.[;m.v ~iYiw.l;h ~,h'Mi[.w ? .Wh'Yin{d]a;w !'t'nw{hyiw tw{myirim.v.W leah'f][;w ? ~,h'Mi[.w ~iYiw.l;h h'Yinw{d]a bw{j.w .Wh'Yibw{j.w ? ~yin]h{K;h ~'rw{hyiw ['m'vyil/a
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They
taught in
Judah, having the
book of the
law of the
LORD with them; and they
went throughout all the
cities of
Judah and
taught among the
people.
h'wh.y t;rw{T r,pes ~,h'Mi[.w h'd.WhyiB .Wd.M;l.y;w ? ~'['B .Wd.M;l.y;w h'd.Wh.y yer'[ -l'k.B .WB{s'Y;w
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Now the
dread of the
LORD was on
all the
kingdoms of the
lands which were
around Judah, so that they did not
make war against Jehoshaphat.
tw{k.l.m;m -l'K l;[ h'wh.y d;x;P yih.y;w ? j'p'vw{h.y -mi[ .Wm]x.lin a{l.w h'd.Wh.y tw{byib.s r,v]a tw{c'r]a'h
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Some of the
Philistines brought gifts and
silver as
tribute to
Jehoshaphat; the
Arabians also brought him
flocks,
7,700 * * * rams and
7,700 * * * male goats.
h'x.nim j'p'vw{hyil ~yiayib.m ~yiT.vil.P -nim.W ? w{l ~yiayib.m ~yiayib.r;['h ~;G a'F;m @,s,k.w ? tw{aem [;b.v.W ~yip'l]a t;[.biv ~yilyea !a{c ? tw{aem [;b.v.W ~yip'l]a t;[.biv ~yiv'y.t.W
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So
Jehoshaphat grew greater and
greater, and he
built fortresses and
store cities in
Judah.
h'l.['m.l -d;[ led'g.w .$el{h j'p'vw{h.y yih.y;w ? tw{n.K.sim yer'[.w tw{Yin'ryiB h'd.WhyiB !,biY;w
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He
had large supplies in the
cities of
Judah, and
warriors,
valiant * men, in
Jerusalem.
yev.n;a.w h'd.Wh.y yer'[.B w{l h'y'h h'B;r h'ka'l.m.W ? ~i'l'v.WryiB lIy;x yerw{BiG h'm'x.lim
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This was their
muster according to their
fathers' households: of
Judah,
commanders of
thousands,
Adnah was the
commander, and with him
300,000 * * valiant warriors;
h'd.Whyil ~,hyetw{b]a tyeb.l ~'t'DUq.p h,Lea.w ? lIy;x yerw{BiG w{Mi[.w r'F;h h'n.d;[ ~yip'l]a yer'f ? @,l'a tw{aem v{l.v
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and
next * to him was
Johanan the
commander, and with him
280,000 * *;
~Iy;ta'm w{Mi[.w r'F;h !'n'xw{h.y w{d'y -l;[.w ? @,l'a ~yinw{m.v.W
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and
next * to him
Amasiah the
son of
Zichri, who
volunteered for the
LORD, and with him
200,000 * valiant warriors;
beD;n.tiM;h yir.kiz -n,b h'y.s;m][ w{d'y -l;[.w ? lIy'x rw{BiG @,l,a ~Iy;ta'm w{Mi[.w h'why;l
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and of
Benjamin,
Eliada a
valiant warrior, and with him
200,000 * armed with
bow and
shield;
w{Mi[.w ['d'y.l,a lIy;x rw{BiG !im'y.niB -nim.W ? @,l'a ~Iy;ta'm !eg'm.W t,v,q -yeq.v{n
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and
next * to him
Jehozabad, and with him
180,000 * * equipped for
war.
~yinw{m.v.W -h'aem w{Mi[.w d'b'zw{h.y w{d'y -l;[.w ? a'b'c yec.Wl]x @,l,a
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These are they who
served the
king,
apart from those
whom the
king put in the
fortified cities through
all Judah.
!;t'n -r,v]a d;b.Lim .$,l,M;h -t,a ~yit.r'v.m;h h,Lea ? h'd.Wh.y -l'k.B r'c.biM;h yer'[.B .$,l,M;h