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And he placed troops in all the fortified cities of Yehudah, and set netzivim (garrisons) in Eretz Yehudah, and in the towns of Ephrayim, which Asa Aviv had captured.
3
And Hashem was with Yehoshaphat, because he walked in the darkhei Dovid Aviv harishonim, and sought not unto Ba’alim;
4
But sought Hashem Elohei Aviv, and walked in His mitzvot, and not after the ma’asei Yisroel.
5
Therefore Hashem established the Mamlachah in his yad; and all Yehudah brought to Yehoshaphat minchah; and he had osher and kavod in abundance.
6
And his lev was elevated in the darkhei Hashem; moreover he removed the high places and Asherim from Yehudah.