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1 And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.
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7 And Yehoshaphat bno reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Yisroel.
2 He put forces in all the walled towns of Judah, and responsible chiefs in the land of Judah and in the towns of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
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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 the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,
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And Hashem was with Yehoshaphat, because he walked in the darkhei Dovid Aviv harishonim, and sought not unto Ba’alim;
4 But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.
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But sought Hashem Elohei Aviv, and walked in His mitzvot, and not after the ma’asei Yisroel.
5 So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.
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Therefore Hashem established the Mamlachah in his yad; and all Yehudah brought to Yehoshaphat minchah; and he had osher and kavod in abundance.
6 His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord; and he went so far as to take away the high places and the wood pillars out of Judah.
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And his lev was elevated in the darkhei Hashem; moreover he removed the high places and Asherim from Yehudah.
7 In the third year of his rule he sent Benhail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah, his captains, as teachers into the towns of Judah;
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Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his sarim (officials), even to Ben-Chayil, and to Ovadyah, and to Zecharyah, and to Netanel, and to Michayahu, to teach in the cities of Yehudah.
8 And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.
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And with them he sent Levi’im, even Shemayahu, and Netanyahu, and Zevadyahu, and Asahel, and Shemiramot, and Yehonatan, and Adoniyahu, and Tuviyahu, and Tov Adoniyah, Levi’im; and with them Elishama and Yehoram, Kohanim.
9 And they gave teaching in Judah and had the book of the law of the Lord with them; they went through all the towns of Judah teaching the people.
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And they taught in Yehudah, and had with them the Sefer Torat Hashem, and went about throughout all the cities of Yehudah, and taught HaAm.
10 And the fear of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands round Judah, so that they made no wars against Jehoshaphat.
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And the Pachad Hashem fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were surrounding Yehudah, so that they made no war against Yehoshaphat.
11 And some of the Philistines took offerings to Jehoshaphat, and made him payments of silver; and the Arabians gave him flocks, seven thousand, seven hundred sheep, and seven thousand, seven hundred he-goats.
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Also some of the Pelishtim (Philistines) brought Yehoshaphat minchah, and kesef massa (tribute); and the Arabs brought him tzon, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred goats.
12 Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.
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And Yehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Yehudah fortresses and storage cities.
13 He had much property in the towns of Judah; he had forces of armed men, great and strong, in Jerusalem.
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And he had melachah rabbah in the cities of Yehudah; and the anshei milchamah, gibborei chayil were in Yerushalayim.
14 This is the number of them, listed by their families, the captains of thousands of Judah: Adnah, the captain, and with him three hundred thousand men of war;
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And these are the pekuddat (enrollment numbers) of them according to the Bais Avoteihem: of Yehudah, the sarei alafim; Adnah HaSar, and with him gibborei chayil three hundred elef.
15 Second to him Jehohanan, the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;
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And next to him was Yehochanan HaSar, and with him two hundred and fourscore elef.
16 After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;
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And next to him was Amasyah ben Zichri, who volunteered unto Hashem, and with him two hundred elef gibbor chayil.
17 And the captains of Benjamin: Eliada, a great man of war, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bows and body-covers;
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And from Binyamin, Elyada a gibbor chayil, and with him armed men with keshet and mogen two hundred elef.
18 And after him Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand trained for war.
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And next to him was Yehozavad, and with him a hundred and fourscore elef battle-ready.
19 These were the men who were waiting on the king, in addition to those placed by the king in the walled towns through all Judah.
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These waited on HaMelech, beside those whom HaMelech put in the fortified cities throughout all Yehudah.
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