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1 Asa's son Jehoshaphat succeeded him as king. Jehoshaphat strengthened his position against Israel
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His son Jehoshaphat succeeded him, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 by stationing troops in the fortified cities of Judah and placing soldiers throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
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He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had taken.
3 The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the earlier ways of his father by not seeking Baal.
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The Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the earlier ways of his father; he did not seek the Baals,
4 Instead, he sought the God of his father, and unlike Israel, he followed God's commandments.
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but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the ways of Israel.
5 The LORD gave him firm control over the kingdom, and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat tribute, so that he had abundant riches and honor.
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Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.
6 Jehoshaphat took pride in the LORD's ways and again removed the shrines and the sacred poles from Judah.
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His heart was courageous in the ways of the Lord; and furthermore he removed the high places and the sacred poles from Judah.
7 In the third year of his rule, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah.
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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.
8 They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
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With them were the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; and with these Levites, the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
9 They taught throughout Judah. They brought with them the LORD's Instruction scroll as they made their rounds to all the cities of Judah, teaching the people.
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They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of the Lord with them; they went around through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
10 All the kingdoms surrounding Judah were afraid of the LORD and didn't wage war against Jehoshaphat.
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The fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, and they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
11 Some of the Philistines brought a load of silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat. The Arabians also brought flocks to Jehoshaphat: seventy-seven hundred rams and seventy-seven hundred goats.
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Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; and the Arabs also brought him seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
12 As Jehoshaphat grew increasingly powerful, he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah
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Jehoshaphat grew steadily greater. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
13 and had many supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had an army of mighty warriors in Jerusalem,
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He carried out great works in the cities of Judah. He had soldiers, mighty warriors, in Jerusalem.
14 registered by their clans as follows: Judah's officers over units of a thousand included Commander Adnah with three hundred thousand soldiers;
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This was the muster of them by ancestral houses: Of Judah, the commanders of the thousands: Adnah the commander, with three hundred thousand mighty warriors,
15 next to him was Commander Jehohanan with two hundred eighty thousand soldiers;
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and next to him Jehohanan the commander, with two hundred eighty thousand,
16 at his side was Amasiah, Zichri's son, who volunteered for the LORD with two hundred thousand soldiers.
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and next to him Amasiah son of Zichri, a volunteer for the service of the Lord, with two hundred thousand mighty warriors.
17 From Benjamin came a valiant warrior: Eliada, together with two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
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Of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty warrior, with two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield,
18 next to him was Jehozabad, together with one hundred eighty thousand soldiers.
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and next to him Jehozabad with one hundred eighty thousand armed for war.
19 These were the individuals who served the king in addition to those the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
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These were in the service of the king, besides those whom the king had placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.
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