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Jehoshaphat
Succeeds Asa |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:1 |
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Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his
place, and made his position over Israel firm. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:2 |
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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. |
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His
Good Reign |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:3 |
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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, |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:4 |
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but sought the God of his father, followed His
commandments, and did not act as Israel did. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:5 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:6 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:7 |
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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; |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:8 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:9 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:10 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:11 |
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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. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:12 |
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So Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and
he built fortresses and store cities in Judah. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:13 |
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He had large supplies in the cities of Judah,
and warriors, valiant men, in Jerusalem. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:14 |
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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; |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:15 |
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and next to him was Johanan the commander,
and with him 280,000; |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:16 |
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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; |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:17 |
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and of Benjamin, Eliada a valiant warrior, and
with him 200,000 armed with bow and shield; |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:18 |
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and next to him Jehozabad, and with him 180,000
equipped for war. |
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| 2 Chronicles 17:19 |
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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. |
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