^{1 Ref} And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.

^{2 Ref} 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.

^{3 Ref} And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,

^{4 Ref} But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.

^{5 Ref} So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.

^{6 Ref} 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.

^{7 Ref} 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;

^{8 Ref} 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.

^{9 Ref} 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.

^{10 Ref} And the fear of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands round Judah, so that they made no wars against Jehoshaphat.

^{11 Ref} 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.

^{12 Ref} Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.

^{13 Ref} He had much property in the towns of Judah; he had forces of armed men, great and strong, in Jerusalem.

^{14 Ref} 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;

¹⁵ Second to him Jehohanan, the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;

^{16 Ref} After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;

^{17 Ref} And the captains of Benjamin: Eliada, a great man of war, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bows and body-covers;

¹⁸ And after him Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand trained for war.

^{19 Ref} 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.

^{1 Ref} And Jehoshaphat his son reigneth in his stead, and he strengtheneth himself against Israel,

^{2 Ref} and putteth a force in all the fenced cities of Judah, and putteth garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.

^{3 Ref} And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat, for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father, and hath not sought to Baalim,

^{4 Ref} for to the God of his father he hath sought, and in His commands he hath walked, and not according to the work of Israel.

^{5 Ref} And Jehovah doth establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah give a present to Jehoshaphat, and he hath riches and honour in abundance,

^{6 Ref} and his heart is high in the ways of Jehovah, and again he hath turned aside the high places and the shrines out of Judah.

^{7 Ref} And in the third year of his reign he hath sent for his heads, for Ben-Hail, and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for Nethaneel, and for Michaiah, to teach in cities of Judah,

^{8 Ref} and with them the Levites, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijath, and Tob-Adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

^{9 Ref} And they teach in Judah, and with them `is' the Book of the Law of Jehovah, and they go round about into all cities of Judah, and teach among the people.

^{10 Ref} And here is a fear of Jehovah on all kingdoms of the lands that `are' round about Judah, and they have not fought with Jehoshaphat;

^{11 Ref} and of the Philistines they are bringing in to Jehoshaphat a present, and tribute silver; also, the Arabians are bringing to him a flock, rams seven thousand an seven hundred, and he-goats seven thousand and seven hundred.

^{12 Ref} And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,

^{13 Ref} and he hath much work in cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty of valour, `are' in Jerusalem.

^{14 Ref} And these `are' their numbers, for the house of their fathers: Of Judah, heads of thousands, Adnah the head, and with him mighty ones of valour, three hundred chiefs.

¹⁵ And at his hand `is' Jehohanan the head, and with him two hundred and eighty chiefs.

^{16 Ref} And at his hand `is' Amasiah son of Zichri, who is willingly offering himself to Jehovah, and with him two hundred chiefs, mighty of valour.

^{17 Ref} And of Benjamin: mighty of valour, Eliada, and with him, armed with bow and shield, two hundred chiefs.

¹⁸ And at his hand `is' Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty chiefs, armed ones of the host.

^{19 Ref} These `are' those serving the king, apart from those whom the king put in the cities of fortress, in all Judah.