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Chapter 17 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned
in his stead, and strengthened himself

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against Israel.

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And he placed forces in all the fenced
cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the

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land of Judah, and in the cities of
Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

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And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat,
because he walked in the first ways of his

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father David, and sought not unto Baalim,
but sought to the Lord God of his father,

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and walked in his commandments,
and not after the doings of Israel.

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Therefore the Lord established the kingdom
in his hand, and all Judah brought to

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Jehoshaphat's presence.

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And he had riches and honour in abundance,
and his heart was lifted up in the ways of

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the Lord.

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Moreover he took away the high places and
groves out of Judah.

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Also in the third year of his reign he
sent to his princes, even to Ben-Hel,

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and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah,
and to Nathanael, and to Micaiah,

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to teach in the cities of Judah.

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And with them he sent Levites,
even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and

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Zebediah, and Azahel, and Shemiramoth,
and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah,

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and Tobadonijah, Levites, and with them
Elishma, and Jehoram, priests.

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And they taught in Judah, and had the book
of the law of the Lord with them,

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and went about throughout all the cities
of Judah, and taught the people.

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And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the
kingdoms of the lands that were round

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about Judah, so that they made no war
against Jehoshaphat.

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Also some of the Philistines brought
Jehoshaphat presents and tribute silver.

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And the Arabians brought him flocks,
7,700 rams, and 7,700 he-goats.

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And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly.

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And he built in Judah castles and cities
of store.

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And he had much business in the cities of
Judah.

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And the men of war, mighty men of valor,
were in Jerusalem.

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And these are the numbers of them
according to the house of their fathers.

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Of Judah the captains of thousands,
Adna the chief, and with him mighty men of

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valor 300,000.

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And next to him was Jehohanan the captain,
and with him 204,000.

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And next to him was Amasiah the son of
Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto

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the Lord, and with him 200,000 mighty men
of valor.

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And of Benjamin, Eliadah, a mighty man of
valor, and with him armed men with bow and

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shield 200,000.

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And next to him was Jehoshaphat,
and with him 104,000 ready prepared for

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the war.

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These waited on the king beside those whom
the king put in the fenced cities

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throughout all Judah.