2 Chronicles 17
1 Asa's son Jehoshaphat took over as king. He strengthened his country's defenses against Israel.
| וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ יְהֹושָׁפָ֥ט בְּנֹ֖ו תַּחְתָּ֑יו וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
2 He assigned troops to every fortified city of Judah and placed garrisons throughout Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
| וַיִּ֨תֶּן־חַ֔יִל בְּכָל־עָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה הַבְּצֻרֹ֑ות וַיִּתֵּ֤ן נְצִיבִים֙ בְּאֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּבְעָרֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד אָסָ֥א אָבִֽיו׃ |
3 The Lord supported Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David. He did not believe in the Baals,
| וַיְהִ֥י יְהוָ֖ה עִם־יְהֹושָׁפָ֑ט כִּ֣י הָלַ֗ךְ בְּדַרְכֵ֞י דָּוִ֤יד אָבִיו֙ הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים וְלֹ֥א דָרַ֖שׁ לַבְּעָלִֽים׃ |
4 but worshiped the God of his father and obeyed his commandments, unlike what the kingdom of Israel was doing.
| כִּ֠י לֽ͏ֵאלֹהֵ֤י אָבִיו֙ דָּרָ֔שׁ וּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יו הָלָ֑ךְ וְלֹ֖א כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ |
5 So the Lord made Jehoshaphat's hold on the kingdom secure, and all the people of Judah paid their dues to him. As a result he became very wealthy and highly honored.
| וַיָּ֨כֶן יְהוָ֤ה אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ בְּיָדֹ֔ו וַיִּתְּנ֧וּ כָל־יְהוּדָ֛ה מִנְחָ֖ה לִיהֹושָׁפָ֑ט וַֽיְהִי־לֹ֥ו עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָבֹ֖וד לָרֹֽב׃ |
6 He was sincerely committed to what the Lord wanted. He also he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
| וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ לִבֹּ֖ו בְּדַרְכֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְעֹ֗וד הֵסִ֛יר אֶת־הַבָּמֹ֥ות וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים מִיהוּדָֽה׃ פ |
7 In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the towns of Judah.
| וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת שָׁלֹ֜ושׁ לְמָלְכֹ֗ו שָׁלַ֤ח לְשָׂרָיו֙ לְבֶן־חַ֙יִל֙ וּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣ה וְלִזְכַרְיָ֔ה וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל וּלְמִיכָיָ֑הוּ לְלַמֵּ֖ד בְּעָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָֽה׃ |
8 He sent along with the them Levites named Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, and with them the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
| וְעִמָּהֶ֣ם הַלְוִיִּ֗ם שְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּ וּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּ וּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּ וַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡ל וּשְׁמִרִימֹות (וּשְׁמִֽירָמֹ֡ות) וִֽיהֹונָתָן֩ וַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּ וְטֹֽובִיָּ֛הוּ וְטֹ֥וב אֲדֹונִיָּ֖ה הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וְעִמָּהֶ֛ם אֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע וִֽיהֹורָ֖ם הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ |
9 Taking with them the Book of the Law of the Lord they taught as they went around Judah. They visited all the towns of Judah, teaching the people.
| וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙ בִּֽיהוּדָ֔ה וְעִ֨מָּהֶ֔ם סֵ֖פֶר תֹּורַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙ בְּכָל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה וַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּ בָּעָֽם׃ |
10 All the surrounding kingdoms were in awe of the Lord, so that they did not attack Jehoshaphat.
| וַיְהִ֣י ׀ פַּ֣חַד יְהוָ֗ה עַ֚ל כָּל־מַמְלְכֹ֣ות הֽ͏ָאֲרָצֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֖ר סְבִיבֹ֣ות יְהוּדָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א נִלְחֲמ֖וּ עִם־יְהֹושָׁפָֽט׃ |
11 Some of the Philistines even brought him gifts and silver, while the Arabians brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
| וּמִן־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים מְבִיאִ֧ים לִֽיהֹושָׁפָ֛ט מִנְחָ֖ה וְכֶ֣סֶף מַשָּׂ֑א גַּ֣ם הָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗ים מְבִיאִ֥ים לֹו֙ צֹ֕אן אֵילִ֔ים שִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וּשְׁבַ֣ע מֵאֹ֔ות וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּשְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֹֽות׃ פ |
12 Jehoshaphat grew increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storehouse towns in Judah.
| וַיְהִ֧י יְהֹושָׁפָ֛ט הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֵ֖ל עַד־לְמָ֑עְלָה וַיִּ֧בֶן בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה בִּירָנִיֹּ֖ות וְעָרֵ֥י מִסְכְּנֹֽות׃ |
13 He maintained a great deal of supplies in the towns of Judah. He also had troops, experienced warriors, in Jerusalem.
| וּמְלָאכָ֥ה רַבָּ֛ה הָ֥יָה לֹ֖ו בְּעָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֑ה וְאַנְשֵׁ֧י מִלְחָמָ֛ה גִּבֹּ֥ורֵי חַ֖יִל בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃ |
14 This is a count of them, according to their family lines: from Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and 300,000 mighty warriors with him;
| וְאֵ֥לֶּה פְקֻדָּתָ֖ם לְבֵ֣ית אֲבֹותֵיהֶ֑ם לִֽיהוּדָה֙ שָׂרֵ֣י אֲלָפִ֔ים עַדְנָ֣ה הַשָּׂ֔ר וְעִמֹּו֙ גִּבֹּ֣ורֵי חַ֔יִל שְׁלֹ֥שׁ מֵאֹ֖ות אָֽלֶף׃ ס |
15 then Jehohanan the commander, and 280,000 with him;
| וְעַל־יָדֹ֖ו יְהֹוחָנָ֣ן הַשָּׂ֑ר וְעִמֹּ֕ו מָאתַ֥יִם וּשְׁמֹונִ֖ים אָֽלֶף׃ ס |
16 then Amasiah, son of Zichri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, and 200,000 mighty warriors with him;
| וְעַל־יָדֹו֙ עֲמַסְיָ֣ה בֶן־זִכְרִ֔י הַמִּתְנַדֵּ֖ב לַיהוָ֑ה וְעִמֹּ֛ו מָאתַ֥יִם אֶ֖לֶף גִּבֹּ֥ור חָֽיִל׃ ס |
17 from Benjamin, Eliada, a mighty warrior, and 200,000 with him armed with bows and shields;
| וּמִ֨ן־בִּנְיָמִ֔ן גִּבֹּ֥ור חַ֖יִל אֶלְיָדָ֑ע וְעִמֹּ֛ו נֹֽשְׁקֵי־קֶ֥שֶׁת וּמָגֵ֖ן מָאתַ֥יִם אָֽלֶף׃ ס |
18 then Jehozabad, and 180,000 with him ready for battle;
| וְעַל־יָדֹ֖ו יְהֹוזָבָ֑ד וְעִמֹּ֛ו מֵאָֽה־וּשְׁמֹונִ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף חֲלוּצֵ֥י צָבָֽא׃ ס |
19 These were the men who served the king, in addition those he assigned to the fortified towns throughout Judah.
| אֵ֖לֶּה הַמְשָׁרְתִ֣ים אֶת־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ מִלְּבַ֞ד אֲשֶׁר־נָתַ֥ן הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ בְּעָרֵ֥י הַמִּבְצָ֖ר בְּכָל־יְהוּדָֽה׃ פ |
