2 Chronicles 17

1 And his son Jehoshaphat reigns in his stead, and he strengthens himself against Israel,

And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.

2 and puts a force in all the fortified cities of Judah, and puts garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

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 And YHWH is with Jehoshaphat, for he has walked in the first ways of his father David, and has not sought for the Ba‘alim,

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

4 for he has sought for the God of his father, and he has walked in His commands, and not according to the work of Israel.

But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.

5 And YHWH establishes the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gives a present to Jehoshaphat, and he has riches and honor in abundance,

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

6 and his heart is high in the ways of YHWH, and again he has turned aside the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

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 And in the third year of his reign he has 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;

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 and with them the Levites: Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijath, and Tob-Adonijah—the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

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 And they teach in Judah, and the Scroll of the Law of YHWH [is] with them, and they go around into all cities of Judah, and teach among the people.

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 And there is a fear of YHWH on all kingdoms of the lands that [are] around Judah, and they have not fought with Jehoshaphat;

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 and [some] from the Philistines are bringing a present to Jehoshaphat, and silver [as] tribute; also, the Arabians are bringing to him a flock of seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.

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 And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great, and he builds palaces and cities of store in Judah,

Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.

13 and he has much work in cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, [are] in Jerusalem.

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

14 And these [are] their numbers, for the house of their fathers—of Judah, heads of thousands: Adnah the head, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;

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 and at his hand [is] Jehohanan the head, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;

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

16 and at his hand [is] Amasiah son of Zichri, who is willingly offering himself to YHWH, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

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

17 And of Benjamin, mighty men of valor: Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

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 at his hand [is] Jehozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand armed ones of the host.

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

19 These [are] those serving the king, apart from those whom the king put in the fortress cities in all of Judah.

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.