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1 Εβασίλευσε δε αντ' αυτού Ιωσαφάτ ο υιός αυτού και ενεδυναμώθη κατά του Ισραήλ.
Asa’s son Jehoshaphat became the king [of Judah], and he enabled his army to become very strong, with the result that they could resist attacks from [the army of] Israel.
2 Και έβαλε δυνάμεις εις πάσας τας οχυράς πόλεις του Ιούδα και κατέστησε φρουράς εν τη γη Ιούδα και εν ταις πόλεσι του Εφραΐμ, τας οποίας είχε κυριεύσει Ασά ο πατήρ αυτού.
He put soldiers in all the cities in Judah around which they had built walls, and he put soldiers in other places in Judah and in the towns in the area belonging to the tribe of Ephraim that [soldiers of] his father Asa had captured.
3 Και ήτο Κύριος μετά του Ιωσαφάτ, επειδή περιεπάτησεν εν ταις οδοίς Δαβίδ του πατρός αυτού ταις πρώταις, και δεν εξεζήτησε τους Βααλείμ·
Yahweh helped Jehoshaphat because when he started [to rule Judah], he did the things that pleased Yahweh like his ancestor [King] David had done. He did not worship the idols of Baal.
4 αλλά τον Θεόν του πατρός αυτού εξεζήτησε και εις τας εντολάς αυτού περιεπάτησε και ουχί κατά τα έργα του Ισραήλ.
Instead, he sought advice from the God whom his father [had worshiped], and he obeyed God’s commands, and did not do the [evil things that the kings of] Israel continually did.
5 Διά τούτο εστερέωσεν ο Κύριος την βασιλείαν εν τη χειρί αυτού· και πας ο Ιούδας έδωκε δώρα εις τον Ιωσαφάτ· και απέκτησε πλούτον και δόξαν πολλήν.
Yahweh enabled him to completely control his kingdom. All [the people of] Judah brought gifts to him, with the result that he became very rich and was greatly honored.
6 Και υψώθη η καρδία αυτού εις τας οδούς του Κυρίου· και έτι αφήρεσε τους υψηλούς τόπους και τα άλση από του Ιούδα.
He was completely devoted to doing what pleased Yahweh. His workers got rid of the shrines on the hilltops and the poles for [worshiping the goddess] Asherah throughout Judah.
7 Και εν τω τρίτω έτει της βασιλείας αυτού απέστειλε τους άρχοντας αυτού, τον Βεν-αΐλ και τον Οβαδίαν και τον Ζαχαρίαν και τον Ναθαναήλ και τον Μιχαΐαν, διά να διδάσκωσιν εν ταις πόλεσι του Ιούδα.
When he had been ruling [Judah] for almost three years, he sent some of his officials—Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach the people in various towns in Judah.
8 και μετ' αυτών τους Λευΐτας, τον Σεμαΐαν και Ναθανίαν και Ζεβαδίαν και Ασαήλ και Σεμιραμώθ και Ιωνάθαν και Αδωνίαν και Τωβίαν και Τωβ-αδωνίαν, τους Λευΐτας· και μετ' αυτών Ελισαμά και Ιωράμ, τους ιερείς·
With them he sent several descendants of Levi—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah—and two priests, Elishama and Jehoram.
9 και εδίδασκον εν τω Ιούδα, έχοντες μεθ' εαυτών το βιβλίον του νόμου του Κυρίου, και περιήρχοντο εις πάσας τας πόλεις του Ιούδα και εδίδασκον τον λαόν.
They took with them a scroll on which were written the laws of Yahweh and taught them to the people in all the towns throughout Judah,
10 Και επέπεσε φόβος Κυρίου επί πάσας τας βασιλείας των πέριξ του Ιούδα τόπων· και δεν επολέμουν εναντίον του Ιωσαφάτ.
The people in all the kingdoms surrounding Judah became very afraid of [what Yahweh might do to punish them if they fought against Judah], so they did not start wars with Jehoshaphat’s army.
11 Και από των Φιλισταίων έφερον δώρα προς τον Ιωσαφάτ και φόρον αργυρίου· οι Άραβες προσέτι έφερον προς αυτόν ποίμνια κριών επτά χιλιάδας επτακοσίους και τράγων επτά χιλιάδας επτακοσίους.
Some people from Philistia brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, and they also brought to him the silver that he demanded that they pay to him. Some Arabs brought to him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats.
12 Και προεχώρει ο Ιωσαφάτ μεγαλυνόμενος σφόδρα· και ωκοδόμησεν εν Ιούδα φρούρια και πόλεις αποθηκών.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 Και είχε πολλά έργα εν ταις πόλεσιν Ιούδα· και άνδρας πολεμιστάς, δυνατούς εν ισχύϊ, εν Ιερουσαλήμ.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 Ούτοι δε είναι οι αριθμοί αυτών, κατά τους οίκους των πατριών αυτών· εκ του Ιούδα, χιλίαρχοι, Αδνά ο αρχηγός, και μετ' αυτού δυνατοί εν ισχύϊ τριακόσιαι χιλιάδες.
The leaders and numbers from each tribe were as follows: From the tribe of Judah, Adnah was the leader of the soldiers, and he commanded 300,000 soldiers.
15 Και μετά τούτον Ιωανάν ο αρχηγός, και μετ' αυτού διακόσιαι ογδοήκοντα χιλιάδες.
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 Και μετά τούτον Αμασίας ο υιός του Ζιχρί, όστις προθύμως προσέφερεν εαυτόν εις τον Κύριον· και μετ' αυτού διακόσιαι χιλιάδες δυνατοί εν ισχύϊ.
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 Εκ δε του Βενιαμίν, δυνατός εν ισχύϊ, Ελιαδά και μετ' αυτού τοξόται και ασπιδοφόροι διακόσιαι χιλιάδες.
From the tribe of Benjamin, Eliada, who was a brave soldier, was the leader of the soldiers; he commanded 200,000 men who had bows [and arrows] and shields.
18 Και μετά τούτον Ιωζαβάδ, και μετ' αυτού εκατόν ογδοήκοντα χιλιάδες ώπλισμένοι εις πόλεμον.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Ούτοι ήσαν οι υπηρετούντες τον βασιλέα, εκτός των όσους έβαλεν ο βασιλεύς εις τας οχυράς πόλεις εν παντί τω Ιούδα.
Those were the soldiers who served the king [in Jerusalem], in addition to the men whom the king had placed in the other cities in Judah that had walls around them.

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