דברי הימים ב 17

1 וַיִּמְלֹךְ יְהוֹשָׁפָט בְּנוֹ תַּחְתָּיו וַיִּתְחַזֵּק עַל־יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel.

2 וַיִּתֶּן־חַיִל בְּכָל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה הַבְּצֻרוֹת וַיִּתֵּן נְצִיבִים בְּאֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וּבְעָרֵי אֶפְרַיִם אֲשֶׁר לָכַד אָסָא אָבִֽיו׃

And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Juda, and appointed captains in all the cities of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

3 וַיְהִי יְהוָה עִם־יְהוֹשָׁפָט כִּי הָלַךְ בְּדַרְכֵי דָּוִיד אָבִיו הָרִאשֹׁנִים וְלֹא דָרַשׁ לַבְּעָלִֽים׃

And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;

4 כִּי לֽ͏ֵאלֹהֵי אָבִיו דָּרָשׁ וּבְמִצְוֺתָיו הָלָךְ וְלֹא כְּמַעֲשֵׂה יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

but he sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works of Israel.

5 וַיָּכֶן יְהוָה אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה בְּיָדוֹ וַיִּתְּנוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה מִנְחָה לִיהוֹשָׁפָט וַֽיְהִי־לוֹ עֹֽשֶׁר־וְכָבוֹד לָרֹֽב׃

And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.

6 וַיִּגְבַּהּ לִבּוֹ בְּדַרְכֵי יְהוָה וְעוֹד הֵסִיר אֶת־הַבָּמוֹת וְאֶת־הָאֲשֵׁרִים מִיהוּדָֽה׃

And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Juda.

7 וּבִשְׁנַת שָׁלוֹשׁ לְמָלְכוֹ שָׁלַח לְשָׂרָיו לְבֶן־חַיִל וּלְעֹבַדְיָה וְלִזְכַרְיָה וְלִנְתַנְאֵל וּלְמִיכָיָהוּ לְלַמֵּד בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָֽה׃

And in the third year of his reign, he sent his chief men, and his mighty men, Abdias and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Michaias, to teach in the cities of Juda.

8 וְעִמָּהֶם הַלְוִיִּם שְֽׁמַֽעְיָהוּ וּנְתַנְיָהוּ וּזְבַדְיָהוּ וַעֲשָׂהאֵל ושמרימות וּשְׁמִֽירָמוֹת וִֽיהוֹנָתָן וַאֲדֹנִיָּהוּ וְטֽוֹבִיָּהוּ וְטוֹב אֲדוֹנִיָּה הַלְוִיִּם וְעִמָּהֶם אֱלִישָׁמָע וִֽיהוֹרָם הַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃

And with them [were] the Levites, Samaias, and Nathanias, and Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elisama and Joram, the priests.

9 וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ בִּֽיהוּדָה וְעִמָּהֶם סֵפֶר תּוֹרַת יְהוָה וַיָּסֹבּוּ בְּכָל־עָרֵי יְהוּדָה וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ בָּעָֽם׃

And they taught in Juda, and [there was] with them the book of the law of the Lord, and they passed through the cities of Juda, and taught the people.

10 וַיְהִי ׀ פַּחַד יְהוָה עַל כָּל־מַמְלְכוֹת הֽ͏ָאֲרָצוֹת אֲשֶׁר סְבִיבוֹת יְהוּדָה וְלֹא נִלְחֲמוּ עִם־יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃

And a terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land round about Juda, and they made no war against Josaphat.

11 וּמִן־פְּלִשְׁתִּים מְבִיאִים לִֽיהוֹשָׁפָט מִנְחָה וְכֶסֶף מַשָּׂא גַּם הָֽעַרְבִיאִים מְבִיאִים לוֹ צֹאן אֵילִים שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וּתְיָשִׁים שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִים וּשְׁבַע מֵאֽוֹת׃

And [some] of the Philistines brought to Josaphat gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand seven hundred rams.

12 וַיְהִי יְהוֹשָׁפָט הֹלֵךְ וְגָדֵל עַד־לְמָעְלָה וַיִּבֶן בִּֽיהוּדָה בִּירָנִיּוֹת וְעָרֵי מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃

And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.

13 וּמְלָאכָה רַבָּה הָיָה לוֹ בְּעָרֵי יְהוּדָה וְאַנְשֵׁי מִלְחָמָה גִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִל בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃

And he had many works in Judea: and the mighty men of war, [the men] of strength, [were] in Jerusalem.

14 וְאֵלֶּה פְקֻדָּתָם לְבֵית אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם לִֽיהוּדָה שָׂרֵי אֲלָפִים עַדְנָה הַשָּׂר וְעִמּוֹ גִּבּוֹרֵי חַיִל שְׁלֹשׁ מֵאוֹת אָֽלֶף׃

And this [is] their number according to the houses of their fathers; even the captains of thousands in Juda [were], Ednas the chief, and with him mighty men of strength three hundred thousand.

15 וְעַל־יָדוֹ יְהוֹחָנָן הַשָּׂר וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם וּשְׁמוֹנִים אָֽלֶף׃

And after him, Joanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand.

16 וְעַל־יָדוֹ עֲמַסְיָה בֶן־זִכְרִי הַמִּתְנַדֵּב לַיהוָה וְעִמּוֹ מָאתַיִם אֶלֶף גִּבּוֹר חָֽיִל׃

And after him Amasias the [son] of Zari, who was zealous for the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength.

17 וּמִן־בִּנְיָמִן גִּבּוֹר חַיִל אֶלְיָדָע וְעִמּוֹ נֹֽשְׁקֵי־קֶשֶׁת וּמָגֵן מָאתַיִם אָֽלֶף׃

And out of Benjamin [there was] a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.

18 וְעַל־יָדוֹ יְהוֹזָבָד וְעִמּוֹ מֵאָֽה־וּשְׁמוֹנִים אֶלֶף חֲלוּצֵי צָבָֽא׃

And after him Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war.

19 אֵלֶּה הַמְשָׁרְתִים אֶת־הַמֶּלֶךְ מִלְּבַד אֲשֶׁר־נָתַן הַמֶּלֶךְ בְּעָרֵי הַמִּבְצָר בְּכָל־יְהוּדָֽה׃

These were the king's servants besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea.