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1 Y reinó en su lugar Josafat su hijo, el cual prevaleció contra Israel.
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 Y puso ejército en todas las ciudades fuertes de Judá, y puso gente de guarnición en tierra de Judá, y asimismo en las ciudades de Efraím, que su padre Asa había tomado.
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 Y fue Jehová con Josafat, porque anduvo en los caminos de David su padre los primeros, y no buscó a los Baales;
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 Mas buscó al Dios de su padre, y anduvo en sus mandamientos, y no según las obras de Israel.
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 Y confirmó Jehová el reino en su mano, y todo Judá dio presentes a Josafat: y tuvo riquezas, y gloria en abundancia.
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 Y su corazón se enalteció en los caminos de Jehová; y él quitó los altos y los bosques de Judá.
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 Al tercero año de su reino envió sus príncipes Ben-hail, Abdías, Zacarías, Nataniel, y Miqueas, para que enseñasen en las ciudades de Judá:
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 Y con ellos a los Levitas, Semeías, Natanías, Zabadías, y Asael, y Semiramot, y Jonatán, y Adonías, y Tobías, y Tobadonias, Levitas; y con ellos a Elisama y a Joram, sacerdotes.
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 Y enseñaron en Judá, teniendo consigo el libro de la ley de Jehová, y rodearon por todas las ciudades de Judá, enseñando el pueblo.
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 Y cayó el pavor de Jehová sobre todos los reinos de las tierras que estaban al rededor de Judá, que no osaron hacer guerra contra Josafat.
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 Y traían de los Filisteos presente, y plata de tributo a Josafat: los Árabes también le trajeron ganados, siete mil y siete cientos carneros, y siete mil y siete cientos machos de cabrío.
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 Y Josafat iba creciendo altamente: y edificó en Judá fortalezas y ciudades de depósitos.
Jehoshaphat continued to become more powerful/influential. His workers built forts and places to store supplies in various towns in Judah.
13 Y tuvo muchas obras en las ciudades de Judá, y tuvo hombres de guerra, valientes de fuerzas, en Jerusalem.
Then they put large amounts of supplies in those storehouses. Jehoshaphat also placed in Jerusalem soldiers who were experienced.
14 Y este es el número de ellos según las casas de sus padres: En Judá, príncipes de los millares eran, el príncipe Ednas, y con él había trescientos mil hombres valientes de fuerzas.
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 Tras él, Johanán príncipe, y con él doscientos y ochenta mil.
His assistant was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 soldiers.
16 Tras este, Amasías, hijo de Zecri, el cual se había ofrecido voluntariamente a Jehová; y con él doscientos mil hombres valientes.
Next was Zicri’s son Amasiah, who volunteered to serve Yahweh in this way; he commanded 200,000 soldiers.
17 De Ben-jamín; Eliada, hombre poderoso de fuerzas, y con él doscientos mil armados de arco y escudo.
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 Tras este, Jozabad, y con él ciento y ochenta mil apercebidos para la guerra.
Next was Jehozabad, who commanded 180,000 men who had weapons for fighting battles.
19 Estos eran siervos del rey, sin los que el rey había puesto en las ciudades de guarnición por toda Judea.
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.
