CHAP. XVII.
Josaphat's reign: his care for
the instruction of his people:
his numerous forces.
1 And Josaphat his son
reigned in his stead, and
grew strong against Israel.
2 And he placed numbers
of soldiers in all the fortified
cities of Juda. And he put
garrisons in the land of Juda,
and in the cities of Ephraim,
which Asa his father had
taken.
3 And the Lord was with
Josaphat, because he walked
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in the first ways of David his
father: and trusted not in
Baalim,
4 But in the God of his
father, and walked in his commandments,
and not according
to the sins of Israel.
5 And the Lord established
the kingdom in his hand, and
all Juda brought presents to
Josaphat: and he acquired
immense riches, and much
glory.
6 And when his heart had
taken courage for the ways
of the Lord, he took away
also the high places and the
groves out of Juda.
7 And in the third year of
his reign, he sent of his princes
Benhail, and Abdias, and Zacharias,
and Nathanael, and
Micheas, to teach in the cities
of Juda:
8 And with them the Levites,
Semeias, and Nathanias,
and Zabadias, and Asael,
and Semiramoth, and
Jonathan, and Adonias and
Tobias, and Thobadonias
Levites, and with them Elisama,
and Joram priests.
9 And they taught the people
in Juda, having with
them the book of the law of
the Lord: and they went
about all the cities of Juda,
and instructed the people.
10 And the fear of the
Lord came upon all the kingdoms
of the lands, that were
round about Juda, and they
durst not make war against
Josaphat.
11 The Philistines also
brought presents to Josaphat,
and tribute in silver, and the
Arabians brought him cattle,
seven thousand seven hundred
rams, and as many he-goats.
12 And Josaphat grew,
and became exceeding great:
and he built in Juda houses
like towers, and walled cities.
13 And he prepared many
works in the cities of Juda:
and he had warriers, and valiant
men in Jerusalem.
14 Of whom this is the
number by the houses and families
of every one: in Juda
captains of the army, Ednas
the chief, and with him three
hundred thousand most valiant
men.
15 After him Johanan the
captain, and with him two
hundred and eighty thousand.
16 And after him was Amasias
the son of Zechri, consecrated
to the Lord, and with
him were two hundred thousand
valiant men.
17 After him was Eliada
valiant in battle, and with him
two hundred thousand armed
with bow and shield.
18 After him also was Jozabad,
and with him a hundred
and eighty thousand ready
for war.
19 All these were at the
hand of the king, beside others,
whom he had put in
the walled cities, in all Juda.
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Challoner [1752], THE NEW TESTAMENT OF Our LORD and SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. Translated out of the Latin Vulgat Diligently compared with the original Greek And first published by the English College of Rhemes, anno 1582. Newly revised, and corrected according to the Clementin Edition of the Scriptures. WITH ANNOTATIONS For clearing up modern Controversies in Religion, and other Difficulties of Holy Writ () [word count] [B12000].
