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Yehoshafat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Yisra’el.
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He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Yehudah, and set garrisons in the land of Yehudah, and in the cities of Efrayim, which Asa his father had taken.
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The Yahuah was with Yehoshafat, because he walked in the first ways of his father Daviyd, and did not seek the Baals,
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but sought to the Elohim of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Yisra’el.
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His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Yahuah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Yehudah.
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Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, and Obadiah, and Zekharyahu, and Nethanel, and Mikhayahu, to teach in the cities of Yehudah;
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They taught in Yehudah, having the book of the Torah of the Yahuah with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Yehudah, and taught among the people.
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The fear of the Yahuah fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Yehudah, so that they made no war against Yehoshafat.
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Some of the Pelishtim brought Yehoshafat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.
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Yehoshafat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Yehudah castles and cities of store.
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This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Yehudah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;
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and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;
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and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the Yahuah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
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Of Binyamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
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and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war.
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These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Yehudah.