<vn='1'>And <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s> his <sn="1121">son</s><sn="4427">reigned</s> in his <sn="8478">stead</s>, and strengthened <sn="2388">himself</s><sn="5921">against</s><sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='2'>And he <sn="5414">placed</s><sn="2428">forces</s> in <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="1219">fenced</s><sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and <sn="5414">set</s><sn="5333">garrisons</s> in the <sn="776">land</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and in the <sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="669">Ephraim</s>, <sn="834">which</s><sn="609">Asa</s> his <sn="1">father</s> had <sn="3920">taken</s>. </v>
<vn='3'>And the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">was</s><sn="5973">with</s><sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s>, <sn="3588">because</s> he <sn="1980">walked</s> in the <sn="7223">first</s><sn="1870">ways</s> of his <sn="1">father</s><sn="1732">David</s>, and <sn="1875">sought</s><sn="3808">not</s> unto <sn="1168">Baalim</s>; </v>
<vn='4'><sn="3588">But</s><sn="1875">sought</s> to the LORD <sn="430">God</s> of his <sn="1">father</s>, and <sn="1980">walked</s> in his <sn="4687">commandments</s>, and <sn="3808">not</s> after the <sn="4639">doings</s> of <sn="3478">Israel</s>. </v>
<vn='5'>Therefore the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="3559">established</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4467">kingdom</s> in his <sn="3027">hand</s>; and <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3063">Judah</s><sn="5414">brought</s> to <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="4503">presents</s>; and he <sn="1961">had</s><sn="6239">riches</s> and <sn="3519">honor</s> in <sn="7230">abundance</s>. </v>
<vn='6'>And his <sn="3820">heart</s> was lifted <sn="1361">up</s> in the <sn="1870">ways</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s>: <sn="5750">moreover</s> he took <sn="5493">away</s><sn="*853"></s> the high <sn="1116">places</s> and <sn="842">groves</s> out of <sn="4480 3063">Judah</s>. </v>
<vn='7'>Also in the <sn="7969">third</s><sn="8141">year</s> of his <sn="4427">reign</s> he <sn="7971">sent</s> to his <sn="8269">princes</s>, even to <sn="1134">Ben</s> -hail, and to <sn="5662">Obadiah</s>, and to <sn="2148">Zechariah</s>, and to <sn="5417">Nethaneel</s>, and to <sn="4322">Michaiah</s>, to <sn="3925">teach</s> in the <sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>. </v>
<vn='8'>And <sn="5973">with</s> them he sent <sn="3881">Levites</s>, even <sn="8098">Shemaiah</s>, and <sn="5418">Nethaniah</s>, and <sn="2069">Zebadiah</s>, and <sn="6214">Asahel</s>, and <sn="8070">Shemiramoth</s>, and <sn="3083">Jehonathan</s>, and <sn="138">Adonijah</s>, and <sn="2900">Tobijah</s>, and <sn="2899">Tob</s> -adonijah, <sn="3881">Levites</s>; and <sn="5973">with</s> them <sn="476">Elishama</s> and <sn="3088">Jehoram</s>, <sn="3548">priests</s>. </v>
<vn='9'>And they <sn="3925">taught</s> in <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and had the <sn="5612">book</s> of the <sn="8451">law</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="5973">with</s> them, and went <sn="5437">about</s> throughout <sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, and <sn="3925">taught</s> the <sn="5971">people</s>. </v>
<vn='10'>And the <sn="6343">fear</s> of the <sn="3068">LORD</s><sn="1961">fell</s><sn="5921">upon</s><sn="3605">all</s> the <sn="4467">kingdoms</s> of the <sn="776">lands</s><sn="834">that</s> were round <sn="5439">about</s><sn="3063">Judah</s>, so that they made no <sn="3898 3808">war</s><sn="5973">against</s><sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s>. </v>
<vn='11'>Also some <sn="4480">of</s> the <sn="6430">Philistines</s><sn="935">brought</s><sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="4503">presents</s>, and <sn="4853">tribute</s><sn="3701">silver</s>; <sn="1571">and</s> the <sn="6163">Arabians</s><sn="935">brought</s> him <sn="6629">flocks</s>, <sn="7651">seven</s><sn="505">thousand</s> and <sn="7651">seven</s><sn="3967">hundred</s><sn="352">rams</s>, and <sn="7651">seven</s><sn="505">thousand</s> and <sn="7651">seven</s><sn="3967">hundred</s> he <sn="8495">goats</s>. </v>
<vn='12'>And <sn="3092">Jehoshaphat</s><sn="1961 1980">waxed</s><sn="1432">great</s><sn="5704 4605">exceedingly</s>; and he <sn="1129">built</s> in <sn="3063">Judah</s><sn="1003">castles</s>, and <sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="4543">store</s>. </v>
<vn='13'>And he <sn="1961">had</s><sn="7227">much</s><sn="4399">business</s> in the <sn="5892">cities</s> of <sn="3063">Judah</s>: and the <sn="376">men</s> of <sn="4421">war</s>, mighty <sn="1368">men</s> of <sn="2428">valor</s>, were in <sn="3389">Jerusalem</s>. </v>
<vn='14'>And <sn="428">these</s> are the <sn="6486">numbers</s> of them according to the <sn="1004">house</s> of their <sn="1">fathers</s>: Of <sn="3063">Judah</s>, the <sn="8269">captains</s> of <sn="505">thousands</s>; <sn="5734">Adnah</s> the <sn="8269">chief</s>, and <sn="5973">with</s> him mighty <sn="1368">men</s> of <sn="2428">valor</s><sn="7969">three</s><sn="3967">hundred</s><sn="505">thousand</s>. </v>
<vn='15'>And <sn="5921 3027">next</s> to him was <sn="3076">Jehohanan</s> the <sn="8269">captain</s>, and <sn="5973">with</s> him two <sn="3967">hundred</s> and <sn="8084">fourscore</s><sn="505">thousand</s>. </v>
<vn='16'>And <sn="5921 3027">next</s> him was <sn="6007">Amasiah</s> the <sn="1121">son</s> of <sn="2147">Zichri</s>, who willingly offered <sn="5068">himself</s> unto the <sn="3068">LORD</s>; and with <sn="5973">him</s> two <sn="3967">hundred</s><sn="505">thousand</s> mighty <sn="1368">men</s> of <sn="2428">valor</s>. </v>
<vn='17'>And <sn="4480">of</s><sn="1144">Benjamin</s>; <sn="450">Eliada</s> a mighty <sn="1368">man</s> of <sn="2428">valor</s>, and <sn="5973">with</s> him armed <sn="5401">men</s> with <sn="7198">bow</s> and <sn="4043">shield</s> two <sn="3967">hundred</s><sn="505">thousand</s>. </v>
<vn='18'>And <sn="5921 3027">next</s> him was <sn="3075">Jehozabad</s>, and <sn="5973">with</s> him a <sn="3967">hundred</s> and <sn="8084">fourscore</s><sn="505">thousand</s> ready <sn="2502">prepared</s> for the <sn="6635">war</s>. </v>
<vn='19'><sn="428">These</s> waited <sn="8334">on</s><sn="*853"></s> the <sn="4428">king</s>, <sn="4480 905">beside</s> those <sn="834">whom</s> the <sn="4428">king</s><sn="5414">put</s> in the <sn="4013">fenced</s><sn="5892">cities</s> throughout <sn="3605">all</s><sn="3063">Judah</s>. </v>