And by his side Jehozabad, with whom were a hundred and eighty thousand trimmed for war.

These waited on the king, besides those which the king had put in strong cities throughout all Judah.

And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead and was mightier than Israel.

And he put soldiers in all the strong cities of Judah, and set rulers both in the land of Judah and also in the cities of Ephraim which Asa his father had won.

And the third year of his reign he sent, of his lords: Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah:

And the LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the old ways of his father David, and sought not Baals:

and with them, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tobadonijah, Levites: and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

And the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and tribute silver. And thereto the Arabians brought him of sheep, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.

And of the children of Benjamin, Eliada was a man of might, and had with him, armed with bows and shields, two hundred thousand.

And the fear of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, that they durst not war with Jehoshaphat.

Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand and all Judah brought him presents, that he became exceeding rich and glorious.

And by his side, Amasiah the son of Zichri, willing unto the LORD, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men.

And so Jehoshaphat prospered and grew up on high. And he built, in Judah, castles and store cities.

And his heart was courageous in the ways of the LORD, and he put down yet more of the hill altars and groves out of Judah.

And this is the order in the houses of their fathers, of the captains over thousands in Judah: Adnah the captain, and with him of fighting men three hundred thousand.

And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.

And next to him, Jehohanan a captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.

But sought the LORD God of his father and walked in his commandments and not after the doings of Israel.

And he had great substance in the cities of Judah, and fighting men and men of might in Jerusalem.