Thematic Bible
2 Chronicles 17:1 (show verse)
His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 Chronicles 17:2 (show verse)
He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
2 Chronicles 17:3 (show verse)
Now the Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals
2 Chronicles 17:4 (show verse)
but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel.
2 Chronicles 17:5 (show verse)
So the Lord established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
2 Chronicles 17:6 (show verse)
His mind rejoiced in the Lord’s ways, and he again removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
2 Chronicles 17:7 (show verse)
In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials—Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach in the cities of Judah.
2 Chronicles 17:8 (show verse)
The Levites with them were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; the priests, Elishama and Jehoram, were with these Levites.
2 Chronicles 17:9 (show verse)
They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the Lord’s instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
2 Chronicles 17:10 (show verse)
The terror of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn’t fight against Jehoshaphat.
2 Chronicles 17:11 (show verse)
Some of the Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.
2 Chronicles 17:12 (show verse)
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah
2 Chronicles 17:13 (show verse)
and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had fighting men, brave warriors, in Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 17:14 (show verse)
These are their numbers according to their ancestral families. For Judah, the commanders of thousands:
Adnah the commander and 300,000 brave warriors with him;
2 Chronicles 17:15 (show verse)
2 Chronicles 17:16 (show verse)
2 Chronicles 17:17 (show verse)
2 Chronicles 17:18 (show verse)
2 Chronicles 17:19 (show verse)
These were the ones who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.