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And Jehoshaphat[H3092] his son[H1121]reigned[H4427] in his stead, and strengthened[H2388] himself against Israel[H3478].
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And he placed[H5414]forces[H2428] in all the fenced[H1219]cities[H5892] of Judah[H3063], and set[H5414]garrisons[H5333] in the land[H776] of Judah[H3063], and in the cities[H5892] of Ephraim[H669], which Asa[H609] his father[H1] had taken[H3920].
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And the LORD[H3068] was with Jehoshaphat[H3092], because he walked[H1980] in the first[H7223]ways[H1870] of his father[H1]David[H1732], and sought[H1875] not unto Baalim[H1168];
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But sought[H1875] to the LORD God[H430] of his father[H1], and walked[H1980] in his commandments[H4687], and not after the doings[H4639] of Israel[H3478].
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Therefore the LORD[H3068]stablished[H3559] the kingdom[H4467] in his hand[H3027]; and all Judah[H3063]brought[H5414] to Jehoshaphat[H3092]presents[H4503]; and he had riches[H6239] and honour[H3519] in abundance[H7230].
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And his heart[H3820] was lifted up[H1361] in the ways[H1870] of the LORD[H3068]: moreover he took away[H5493] the high places[H1116] and groves[H842] out of Judah[H3063].
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Also in the third[H7969]year[H8141] of his reign[H4427] he sent[H7971] to his princes[H8269], even to Benhail[H1134], and to Obadiah[H5662], and to Zechariah[H2148], and to Nethaneel[H5417], and to Michaiah[H4322], to teach[H3925] in the cities[H5892] of Judah[H3063].
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And with them he sent Levites[H3881], even Shemaiah[H8098], and Nethaniah[H5418], and Zebadiah[H2069], and Asahel[H6214], and Shemiramoth[H8070], and Jehonathan[H3083], and Adonijah[H138], and Tobijah[H2900], and Tobadonijah[H2899], Levites[H3881]; and with them Elishama[H476] and Jehoram[H3088], priests[H3548].
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And they taught[H3925] in Judah[H3063], and had the book[H5612] of the law[H8451] of the LORD[H3068] with them, and went about[H5437] throughout all the cities[H5892] of Judah[H3063], and taught[H3925] the people[H5971].
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And the fear[H6343] of the LORD[H3068] fell upon all the kingdoms[H4467] of the lands[H776] that were round about[H5439]Judah[H3063], so that they made no war[H3898] against Jehoshaphat[H3092].
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Also some of the Philistines[H6430]brought[H935]Jehoshaphat[H3092]presents[H4503], and tribute[H4853]silver[H3701]; and the Arabians[H6163]brought[H935] him flocks[H6629], seven[H7651]thousand[H505] and seven[H7651]hundred[H3967]rams[H352], and seven[H7651]thousand[H505] and seven[H7651]hundred[H3967] he goats[H8495].
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And Jehoshaphat[H3092]waxed[H1980]great[H1432]exceedingly[H4605]; and he built[H1129] in Judah[H3063]castles[H1003], and cities[H5892] of store[H4543].
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And he had much[H7227]business[H4399] in the cities[H5892] of Judah[H3063]: and the men[H582] of war[H4421], mighty men[H1368] of valour[H2428], were in Jerusalem[H3389].
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And these are the numbers[H6486] of them according to the house[H1004] of their fathers[H1]: Of Judah[H3063], the captains[H8269] of thousands[H505]; Adnah[H5734] the chief[H8269], and with him mighty men[H1368] of valour[H2428]three[H7969]hundred[H3967]thousand[H505].
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And next[H3027] to him was Jehohanan[H3076] the captain[H8269], and with him two hundred[H3967] and fourscore[H8084]thousand[H505].
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And next[H3027] him was Amasiah[H6007] the son[H1121] of Zichri[H2147], who willingly offered[H5068] himself unto the LORD[H3068]; and with him two hundred[H3967]thousand[H505] mighty men[H1368] of valour[H2428].
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And of Benjamin[H1144]; Eliada[H450] a mighty man[H1368] of valour[H2428], and with him armed men[H5401] with bow[H7198] and shield[H4043] two hundred[H3967]thousand[H505].
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And next[H3027] him was Jehozabad[H3075], and with him an hundred[H3967] and fourscore[H8084]thousand[H505] ready prepared[H2502] for the war[H6635].
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These waited[H8334] on the king[H4428], beside those whom the king[H4428]put[H5414] in the fenced[H4013]cities[H5892] throughout all Judah[H3063].