2 Chronicles 17

1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and Jehoshaphat grew strong against Israel. 2 And he put a force in all the strong cities of Judah, and he appointed leaders in all the cities of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had taken. [a]

3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and he did not seek out the idols; 4 but he sought out the Lord, the God of his father, and he walked in the commands of his father, and not according to the works of Israel. 5 And the Lord kept the kingdom straight in his hand, and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had great wealth and glory. 6 And his heart was lifted high in the way of the Lord; and he further took away the high places and the sacred groves from the land of Judah. [b]

7 And in the third year of his reign he sent out his leaders and the sons of the mighty men — Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah — to teach in the cities of Judah, [c] 8 and with them the Levites: Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asiel and Shemiramoth and Jonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Joram, the priests. [d] 9 And they taught in Judah, and the book of the law of the Lord was with them; and they went through the cities of Judah and taught the people.

10 And a terror of the Lord came on all the kingdoms of the land around Judah, and they did not make war against Jehoshaphat. [e] 11 And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him rams from the flocks — seven thousand seven hundred. [f]

12 And Jehoshaphat went on growing greater and greater, up to a height; and he built dwellings in Judea, and strong cities. [g] 13 And he had many works in Judea; and in Jerusalem were fighting men, mighty and strong.

14 And this is their number, by the houses of their fathers. Of Judah, commanders of thousands: Adnah the leader, and with him mighty men of strength, three hundred thousand; [h] 15 and after him Johanan the leader, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand; 16 and after him Amasiah son of Zichri, who gave himself willingly to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength. [i]

17 And out of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of strength, and with him two hundred thousand archers and men with the light shield; [j] 18 and after him Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war. 19 These were the ones serving the king, besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea. [k]