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2 Chronicles 17
⁶ He was deeply committed to the ways of the LORD. He removed the pagan shrines and Asherah poles from Judah.
⁷ In the third year of his reign Jehoshaphat sent his officials to teach in all the towns of Judah. These officials included Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah.
⁸ He sent Levites along with them, including Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah. He also sent out the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
⁹ They took copies of the Book of the Law of the LORD and traveled around through all the towns of Judah, teaching the people.
¹⁰ Then the fear of the LORD fell over all the surrounding kingdoms so that none of them wanted to declare war on Jehoshaphat.
¹¹ Some of the Philistines brought him gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.
¹² So Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful and built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
¹³ He stored numerous supplies in Judah’s towns and stationed an army of seasoned troops at Jerusalem.
¹⁴ His army was enrolled according to ancestral clans. From Judah there were 300,000 troops organized in units of 1,000, under the command of Adnah.
¹⁵ Next in command was Jehohanan, who commanded 280,000 troops.
¹⁶ Next was Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered for the LORD’s service, with 200,000 troops under his command.