Dual Panel1His son <01121> Jehoshaphat <03092> replaced <08478> him as king <04427> and solidified <02388> his rule over <05921> Israel <03478>.
2He placed <05414> troops <02428> in all <03605> of Judah’s <03063> fortified <01219> cities <05892> and posted <05414> garrisons <05333> throughout the land <0776> of Judah <03063> and in the cities <05892> of Ephraim <0669> that his father <01> Asa <0609> had <0834> seized <03920>.
3The Lord <03068> was <01961> with <05973> Jehoshaphat <03092> because <03588> he followed <01980> in his ancestor <01> David’s <01732> footsteps <01870> at the beginning <07223> of his reign. He did not <03808> seek <01875> the Baals <01168>,
4but instead <03588> sought <01875> the God <0430> of his ancestors <01> and obeyed <01980> his commands <04687>, unlike <03808> the Israelites <03478>.
5The Lord <03068> made <03559> his kingdom <04467> secure <03559>; all <03605> Judah <03063> brought tribute <04503> to Jehoshaphat <03092>, and he became <01961> very wealthy <06239> and greatly <07230> respected <03519>.
6He was committed <03820> <01361> to following <01870> the Lord <03068>; he even <05750> removed <05493> the high places <01116> and Asherah poles <0842> from Judah <03063>.
7In the third <07969> year <08141> of his reign <04427> he sent <07971> his officials <08269> Ben-Hail <01134>, Obadiah <05662>, Zechariah <02148>, Nethanel <05417>, and Micaiah <04322> to teach <03925> in the cities <05892> of Judah <03063>.
8They were accompanied by <05973> the Levites <03881> Shemaiah <08098>, Nethaniah <05418>, Zebadiah <02069>, Asahel <06214>, Shemiramoth <08070>, Jehonathan <03083>, Adonijah <0138>, Tobijah <02900>, and Tob-Adonijah <02899>, and by <05973> the priests <03548> Elishama <0476> and Jehoram <03088>.
9They taught <03925> throughout Judah <03063>, taking with <05973> them the scroll <05612> of the law <08451> of the Lord <03068>. They traveled <05437> to all <03605> the cities <05892> of Judah <03063> and taught <03925> the people <05971>.
10The Lord <03068> put <01961> fear <06343> into <05921> all <03605> the kingdoms <04467> surrounding <05439> Judah <03063>; they did not <03808> make war <03898> with <05973> Jehoshaphat <03092>.
11Some <04480> of the Philistines <06430> brought <0935> Jehoshaphat <03092> tribute <04853>, including a load of silver <03701>. The Arabs <06163> brought <0935> him 7,700 <03967> <07651> <0505> <07651> rams <0352> and 7,700 <03967> <07651> <0505> <07651> goats <08495> from their flocks <06629>.
12Jehoshaphat’s <03092> power kept increasing <01432> <01980>. He built <01129> fortresses <01003> and storage <04543> cities <05892> throughout Judah <03063>.
13He had many <07227> supplies stored <04399> in the cities <05892> of Judah <03063> and an army <04421> <0376> of skilled <02428> warriors <01368> stationed in Jerusalem <03389>.
14These <0428> were their divisions <06486> by families <01> <01004>: There were a thousand <0505> officers <08269> from Judah <03063>. Adnah <05734> the commander <08269> led 300,000 <0505> <03967> <07969> skilled <02428> warriors <01368>,
15Jehochanan <03076> the commander <08269> led 280,000 <0505> <08084> <03967>,
16and Amasiah <06007> son <01121> of Zikri <02147>, who volunteered <05068> to serve the Lord <03068>, led 200,000 <0505> <03967> skilled warriors <02428>. warriors <01368>.
17From <04480> Benjamin <01144>, Eliada <0450>, a skilled warrior <02428> <01368>, led 200,000 <0505> <03967> men who were equipped <05401> with <05973> bows <07198> and shields <04043>,
18and Jehozabad <03075> led 180,000 <0505> <08084> <03967> trained <02502> warriors <06635>.
19These <0428> were the ones who served <08334> the king <04428>, besides <0905> those whom <0834> the king <04428> placed <05414> in the fortified <04013> cities <05892> throughout <03605> Judah <03063>.