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  17:1 ¶
And Jehoshaphat{gr.Josaphat} his son reigned in his stead, Jehoshaphat{gr.Josaphat} strengthened himself against Israel. |
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17:1 ¶
And Jehoshaphatº
his sonº
reignedºº
in his stead,º
and strengthenedºº
himselfº
againstº
Israel.º |
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17:2
And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Judah{gr.Juda}, and appointed captains in all the cities of Judah{gr.Juda}, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. |
17:2
And he placedºº
forcesº
in allº
the fencedºº
citiesº
of Judah,º
and setºº
garrisonsº
in the landº
of Judah,º
and in the citiesº
of Ephraim,º
whichº
Asaº
his fatherº
had taken.ºº |
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17:3
And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat{gr.Josaphat}, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols; |
17:3
And Yahwehº
wasº
withº
Jehoshaphat,º
becauseº
he walkedºº
in the firstº
waysº
of his fatherº
David,º
and soughtºº
notº
unto Baalim;º |
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17:4
but he sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works of Israel. |
17:4
Butº
soughtºº
to the [Yahweh] Elohimº
of his father,º
and walkedºº
in his commandments,º
and notº
after the doingsº
of Israel.º |
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17:5
And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah{gr.Juda} gave gifts to Jehoshaphat{gr.Josaphat}; and he had great wealth and glory. |
17:5
Therefore Yahwehº
stablishedººº
the kingdomº
in his hand;º
and allº
Judahº
broughtºº
to Jehoshaphatº
presents;º
and he hadº
richesº
and honourº
in abundance.º |
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17:6
And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Judah{gr.Juda}. |
17:6
And his heartº
was lifted upºº
in the waysº
of Yahweh:º
moreoverº
he took awayººº
the high placesº
and grovesº
out of Judah.ºº |
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17:7 ¶
And in the third year of his reign, he sent his chief men, and his mighty men, Obadiah{gr.Abdias} and Zechariah{gr.Zacharias}, and Nethaneel{gr.Nathanael}, and Micah{gr.Michaias}, to teach in the cities of Judah{gr.Juda}. |
17:7 ¶
Also in the thirdº
yearº
of his reignºº
he sentºº
to his princes,º
[even] to Benhail,º
and to Obadiah,º
and to Zechariah,º
and to Nethaneel,º
and to Michaiah,º
to teachºº
in the citiesº
of Judah.º |
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17:8
And with them [were] the Levites, Shemaiah{gr.Samaias}, and Nethaniah{gr.Nathanias}, and Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah{gr.Adonias}, and Tobiah{gr.Tobias}, and Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elishama{gr.Elisama} and Joram, the priests. |
17:8
And withº
them [he sent] Levites,º
[even] Shemaiah,º
and Nethaniah,º
and Zebadiah,º
and Asahel,º
and Shemiramoth,º
and Jehonathan,º
and Adonijah,º
and Tobijah,º
and Tobadonijah,º
Levites;º
and withº
them Elishamaº
and Jehoram,º
priests.º |
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17:9
And they taught in Judah{gr.Juda}, and [there was] with them the book of the law of the Lord, and they passed through the cities of Judah{gr.Juda}, and taught the people. |
17:9
And they taughtºº
in Judah,º
and [had] the bookº
of the lawº
of Yahwehº
withº
them, and went aboutºº
throughout allº
the citiesº
of Judah,º
and taughtºº
the people.º |
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17:10 ¶
And a terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land round about Judah{gr.Juda}, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat{gr.Josaphat}. |
17:10 ¶
And the fearº
of Yahwehº
fellº
uponº
allº
the kingdomsº
of the landsº
thatº
[were] round aboutº
Judah,º
so that they made no warººº
againstº
Jehoshaphat.º |
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17:11
And [some] of the Philistines brought to Jehoshaphat{gr.Josaphat} gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand seven hundred rams. |
17:11
Also [some] ofº
the Philistinesº
broughtºº
Jehoshaphatº
presents,º
and tributeº
silver;º
andº
the Arabiansº
broughtºº
him flocks,º
sevenº
thousandº
and sevenº
hundredº
rams,º
and sevenº
thousandº
and sevenº
hundredº
he goats.º |
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17:12 ¶
And Jehoshaphat{gr.Josaphat} increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judah{gr.Judea} places of abode, and strong cities. |
17:12 ¶
And Jehoshaphatº
waxedººº
greatº
exceedingly;ºº
and he builtºº
in Judahº
castles,º
and citiesº
of store.º |
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17:13
And he had many works in Judah{gr.Judea}: and the mighty men of war, [the men] of strength, [were] in Jerusalem. |
17:13
And he hadº
muchº
businessº
in the citiesº
of Judah:º
and the menºº
of war,º
mighty menº
of valour,º
[were] in Jerusalem.º |
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17:14
And this [is] their number according to the houses of their fathers; even the captains of thousands in Judah{gr.Juda} [were], Ednas the chief, and with him mighty men of strength three hundred thousand. |
17:14
And theseº
[are] the numbersº
of them according to the houseº
of their fathers:º
Of Judah,º
the captainsº
of thousands;º
Adnahº
the chief,º
and withº
him mighty menº
of valourº
threeº
hundredº
thousand.º |
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17:15
And after him, Johanan{gr.Joanan} the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand. |
17:15
And nextºº
to him [was] Jehohananº
the captain,º
and withº
him two hundredº
and fourscoreº
thousand.º |
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17:16
And after him Amaziah{gr.Amasias} the [son] of Zari, who was zealous for the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength. |
17:16
And nextºº
him [was] Amasiahº
the sonº
of Zichri,º
who willingly offeredºº
himselfº
unto Yahweh;º
and with himº
two hundredº
thousandº
mighty menº
of valour.º |
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17:17
And out of Benjamin [there was] a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers. |
17:17
And ofº
Benjamin;º
Eliadaº
a mighty manº
of valour,º
and withº
him armed menºº
with bowº
and shieldº
two hundredº
thousand.º |
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17:18
And after him Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war. |
17:18
And nextºº
him [was] Jehozabad,º
and withº
him an hundredº
and fourscoreº
thousandº
ready preparedºº
for the war.º |
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17:19
These were the king's servants besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judah{gr.Judea}. |
17:19
Theseº
waitedºº
onºº
the king,º
besideºº
[those] whomº
the kingº
putºº
in the fencedº
citiesº
throughout allº
Judah.º |
