2 Chronicles 17
1AND Josaphat his son reigned in his stead. And Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel,
2and put garrisons in all the fortified cities of Juda, and appointed governors in all the cities of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which his father Asa had taken,
3and the Lord was with Josaphat. Because he walked in the first ways of his father and consulted not the idols,
4but sought the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commands of his father, and not according to the works of Israel,
5therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand, and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat, so that he had riches and honour in abundance:
6and his heart being exalted in the way of the Lord, he removed the high places and the bowers out of the land of Juda.
7And in the third year of his reign, he sent with the heads of families these rulers of his, namely, Abdias and Zacharias and Nathaniel and Michaias, to teach in the cities of Juda;
8and with them were these Levites, namely Samaias and Nathanias and Zabdias and Asiel and Semiramoth and Jonathan and Adonias and Tobias and Tobadonias who were Levites; and with them Elisama and Joram who were priests,
9and they taught in Juda. Having with them the book of the law of the Lord, they went through the cities of Juda, and taught the people.
10And there was a dread of the Lord on all the kingdoms of the land around Juda, so that they did not make war on Josaphat.
11Nay, from the Philistines they brought Josaphat silver for their gifts. And the Arabs brought him for their gifts, seven thousand seven hundred rams.
12And Josaphat advanced in greatness to a high degree, and built castles and strong cities in Judea, and had many works done for him in Judea.
13And with regard to the warriors, the mighty men, who strengthened him in Jerusalem,
14this was the number of them according to the houses of their patriarchal families. The captains of thousands for Juda were Edna the chief, and with him sons, mighties of the army, three hundred thousand;
15and after him Joanan the leader and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;
16and after him Amasias the Zarite, who devoted himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand, mighties of the army;
17and from Benjamin a mighty of the army, namely Eliada, and with him archers, and those armed with shields, two hundred thousand;
18and after him Jozabad, and with him eighty thousand, mighties of battle.
19All these waited on the king, excepting them whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout all Judea.