II Chronicles 17

2  He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Yehuda, and stationed garrisons throughout the land of Yehuda and the cities of Efraim which his father Asa had captured.

3  Hashem was with Yehoshafat because he followed the earlier ways of his father David, and did not worship the Baalim,

4  but worshiped the God of his father and followed His commandments—unlike the behavior of Yisrael.

5  So Hashem established the kingdom in his hands, and all Yehuda gave presents to Yehoshafat. He had wealth and glory in abundance.

6  His mind was elevated in the ways of Hashem. Moreover, he abolished the shrines and the sacred posts from Yehuda.

7  In the third year of his reign he sent his officers Ben-hail, Ovadya, Zecharya, Nethanel, and Michaihu throughout the cities of Yehuda to offer instruction.

8  With them were the Leviim, Shemaya, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asael, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adoniyahu, Tobijah and Tob-Adoniyahu the Leviim; with them were Elishama and Yehoram the Kohanim.

9  They offered instruction throughout Yehuda, having with them the Book of the Teaching of Hashem. They made the rounds of all the cities of Yehuda and instructed the people.

11  From Philistia a load of silver was brought to Yehoshafat as tribute. The Arabs, too, brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 he-goats.

12  Yehoshafat grew greater and greater, and he built up fortresses and garrison towns in Yehuda.

13  He carried out extensive works in the towns of Yehuda, and had soldiers, valiant men, in Yerushalayim.

14  They were enrolled according to their clans. Yehuda: chiefs of thousands, Adnah the chief, who had 300,000 valiant men;

15  next to him was Yehochanan the captain, who had 280,000;

16  next to him was Amasiah son of Zichri, who made a freewill offering to Hashem. He had 200,000 valiant men.

17  Binyamin: Eliada, a valiant man, who had 200,000 men armed with bow and buckler;

18  next to him was Jehozabad, who had 180,000 armed men.

19  These served the king, besides those whom the king assigned to the fortified towns throughout Yehuda.