歷代志(下) 第17章 共36章
- 1Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king and strengthened himself against Israel.
- 2He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and put garrisons in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
- 3The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because in his early years he walked in the ways his father David had followed. He did not consult the Baals
- 4but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel.
- 5The LORD established the kingdom under his control; and all Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so that he had great wealth and honor.
- 6His heart was devoted to the ways of the LORD ; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah.
- 7In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah to teach in the towns of Judah.
- 8With them were certain Levites-Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah-and the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
- 9They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD ; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people.
- 10The fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, so that they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.
- 11Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought him flocks: seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats.
- 12Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful; he built forts and store cities in Judah
- 13and had large supplies in the towns of Judah. He also kept experienced fighting men in Jerusalem.
- 14Their enrollment by families was as follows: From Judah, commanders of units of 1,000: Adnah the commander, with 300,000 fighting men;
- 15next, Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000;
- 16next, Amasiah son of Zicri, who volunteered himself for the service of the LORD , with 200,000.
- 17From Benjamin: Eliada, a valiant soldier, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields;
- 18next, Jehozabad, with 180,000 men armed for battle.
- 19These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.