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His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.
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He placed troops in all of Judah's fortified cities and posted garrisons throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.
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The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed in his ancestor David's footsteps at the beginning of his reign. He did not seek the Baals,
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but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites.
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The LORD made his kingdom secure; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected.
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He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
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In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah.
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They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
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They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the scroll of the law of the LORD. They traveled to all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
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The LORD put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat.
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Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute, including a load of silver. The Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.
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Jehoshaphat's power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah.
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He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem.
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These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors,
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Jehochanan the commander led 280,000,
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and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the LORD, led 200,000 skilled warriors.
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From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields,
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and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors.
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These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
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