2 Chronicles 17 — Side by side (BBE, WEB, ASV)

1And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.

1And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

2He put forces in all the walled towns of Judah, and responsible chiefs in the land of Judah and in the towns of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

2And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

3And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals,

3And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baalim,

4But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did.

4but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

5So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.

5Therefore Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

6His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord; and he went so far as to take away the high places and the wood pillars out of Judah.

6And his heart was lifted up in the ways of Jehovah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

7In the third year of his rule he sent Benhail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah, his captains, as teachers into the towns of Judah;

7Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

8And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests.

8and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

9And they gave teaching in Judah and had the book of the law of the Lord with them; they went through all the towns of Judah teaching the people.

9And they taught in Judah, having the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.

10And the fear of the Lord was on all the kingdoms of the lands round Judah, so that they made no wars against Jehoshaphat.

10And the fear of Jehovah fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

11And some of the Philistines took offerings to Jehoshaphat, and made him payments of silver; and the Arabians gave him flocks, seven thousand, seven hundred sheep, and seven thousand, seven hundred he-goats.

11And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he-goats.

12Jehoshaphat became greater and greater, and made strong towers and store-towns in Judah.

12And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

13He had much property in the towns of Judah; he had forces of armed men, great and strong, in Jerusalem.

13And he had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

14This is the number of them, listed by their families, the captains of thousands of Judah: Adnah, the captain, and with him three hundred thousand men of war;

14And this was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;

15Second to him Jehohanan, the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;

15and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand;

16After him Amasiah, the son of Zichri, who freely gave himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand men of war;

16and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

17And the captains of Benjamin: Eliada, a great man of war, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bows and body-covers;

17And of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

18And after him Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand trained for war.

18and next to him Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for war.

19These were the men who were waiting on the king, in addition to those placed by the king in the walled towns through all Judah.

19These were they that waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.