# 2 Chronicles 17

> Lumin Translation

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Lumin’s own translation, drafted with AI from the Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek, checked verse by verse against them, and approved by Lumin. Brackets mark verses not found in the earliest manuscripts.

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1. Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place and strengthened his position against Israel.
2. He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.
3. Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals,
4. but sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the practices of Israel.
5. So Yahweh established the kingdom under his control. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had great riches and honor.
6. His heart was bold in the ways of Yahweh, and furthermore he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah.
7. 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.
8. With them were the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites, and with them the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
9. They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of Yahweh with them. They went around through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
10. The dread of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
11. Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs also brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats.
12. Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater. He built fortresses and store cities in Judah
13. and carried out many works in the cities of Judah. He also had soldiers, mighty warriors, in Jerusalem.
14. This was their enrollment by their ancestral houses: From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with three hundred thousand mighty warriors;
15. next to him Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000;
16. and next to him Amasiah son of Zichri, who volunteered for the service of Yahweh, with two hundred thousand mighty warriors.
17. From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty warrior, with two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield;
18. and next to him Jehozabad, with 180,000 men equipped for war.
19. These were the men who served the king, besides those the king had stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

## Nearby chapters

[2 Chronicles 16](https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-chronicles/16.md)
[2 Chronicles 18](https://www.lumin.faith/read/2-chronicles/18.md)

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