| NET Bible | Holman Christian Standard Bible |
| 1His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel. | 1His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel. |
| 2He 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. | 2He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. |
| 3The 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, | 3Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the former ways of his father David. He did not seek the Baals |
| 4but instead sought the God of his ancestors and obeyed his commands, unlike the Israelites. | 4but sought the God of his father and walked by His commands, not according to the practices of Israel. |
| 5The LORD made his kingdom secure; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he became very wealthy and greatly respected. | 5So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. Then all Judah brought him tribute, and he had riches and honor in abundance. |
| 6He was committed to following the LORD; he even removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah. | 6His mind rejoiced in the LORD's ways, and he again removed the high places and 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 cities of Judah. | 7In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials--Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah--to teach in the cities of Judah. |
| 8They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram. | 8The Levites with them were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; the priests, Elishama and Jehoram, were with these Levites. |
| 9They 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. | 9They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the LORD's instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people. |
| 10The LORD put fear into all the kingdoms surrounding Judah; they did not make war with Jehoshaphat. | 10The terror of the LORD was on all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so they didn't fight against Jehoshaphat. |
| 11Some 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. | 11Some of the Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 male goats. |
| 12Jehoshaphat's power kept increasing. He built fortresses and storage cities throughout Judah. | 12Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah |
| 13He had many supplies stored in the cities of Judah and an army of skilled warriors stationed in Jerusalem. | 13and carried out great works in the towns of Judah. He had fighting men, brave warriors, in Jerusalem. |
| 14These were their divisions by families: There were a thousand officers from Judah. Adnah the commander led 300,000 skilled warriors, | 14These are their numbers according to their ancestral families. For Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander and 300,000 brave warriors with him; |
| 15Jehochanan the commander led 280,000, | 15next to him, Jehohanan the commander and 280,000 with him; |
| 16and Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered to serve the LORD, led 200,000 skilled warriors. | 16next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer of the LORD, and 200,000 brave warriors with him; |
| 17From Benjamin, Eliada, a skilled warrior, led 200,000 men who were equipped with bows and shields, | 17from Benjamin, Eliada, a brave warrior, and 200,000 with him armed with bow and shield; |
| 18and Jehozabad led 180,000 trained warriors. | 18next to him, Jehozabad and 180,000 with him equipped for war. |
| 19These were the ones who served the king, besides those whom the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah. | 19These were the ones who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout all Judah. |
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