2 Chronicles 17:1-19 CEB

[1] Asa’s son Jehoshaphat succeeded him as king. Jehoshaphat strengthened his position against Israel [2] by stationing troops in the fortified cities of Judah and placing soldiers throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. [3] The LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the earlier ways of his father by not seeking Baal. [4] Instead, he sought the God of his father, and unlike Israel, he followed God’s commandments. [5] The LORD gave him firm control over the kingdom, and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat tribute, so that he had abundant riches and honor. [6] Jehoshaphat took pride in the LORD’s ways and again removed the shrines and the sacred poles from Judah. [7] In the third year of his rule, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah. [8] They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram. [9] They taught throughout Judah. They brought with them the LORD’s Instruction scroll as they made their rounds to all the cities of Judah, teaching the people. [10] All the kingdoms surrounding Judah were afraid of the LORD and didn’t wage war against Jehoshaphat. [11] Some of the Philistines brought a load of silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat. The Arabians also brought flocks to Jehoshaphat: seventy-seven hundred rams and seventy-seven hundred goats. [12] As Jehoshaphat grew increasingly powerful, he built fortresses and storage cities in Judah [13] and had many supplies in the cities of Judah. He also had an army of mighty warriors in Jerusalem, [14] registered by their clans as follows: Judah’s officers over units of a thousand included Commander Adnah with three hundred thousand soldiers; [15] next to him was Commander Jehohanan with two hundred eighty thousand soldiers; [16] at his side was Amasiah, Zichri’s son, who volunteered for the LORD with two hundred thousand soldiers. [17] From Benjamin came a valiant warrior: Eliada, together with two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; [18] next to him was Jehozabad, together with one hundred eighty thousand soldiers. [19] These were the individuals who served the king in addition to those the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.