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2 Chronicles 17

1AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֥טye.ho.sha.FatH3092hissonבְּנ֖וֹbe.NoH1121reignedH4427inhisstead,andstrengthenedוַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖קvai.yit.cha.ZekH2388himselfagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

2AndheplacedforcesinallthefortifiedH1219citiesעָרֵ֥י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֖הye.hu.DahH3063,andsetH5414garrisonsנְצִיבִים֙ne.tzi.VimH5333inthelandבְּאֶ֣רֶץbe.'E.retzH776ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andinthecitiesוּבְעָרֵ֣יu.ve.'a.ReiH5892ofEphraimאֶפְרַ֔יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669thatAsaאָסָ֥א'a.Sa'H609hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1hadtakenH3920.

3AndJehovahwasH1961withJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֑טye.ho.sha.FatH3092,forhewalkedהָלַ֗ךְha.LakhH1980inthefirstH7223waysבְּדַרְכֵ֞יbe.dar.KheiH1870ofhisfatherH1Davidדָּוִ֤ידda.VidH1732,andsoughtH1875notuntotheBaalsלַבְּעָלִֽים׃la.be.'a.LimH1168;

4buthesoughtH1875theGodלֵֽאלֹהֵ֤יle.lo.HeiH430ofhisfatherאָבִיו֙'a.VivH1,andwalkedהָלָ֑ךְha.LakhH1980inhiscommandmentsוּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יוu.ve.mitz.vo.TavH4687,andnotafterthedoingsofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

5AndJehovahestablishedוַיָּ֨כֶןvai.Ya.khenH3559thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467inhishandבְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.DoH3027;andallJudahיְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahH3063gaveH5414giftsH4503toJehoshaphatלִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טli.ho.sha.FatH3092;andhehadrichesH6239andhonourinabundanceלָרֹֽב׃la.RoH7230.

6Andhetookcourageinthewaysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870ofJehovah;moreover,heremovedH5493thehighהַבָּמ֥וֹתha.ba.MotH1116placesH1116andAsherahsoutofJudahמִיהוּדָֽה׃ פmi.hu.DahH3063.

7Andinthethirdyearוּבִשְׁנַ֨תu.vish.NatH8141ofhisreignלְמָלְכ֗וֹle.ma.le.KhoH4427hesentH7971hisprincesH8269,Ben-hail,andObadiahוּלְעֹבַדְיָ֣הu.le.'oad.YahH5662,andZechariahוְלִזְכַרְיָ֔הve.liz.khar.YahH2148,andNethaneel,andMicah,toteachלְלַמֵּ֖דle.la.MedH3925inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ye.hu.DahH3063;

8andwiththemtheLevitesהַלְוִיִּ֗םhal.vi.YimH3881:Shemaiahשְֽׁמַֽעְיָ֡הוּshe.ma'.Ya.huH8098,andNethaniahוּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּu.ne.tan.Ya.huH5418,andZebadiahוּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּu.ze.vad.Ya.huH2069,andAsahelוַעֲשָׂהאֵ֡לva.'a.sa.h.'ElH6214,andShemiramothוּשְׁמִֽירָמ֡וֹתu.she.mi.ri.motH8070,andJonathanוִֽיהוֹנָתָן֩vi.ho.na.TanH3083,andAdonijahוַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּva.'a.Do.ni.Ya.huH138,andTobijah,andTob-Adonijah,Levitesהַלְוִיִּ֑םhal.vi.YimH3881;andwiththemElishamaאֱלִישָׁמָ֥ע'e.li.sha.Ma'H476andJehoramוִֽיהוֹרָ֖םvi.ho.RamH3088,thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִֽים׃ha.ko.ha.NimH3548.

9AndtheytaughtH3925inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.DahH3063,andhadthebookסֵ֖פֶרSe.ferH5612ofthelawתּוֹרַ֣תto.RatH8451ofJehovahwiththem;andtheywentH5437aboutthroughallthecitiesעָרֵ֣י'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahH3063,andtaughtH3925amongthepeopleבָּעָֽם׃ba.'AmH5971.

10AndtheterrorH6343ofJehovahwasH1961uponallthekingdomsמַמְלְכ֣וֹתmam.le.KhotH4467ofthelandsהָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתha.'a.ra.TzotH776thatwereroundH5439aboutJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063,andtheymadenowaragainstJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ye.ho.sha.FatH3092.

11AndsomeofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֗יםpe.lish.TimH6430broughtH935Jehoshaphatלִֽיהוֹשָׁפָ֛טli.ho.sha.FatH3092giftsH4503andtribute-silver.TheArabiansalsoגַּ֣םgamH1571broughtH935himflocksצֹ֕אןtzonH6629,sevenשִׁבְעַ֤תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִים֙'a.la.FimH505sevenוּשְׁבַ֣עu.she.Va'H7651hundredH3967ramsאֵילִ֔ים'ei.LimH352,andsevenשִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtH7651thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505sevenוּשְׁבַ֥עu.she.Va'H7651hundredH3967he-goats.

12AndJehoshaphatיְהוֹשָׁפָ֛טye.ho.sha.FatH3092waxed exceeding great;andhebuiltH1129inJudahבִּֽיהוּדָ֛הbi.hu.DahH3063castlesandstore-cities.

13Andhehadmuchרַבָּ֛הra.BahH7227businessH4399inthecitiesבְּעָרֵ֣יbe.'a.ReiH5892ofJudahיְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahH3063;andmenH376ofwarמִלְחָמָ֛הmil.cha.MahH4421,strongandvaliant,inJerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

14Andthesearethenumbersofthemaccordingtotheirfathers'housesלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004.OfJudahלִֽיהוּדָה֙li.hu.DahH3063thecaptainsofthousandsאֲלָפִ֔ים'a.la.FimH505: Adnahthecaptain,andwithhimthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505mightyגִּבּ֣וֹרֵיgi.Bo.reiH1368menH1368ofvalour;

15andnexttohimwasJohananH3076thecaptain,andwithhimtwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967andeightyוּשְׁמוֹנִ֖יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505;

16andnexttohim,Amasiahthesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZichri,whowillinglyofferedH5068himselftoJehovah;andwithhimtwoמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967hundredH3967thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505mightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368menH1368ofvalour.

17AndofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִ֔ןbin.ya.MinH1144:Eliadaאֶלְיָדָ֑ע'el.ya.Da'H450,amightyגִּבּ֥וֹרgi.BorH1368manH1368ofvalour,andwithhimtwohundredמָאתַ֥יִםma.Ta.yimH3967thousandאָֽלֶף׃ ס'A.lefH505,armedwithbowקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198andshieldוּמָגֵ֖ןu.ma.GenH4043;

18andnexttohimwasJehozabadיְהוֹזָבָ֑דye.ho.za.VadH3075,andwithhimahundredמֵאָֽה־me.'ah-H3967andeightyוּשְׁמוֹנִ֥יםu.she.mo.NimH8084thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505readypreparedforwarצָבָֽא׃ סtza.Va'H6635.

19Theseweretheythatwaitedonthekingהַמֶּ֑לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428,besidesthosethatthekingהַמֶּ֛לֶךְha.Me.lekhH4428hadputנָתַ֥ןna.TanH5414inthefortifiedcitiesבְּעָרֵ֥יbe.'a.ReiH5892throughoutJudahיְהוּדָֽה׃ פye.hu.DahH3063.

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