2 Chronicles 17
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2 Chronicles 17:1-7

11JehoshaphatH3092 his sonH1121 then becameH4427 kingH4427 in his placeH8478, and madeH2388 his position overH5921 IsraelH3478 firmH2388. 2He placedH5414 troopsH2428 in allH3605 2the fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, and setH5414 garrisonsH5333 in the landH776 of JudahH3063 and in the citiesH5892 of EphraimH669 3whichH834 AsaH609 his fatherH1 had capturedH3920. 3The LordH3068 was with JehoshaphatH3092 becauseH3588 he 4followedH1980 the exampleH1870 of his fatherH1 David’sH1732 earlierH7223 days and did not seekH1875 the BaalsH1168, 4but soughtH1875 the GodH430 of his fatherH1, 5followedH1980 His commandmentsH4687, 6and did not actH4639 as IsraelH3478 didH4639. 5So the LordH3068 establishedH3559 the kingdomH4467 in his 7controlH3027, and allH3605 JudahH3063 broughtH5414 tributeH4503 to JehoshaphatH3092, and 8he hadH1961 greatH7230 richesH6239 and honorH3519. 69He tookH1361 greatH1361 prideH1361H3820 in the waysH1870 of the LordH3068 and againH5750 10removedH5493 the highH1116 placesH1116 and the AsherimH842 from JudahH3063.

7Then in the thirdH7969 yearH8141 of his reignH4427 he sentH7971 his officialsH8269, Ben-hailH1134, ObadiahH5662, ZechariahH2148, NethanelH5417 and MicaiahH4322, 11to teachH3925 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063;

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Notes

  1. 1. 2 Chronicles 17:1 1 Kin 15:24 ↩
  2. 2. 2 Chronicles 17:2 2 Chr 11:5 ↩
  3. 3. 2 Chronicles 17:2 2 Chr 15:8 ↩
  4. 4. 2 Chronicles 17:3 Lit walked in the earlier ways of his father ↩
  5. 5. 2 Chronicles 17:4 Lit walked in ↩
  6. 6. 2 Chronicles 17:4 1 Kin 12:28 ↩
  7. 7. 2 Chronicles 17:5 Lit hand ↩
  8. 8. 2 Chronicles 17:5 2 Chr 18:1 ↩
  9. 9. 2 Chronicles 17:6 Lit his heart was high ↩
  10. 10. 2 Chronicles 17:6 2 Chr 15:17 ↩
  11. 11. 2 Chronicles 17:7 2 Chr 15:3; 35:3 ↩

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