2 Chronicles 17:1-9

1His sonH1121 1JehoshaphatH3092 then becameH4427 kingH4427 inH8478 his placeH8478, and he provedH2388 himself strongH2388 overH5921 IsraelH3478. 2He placedH5414 troopsH2428 in allH3605 2the fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, and placedH5414 garrisonsH5333 in the landH776 of JudahH3063 and in the citiesH5892 of EphraimH669 3whichH834 his fatherH1 AsaH609 had capturedH3920. 3And the 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 act as IsraelH3478 didH4639. 5So the LordH3068 establishedH3559 the kingdomH4467 in his 7controlH3027, and allH3605 JudahH3063 gaveH5414 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 11AsherimH842 from JudahH3063.

7Then in the thirdH7969 yearH8141 of his reignH4427 he sentH7971 his officialsH8269, Ben-hailH1134, ObadiahH5662, ZechariahH2148, NethanelH5417, and MicaiahH4322, 12to teachH3925 in the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063; 8and with them 13the LevitesH3881, ShemaiahH8098, NethaniahH5418, ZebadiahH2069, AsahelH6214, ShemiramothH8070, JehonathanH3083, AdonijahH138, TobijahH2900, and TobadonijahH2899, the LevitesH3881; and with them the priestsH3548 ElishamaH476 and JehoramH3088. 9They taughtH3925 in JudahH3063, having 14the BookH5612 of the LawH8451 of the LordH3068 with them; and they wentH5437 throughoutH5437H3605 the citiesH5892 of JudahH3063 and taughtH3925 among the peopleH5971.