4. Rather, he sought the God of his father and walked in his commands, and not the practices of Israel.
5. Through him, the Lord made the kingdom secure, and all Judah gave Jehoshaphat gifts, so that great wealth and glory was his.
6. Thus he was encouraged to follow the Lord’s ways, and once again he removed the high places and the asherahs from Judah.
7. In the third year of his reign he sent his officials, Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
8. With them he sent the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, and Tobijah, together with Elishama and Jehoram the priests.
9. They taught in Judah, having with them the book of the law of the Lord; they traveled through all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
10. Now the fear of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the countries surrounding Judah, so that they did not war against Jehoshaphat.
11. Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and a tribute of silver; the Arabians also brought him a flock of seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.
12. Jehoshaphat grew ever greater. He built strongholds and store cities in Judah.
13. He carried out many works in the cities of Judah, and he had soldiers, valiant warriors, in Jerusalem.
14. This was their mustering according to their ancestral houses. From Judah, the commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, and with him three hundred thousand valiant warriors.
15. Next to him, Jehohanan the commander, and with him two hundred eighty thousand.
16. Next to him, Amasiah, son of Zichri, who offered himself to the Lord, and with him two hundred thousand valiant warriors.
17. From Benjamin: Eliada, a valiant warrior, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and buckler.