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reigned
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ
And Jehoshaphat
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֥ט
his son
בְּנ֖וֹ
 
תַּחְתָּ֑יו
in his stead and strengthened
וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק
 
עַל
himself against Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
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And he placed
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן
forces
חַ֔יִל
 
בְּכָל
and in the cities
וּבְעָרֵ֣י
of Judah
יְהוּדָ֔ה
in all the fenced
הַבְּצֻר֑וֹת
And he placed
וַיִּתֵּ֤ן
garrisons
נְצִיבִים֙
in the land
בְּאֶ֣רֶץ
of Judah
יְהוּדָ֔ה
and in the cities
וּבְעָרֵ֣י
of Ephraim
אֶפְרַ֔יִם
 
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
had taken
לָכַ֖ד
which Asa
אָסָ֥א
his father
אָבִֽיו׃
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וַיְהִ֥י
And the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה
 
עִם
was with Jehoshaphat
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑ט
 
כִּ֣י
because he walked
הָלַ֗ךְ
ways
בְּדַרְכֵ֞י
David
דָּוִ֤יד
of his father
אָבִיו֙
in the first
הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים
 
וְלֹ֥א
and sought
דָרַ֖שׁ
not unto Baalim
לַבְּעָלִֽים׃
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כִּ֠י
to the LORD God
לֵֽאלֹהֵ֤י
of his father
אָבִיו֙
But sought
דָּרָ֔שׁ
in his commandments
וּבְמִצְוֹתָ֖יו
and walked
הָלָ֑ךְ
 
וְלֹ֖א
and not after the doings
כְּמַֽעֲשֵׂ֥ה
of Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃
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stablished
וַיָּ֨כֶן
Therefore the LORD
יְהוָ֤ה
 
אֶת
the kingdom
הַמַּמְלָכָה֙
in his hand
בְּיָד֔וֹ
brought
וַיִּתְּנ֧וּ
 
כָל
and all Judah
יְהוּדָ֛ה
presents
מִנְחָ֖ה
to Jehoshaphat
לִיהֽוֹשָׁפָ֑ט
 
וַיְהִי
 
ל֥וֹ
and he had riches
עֹֽשֶׁר
and honour
וְכָב֖וֹד
in abundance
לָרֹֽב׃
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was lifted up
וַיִּגְבַּ֥הּ
And his heart
לִבּ֖וֹ
in the ways
בְּדַרְכֵ֣י
of the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה
 
וְע֗וֹד
moreover he took away
הֵסִ֛יר
 
אֶת
the high places
הַבָּמ֥וֹת
 
וְאֶת
and groves
הָֽאֲשֵׁרִ֖ים
out of Judah
מִֽיהוּדָֽה׃
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year
וּבִשְׁנַ֨ת
Also in the third
שָׁל֜וֹשׁ
of his reign
לְמָלְכ֗וֹ
he sent
שָׁלַ֤ח
to his princes
לְשָׂרָיו֙
 
לְבֶן
even to Benhail
חַ֙יִל֙
and to Obadiah
וּלְעֹֽבַדְיָ֣ה
and to Zechariah
וְלִזְכַרְיָ֔ה
and to Nethaneel
וְלִנְתַנְאֵ֖ל
and to Michaiah
וּלְמִֽיכָיָ֑הוּ
to teach
לְלַמֵּ֖ד
in the cities
בְּעָרֵ֥י
of Judah
יְהוּדָֽה׃
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וְעִמָּהֶ֣ם
And with them he sent Levites
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם
even Shemaiah
שְֽׁמַעְיָ֡הוּ
and Nethaniah
וּנְתַנְיָ֡הוּ
and Zebadiah
וּזְבַדְיָ֡הוּ
and Asahel
וַֽעֲשָׂהאֵ֡ל
and Shemiramoth
וּשְׁמִֽריָמ֡וֹת
and Jehonathan
וִיהֽוֹנָתָן֩
and Adonijah
וַאֲדֹ֨נִיָּ֧הוּ
and Tobijah
וְטֽוֹבִיָּ֛הוּ
 
וְט֥וֹב
and Tobadonijah
אֲדֽוֹנִיָּ֖ה
And with them he sent Levites
הַלְוִיִּ֑ם
 
וְעִמָּהֶ֛ם
and with them Elishama
אֱלִֽישָׁמָ֥ע
and Jehoram
וִֽיהוֹרָ֖ם
priests
הַכֹּֽהֲנִֽים׃
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And they taught
וַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּ
in Judah
יְהוּדָ֔ה
 
וְעִ֨מָּהֶ֔ם
and had the book
סֵ֖פֶר
of the law
תּוֹרַ֣ת
of the LORD
יְהוָ֑ה
with them and went about
וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙
 
בְּכָל
throughout all the cities
עָרֵ֣י
in Judah
יְהוּדָ֔ה
And they taught
וַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּ
the people
בָּעָֽם׃
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וַיְהִ֣י׀
And the fear
פַּ֣חַד
of the LORD
יְהוָ֗ה
 
עַ֚ל
 
כָּל
fell upon all the kingdoms
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת
of the lands
הָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹת
 
אֲשֶׁ֖ר
that were round about
סְבִיב֣וֹת
Judah
יְהוּדָ֑ה
 
וְלֹ֥א
so that they made no war
נִלְחֲמ֖וּ
 
עִם
against Jehoshaphat
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָֽט׃
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וּמִן
Also some of the Philistines
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
brought
מְבִיאִ֥ים
Jehoshaphat
לִיהֽוֹשָׁפָ֛ט
presents
מִנְחָ֖ה
silver
וְכֶ֣סֶף
and tribute
מַשָּׂ֑א
 
גַּ֣ם
and the Arabians
הָֽעַרְבִיאִ֗ים
brought
מְבִיאִ֥ים
 
לוֹ֙
him flocks
צֹ֕אן
rams
אֵילִ֔ים
and seven
וּשְׁבַ֥ע
thousand
אֲלָפִ֖ים
and seven
וּשְׁבַ֥ע
hundred
מֵאֽוֹת׃
he goats
וּתְיָשִׁ֕ים
and seven
וּשְׁבַ֥ע
thousand
אֲלָפִ֖ים
and seven
וּשְׁבַ֥ע
hundred
מֵאֽוֹת׃
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וַיְהִ֧י
And Jehoshaphat
יְהֽוֹשָׁפָ֛ט
waxed
הֹלֵ֥ךְ
great
וְגָדֵ֖ל
 
עַד
exceedingly
לְמָ֑עְלָה
and he built
וַיִּ֧בֶן
in Judah
בִּֽיהוּדָ֛ה
castles
בִּירָֽנִיּ֖וֹת
and cities
וְעָרֵ֥י
of store
מִסְכְּנֽוֹת׃
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business
וּמְלָאכָ֥ה
And he had much
רַבָּ֛ה
 
הָ֥יָה
 
ל֖וֹ
in the cities
בְּעָרֵ֣י
of Judah
יְהוּדָ֑ה
 
וְאַנְשֵׁ֧י
of war
מִלְחָמָ֛ה
mighty men
גִּבּ֥וֹרֵי
of valour
חַ֖יִל
were in Jerusalem
בִּירֽוּשָׁלִָֽם׃
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וְאֵ֥לֶּה
And these are the numbers
פְקֻדָּתָ֖ם
of them according to the house
לְבֵ֣ית
of their fathers
אֲבֽוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם
Of Judah
לִֽיהוּדָה֙
the captains
הַשָּׂ֔ר
of thousands
אָֽלֶף׃
Adnah
עַדְנָ֣ה
the captains
הַשָּׂ֔ר
 
וְעִמּוֹ֙
and with him mighty men
גִּבּ֣וֹרֵי
of valour
חַ֔יִל
three
שְׁלֹ֥שׁ
hundred
מֵא֖וֹת
of thousands
אָֽלֶף׃
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וְעַל
And next
יָד֖וֹ
to him was Jehohanan
יְהֽוֹחָנָ֣ן
the captain
הַשָּׂ֑ר
 
וְעִמּ֕וֹ
and with him two hundred
מָאתַ֥יִם
and fourscore
וּשְׁמוֹנִ֖ים
thousand
אָֽלֶף׃
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וְעַל
And next
יָדוֹ֙
him was Amasiah
עֲמַסְיָ֣ה
the son
בֶן
of Zichri
זִכְרִ֔י
who willingly offered
הַמִּתְנַדֵּ֖ב
himself unto the LORD
לַֽיהוָ֑ה
 
וְעִמּ֛וֹ
and with him two hundred
מָאתַ֥יִם
thousand
אֶ֖לֶף
mighty men
גִּבּ֥וֹר
of valour
חָֽיִל׃
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וּמִ֨ן
And of Benjamin
בִּנְיָמִ֔ן
a mighty man
גִּבּ֥וֹר
of valour
חַ֖יִל
Eliada
אֶלְיָדָ֑ע
 
וְעִמּ֛וֹ
and with him armed men
נֹֽשְׁקֵי
with bow
קֶ֥שֶׁת
and shield
וּמָגֵ֖ן
two hundred
מָאתַ֥יִם
thousand
אָֽלֶף׃
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וְעַל
And next
יָד֖וֹ
him was Jehozabad
יְהֽוֹזָבָ֑ד
 
וְעִמּ֛וֹ
and with him an hundred
מֵאָֽה
and fourscore
וּשְׁמוֹנִ֥ים
thousand
אֶ֖לֶף
ready prepared
חֲלוּצֵ֥י
for the war
צָבָֽא׃
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אֵ֖לֶּה
These waited
הַמְשָֽׁרְתִ֣ים
 
אֶת
beside those whom the king
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
 
מִלְּבַ֞ד
 
אֲשֶׁר
put
נָתַ֥ן
beside those whom the king
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ
cities
בְּעָרֵ֥י
in the fenced
הַמִּבְצָ֖ר
 
בְּכָל
throughout all Judah
יְהוּדָֽה׃