II Chronicles 17

vayyimlokh yehoshafat beno takhtayw vayyitkhazzeq al-yisra'el

His son Jehoshaphat succeeded him as king, and took firm hold of Israel.

vayyitten-khayil bekhol-are yehudah habbetsurot vayyitten netsivim be'erets yehudah uve'are efrayim asher lakhad asa aviv

He stationed troops in all the fortified towns of Judah, and stationed garrisons throughout the land of Judah and the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.

vayehi Adonai im-yehoshafat ki halakh bedarkhe david aviv harishonim velo darash labbe'alim

GOD was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the earlier ways of his forefather David, and did not worship the Baalim,

ki lelohe aviv darash uvemitsvotayw halakh velo kema'aseh yisra'el

but worshiped the God of his father and followed the commandments—unlike the behavior of Israel.

vayyakhen Adonai et-hammamlakhah beyado vayyittenu khol-yehudah minkhah lihoshafat vayehi-lo osher-vekhavod larov

So GOD established the kingdom in his hands, and all Judah gave presents to Jehoshaphat. He had wealth and glory in abundance.

vayyigbah libbo bedarkhe Adonai ve'od hesir et-habbamot ve'et-ha'asherim mihudah

His mind was elevated in GOD’s ways. Moreover, he abolished the shrines and the sacred posts from Judah.

uvishnat shalosh lemolkho shalakh lesarayw leven-khayil ule'ovadyah velizkharyah velintanel ulemikhayahu lelammed be'are yehudah

In the third year of his reign he sent his officers Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah throughout the cities of Judah to offer instruction.

ve'immahem haleviyyim shemayahu unetanyahu uzevadyahu va'asahel (vshmrymvt) [ushemiramot] vihonatan va'adoniyyahu vetoviyyahu vetov adoniyyah haleviyyim ve'immahem elishama vihoram hakkohanim

With them were the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-adonijah the Levites; with them were Elishama and Jehoram the priests.

vayelammedu bihudah ve'immahem sefer torat Adonai vayyasobbu bekhol-are yehudah vayelammedu ba'am

They offered instruction throughout Judah, having with them the Book of the Teaching of GOD. They made the rounds of all the cities of Judah and instructed the people.

vayehi pakhad Adonai al kol-mamlekhot ha'aratsot asher sevivot yehudah velo nilkhamu im-yehoshafat

A terror of GOD seized all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, and they did not go to war with Jehoshaphat.

umin-pelishtim mevi'im lihoshafat minkhah vekhesef massa gam ha'arvi'im mevi'im lo tson elim shivat alafim usheva me'ot uteyashim shivat alafim usheva me'ot

From Philistia a load of silver was brought to Jehoshaphat as tribute. The Arabs, too, brought him flocks: 7,700 rams and 7,700 he-goats.

vayehi yehoshafat holekh vegadel ad-lema'elah vayyiven bihudah biraniyyot ve'are miskenot

Jehoshaphat grew greater and greater, and he built up fortresses and garrison towns in Judah.

umelakhah rabbah hayah lo be'are yehudah ve'anshe milkhamah gibbore khayil birushalai͏m

He carried out extensive works in the towns of Judah, and had soldiers, valiant warriors, in Jerusalem.

ve'elleh fequddatam levet avotehem lihudah sare alafim adnah hassar ve'immo gibbore khayil shelosh me'ot alef

They were enrolled according to their clans. Judah: chiefs of thousands, Adnah the chief, who had 300,000 valiant warriors;

ve'al-yado yehokhanan hassar ve'immo matayim ushemonim alef

next to him was Jehohanan the captain, who had 280,000;

ve'al-yado amasyah ven-zikhri hammitnaddev la-Adonai ve'immo matayim elef gibbor khayil

next to him was Amasiah son of Zichri, who made a freewill offering to GOD. He had 200,000 valiant warriors.

umin-binyamin gibbor khayil elyada ve'immo nosheqe-qeshet umagen matayim alef

Benjamin: Eliada, a valiant warrior, who had 200,000 men armed with bow and buckler;

ve'al-yado yehozavad ve'immo me'ah-ushemonim elef khalutse tsava

next to him was Jehozabad, who had 180,000 armed men.

elleh hamesharetim et-hammelekh millevad asher-natan hammelekh be'are hammivtsar bekhol-yehudah

These served the king, besides those whom the king assigned to the fortified towns throughout Judah.