Verse 2
2 Chronicles 17:2
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And he placed numbers of soldiers in all the fortified cities of Juda. And he put garrisons in the land of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּ֨תֶּן חַ֔יִל בְּ/כָל עָרֵ֥י יְהוּדָ֖ה הַ/בְּצֻר֑וֹת וַ/יִּתֵּ֤ן נְצִיבִים֙ בְּ/אֶ֣רֶץ יְהוּדָ֔ה וּ/בְ/עָרֵ֣י אֶפְרַ֔יִם אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד אָסָ֥א אָבִֽי/ו
English Translation
And he gave strength in all the fortified cities of Judah, and he put governors in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa, his father, had captured.
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Chapter 17 Context
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And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, and grew strong against Israel.
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And he placed numbers of soldiers in all the fortified cities of Juda. And he put garrisons in the l...
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And the Lord was with Josaphat, because he walked in the first ways of David his father: and trusted...
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But in the God (Elohim) of his father, and walk in his commandments, and not according to the sins o...
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And the Lord established the kingdom in his hand, and all Juda brought presents to Josaphat: and he...
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And when his heart had taken courage for the ways of the Lord, he took away also the high places and...
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And in the third year of his reign, he sent of his princes Benhail, and Abdias, and Zacharias, and N...
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And with them the Levites, Semeias, end Nathanias, and Zabadias, and Asael, and Semiramoth, and Jona...
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And they taught the people in Juda, having with them the book of the law of the Lord: and they went...
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And the fear of the Lord came upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Juda, and the...
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The Philistines also brought presents to Josaphat, and tribute in silver, and the Arabians brought h...
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And Josaphat grew, and became exceeding great: and he built in Juda houses like towers, and walled c...
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And he prepared many works in the cities of Juda: and he had warriors, and valiant men in Jerusalem.
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Of whom this is the number of the houses and families of every one: in Juda captains of the army, Ed...
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After him Johanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.
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And after him was Amasias the son of Zechri, consecrated to the Lord, and with him were two hundred...
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After him was Eliada valiant in battle, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield.
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After him also was Jozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready for war.
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All these were at the hand of the king, beside others, whom he had put in the walled cities, in all...
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