Verse 11
2 Chronicles 17:11
Free Bible Version
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Jehoshaphat grew increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storehouse towns in Judah.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וּ/מִן פְּלִשְׁתִּ֗ים מְבִיאִ֧ים לִֽ/יהוֹשָׁפָ֛ט מִנְחָ֖ה וְ/כֶ֣סֶף מַשָּׂ֑א גַּ֣ם הָֽ/עַרְבִיאִ֗ים מְבִיאִ֥ים ל/וֹ֙ צֹ֕אן אֵילִ֔ים שִׁבְעַ֤ת אֲלָפִים֙ וּ/שְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת וּ/תְיָשִׁ֕ים שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִ֖ים וּ/שְׁבַ֥ע מֵאֽוֹת
English Translation
And from the Philistines they brought to Jehoshaphat a tribute and silver as a gift; also the Arabians brought to him flocks, seven thousand rams and seven hundred goats, seven thousand and seven hundred.
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Chapter 17 Context
1
Asa's son Jehoshaphat took over as king. He strengthened his country's defenses against Israel.
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The Lord supported Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David. He did not believe...
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but worshiped the God (Elohim) of his father and obeyed his commandments, unlike what the kingdom of...
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So the Lord made Jehoshaphat's hold on the kingdom secure, and all the people of Judah paid their du...
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He was sincerely committed to what the Lord wanted. He also removed the high places and Asherah pole...
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In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethane...
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He sent along with the them Levites named Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehona...
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Taking with them the Book of the Law of the Lord they taught as they went around Judah. They visited...
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9
All the surrounding kingdoms were in awe of the Lord, so that they did not attack Jehoshaphat.
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Some of the Philistines even brought him gifts and silver, while the Arabians brought him 7,700 rams...
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Jehoshaphat grew increasingly powerful, and he built fortresses and storehouse towns in Judah.
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He maintained a great deal of supplies in the towns of Judah. He also had troops, experienced warrio...
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This is a count of them, according to their family lines: from Judah, the commanders of thousands: A...
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14
then Jehohanan the commander, and 280,000 with him;
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then Amasiah, son of Zichri, who volunteered to serve the Lord, and 200,000 mighty warriors with him...
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from Benjamin, Eliada, a mighty warrior, and 200,000 with him armed with bows and shields;
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then Jehozabad, and 180,000 with him ready for battle;
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These were the men who served the king, in addition to those he assigned to the fortified towns thro...
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