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World English Bible

2 Chronicles 17 (WEBP)

[1] Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
[2] He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
[3] Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,
[4] but sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways of Israel.
[5] Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
[6] His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh. Furthermore, he took away the high places and the Asherah poles out of Judah.
[7] Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
[8] and with them Levites, even Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
[9] They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
[10] The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
[11] Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks: seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.
[12] Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.
[13] He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.
[14] This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: From Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;
[15] and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;
[16] and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Yahweh, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.
[17] From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;
[18] and next to him Jehozabad, and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready and prepared for war.
[19] These were those who waited on the king, in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 17 (KJVS)

[1] And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
[2] And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.
[3] And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim;
[4] but sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
[5] Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
[6] And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.
[7] Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, even to Ben-hail, and to Obadiah, and to Zechariah, and to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.
[8] And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.
[9] And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
[10] And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
[11] Also some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and tribute silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred he goats.
[12] And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles, and cities of store.
[13] And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem.
[14] And these are the numbers of them according to the house of their fathers: Of Judah, the captains of thousands; Adnah the chief, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand.
[15] And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand.
[16] And next him was Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
[17] And of Benjamin; Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him armed men with bow and shield two hundred thousand.
[18] And next him was Jehozabad, and with him an hundred and fourscore thousand ready prepared for the war.
[19] These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

2 Chronicles 17:5 Heb. gave
2 Chronicles 17:10 Heb. was
2 Chronicles 17:12 Or, palaces
2 Chronicles 17:15 Heb. at his hand

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 17 (BYZ)

[1] Καὶ () ἐβασίλευσεν () Ιωσαφατ () υἱὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἀντ’ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () κατίσχυσεν () Ιωσαφατ () ἐπὶ () τὸν () Ισραηλ. ()
[2] Καὶ () ἔδωκεν () δύναμιν () ἐν () πάσαις () ταῖς () πόλεσιν () Ιουδα ταῖς () ὀχυραῖς καὶ () κατέστησεν () ἡγουμένους () ἐν () πάσαις () ταῖς () πόλεσιν () Ιουδα καὶ () ἐν () πόλεσιν () Εφραιμ, () ἃς () προκατελάβετο Ασα () ὁ () πατὴρ () αὐτοῦ. ()
[3] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () κύριος () μετὰ () Ιωσαφατ, () ὅτι () ἐπορεύθη () ἐν () ὁδοῖς () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () ταῖς () πρώταις καὶ () οὐκ () ἐξεζήτησεν () τὰ () εἴδωλα, ()
[4] ἀλλὰ () κύριον () τὸν () θεὸν () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἐξεζήτησεν () καὶ () ἐν () ταῖς () ἐντολαῖς () τοῦ () πατρὸς () αὐτοῦ () ἐπορεύθη, () καὶ () οὐχ () ὡς () τοῦ () Ισραηλ () τὰ () ἔργα. ()
[5] Καὶ () κατηύθυνεν () κύριος () τὴν () βασιλείαν () ἐν () χειρὶ () αὐτοῦ, () καὶ () ἔδωκεν () πᾶς () Ιουδα δῶρα () τῷ () Ιωσαφατ, () καὶ () ἐγένετο () αὐτῷ () πλοῦτος () καὶ () δόξα () πολλή. ()
[6] Καὶ () ὑψώθη () καρδία () αὐτοῦ () ἐν () ὁδῷ () κυρίου, () καὶ () ἔτι () ἐξῆρεν () τὰ () ὑψηλὰ () καὶ () τὰ () ἄλση ἀπὸ () τῆς () γῆς () Ιουδα.
[7] Καὶ () ἐν () τῷ () τρίτῳ () ἔτει () τῆς () βασιλείας () αὐτοῦ () ἀπέστειλεν () τοὺς () ἡγουμένους () αὐτοῦ () καὶ () τοὺς () υἱοὺς () τῶν () δυνατῶν, () τὸν () Αβδιαν καὶ () Ζαχαριαν () καὶ () Ναθαναηλ () καὶ () Μιχαιαν, διδάσκειν () ἐν () πόλεσιν () Ιουδα,
[8] καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () οἱ () Λευῖται () Σαμουιας καὶ () Ναθανιας καὶ () Ζαβδιας καὶ () Ασιηλ καὶ () Σεμιραμωθ καὶ () Ιωναθαν καὶ () Αδωνιας καὶ () Τωβιας οἱ () Λευῖται, () καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () Ελισαμα καὶ () Ιωραμ () οἱ () ἱερεῖς, ()
[9] καὶ () ἐδίδασκον () ἐν () Ιουδα, καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτῶν () βύβλος () νόμου () κυρίου, () καὶ () διῆλθον () ἐν () ταῖς () πόλεσιν () Ιουδα καὶ () ἐδίδασκον () τὸν () λαόν. ()
[10] Καὶ () ἐγένετο () ἔκστασις () κυρίου () ἐπὶ () πάσαις () ταῖς () βασιλείαις () τῆς () γῆς () ταῖς () κύκλῳ () Ιουδα, καὶ () οὐκ () ἐπολέμουν () πρὸς () Ιωσαφατ· ()
[11] καὶ () ἀπὸ () τῶν () ἀλλοφύλων () ἔφερον () τῷ () Ιωσαφατ () δῶρα () καὶ () ἀργύριον () καὶ () δόματα, () καὶ () οἱ () Ἄραβες () ἔφερον () αὐτῷ () κριοὺς προβάτων () ἑπτακισχιλίους () ἑπτακοσίους.
[12] Καὶ () ἦν () Ιωσαφατ () πορευόμενος () μείζων () ἕως () εἰς () ὕψος () καὶ () ᾠκοδόμησεν () οἰκήσεις ἐν () τῇ () Ιουδαίᾳ () καὶ () πόλεις () ὀχυράς.
[13] Καὶ () ἔργα () πολλὰ () ἐγένετο () αὐτῷ () ἐν () τῇ () Ιουδαίᾳ () καὶ () ἄνδρες () πολεμισταὶ δυνατοὶ () ἰσχύοντες () ἐν () Ιερουσαλημ. ()
[14] Καὶ () οὗτος () ἀριθμὸς () αὐτῶν () κατ’ () οἴκους () πατριῶν () αὐτῶν· () τῷ () Ιουδα χιλίαρχοι, () Εδνας ὁ () ἄρχων () καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () υἱοὶ () δυνατοὶ () δυνάμεως () τριακόσιαι () χιλιάδες· ()
[15] καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτὸν () Ιωαναν () ὁ () ἡγούμενος () καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () διακόσιαι () ὀγδοήκοντα () χιλιάδες· ()
[16] καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτὸν () Αμασιας ὁ () τοῦ () Ζαχρι ὁ () προθυμούμενος τῷ () κυρίῳ () καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () διακόσιαι () χιλιάδες () δυνατοὶ () δυνάμεως. ()
[17] Καὶ () ἐκ () τοῦ () Βενιαμιν () δυνατὸς () δυνάμεως () Ελιαδα καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () τοξόται καὶ () πελτασταὶ διακόσιαι () χιλιάδες· ()
[18] καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτὸν () Ιωζαβαδ καὶ () μετ’ () αὐτοῦ () ἑκατὸν () ὀγδοήκοντα () χιλιάδες () δυνατοὶ () πολέμου. ()
[19] Οὗτοι () οἱ () λειτουργοῦντες () τῷ () βασιλεῖ () ἐκτὸς () ὧν () ἔδωκεν () ὁ () βασιλεὺς () ἐν () ταῖς () πόλεσιν () ταῖς () ὀχυραῖς ἐν () πάσῃ () τῇ () Ιουδαίᾳ. ()

Old Testament scripture quotations and versification from Septuaginta, edited by Alfred Rahlfs (Stuttgart: Württembergische Bibelanstalt, 1935). New Testament quotations are from the Byzantine Text (Guardian Press, LLC, Robinson-Pierpont Byzantine Textform, 2026). Both are in the public domain.