Jehoshaphat King of Judah
1Jehoshaphat his son succeeded him as king and strengthened himself against Israel. 2He stationed troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and put garrisons in Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
3The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he followed the ways of his father David before him. He did not consult the Baals 4but sought the God of his father and followed his commands rather than the practices of Israel. 5The Lord established the kingdom under his control; and all Judah brought gifts to Jehoshaphat, so that he had great wealth and honor. 6His heart was devoted to the ways of the Lord; furthermore, he removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah.
7In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah to teach in the towns of Judah. 8With them were certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah—and the priests Elishama and Jehoram. 9They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the Lord; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people.
10The fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms of the lands surrounding Judah, so that they did not go to war against Jehoshaphat. 11Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and silver as tribute, and the Arabs brought him flocks: seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred goats.
12Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful; he built forts and store cities in Judah 13and had large supplies in the towns of Judah. He also kept experienced fighting men in Jerusalem. 14Their enrollment by families was as follows:
From Judah, commanders of units of 1,000:
Adnah the commander, with 300,000 fighting men;
15next, Jehohanan the commander, with 280,000;
16next, Amasiah son of Zikri, who volunteered himself for the service of the Lord, with 200,000.
17From Benjamin:
Eliada, a valiant soldier, with 200,000 men armed with bows and shields;
18next, Jehozabad, with 180,000 men armed for battle.
19These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
犹大王约沙法
1亚撒的儿子约沙法继位，他发愤图强对抗以色列。 2他派兵驻守犹大所有的坚城，又把守备军安置在犹大和他父亲亚撒所征服的以法莲各城邑。 3耶和华与约沙法同在，因为他效法他祖先大卫起初所行的，没有寻求巴力， 4只寻求他父亲的上帝，遵行祂的诫命，没有效法以色列人的行为。 5因此，耶和华巩固他的王位，所有的犹大人都向他进贡，他极有财富和尊荣。 6他专心遵行耶和华的道，铲除犹大境内的丘坛和亚舍拉神像。
7他在执政第三年委派官员便·亥伊勒、俄巴底、撒迦利雅、拿坦业和米该亚到犹大各城教导民众， 8与他们同去的还有利未人示玛雅、尼探雅、西巴第雅、亚撒黑、示米拉末、约拿单、亚多尼雅、多比雅和驼·巴多尼雅，还有祭司以利沙玛和约兰。 9他们带着耶和华的律法书，走遍犹大各城镇教导民众。 10犹大周围的列国都惧怕耶和华，不敢与约沙法争战。 11一些非利士人向他进贡礼物和银子，阿拉伯人也给他送来公绵羊和公山羊各七千七百只。
12约沙法日渐强大，在犹大境内修建堡垒和储货城， 13在犹大各城储备大量物资。他又在耶路撒冷屯驻精兵， 14其人数按宗族记在下面。
犹大族有千夫长押拿，率领精兵三十万； 15其次是千夫长约哈难，率领军兵二十八万； 16其次是自愿事奉耶和华的细基利的儿子亚玛斯雅，率领精兵二十万。 17便雅悯族有勇士以利雅大，率领手持弓箭和盾牌的军兵二十万； 18其次是约萨拔，率领武装好的军兵十八万。 19以上都是服侍王的军兵，不包括王派去驻守犹大各坚城的军兵。
