1Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself over Israel.2He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and he placed garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.3The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of David his father and did not seek the Baals.4For he sought the God of his father and walked in his commandments and did not act according to the deed of Israel.5The LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave an offering to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and glory in abundance.6His heart was exalted in the ways of the LORD, and he still removed the high places and the Asherahs from Judah.7In the third year of his reign he sent his rulers Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah.8With them were the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jonathan, Adonijah, Tobiah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites, and with them the priests Elishama and Jehoram.9They taught in Judah, and with them was the scroll of the instruction of the LORD; they went around in all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.10The dread of the LORD was upon all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, and they did not fight with Jehoshaphat.11The Philistines brought to Jehoshaphat an offering and silver as tribute; the Arabians also brought to him seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred male goats.12Jehoshaphat continued to go and grow until he was great, and he built fortresses and cities of storage in Judah.13He had much work in the cities of Judah, and men of battle, mighty men of strength, were in Jerusalem.14These were their muster according to the house of their fathers for Judah: commanders of thousands, Adnah the commander with three hundred thousand mighty men of strength under him.15Johanan the commander was next to him with two hundred and eighty thousand under him.16Next to him was Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD, with two hundred thousand mighty men of valor under him.17From Benjamin, Eliada, a mighty man of valor, had two hundred thousand men armed with bow and shield under him.18Next to him was Jehozabad with one hundred and eighty thousand armed for war under him.19These were the ones ministering to the king apart from those the king placed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.