1 Jeosafá, seu filho, reinou em seu lugar, e fortaleceu-se contra Israel.
2 Pôs forças armadas em todas as cidades fortes de Judá e dispôs guarnições na terra de Judá, como também nas cidades de Efraim que Asa, seu pai, tinha tomado.
3 E o Senhor era com Jeosafá, porque andou conforme os primeiros caminhos de Davi, seu pai, e não buscou aos baalins;
4 antes buscou ao Deus de seu pai, e andou nos seus mandamentos, e não segundo as obras de Israel.
5 Por isso o Senhor confirmou o reino na sua mão; e todo o Judá trouxe presentes a Jeosafá; e ele teve riquezas e glória em abundância.
6 E encorajou-se o seu coração nos caminhos do Senhor; e ele tirou de Judá os altos e os aserins.
7 No terceiro ano do seu reinado enviou ele os seus príncipes, Bene-Hail, Obadias, Zacarias, Netanel e Micaías, para ensinarem nas cidades de Judá;
8 e com eles os levitas Semaías, Netanias, Zebadias, Asael, Semiramote, Jônatas, Adonias, Tobias e Tobadonias e, com estes levitas, os sacerdotes Elisama e Jeorão.
9 E ensinaram em Judá, levando consigo o livro da lei do Senhor; foram por todas as cidades de Judá, ensinando entre o povo.
10 Então caiu o temor do Senhor sobre todos os reinos das terras que estavam ao redor de Judá, de modo que não fizeram guerra contra Jeosafá.
11 Alguns dentre os filisteus traziam presentes a Jeosafá, e prata como tributo; e os árabes lhe trouxeram rebanhos: sete mil e setecentos carneiros, e sete mil e setecentos bodes.
12 Assim Jeosafá ia-se tornando cada vez mais poderoso; e edificou fortalezas e cidades-armazéns em Judá;
13 e teve grande quantidade de munições nas cidades de Judá, e soldados, homens valorosos, em Jerusalém.
14 Este é o número deles segundo as suas casas paternas: de Judá os comandantes de mil: o comandante Adná, com trezentos mil homens valorosos;
15 após ele o comandante Jeoanã com duzentos e oitenta mil;
16 após ele Amasias, filho de Zicri, que voluntariamente se entregou ao Senhor, e com ele duzentos mil valorosos;
17 e de Benjamim: Eliadá, homem destemido, com duzentos mil armados de arco e de escudo;
18 e após ele Jeozabade, com cento e oitenta mil armados para a guerra.
19 Estes estavam no serviço do rei, afora os que o rei tinha posto nas cidades fortes por todo o Judá.
1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
2 And he placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had taken.
3 And Jehovah was with Jehoshaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto the Baals;
4 but he sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.
5 And Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
6 And he took courage in the ways of Jehovah; moreover, he removed the high places and Asherahs out of Judah.
7 And in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, Ben-hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethaneel, and Micah, to teach in the cities of Judah;
8 and with them the Levites: Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
9 And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about through all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.
10 And the terror of Jehovah was upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, and they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
11 And some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat gifts and tribute-silver. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.
12 And Jehoshaphat waxed exceeding great; and he built in Judah castles and store-cities.
13 And he had much business in the cities of Judah; and men of war, strong and valiant, in Jerusalem.
14 And these are the numbers of them according to their fathers' houses. Of Judah the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valour;
15 and next to him was Johanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;
16 and next to him, Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Jehovah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour.
17 And of Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand, armed with bow and shield;
18 and next to him was Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty thousand ready prepared for war.
19 These were they that waited on the king, besides those that the king had put in the fortified cities throughout Judah.