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.
1 亚撒的儿子约沙法接续他作王； 约沙法发愤图强， 对抗以色列人。
2 他把军队安置在犹大的一切设防城里， 又在犹大地和他父亲亚撒占领的以法莲各城里驻扎防军。
3 耶和华和约沙法同在， 因为他遵行了他祖父大卫最初所行的道路， 没有寻求巴力。
4 只寻求他父亲的 神， 遵行 神的诫命， 没有随从以色列人的行为。
5 因此， 耶和华使他统治的国稳固； 犹大各地都给他进贡， 所以约沙法的财富很多， 极有尊荣。
6 他勇敢地遵行耶和华的道路， 并且从犹大地中除掉邱坛和亚舍拉。
7 他作王第三年， 就差派他的大臣便．亥伊勒、俄巴底、撒迦利雅、拿坦业、米该亚， 到犹大各城去教训人。
8 和他们同去的， 还有示玛雅、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．巴多尼雅等几位利未人； 又有以利沙玛和约兰两位祭司和他们同去。
9 他们带着耶和华的律法书， 在犹大教训人； 他们走遍犹大各城， 在民间教训人。
10 犹大地周围的列国都惧怕耶和华， 不敢和约沙法交战。
11 有些非利士人送礼和纳贡银给约沙法； 阿拉伯人也送给他公绵羊七千七百只， 公山羊七千七百只。
12 约沙法逐渐变得十分强大， 在犹大建造了几座堡垒和贮藏货物的城市。
13 他在犹大各城中储备了大批物资； 在耶路撒冷也有不少战士， 都是英勇的战士。
14 他们的数目， 按着他们的家族记在下面： 犹大支派的千夫长中， 有押拿军长， 率领英勇的战士三十万；
15 在押拿底下， 是约哈难军长， 率领二十八万人；
16 在约哈难底下， 是细基利的儿子亚玛斯雅， 他是个甘愿献身给耶和华的人， 率领英勇的战士二十万。
17 便雅悯支派中有英勇的战士以利雅大， 率领配备弓箭和盾牌的人二十万，
18 在以利雅大底下是约萨拔， 率领常备军十八万。
19 这些人都是服事王的； 还有王在犹大全地各设防城里安置的， 没有计算在内。