1 Seu filho Josafá sucedeu-lhe no trono. Ele se fortificou contra Israel.2 Colocou tropas em todas as cidades fortes de Judá, guarnições em toda a terra e nas cidades de Efraim das quais se tinha apoderado seu pai Asa.3 O Senhor estava com Josafá, porque este seguia os exemplos que, a princípio, dera seu pai: não corria atrás dos Baal,4 mas só procurava o Deus de seus pais, observando seus mandamentos, sem fazer nada de semelhante ao que fazia Israel.5 Por isso o Senhor confirmou o poder em suas mãos. Todo o Judá lhe trazia presentes; teve riqueza em abundância e glória.6 Cheio de confiança na obra do Senhor, fez desaparecer de Judá os lugares altos e os ídolos asserás.7 No terceiro ano de seu reinado, enviou seus chefes, Benail, Obdias, Zacarias, Natanael e Miquéias, para que ensinassem nas cidades de Judá.8 Ele os fez acompanhar pelos levitas Semeías, Natanias, Zabadias, Asael, Semiramot, Jonatã, Adonias, Tobias, Tobadonias, e pelos sacerdotes Elisama e Jorão.9 Ensinaram em Judá, levando consigo o livro da lei do Senhor, e percorreram todas as cidades de Judá, instruindo o povo.10 O terror do Senhor difundiu-se em todos os reinos que cercavam Judá, os quais se abstiveram de fazer guerra a Josafá.11 Mesmo os filisteus vieram trazer a Josafá presentes e um tributo em prata; os árabes também lhe trouxeram gado miúdo: sete mil e setecentos carneiros e sete mil e setecentos bodes.12 Josafá aumentava seu poder. Construiu em Judá fortalezas e cidades de entrepostos.13 Realizou grandes trabalhos nas cidades de Judá. Havia em Jerusalém guerreiros cheios de valentia.14 Eis a sua enumeração segundo suas famílias: de Judá, os chefes de milhares eram: o chefe Adna, com trezentos mil valentes guerreiros;15 ao seu lado o chefe Joanã, com duzentos e oitenta mil valentes guerreiros;16 ao seu lado Amasias, filho de Zecri, voluntariamente consagrado ao Senhor, com duzentos mil valentes guerreiros.17 De Benjamim: o valoroso Eliada, com duzentos mil homens providos de arcos e de escudos;18 ao seu lado Josabad, com quatrocentos e vinte mil homens equipados para a guerra.19 Essas eram as pessoas a serviço do rei, além das guarnições colocadas por ele nas fortalezas da terra de Judá.

1 And Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his stead and prevailed against Israel.2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah and set garrisons in the land of Judah and likewise 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 the Baalim4 but sought the [LORD] God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.5 Therefore, the LORD confirmed the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought Jehoshaphat presents, and he had riches and glory in abundance.6 And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD, and he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.7 Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, Benhail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethaneel, and Michaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.8 And with them [he sent] the Levites, Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, 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 did not dare to make war against Jehoshaphat.11 And the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and tribute of silver; and the Arabians brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred he goats.12 And Jehoshaphat waxed great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.13 And he had many works in the cities of Judah and men of war, mighty men of valour, in Jerusalem.14 And these [are] the numbers of them according to the houses of their fathers: In Judah, princes of thousands; the prince Adnah and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valour;15 and after him, Prince Jehohanan and with him two hundred and eighty thousand;16 after him, Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself unto the LORD and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour;17 of Benjamin, Eliada, a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;18 after him, Jehozabad and with him one hundred and eighty thousand ready and prepared for the war.19 These were servants of the king, besides [those] whom the king had put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.: