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    "chapter": 17
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    "n": 17,
    "bookSlug": "2-chronicles",
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        "n": 1,
        "refId": "2CH-17:1",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.1",
        "text": "Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel."
      },{
        "n": 2,
        "refId": "2CH-17:2",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.2",
        "text": "He placed forces in all the fortified cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken."
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        "n": 3,
        "refId": "2CH-17:3",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.3",
        "text": "Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,"
      },{
        "n": 4,
        "refId": "2CH-17:4",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.4",
        "text": "but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways of Israel."
      },{
        "n": 5,
        "refId": "2CH-17:5",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.5",
        "text": "Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance."
      },{
        "n": 6,
        "refId": "2CH-17:6",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.6",
        "text": "His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh. Furthermore, he took away the high places and the Asherah poles out of Judah."
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        "n": 7,
        "refId": "2CH-17:7",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.7",
        "text": "Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;"
      },{
        "n": 8,
        "refId": "2CH-17:8",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.8",
        "text": "and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests."
      },{
        "n": 9,
        "refId": "2CH-17:9",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.9",
        "text": "They taught in Judah, having the book of Yahweh’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people."
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        "n": 10,
        "refId": "2CH-17:10",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.10",
        "text": "The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat."
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        "n": 11,
        "refId": "2CH-17:11",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.11",
        "text": "Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and silver for tribute. The Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand seven hundred rams, and seven thousand seven hundred male goats."
      },{
        "n": 12,
        "refId": "2CH-17:12",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.12",
        "text": "Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah."
      },{
        "n": 13,
        "refId": "2CH-17:13",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.13",
        "text": "He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem."
      },{
        "n": 14,
        "refId": "2CH-17:14",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.14",
        "text": "This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: From Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him three hundred thousand mighty men of valor;"
      },{
        "n": 15,
        "refId": "2CH-17:15",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.15",
        "text": "and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;"
      },{
        "n": 16,
        "refId": "2CH-17:16",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.16",
        "text": "and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Yahweh, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor."
      },{
        "n": 17,
        "refId": "2CH-17:17",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.17",
        "text": "From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;"
      },{
        "n": 18,
        "refId": "2CH-17:18",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.18",
        "text": "and next to him Jehozabad, and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready and prepared for war."
      },{
        "n": 19,
        "refId": "2CH-17:19",
        "verseRef": "2CH.17.19",
        "text": "These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah."
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