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2 Chronicles 17

19 aligned verses; 19 with wording or punctuation differences .

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Asa’s son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place , and he strengthened himself against Israel .
And Jehoshaphat his son reigneth in his stead , and he strengtheneth himself against Israel ,
He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
and putteth a force in all the fenced cities of Judah , and putteth garrisons in the land of Judah , and in the cities of Ephraim that Asa his father had captured.
Now the LORD was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of his father David. He did not seek out the Baals ,
And Jehovah is with Jehoshaphat , for he hath walked in the first ways of David his father , and hath not sought to Baalim ,
but he sought the God of his father and walked by His commandments rather than the practices of Israel.
for to the God of his father he hath sought, and in His commands he hath walked, and not according to the work of Israel.
So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute , so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
And Jehovah doth establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah give a present to Jehoshaphat , and he hath riches and honour in abundance,
And his heart took delight in the ways of the LORD; furthermore , he removed the high places and Asherah poles from Judah.
and his heart is high in the ways of Jehovah , and again he hath turned aside the high places and the shrines out of Judah.
In the third year of his reign , Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel , and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah,
And in the third year of his reign he hath sent for his heads, for Ben-Hail, and for Obadiah, and for Zechariah, and for Nethaneel , and for Michaiah, to teach in cities of Judah,
accompanied by certain Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah , and Tob-adonijah —along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
and with them the Levites , Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijath , and Tob-Adonijah , the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram , the priests .
They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
And they teach in Judah, and with them `is' the Book of the Law of Jehovah, and they go round about into all cities of Judah , and teach among the people.
And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat .
And here is a fear of Jehovah on all kingdoms of the lands that `are' round about Judah, and they have not fought with Jehoshaphat ;
Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7 , 700 rams and 7 , 700 goats from their flocks .
and of the Philistines they are bringing in to Jehoshaphat a present , and tribute silver; also, the Arabians are bringing to him a flock , rams seven thousand an seven hundred , and he- goats seven thousand and seven hundred .
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger , and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
And Jehoshaphat is going on and becoming very great , and he buildeth in Judah palaces and cities of store,
and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah . He also had warriors in Jerusalem who were mighty men of valor .
and he hath much work in cities of Judah ; and men of war, mighty of valour, `are' in Jerusalem .
These are their numbers according to the houses of their fathers: From Judah, the commanders of thousands : Adnah the commander , and with him 300,000 mighty men of valor;
And these ` are ' their numbers , for the house of their fathers: Of Judah, heads of thousands , Adnah the head , and with him mighty ones of valour, three hundred chiefs.
next to him, Jehohanan the commander , and with him 280,000;
And at his hand `is' Jehohanan the head , and with him two hundred and eighty chiefs.
and next to him, Amasiah son of Zichri, the volunteer for the LORD , and with him 200 , 000 mighty men of valor .
And at his hand `is' Amasiah son of Zichri, who is willingly offering himself to Jehovah , and with him two hundred chiefs , mighty of valour .
From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor , and with him 200 , 000 armed with bows and shields;
And of Benjamin: mighty of valour , Eliada, and with him, armed with bow and shield, two hundred chiefs.
and next to him, Jehozabad, and with him 180 , 000 armed for battle .
And at his hand `is' Jehozabad, and with him a hundred and eighty chiefs , armed ones of the host .
These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
These `are' those serving the king, apart from those whom the king put in the cities of fortress, in all Judah.

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