2 Chronicles 17

Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel. ²He 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. ³Allah was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father Dawud, and did not seek the Baals, ⁴but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel. ⁵Therefore Allah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honour in abundance. ⁶His heart was lifted up in the ways of Allah: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah. ⁷Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Bin Hail, and Obadiah, and Zakariyya, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah; ⁸and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests. ⁹They taught in Judah, having the Book of the Taurat of Allah with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people. ¹⁰The fear of Allah fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were all around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat. ¹¹Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats. ¹²Jehoshaphat grew very great; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store. ¹³He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valour, in Jerusalem. ¹⁴This was the numbering of them according to their fathers' houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valour three hundred thousand; ¹⁵and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand; ¹⁶and next to him Amasiah Ibn Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Allah; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valour. ¹⁷Of Binyamin: Eliada a mighty man of valour, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield; ¹⁸and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war. ¹⁹These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.