2 Chronicles 17

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¹ When his son Jehoshaphat succeeded him, he made himself stronger against Israel	¹ ܘܩܡ ܒܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܒܪܗ ܒܬܪܗ ܘܐܬܥܫܢ ܥܠ ܐܝܣܪܝܠ
² by stationing troops in al the fortified towns in Judah and by garrisoning Judah and the towns ofEphraim which his father Asa had captured.	² ܘܐܫܠܛ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܥܫܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܘܐܩܝܡ ܫܠܝ̈ܛܐ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܐܦܪܝܡ ܕܐܚܕ ܐܣܐ ܐܒܘܗܝ
³ Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he fol owed the example of his father's earlier days and didnot have recourse to Baal,	³ ܘܗܘܐ ܡܪܝܐ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܡܛܠ ܕܗܠܟ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܕܘܝܕ ܐܒܘܗܝ ܩܕܡܝ̈ܬܐ ܘܠܐ ܨܠܝ ܠܨܠܡ̈ܐ
⁴ but sought Yahweh, the God of his father, fol owing his commandments and not behaving as Israeldid.	⁴ ܡܛܠ ܕܠܡܪܝܐ ܐܠܗܐ ܕܐܒܘܗܝ ܨܠܝ ܘܒܦܘܩܕ̈ܢܘܗܝ ܗܠܟ ܘܢܡܘܣ̈ܘܗܝ ܢܛܪ ܘܠܐ ܥܒܕ ܐܝܟ ܥ̇ܒ̈ܕܐ ܕܐܝܣܪܝܠ
⁵ Because of this, Yahweh put him in secure control of the kingdom, while al Judah gave Jehoshaphatpresents until ample riches and honour were his.	⁵ ܘܐܬܩܢ ܡܪܝܐ ܡܠܟܘܬܐ ܒܐܝܕܗ ܘܝܗܒܘ ܠܗ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܠܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܘܗܘܐ ܠܗ ܥܘܬܪܐ ܘܐܝܩܪܐ ܣܘܓܐܐ ܕܛܒ
⁶ He was so enthusiastic about obeying Yahweh that once again he abolished the high places andsacred poles in Judah.	⁶ ܘܐܬܚܝܠ ܠܒܗ ܒܐܘܪ̈ܚܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܬܘܒ ܥܩܪ ܡܕܒ̈ܚܐ ܘܥܠܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܗܘܘ ܒܬܚܘܡܐ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ
⁷ In the third year of his reign he sent his leading men-Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel andMicaiah, to give instruction in the towns of Judah.	⁷ ܘܒܫܢܬ ܬܠܬ ܠܡܠܟܘܬܗ ܫܕܪ ܩܪܐ ܠܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܘܗܝ ܘܠܪ̈ܒܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܠܥܘܒܕܝܐ ܘܠܙܟܪܝܐ ܘܠܡܬܢܐܝܠ ܘܠܡܠܟܝܐ ܠܡܠܦܘ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ
⁸ With them went the Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan,Adonijah and Tobijah, the Levites; Elishama and Jehoram the priests went with them.	⁸ ܘܥܡܗܘܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܫܡܥܝܐ ܡܬܢܝܐ ܙܟܪܝܐ ܥܫܐܝܠ ܢܛܘܪܐ ܝܘܢܬܢ ܐܕܘܢܝܐ ܛܘܒܝܐ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܘܠܗܘܢ ܠܘ̈ܝܐ ܘܥܡܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܐܠܝܫܡܥ ܘܝܗܘܪܡ ܟܗ̈ܢܐ
⁹ They gave instruction in Judah, having with them the book of the Law of Yahweh, and went round althe towns of Judah instructing the people.	⁹ ܘܡܠܦܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܟܠܗ̇ ܘܥܡܗܘܢ ܗܘܐ ܣ̣ܦܪܐ ܕܢܡܘܣܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܘܡܬܟܪܟܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܒܟܠܗܝܢ ܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܡܠܦܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܥܡܐ
¹⁰ A panic from Yahweh seized all the kings of the countries surrounding Judah, as a result of whichthey did not make war on Jehoshaphat.	¹⁰ ܘܗܘܬ ܕܚܠܬܗ ܕܡܪܝܐ ܥܠ ܟܠܗܝܢ ܡܠܟܘ̈ܬܐ ܕܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܗܘ̈ܝ ܚܕܪ̈ܝ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܠܐ ܐܬܟܬܫܘ ܥܡ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ
¹¹ Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents and a load of silver and the Arabs brought himseven thousand seven hundred rams and seven thousand seven hundred he-goats.	¹¹ ܘܡܢ ܡܕܝ̈ܢܬܐ ܕܦܠܫ̈ܬܝܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܠܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܟܣܦܐ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܒܢܐ ܘܟܣܦ ܪܫܐ ܘܐܦ ܥܪ̈ܒܝܐ ܡܝܬܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܥ̈ܢܐ ܕܟܪ̈ܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ ܘܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܘܬܝ̈ܫܐ ܫܒܥܐ ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ ܘܫܒܥܡܐܐ ܒܫܢܬܐ ܚܕܐ
¹² Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built fortresses and storage towns in Judah.	¹² ܘܗܘܐ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܐ̇ܙܠ ܘܥ̇ܬܪ ܥܕܡܐ ܕܥܬܪ ܛܒ ܘܒܢܐ ܒܝܗܘܕܐ ܒܝܪ̈ܬܐ ܘܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܩܦܣ̈ܐ
¹³ He accumulated ample supplies in the towns of Judah. He also had warriors, outstanding men, inJerusalem.	¹³ ܘܥܒܝܕܬܐ ܪܒܬܐ ܗܘܬ ܠܗ ܒܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܩܪ̈ܒܬܢܐ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܒܐܘܪܫܠܡ
¹⁴ According to family, this is how they were classified: Over the commanders of the thousands ofJudah was General Adnah, who had three hundred thousand outstanding men;	¹⁴ ܘܗܢܐ ܡܢܝܢܗܘܢ ܠܒܝܬ ܐܒܗ̈ܝܗܘܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܝܗܘܕܐ ܘܪ̈ܘܪܒܢܐ ܕܐ̈ܠܦܐ ܓܕܝܢܘ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܘܠܗ ܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܬܠܬܡܐܐ ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ
¹⁵ Under him was General Jehohanan, who had two hundred and eighty thousand;	¹⁵ ܘܝܘܚܢܢ ܪܒܐ ܘܠܗ ܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ
¹⁶ Under him was Amasiah son of Zichri, who had volunteered for Yahweh and who had two hundredthousand outstanding men;	¹⁶ ܘܡܢ ܒܬܪܗ ܫܡܥܝ ܒܪ ܙܪܚ ܕܫܦܪ ܠܡܪܝܐ ܘܥܡܗ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ ܚܝ̈ܠܬܢܐ ܕܚܝܠܐ
¹⁷ That outstanding soldier, Eliada, represented Benjamin, and he had two hundred thousand menarmed with bow and shield;	¹⁷ ܘܡܢ ܕܒܝܬ ܒܢܝܡܝܢ ܓܢܒܪ̈ܝ ܚܝܠܐ ܐܠܝܕܥ ܫܡܗ ܘܠܗ ܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܓܒܪ̈ܐ ܫܕ̈ܝܝ ܒܩܫܬܐ ܘܐܚܝ̈ܕܝ ܣܟܪ̈ܐ ܡܐܬܝܢ ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ
¹⁸ And under him Jehozabad, who had one hundred and eighty thousand equipped for war.	¹⁸ ܘܝܗܘܙܒܪ ܓܢܒܪܐ ܘܠܗ ܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܗܘܘ ܡܐܐ ܘܬܡܢܐܝܢ ܐܠܦܝ̈ܢ ܥ̇ܒܕ̈ܝ ܩܪܒܐ
¹⁹ These were in attendance on the king, apart from those whom the king had stationed in the fortifiedtowns al over Judah.	¹⁹ ܗܠܝܢ ܟܠܗܘܢ ܕܡܫܡܫܝܢ ܠܡܠܟܐ ܝܗܘܫܦܛ ܣܛܪ ܡܢ ܕܐܫܠܛ ܡܠܟܐ ܒܩܘܪ̈ܝܐ ܕܬܘܩܦܐ ܒܟܠܗ̇ ܐܪܥܐ ܕܝܗܘܕܐ