القراءة بلغتين

ومَلَكَ يوشافاطُ ٱبنُه مَكانَه وتَقَوَّى على إِسْرائيل

وجَعَلَ جَيشًا في جَميعِ مُدُنِ يَهوذا المُحَصَّنَة، وأَقامَ مُحافِظينَ في أَرضِ يَهوذا وفي مُدُنِ أَفْرائيمَ الَّتي ٱستَولى علَيها آسا أَبوه

وكانَ الرَّبُّ مع يوشافاط، لِأَنَّه سارَ في طُرُقِ داوُدَ أَبيه الأُولى، ولم يَلتَمِسِ البَعْل

بلِ ٱلتَمَسَ إِلٰهَ أَبيه وسارَ على وَصاياه، لا على حَسَبِ أَعْمالِ إِسْرائيل

فثَبَّتَ الرَّبُّ المُلكَ في يَدِه وقَدَّمَ كُلُّ يَهوذا هَدايا لِيوشافاط، فكانَ لَه غِنًى ومَجدٌ عَظيم

وتَحَمَّسَ قَلبُه في طُرُقِ الرَّبّ، وأَزالَ المَشارِفَ والأَوتادَ المُقَدَّسَةَ أَيضًا مِن يَهوذا

وفي السَّنَةِ الثَّالِثَةِ مِن مُلكِه، أَرسَلَ ضُبَّاطَه بَنْحائيلَ وعوبَدْيا وزَكَرِيَّا ونَتَنائيلَ وميخا لِيُعَلِّموا في مُدُنِ يَهوذا

ومَعَهم مِنَ اللَّاوِيِّينَ شَمَعْيا ونَتَنْيا وزَبَدْيا وعَسائيلُ وشَميراموتُ ويوناتانُ وأَدونِيَّا وطوبِيَّا وطوبَ أَدونِيَّا اللَّاوِيُّون، ومعَهم أَليشاماعُ ويورامُ الكاهِنان

فعَلَّموا في يَهوذا، ومعَهم سِفْرُ شَريعَةِ الرَّبّ، وطافوا في جَميعِ مُدُنِ يَهوذا يُعَلِّمونَ الشَّعب

وكانَ رُعبُ الرَّبِّ على جَميعِ مَمالِكِ الأَرْضِ الَّتي حَولَ يَهوذا، فلَم يُحارِبوا يوشافاط

ومِنَ الفَلِسطينِيِّينَ مَن حَمَلَ إِلى يوشافاط هَدايا وفِضَّةً جِزْيَةً. وكذٰلك العَرَبُ ساقوا إِلَيه مِنَ الغَنَمِ سَبعَةَ آلافٍ وسَبعَ مِئَةِ كَبْشٍ وسَبعَةَ آلافٍ وسَبعَ مِئَةِ تَيس

وما زالَ يوشافاطُ يَتَعاظَمُ في الغايَة، وبَنى في يَهوذا قِلاعًا ومُدُنَ خَزْن

وكانَت لَه مَرافِقُ كَثيرَةٌ في مُدُنِ يَهوذا. وكانَ لَه في أُورَشَليمَ رِجالُ حَربٍ، أَبْطالُ بأسٍ

وهٰذا إِحْصاؤُهم بِحَسَبِ بُيوتِ آبائِهم: مِن يَهوذا رُؤَساءُ أُلوف: الرَّئيسُ عَدنَة، ومعَه مِن أَبْطالِ البَأسِ ثَلاثُ مِئَةِ أَلْف

وإِلى جانِبِه الرَّئيسُ يوحانان، ومعَه مِئَتانِ وثَمَانونَ أَلفًا

وإِلى جانِبِه عَمَسْيا بنُ زِكْرِي المُتَطَوِّعُ لِلرَّبّ، ومعَه مِئَتا أَلفِ بَطَلِ بَأس

ومِن بَنْيامينَ: أَلْياداع، بَطَلُ بَأس، ومعَه مِئَتا أَلفٍ مُسَلَّحونَ بِالقِسِيِّ والتُّروس

وإِلى جانِبِه يوزاباد، ومعَه مِئَةٌ وثَمَانونَ أَلفًا مُجَهَّزونَ لِلحَرْب

هٰؤُلاءِ خادِمونَ لِلمَلِك، ما عَدا الَّذينَ جَعَلَهُمُ المَلِكُ في المُدُنِ المُحَصَّنَةِ في كُلِّ يَهوذا

Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

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.

The LORD was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,

but sought the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not in the ways of Israel.

Therefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.

His heart was lifted up in the ways of the LORD. Furthermore, he took away the high places and the Asherah poles out of Judah.

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;

and with them Levites, even Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

They taught in Judah, having the book of the LORD’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.

The fear of the LORD fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

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.

Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

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;

and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;

and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to the LORD, and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

From Benjamin: Eliada, a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

and next to him Jehozabad, and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready and prepared for war.

These were those who waited on the king, in addition to those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.