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2 Chronicles 17:1
And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.
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Christian Standard Bible®
His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
His son Jehoshaphat became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
Hebrew Names Version
Yehoshafat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Yisra'el.
Yehoshafat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Yisra'el.
King James Version
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
English Standard Version
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
New Century Version
Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became king of Judah in his place. Jehoshaphat made Judah strong so they could fight against Israel.
Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became king of Judah in his place. Jehoshaphat made Judah strong so they could fight against Israel.
New English Translation
His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.
His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel.
Amplified Bible
Jehoshaphat his son then became king [of Judah] in Asa's place, and strengthened his position over Israel.
Jehoshaphat his son then became king [of Judah] in Asa's place, and strengthened his position over Israel.
New American Standard Bible
His son Jehoshaphat then became king in his place, and he proved himself strong over Israel.
His son Jehoshaphat then became king in his place, and he proved himself strong over Israel.
World English Bible
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Iehosphat his sonne reigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.
And Iehosphat his sonne reigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.
Legacy Standard Bible
Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and strengthened himself over Israel.
Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and strengthened himself over Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
Asa's son Jehoshaphat became king in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
Asa's son Jehoshaphat became king in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
Contemporary English Version
Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king and strengthened his defenses against Israel.
Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king and strengthened his defenses against Israel.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then Y'hoshafat his son became king in his place. He strengthened his position against Isra'el
Then Y'hoshafat his son became king in his place. He strengthened his position against Isra'el
Darby Translation
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Easy-to-Read Version
Asa's son Jehoshaphat became the new king after him. Jehoshaphat made Judah strong so that they could fight against Israel.
Asa's son Jehoshaphat became the new king after him. Jehoshaphat made Judah strong so that they could fight against Israel.
George Lamsa Translation
AND Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
AND Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Good News Translation
Jehoshaphat succeeded his father Asa as king and strengthened his position against Israel.
Jehoshaphat succeeded his father Asa as king and strengthened his position against Israel.
Lexham English Bible
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and he strengthened himself against Israel.
Literal Translation
And his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place. And he made himself strong against Israel.
And his son Jehoshaphat reigned in his place. And he made himself strong against Israel.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Iosaphat his sonne was kynge in his steade, & waxed mightie against Israel.
And Iosaphat his sonne was kynge in his steade, & waxed mightie against Israel.
American Standard Version
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Iehosaphat his sonne raigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.
And Iehosaphat his sonne raigned in his steade, and preuailed against Israel.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
King James Version (1611)
And Iehoshaphat his sonne reigned in his stead, and strengthened himselfe against Israel.
And Iehoshaphat his sonne reigned in his stead, and strengthened himselfe against Israel.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel.
And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel.
English Revised Version
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Josaphat, his sone, regnyde for hym; and he hadde the maistrye ayens Israel.
Forsothe Josaphat, his sone, regnyde for hym; and he hadde the maistrye ayens Israel.
Update Bible Version
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
New King James Version
Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Then Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.
New Living Translation
Then Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack from Israel.
Then Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack from Israel.
New Life Bible
Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.
Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel.
New Revised Standard
His son Jehoshaphat succeeded him, and strengthened himself against Israel.
His son Jehoshaphat succeeded him, and strengthened himself against Israel.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, - and strengthened himself against Israel;
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, - and strengthened himself against Israel;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, and grew strong against Israel.
And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, and grew strong against Israel.
Revised Standard Version
Jehosh'aphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Jehosh'aphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.
Young's Literal Translation
And Jehoshaphat his son reigneth in his stead, and he strengtheneth himself against Israel,
And Jehoshaphat his son reigneth in his stead, and he strengtheneth himself against Israel,
THE MESSAGE
Asa's son Jehoshaphat was the next king; he started out by working on his defense system against Israel. He put troops in all the fortress cities of Judah and deployed garrisons throughout Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. God was on Jehoshaphat's side because he stuck to the ways of his father Asa's early years. He didn't fool around with the popular Baal religion—he was a seeker and follower of the God of his father and was obedient to him; he wasn't like Israel. And God secured the kingdom under his rule, gave him a firm grip on it. And everyone in Judah showed their appreciation by bringing gifts. Jehoshaphat ended up very rich and much honored. He was single-minded in following God ; and he got rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines.
Asa's son Jehoshaphat was the next king; he started out by working on his defense system against Israel. He put troops in all the fortress cities of Judah and deployed garrisons throughout Judah and in the towns of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured. God was on Jehoshaphat's side because he stuck to the ways of his father Asa's early years. He didn't fool around with the popular Baal religion—he was a seeker and follower of the God of his father and was obedient to him; he wasn't like Israel. And God secured the kingdom under his rule, gave him a firm grip on it. And everyone in Judah showed their appreciation by bringing gifts. Jehoshaphat ended up very rich and much honored. He was single-minded in following God ; and he got rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm.
Jehoshaphat his son then became king in his place, and made his position over Israel firm.
Contextual Overview
1 And Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and made himself strong against Israel. 2 He put forces in all the walled towns of Judah, and responsible chiefs in the land of Judah and in the towns of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. 3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he went in the early ways of his father, not turning to the Baals, 4 But turning to the God of his father and keeping his laws, and not doing as Israel did. 5 So the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour. 6 His heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord; and he went so far as to take away the high places and the wood pillars out of Judah. 7 In the third year of his rule he sent Benhail and Obadiah and Zechariah and Nethanel and Micaiah, his captains, as teachers into the towns of Judah; 8 And with them, Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and Elishama and Jehoram the priests. 9 And they gave teaching in Judah and had the book of the law of the Lord with them; they went through all the towns of Judah teaching the people.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
Jehoshaphat: 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:41, 1 Chronicles 11:10, Matthew 1:8, Josaphat
and strengthened: 2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 26:8, 2 Chronicles 32:5, 1 Samuel 23:16, Ezekiel 7:27, Ephesians 6:10
Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 3:10 - Jehoshaphat
Cross-References
Genesis 5:22
And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch went on in God's ways for three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
And after the birth of Methuselah, Enoch went on in God's ways for three hundred years, and had sons and daughters:
Genesis 5:24
And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.
And Enoch went on in God's ways: and he was not seen again, for God took him.
Genesis 12:1
Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:
Now the Lord said to Abram, Go out from your country and from your family and from your father's house, into the land to which I will be your guide:
Genesis 12:7
And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.
And the Lord came to Abram, and said, I will give all this land to your seed; then Abram made an altar there to the Lord who had let himself be seen by him.
Genesis 16:16
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.
Abram was eighty-six years old when Hagar gave birth to Ishmael.
Genesis 18:1
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
Now the Lord came to him by the holy tree of Mamre, when he was seated in the doorway of his tent in the middle of the day;
Genesis 18:14
Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.
Is there any wonder which the Lord is not able to do? At the time I said, in the spring, I will come back to you, and Sarah will have a child.
Genesis 28:3
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
And may God, the Ruler of all, give you his blessing, giving you fruit and increase, so that you may become an army of peoples.
Genesis 35:11
And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;
And God said to him, I am God, the Ruler of all: be fertile, and have increase; a nation, truly a group of nations, will come from you, and kings will be your offspring;
Genesis 48:15
And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,
And he gave Joseph a blessing, saying, May the God to whom my fathers, Abraham and Isaac, gave worship, the God who has taken care of me all my life till this day,
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead,.... In the stead of Asa his father:
and strengthened himself against Israel; the ten tribes, by fortifying his cities, building castles, raising and keeping a large standing army, as the latter part of this chapter shows, and the next verse.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Jehoshaphat ascended the throne in the fourth year of Ahab 1 Kings 22:41, probably after that monarch had contracted his alliance with the royal family of Sidon, and before he was engaged in war with Syria. It was thus not unnatural that Jehoshaphat should begin his reign by strengthening himself against a possible attack on the part of his northern neighbor.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XVII
Jehoshaphat succeeds his father Asa, and reigns piously, and
is particularly blessed, 14.
He establishes an itinerant ministry, for the instruction of
the people, through all the cities of Judah, which produces
the most beneficial effects, 7-10.
The Philistines and Arabians bring him gifts, 11.
His greatness, 12, 13.
The commanders of his troops, 14-19.
NOTES ON CHAP. XVII
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:1. Jehoshaphat - and strengthened himself against Israel — The kingdoms of Israel and Judah were rivals from the beginning; sometimes one, sometimes the other, prevailed. Asa and Baasha were nearly matched; but, after Baasha's death, Israel was greatly weakened by civil contentions, and Jehoshaphat got the ascendancy. See 1 Kings 16:16-23.
