6. He wanted very much to obey the Lord. He also removed the places for worshiping false gods and the Asherah idols from Judah.
7. Jehoshaphat sent his officers to teach in the towns of Judah. This happened in the third year of his rule. These officers were Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah.
8. Jehoshaphat sent with them these Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah. He also sent the priests Elishama and Jehoram.
9. These leaders, Levites and priests taught the people in Judah. They took the Book of the Teachings of the Lord with them. And they went through all the towns of Judah and taught the people.
10. The nations near Judah were afraid of the Lord. So they did not start a war against Jehoshaphat.
11. Some of the Philistines brought gifts and silver to Jehoshaphat as forced payments. Some Arabs brought him flocks. They brought him 7,700 male sheep and 7,700 goats.
12. Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built strong, walled cities and storage towns in Judah.
13. He kept many supplies in the towns of Judah. And he kept trained soldiers in Jerusalem.
14. These soldiers were listed by families.From the families of Judah, these were the commanders of groups of 1,000 men: Adnah was the commander of 300,000 soldiers.
15. Jehohanan was the commander of 280,000 soldiers.
16. And Amasiah was the commander of 200,000 soldiers. Amasiah son of Zicri had volunteered to serve the Lord.