Jehoshaphat becomes very strong as king
10 The people in all the kingdoms around Judah were afraid of the Lord's power. So they did not want to fight a war against Jehoshaphat. 11 Some Philistines brought silver and other gifts to Jehoshaphat to make him happy. People from Arabia also brought gifts to him. They brought 7,700 male sheep and 7,700 male goats.
12 Jehoshaphat became more and more powerful. He built strong buildings and places to store things everywhere in Judah. 13 He kept lots of things in Judah's towns. He had a big army of strong, brave soldiers in Jerusalem. 14 These are the groups of the soldiers in each clan:
From Judah's tribe, the officer who led the soldiers was Adnah. He had authority over 300,000 soldiers, in groups of 1,000.
15 The next officer was Jehohanan. He had authority over 280,000 soldiers.
16 After him, the next officer was Zikri's son, Amasiah. He himself chose to serve the Lord in this way. He had authority over 200,000 soldiers.
17 From Benjamin's tribe, the officer who led the soldiers was Eliada, a brave soldier. He had authority over 200,000 soldiers who had bows and arrows, as well as shields.
18 After him, the next officer was Jehozabad. He had authority over 180,000 soldiers who had their weapons ready to fight.
19 All these men served as the king's soldiers in Jerusalem. He also had soldiers that he put in Judah's other strong cities.
