2 Chronicles 17

1 and to reign Jehoshaphat son: child his underneath: instead him and to strengthen: strengthen upon Israel

Jehoshaphat son of Asa became king in his place. Jehoshaphat strengthened himself against Israel.

2 and to give: put strength: soldiers in/on/with all city Judah [the] to gather/restrain/fortify and to give: put garrison in/on/with land: country/planet Judah and in/on/with city Ephraim which to capture Asa father his

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 captured.

3 and to be LORD with Jehoshaphat for to go: walk in/on/with way: conduct David father his [the] first: previous and not to seek to/for Baal

Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and did not seek the Baals.

4 for to/for God father his to seek and in/on/with commandment his to go: walk and not like/as deed Israel

Instead, he relied on the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, not after the behavior of Israel.

5 and to establish: establish LORD [obj] [the] kingdom in/on/with hand: power his and to give: give all Judah offering: tribute to/for Jehoshaphat and to be to/for him riches and glory to/for abundance

So Yahweh established the rule in his hand; all Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat. He had riches and honor in abundance.

6 and to exult heart his in/on/with way: conduct LORD and still to turn aside: remove [obj] [the] high place and [obj] [the] Asherah from Judah

His heart was committed to Yahweh's ways. He also removed the high places and the Asherah poles from Judah.

7 and in/on/with year three to/for to reign him to send: depart to/for ruler his to/for Ben-hail Ben-hail and to/for Obadiah and to/for Zechariah and to/for Nethanel and to/for Micaiah to/for to learn: teach in/on/with city Judah

In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah.

8 and with them [the] Levi Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah and Asahel (and Shemiramoth *QK) and Jehonathan and Adonijah and Tobijah and Tobadonijah Tobadonijah [the] Levi and with them Elishama and Jehoram [the] priest

With them were Levites: Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah; and with them were the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

9 and to learn: teach in/on/with Judah and with them scroll: book instruction LORD and to turn: surround in/on/with all city Judah and to learn: teach in/on/with people

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

10 and to be dread LORD upon all kingdom [the] land: country/planet which around Judah and not to fight with Jehoshaphat

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

11 and from Philistine to come (in): bring to/for Jehoshaphat offering: gift and silver: money burden also [the] Arabian to come (in): bring to/for him flock ram seven thousand and seven hundred and male goat seven thousand and seven hundred

Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver as tribute. Arabians also brought him flocks, 7,700 rams, and 7,700 goats.

12 and to be Jehoshaphat to go: continue and growing till to/for above [to] and to build in/on/with Judah fortress and city storage

Jehoshaphat became very powerful. He built fortresses and store cities in Judah.

13 and work many to be to/for him in/on/with city Judah and human battle mighty man strength in/on/with Jerusalem

He had many supplies in the cities of Judah, and soldiers—strong, mighty men—in Jerusalem.

14 and these punishment their to/for house: household father their to/for Judah ruler thousand Adnah [the] ruler and with him mighty man strength three hundred thousand

These were their divisions listed by the name of their fathers' houses: From Judah, the commanders of thousands; Adnah the commander, and with him 300,000 fighting men;

15 and upon hand: to his Jehohanan [the] ruler and with him hundred and eighty thousand

next to him Jehohanan the commander, and with him 280,000 men;

16 and upon hand: to his Amasiah son: child Zichri [the] be willing to/for LORD and with him hundred thousand mighty man strength

next to him Amasiah son of Zichri, who willingly offered to serve Yahweh; and with him 200,000 fighting men.

17 and from Benjamin mighty man strength Eliada and with him to handle bow and shield hundred thousand

From Benjamin: Eliada a powerful man of courage, and with him 200,000 armed with bows and shields;

18 and upon hand: to his Jehozabad and with him hundred and eighty thousand to arm army: war

next to him Jehozabad, and with him 180,000 ready prepared for war.

19 these [the] to minister [obj] [the] king from to/for alone: besides which to give: put [the] king in/on/with city [the] fortification in/on/with all Judah

These were those who served the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.