¹Regnavit autem Josaphat filius ejus pro eo,Then Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place.et invaluit contra Israël.And he grew strong against Israel.

¹Regnavit autem Josaphat filius ejus pro eo,Then Jehoshaphat, his son, reigned in his place.et invaluit contra Israël.And he grew strong against Israel.

²Constituitque militum numeros in cunctis urbibus Juda quæ erant vallatæ muris.And he appointed numbers of soldiers in all the cities of Judah that had been fortified with walls.Præsidiaque disposuit in terra Juda,And he placed garrisons in the land of Judah,et in civitatibus Ephraim quas ceperat Asa pater ejus.and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

²Constituitque militum numeros in cunctis urbibus Juda quæ erant vallatæ muris.And he appointed numbers of soldiers in all the cities of Judah that had been fortified with walls.Præsidiaque disposuit in terra Juda,And he placed garrisons in the land of Judah,et in civitatibus Ephraim quas ceperat Asa pater ejus.and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

³Et fuit Dominus cum Josaphat,And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat,quia ambulavit in viis David patris sui primis:because he walked in the first ways of his father, David.et non speravit in Baalim,And he did not trust in the Baals,

³Et fuit Dominus cum Josaphat,And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat,quia ambulavit in viis David patris sui primis:because he walked in the first ways of his father, David.et non speravit in Baalim,And he did not trust in the Baals,

⁴sed in Deo patris sui:but in the God of his father.et perrexit in præceptis illius,And he advanced in his precepts,et non juxta peccata Israël.and not according to the sins of Israel.

⁴sed in Deo patris sui:but in the God of his father.et perrexit in præceptis illius,And he advanced in his precepts,et non juxta peccata Israël.and not according to the sins of Israel.

⁵Confirmavitque Dominus regnum in manu ejus,And the Lord confirmed the kingdom in his hand.et dedit omnis Juda munera Josaphat:And all of Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat.factæque sunt ei infinitæ divitiæ,And innumerable riches were brought to him,et multa gloria.and much glory.

⁵Confirmavitque Dominus regnum in manu ejus,And the Lord confirmed the kingdom in his hand.et dedit omnis Juda munera Josaphat:And all of Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat.factæque sunt ei infinitæ divitiæ,And innumerable riches were brought to him,et multa gloria.and much glory.

⁶Cumque sumpsisset cor ejus audaciam propter vias Domini,And when his heart had taken courage because of the ways of the Lord,etiam excelsa et lucos de Juda abstulit.he now also took away the high places and the sacred groves from Judah.

⁶Cumque sumpsisset cor ejus audaciam propter vias Domini,And when his heart had taken courage because of the ways of the Lord,etiam excelsa et lucos de Juda abstulit.he now also took away the high places and the sacred groves from Judah.

⁷Tertio autem anno regni sui misit de principibus suis Benhail,Then, in the third year of his reign, he sent Benhail,et Obdiam,and Obadiah,et Zachariam,and Zechariah,et Nathanaël,and Nethanel,et Michæam,and Micaiah,ut docerent in civitatibus Juda:from among his leaders, so that they might teach in the cites of Judah.

⁷Tertio autem anno regni sui misit de principibus suis Benhail,Then, in the third year of his reign, he sent Benhail,et Obdiam,and Obadiah,et Zachariam,and Zechariah,et Nathanaël,and Nethanel,et Michæam,and Micaiah,ut docerent in civitatibus Juda:from among his leaders, so that they might teach in the cites of Judah.

⁸et cum eis Levitas Semeiam, et Nathaniam, et Zabadiam,And with them were the Levites Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah,Asaël quoque, et Semiramoth, et Jonathan,and also Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan,Adoniamque et Thobiam, et Thobadoniam Levitas,and the Levites Adonijah and Tobijah and Tobadonijah.et cum eis Elisama, et Joran sacerdotes:And with them were the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

⁸et cum eis Levitas Semeiam, et Nathaniam, et Zabadiam,And with them were the Levites Shemaiah and Nethaniah and Zebadiah,Asaël quoque, et Semiramoth, et Jonathan,and also Asahel and Shemiramoth and Jehonathan,Adoniamque et Thobiam, et Thobadoniam Levitas,and the Levites Adonijah and Tobijah and Tobadonijah.et cum eis Elisama, et Joran sacerdotes:And with them were the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

⁹docebantque populum in Juda,And they were teaching the people in Judah,habentes librum legis Domini,having with them the book of the law of the Lord.et circuibant cunctas urbes Juda,And they were traveling through all the cities of Judah,atque erudiebant populum.and were instructing the people.

⁹docebantque populum in Juda,And they were teaching the people in Judah,habentes librum legis Domini,having with them the book of the law of the Lord.et circuibant cunctas urbes Juda,And they were traveling through all the cities of Judah,atque erudiebant populum.and were instructing the people.

¹⁰Itaque factus est pavor Domini super omnia regna terrarum quæ erant per gyrum Juda,And so, the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah.nec audebant bellare contra Josaphat.And they did not dare to make war against Jehoshaphat.

¹⁰Itaque factus est pavor Domini super omnia regna terrarum quæ erant per gyrum Juda,And so, the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands which were around Judah.nec audebant bellare contra Josaphat.And they did not dare to make war against Jehoshaphat.

¹¹Sed et Philisthæi Josaphat munera deferebant,Moreover, the Philistines carried gifts to Jehoshaphat,et vectigal argenti:and a tribute in silver.Arabes quoque adducebant pecora,Also, the Arabians brought cattle:arietum septem millia septingenta, et hircorum totidem.seven thousand seven hundred rams, and the same number of he-goats.

¹¹Sed et Philisthæi Josaphat munera deferebant,Moreover, the Philistines carried gifts to Jehoshaphat,et vectigal argenti:and a tribute in silver.Arabes quoque adducebant pecora,Also, the Arabians brought cattle:arietum septem millia septingenta, et hircorum totidem.seven thousand seven hundred rams, and the same number of he-goats.

¹²Crevit ergo Josaphat, et magnificatus est usque in sublime:Therefore, Jehoshaphat increased and was magnified,atque ædificavit in Juda domos ad instar turrium,even on high. And in Judah, he built houses in the likeness of towers,urbesque muratas.and walled cities.

¹²Crevit ergo Josaphat, et magnificatus est usque in sublime:Therefore, Jehoshaphat increased and was magnified,atque ædificavit in Juda domos ad instar turrium,even on high. And in Judah, he built houses in the likeness of towers,urbesque muratas.and walled cities.

¹³Et multa opera paravit in urbibus Juda:And he prepared many works in the cities of Judah.viri quoque bellatoresAlso,et robusti erant in Jerusalem,there were men experienced in warfare in Jerusalem,

¹³Et multa opera paravit in urbibus Juda:And he prepared many works in the cities of Judah.viri quoque bellatoresAlso,et robusti erant in Jerusalem,there were men experienced in warfare in Jerusalem,

¹⁴quorum iste numerus per domos atque familias singulorum:and this is the number of them, by each of the houses and families. In Judah,in Juda principes exercitus,the leader of the army was Adnah,Ednas dux,the commander;et cum eo robustissimi viri trecenta millia.and with him were three hundred thousand very experienced men.

¹⁴quorum iste numerus per domos atque familias singulorum:and this is the number of them, by each of the houses and families. In Judah,in Juda principes exercitus,the leader of the army was Adnah,Ednas dux,the commander;et cum eo robustissimi viri trecenta millia.and with him were three hundred thousand very experienced men.

¹⁵Post hunc Johanan princeps,After him, Jehohanan was the leader;et cum eo ducenta octoginta millia.and with him were two hundred eighty thousand.

¹⁵Post hunc Johanan princeps,After him, Jehohanan was the leader;et cum eo ducenta octoginta millia.and with him were two hundred eighty thousand.

¹⁶Post istum quoque Amasias filius Zechri,Also after him, there was Amasiah, the son of Zichri,consecratus Domino,who was consecrated to the Lord;et cum eo ducenta millia virorum fortium.and with him were two hundred thousand strong men.

¹⁶Post istum quoque Amasias filius Zechri,Also after him, there was Amasiah, the son of Zichri,consecratus Domino,who was consecrated to the Lord;et cum eo ducenta millia virorum fortium.and with him were two hundred thousand strong men.

¹⁷Hunc sequebatur robustus ad prælia Eliada,Following him, there was Eliada, who was experienced in battle;et cum eo tenentium arcum et clypeum ducenta millia.and with him were two hundred thousand, holding bow and shield.

¹⁷Hunc sequebatur robustus ad prælia Eliada,Following him, there was Eliada, who was experienced in battle;et cum eo tenentium arcum et clypeum ducenta millia.and with him were two hundred thousand, holding bow and shield.

¹⁸Post istum etiam Jozabad,Then too, after him, there was Jehozabad;et cum eo centum octoginta millia expeditorum militum.and with him were one hundred eighty thousand lightly-armed soldiers.

¹⁸Post istum etiam Jozabad,Then too, after him, there was Jehozabad;et cum eo centum octoginta millia expeditorum militum.and with him were one hundred eighty thousand lightly-armed soldiers.

¹⁹Hi omnes erant ad manum regis,All these were at the hand of the king,exceptis aliis quos posuerat in urbibus muratis in universo Juda.aside from the others, whom he had positioned in the walled cities, in all of Judah.

¹⁹Hi omnes erant ad manum regis,All these were at the hand of the king,exceptis aliis quos posuerat in urbibus muratis in universo Juda.aside from the others, whom he had positioned in the walled cities, in all of Judah.