Jehoshaphat’s Educational Plan

In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials—Ben-hail,[a] Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach in the cities of Judah.(A) The Levites with them were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah,[b] Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; the priests, Elishama and Jehoram, were with these Levites. They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the Lord’s instruction with them.(B) They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 17:7 = Son of Power
  2. 2 Chronicles 17:8 Some Hb mss, Syr, Tg, Arabic read Zechariah

In the third year of his reign he sent his officials Ben-Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel and Micaiah to teach(A) in the towns of Judah. With them were certain Levites(B)—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah and Tob-Adonijah—and the priests Elishama and Jehoram. They taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law(C) of the Lord; they went around to all the towns of Judah and taught the people.

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