¹約沙法作猶大王（王上22:41~46）亞撒的兒子約沙法接續他作王；約沙法發憤圖強，對抗以色列人。

¹Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel.

²他把軍隊安置在猶大的一切設防城裡，又在猶大地和他父親亞撒佔領的以法蓮各城裡駐紮防軍。

²He 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 taken.

³耶和華和約沙法同在，因為他遵行了他祖父大衛最初所行的道路，沒有尋求巴力。

³Yahweh was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and didn’t seek the Baals,

⁴只尋求他父親的　神，遵行　神的誡命，沒有隨從以色列人的行為。

⁴but sought to the God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

⁵因此，耶和華使他統治的國穩固；猶大各地都給他進貢，所以約沙法的財富很多，極有尊榮。

⁵Therefore Yahweh established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

⁶他勇敢地遵行耶和華的道路，並且從猶大地中除掉邱壇和亞舍拉。

⁶His heart was lifted up in the ways of Yahweh: and furthermore he took away the high places and the Asherim out of Judah.

⁷以律法訓勉人民他作王第三年，就差派他的大臣便．亥伊勒、俄巴底、撒迦利雅、拿坦業、米該亞，到猶大各城去教訓人。

⁷Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, and Obadiah, and Zechariah, and Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

⁸和他們同去的，還有示瑪雅、尼探雅、西巴第雅、亞撒黑、示米拉末、約拿單、亞多尼雅、多比雅和駝．巴多尼雅等幾位利未人；又有以利沙瑪和約蘭兩位祭司和他們同去。

⁸and with them the Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, the Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.

⁹他們帶著耶和華的律法書，在猶大教訓人；他們走遍猶大各城，在民間教訓人。

⁹They taught in Judah, having the book of the law of Yahweh with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.

¹⁰約沙法的聲威猶大地周圍的列國都懼怕耶和華，不敢和約沙法交戰。

¹⁰The fear of Yahweh fell on all the kingdoms of the lands that were around Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

¹¹有些非利士人送禮和納貢銀給約沙法；阿拉伯人也送給他公綿羊七千七百隻，公山羊七千七百隻。

¹¹Some of the Philistines brought Jehoshaphat presents, and silver for tribute; the Arabians also brought him flocks, seven thousand and seven hundred rams, and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.

¹²約沙法逐漸變得十分強大，在猶大建造了幾座堡壘和貯藏貨物的城市。

¹²Jehoshaphat grew great exceedingly; and he built in Judah castles and cities of store.

¹³他在猶大各城中儲備了大批物資；在耶路撒冷也有不少戰士，都是英勇的戰士。

¹³He had many works in the cities of Judah; and men of war, mighty men of valor, in Jerusalem.

¹⁴他們的數目，按著他們的家族記在下面：猶大支派的千夫長中，有押拿軍長，率領英勇的戰士三十萬；

¹⁴This was the numbering of them according to their fathers’ houses: Of Judah, the captains of thousands: Adnah the captain, and with him mighty men of valor three hundred thousand;

¹⁵在押拿底下，是約哈難軍長，率領二十八萬人；

¹⁵and next to him Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred eighty thousand;

¹⁶在約哈難底下，是細基利的兒子亞瑪斯雅，他是個甘願獻身給耶和華的人，率領英勇的戰士二十萬。

¹⁶and next to him Amasiah the son of Zichri, who willingly offered himself to Yahweh; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of valor.

¹⁷便雅憫支派中有英勇的戰士以利雅大，率領配備弓箭和盾牌的人二十萬，

¹⁷Of Benjamin: Eliada a mighty man of valor, and with him two hundred thousand armed with bow and shield;

¹⁸在以利雅大底下是約薩拔，率領常備軍十八萬。

¹⁸and next to him Jehozabad and with him one hundred eighty thousand ready prepared for war.

¹⁹這些人都是服事王的；還有王在猶大全地各設防城裡安置的，沒有計算在內。

¹⁹These were those who waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.