2 Chronicles 17

Παραλειπομένων Β´

1 ΚΑΙ ἐβασίλευσεν Ἰωσαφὰτ υἱὸς αὐτοῦ ἀντ' αὐτοῦ, καὶ κατίσχυσεν Ἰωσαφὰτ ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰσραήλ.

And Josaphat his son reigned in his stead, Josaphat strengthened himself against Israel.

2 καὶ ἔδωκε δύναμιν ἐν πάσαις ταῖς πόλεσιν Ἰούδα ταῖς ὀχυραῖς καὶ κατέστησεν ἡγουμένους ἐν πάσαις ταῖς πόλεσιν Ἰούδα καὶ ἐν πόλεσιν Ἐφραίμ, ἃς προκατελάβετο Ἀσὰ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ.

And he put garrisons in all the strong cities of Juda, and appointed captains in all the cities of Juda, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken.

3 καὶ ἐγένετο Κύριος μετὰ Ἰωσαφάτ, ὅτι ἐπορεύθη ἐν ὁδοῖς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ταῖς πρώταις καὶ οὐκ ἐξεζήτησε τὰ εἴδωλα,

And the Lord was with Josaphat, for he walked in the first ways of his father, and did not seek to idols;

4 ἀλλὰ Κύριον τὸν Θεὸν τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐξεζήτησε καὶ ἐν ταῖς ἐντολαῖς τοῦ πατρὸς αὐτοῦ ἐπορεύθη, καὶ οὐχ ὡς τὰ ἔργα τοῦ Ἰσραήλ.

but he sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in the commandments of his father, and not according to the works of Israel.

5 καὶ κατεύθυνε Κύριος τὴν βασιλείαν ἐν χειρὶ αὐτοῦ, καὶ ἔδωκε πᾶς Ἰούδα δῶρα τῷ Ἰωσαφάτ, καὶ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ πλοῦτος καὶ δόξα πολλή.

And the Lord prospered the kingdom in his hand; and all Juda gave gifts to Josaphat; and he had great wealth and glory.

6 καὶ ὑψώθη ἡ καρδία αὐτοῦ ἐν ὁδῷ Κυρίου, καὶ ἔτι εξῇρε τὰ ὑψηλὰ καὶ τὰ ἄλση ἀπὸ τῆς γῆς Ἰούδα.

And his heart was exalted in the way of the Lord; and he removed the high places and the groves from the land of Juda.

7 καὶ ἐν τῷ τρίτῳ ἔτει τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ ἀπέστειλε τοὺς ἡγουμένους αὐτοῦ καὶ τοὺς υἱοὺς τῶν δυνατῶν, τὸν Ἀβδίαν καὶ Ζαχαρίαν καὶ Ναθαναὴλ καὶ Μιχαίαν, τοῦ διδάσκειν ἐν πόλεσιν Ἰούδα·

And in the third year of his reign, he sent his chief men, and his mighty men, Abdias and Zacharias, and Nathanael, and Michaias, to teach in the cities of Juda.

8 καὶ μετ' αὐτῶν οἱ Λευῖται Σαμαίας καὶ Ναθανίας καὶ Ζαβδίας καὶ Ἀσιὴλ καὶ Σεμιραμὼθ καὶ Ἰωνάθαν καὶ Ἀδωνίας καὶ Τωβίας, οἱ Λευῖται, καὶ μετ' αὐτῶν Ἐλισαμὰ καὶ Ἰωρὰμ οἱ ἱερεῖς,

And with them [were] the Levites, Samaias, and Nathanias, and Zabdias, and Asiel, and Semiramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonias, and Tobias, and Tobadonias, Levites, and with them Elisama and Joram, the priests.

9 καὶ ἐδίδασκον ἐν Ἰούδᾳ, καὶ μετ' αὐτῶν βίβλος νόμου Κυρίου, καὶ διῆλθον ἐν ταῖς πόλεσιν Ἰούδα καὶ ἐδίδασκον τὸν λαόν.

And they taught in Juda, and [there was] with them the book of the law of the Lord, and they passed through the cities of Juda, and taught the people.

10 καὶ ἐγένετο ἔκστασις Κυρίου ἐπὶ πάσαις ταῖς βασιλείαις τῆς γῆς κύκλῳ Ἰούδα, καὶ οὐκ ἐπολέμουν πρὸς Ἰωσαφάτ·

And a terror of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the land round about Juda, and they made no war against Josaphat.

11 καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων ἔφερον τῷ Ἰωσαφὰτ δῶρα καὶ ἀργύριον καὶ δόματα, καὶ οἱ Ἄραβες ἔφερον αὐτῷ κριοὺς προβάτων ἑπτακισχιλίους ἑπτακοσίους.

And [some] of the Philistines brought to Josaphat gifts, and silver, and presents; and the Arabians brought him seven thousand and seven hundred rams.

12 καὶ ἦν Ἰωσαφὰτ πορευόμενος μείζων ἕως εἰς ὕψος καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ οἰκήσεις καὶ πόλεις ὀχυράς.

And Josaphat increased in greatness exceedingly, and built in Judea places of abode, and strong cities.

13 καὶ ἔργα πολλὰ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ ἐν τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ καὶ ἄνδρες πολεμισταὶ δυνατοὶ ἰσχύοντες ἐν Ἱερουσαλήμ.

And he had many works in Judea: and the mighty men of war, [the men] of strength, [were] in Jerusalem.

14 καὶ οὗτος ὁ ἀριθμὸς αὐτῶν κατ' οἴκους πατριῶν αὐτῶν· καὶ τῷ Ἰούδᾳ χιλίαρχοι, Ἔδνας ὁ ἄρχων καὶ μετ' αὐτοῦ υἱοὶ δυνατοὶ δυνάμεως τριακόσιαι χιλιάδες·

And this [is] their number according to the houses of their fathers; even the captains of thousands in Juda [were], Ednas the chief, and with him mighty men of strength three hundred thousand.

15 καὶ μετ' αὐτὸν Ἰωανὰν ὁ ἡγούμενος καὶ μετ' αὐτοῦ διακόσιαι ὀγδοήκοντα χιλιάδες·

And after him, Joanan the captain, and with him two hundred and eighty thousand.

16 καὶ μετ' αὐτὸν Ἀμασίας ὁ τοῦ Ζαρί, ὁ προθυμούμενος τῷ Κυρίῳ, καὶ μετ' αὐτοῦ διακόσιαι χιλιάδες δυνατοὶ δυνάμεως.

And after him Amasias the [son] of Zari, who was zealous for the Lord; and with him two hundred thousand mighty men of strength.

17 καὶ ἐκ τοῦ Βενιαμὶν δυνατὸς δυνάμεως Ἐλιαδὰ καὶ μετ' αὐτοῦ τοξόται καὶ πελτασταὶ διακόσιαι χιλιάδες.

And out of Benjamin [there was] a mighty man of strength, even Eliada, and with him two hundred thousand archers and targeteers.

18 καὶ μετ' αὐτὸν Ἰωζαβὰδ καὶ μετ' αὐτοῦ ἑκατὸν ὀγδοήκοντα χιλιάδες δυνατοὶ πολέμου.

And after him Jozabad, and with him one hundred and eighty thousand mighty men of war.

19 οὗτοι οἱ λειτουργοῦντες τῷ βασιλεῖ, ἐκτὸς ὧν ἔδωκεν ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν ταῖς πόλεσι ταῖς ὀχυραῖς ἐν πάσῃ τῇ Ἰουδαίᾳ.

These were the king's servants besides those whom the king put in the strong cities in all Judea.

Greek: the Septuagint as the Orthodox Media Network published it (Mount Athos); 2 Maccabees and the Prayer of Manasseh from Brenton's edition (1851). English: Brenton's translation (1851), its spelling updated by Michael Paul Johnson; public domain. About these texts.