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Sections for 2 Chronicles 17
2Ch 17:1-6 Jehoshaphat Reigns Well and Prospers.
2Ch 17:7-11 He Sends Levites to Teach in Judah.
2Ch 17:12-19 His Greatness, Captains, and Armies.
2Ch 17:12-19 His Greatness, Captains, and Armies.

The army was organized according to family groups, with each group led by its own captains. Jehoshaphat's military force, consisting of five divisions under the command of five prominent generals, totaled one million one hundred and sixty thousand men, excluding those stationed in fortresses.

No king since Solomon had matched Jehoshaphat's wealth, fortified cities, or large army.