2 Chronicles 17 — Jehoshaphat’s Teaching Mission and Forces — Hebrew and Greek compared
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Chapter 17 — Jehoshaphat’s Teaching Mission and Forces
Jehoshaphat’s rule
Verse 17:1 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:1] Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place and strengthened himself against Israel.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:1] Jehoshaphat his son became king in his place, and Jehoshaphat grew strong against Israel.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Greek explicitly repeats the new king’s name in the second clause.
Verse 17:2 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:2] He stationed troops in all Judah’s fortified cities and placed garrisons in Judah’s land and in Ephraim’s cities that Asa his father had captured.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:2] He stationed a force in all Judah’s fortified cities and appointed leaders in all Judah’s cities and in Ephraim’s cities that Asa his father had seized.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew’s garrisons or resident officers are rendered garrisons here; Greek explicitly names leaders. Greek also specifies all Judah’s cities where Hebrew has Judah’s land.
Verse 17:3 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:3] YHWH was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in the earlier ways of David his father and did not seek the Baals,
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:3] The Lord was with Jehoshaphat because he walked in his father’s earlier ways and did not seek the idols,
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Greek lacks David and has idols in place of the specific Baals. The unnamed father in Greek is not automatically supplied as David.
Verse 17:4 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:4] but sought his father’s God and walked in His commandments, unlike Israel’s conduct.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:4] but sought the Lord, his father’s God, and walked in his father’s commandments, unlike Israel’s works.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Greek adds the Lord and explicitly attributes the commandments to his father; Hebrew uses His, understood of God in the preceding clause. The different stated source of the commandments is retained.
Verse 17:5 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:5] YHWH established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave tribute to Jehoshaphat. He had abundant wealth and honor.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:5] The Lord established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat. He had abundant wealth and glory.
Classification & Notes
Similar
Text: The establishment of the kingdom and the king’s abundance agree; tribute and gifts reflect the respective presentation terms.
Verse 17:6 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:6] His heart was lifted up in YHWH’s ways, and he further removed the high places and Asherim from Judah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:6] His heart was lifted up in the Lord’s way, and he further removed the high places and sacred groves from Judah’s land.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew has plural ways and Asherim; Greek has singular way and groves. The raised-heart expression is retained in its positive context here.
Teaching and neighboring nations
Verse 17:7 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:7] In the third year of his reign he sent his princes—Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah—to teach in Judah’s cities.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:7] In the third year of his reign he sent his leaders and the sons of the mighty men—Abdia, Zacharia, Nathanael, and Michaia—to teach in Judah’s cities,
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew lists Ben-hail as a name; Greek has the sons of the mighty men as a group before four named men. Both date the teaching mission to the third year.
Verse 17:8 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:8] With them were the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, the Levites; and with them were Elishama and Jehoram, the priests.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:8] and with them the Levites Samouia, Nathania, Zabdia, Asiel, Semiramoth, Jonathan, Adonia, and Tobia, the Levites; and with them Elisama and Joram, the priests.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Greek lacks Hebrew’s Tob-adonijah, leaving eight named Levites against nine. Both name two accompanying priests. The absent name is not inserted into Greek.
Verse 17:9 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:9] They taught in Judah, having with them the book of YHWH’s instruction. They went around through all Judah’s cities and taught among the people.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:9] They taught in Judah, having with them a book of the Lord’s law. They went through Judah’s cities and taught the people.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew explicitly says all Judah’s cities; Greek lacks all. Both connect the teaching mission with a written book of divine instruction or law.
Verse 17:10 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:10] The dread of YHWH fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands around Judah, and they did not fight Jehoshaphat.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:10] Terror from the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the earth around Judah, and they did not fight Jehoshaphat.
Classification & Notes
Same
Text: Both attribute the surrounding kingdoms’ restraint from war to divine dread.
Verse 17:11 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:11] Some Philistines brought Jehoshaphat tribute and silver as a levy. The Arabs also brought him flock animals: seven thousand and seven hundred rams and seven thousand and seven hundred male goats.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:11] Some of the foreigners brought Jehoshaphat gifts, silver, and offerings. The Arabs brought him seven thousand and seven hundred rams of the flock.
Classification & Notes
Divergent
Text: Greek lacks the entire group of seven thousand and seven hundred male goats. Hebrew’s silver-levy expression corresponds to Greek’s coordinated silver and offerings; Greek uses its customary foreigners designation for the Philistines.
Fortifications and the armed forces
Verse 17:12 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:12] Jehoshaphat continued growing exceedingly great. He built fortresses and storage cities in Judah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:12] Jehoshaphat continued becoming greater, rising to a height. He built dwellings in Judea and fortified cities.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew has fortresses and storage cities; Greek has dwellings and fortified cities.
Verse 17:13 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:13] He had much work in Judah’s cities, and mighty fighting men in Jerusalem.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:13] He had many works in Judea, and powerful, mighty warriors in Jerusalem.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew specifies Judah’s cities, Greek Judea generally. Hebrew work can concern activities or resources in context; no unexpressed inventory is supplied.
Verse 17:14 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:14] These were their musters by ancestral house. From Judah, commanders of thousands: Adnah the commander, with three hundred thousand mighty warriors;
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:14] This was their number by ancestral houses. For Judah, commanders of thousands: Ednas the ruler, with three hundred thousand mighty sons of strength;
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: The total agrees. Greek includes sons in its description of the warriors; the familial force of that word is not used to invent a genealogy.
Verse 17:15 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:15] beside him, Jehohanan the commander, with two hundred and eighty thousand;
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:15] after him, Joanan the leader, with two hundred and eighty thousand;
Classification & Notes
Similar
Text: Hebrew beside him and Greek after him order the same second contingent, whose total agrees.
Verse 17:16 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:16] beside him, Amasiah son of Zichri, who volunteered for YHWH, with two hundred thousand mighty warriors.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:16] after him, Amasia, Zachri’s son, who was eager for the Lord, with two hundred thousand mighty men of strength.
Classification & Notes
Similar
Text: The voluntary or eager service and the contingent’s number agree closely.
Verse 17:17 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:17] From Benjamin, Eliada, a mighty warrior, with two hundred thousand equipped with bow and shield;
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:17] From Benjamin, Eliada, a mighty man of strength, with two hundred thousand archers and light-shield bearers;
Classification & Notes
Similar
Text: Greek explicitly names the military troop types where Hebrew describes their equipment; the total agrees.
Verse 17:18 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:18] beside him, Jehozabad, with a hundred and eighty thousand equipped for the army.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:18] after him, Jozabad, with a hundred and eighty thousand mighty in war.
Classification & Notes
Similar
Text: The same final contingent is described as equipped in Hebrew and mighty in Greek.
Verse 17:19 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 17:19] These served the king, apart from those the king had stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 17:19] These ministered to the king, apart from those the king had stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judea.
Classification & Notes
Same
Text: Both distinguish the listed contingents from the additional forces stationed in fortified cities.