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Jehoshaphat took pride in the Lord’s ways and again removed the shrines and the sacred poles[a] from Judah.

In the third year of his rule, Jehoshaphat sent his officials Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah to teach in the cities of Judah. They were accompanied by the Levites Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, and by the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

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  1. 2 Chronicles 17:6 Heb asherim, perhaps objects devoted to the goddess Asherah

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