2 Chronicles 17

¹ Forsothe in the thridde yeer of his rewme he sente of hise princes Benail, and Abdie, and Zacarie, and Nathanael, and Mychee, that thei schulden teche in the citees of Juda; ² and with hem he sente dekenes Semeye, and Nathanye, and Zabadie, and Azahel, and Semyramoth, and Jonathan, and Adonye, and Thobie, and Abadonye, dekenes; and with hem he sente Elisama and Joram, preestis; 3 and thei tauyten the puple in Juda, and hadden the book of the lawe of the Lord; and thei cumpassiden alle the citees of Juda, and tauyten al the puple. 4 Therfor the drede of the Lord was maad on al the rewmes of londis, that weren bi cumpas of Juda; and tho dursten not fiyte ayens Josaphat. ⁵ But also Filisteis brouyten yiftis to Josaphat, and tol of siluer; and men of Arabie brouyten scheep seuene thousynde, and seuene hundrid of wetheris, and so many buckis of geet. ⁶ Therfor Josaphat encreesside, and was magnified til in to an hiy; and he bildide in Juda housis at the licnesse of touris, and stronge citees; 7 and he made redi many werkis in the citees of Juda. Also men werriouris and stronge men weren in Jerusalem; 8 of whiche this is the noumbre, bi the housis and meynees of alle in Juda. Duyk Eduas was prince of the oost, and with hym weren thre hundrid thousynde ful stronge men. ⁹ Aftir hym was Johannan prince, and with hym weren two hundrid thousynde and foure scoore thousynde. ¹⁰ After this also Amasye, the sone of Zechri, was halewid to the Lord, and with hym weren two hundrid thousynde of stronge men. ¹¹ Eliada myyti to batels suede this Amasie, and with hym weren two hundrid thousynde of men holdynge bouwe and scheeld. ¹² Aftir this was also Josaphat, and with hym weren an hundrid thousynde and foure scoore thousynde of redi knyytis. ¹³ Alle these weren at the hond of the kyng, outakun othere, whiche he hadde put in wallid cytees and in al Juda. ¹⁵ Therfor Josaphat was riche and ful noble, and bi affynyte, ethir alie, he was ioyned to Achab. 16 And aftir yeeris he cam doun to hym in to Samarie; at whos comyng Achab killide ful many wetheris and oxis, and to the puple that cam with hym; and he counseilide hym to stie in to Ramoth of Galaad. 17 And Achab, the kyng of Israel, seide to Josaphat, kyng of Juda, Come thou with me in to Ramoth of Galaad. To whom he answeride, As and Y am, thou art; as thi puple, so and my puple; and we schulen be with thee in batel. 18 And Josaphat seide to the kyng of Israel, Y biseche, counsele thou in present tyme the word of the Lord. 19 Therfor the kyng of Israel gaderide togidere foure hundrid men of prophetis, and seide to hem, Owen we to go in to Ramath of Galaad for to fiyte, ethir `take reste? And thei seiden, Stie ye, and God schal bitake in the hond of the king.