17:1 [] Ebasileuse de ant' autou Iwsafat o uioV autou kai enedunamwqh kata tou Israhl.

17:2 Kai ebale dunameiV eiV pasaV taV ocuraV poleiV tou Iouda kai katesthse frouraV en th gh Iouda kai en taiV polesi tou Efraim, taV opoiaV eice kurieusei Asa o pathr autou.

17:3 Kai hto KurioV meta tou Iwsafat, epeidh periepathsen en taiV odoiV Dabid tou patroV autou taiV prwtaiV, kai den exezhthse touV Baaleim×

17:4 alla ton Qeon tou patroV autou exezhthse kai eiV taV entolaV autou periepathse kai ouci kata ta erga tou Israhl.

17:5 Dia touto esterewsen o KurioV thn basileian en th ceiri autou× kai paV o IoudaV edwke dwra eiV ton Iwsafat× kai apekthse plouton kai doxan pollhn.

17:6 Kai uywqh h kardia autou eiV taV odouV tou Kuriou× kai eti afhrese touV uyhlouV topouV kai ta alsh apo tou Iouda.

17:7 Kai en tw tritw etei thV basileiaV autou apesteile touV arcontaV autou, ton Ben-ail kai ton Obadian kai ton Zacarian kai ton Naqanahl kai ton Micaian, dia na didaskwsin en taiV polesi tou Iouda.

17:8 kai met' autwn touV LeuitaV, ton Semaian kai Naqanian kai Zebadian kai Asahl kai Semiramwq kai Iwnaqan kai Adwnian kai Twbian kai Twb-adwnian, touV LeuitaV× kai met' autwn Elisama kai Iwram, touV iereiV×

17:9 kai edidaskon en tw Iouda, econteV meq' eautwn to biblion tou nomou tou Kuriou, kai perihrconto eiV pasaV taV poleiV tou Iouda kai edidaskon ton laon.

17:10 [] Kai epepese foboV Kuriou epi pasaV taV basileiaV twn perix tou Iouda topwn× kai den epolemoun enantion tou Iwsafat.

17:11 Kai apo twn Filistaiwn eferon dwra proV ton Iwsafat kai foron arguriou× oi ArabeV proseti eferon proV auton poimnia kriwn epta ciliadaV eptakosiouV kai tragwn epta ciliadaV eptakosiouV.

17:12 Kai proecwrei o Iwsafat megalunomenoV sfodra× kai wkodomhsen en Iouda frouria kai poleiV apoqhkwn.

17:13 Kai eice polla erga en taiV polesin Iouda× kai andraV polemistaV, dunatouV en iscui, en Ierousalhm.

17:14 Outoi de einai oi ariqmoi autwn, kata touV oikouV twn patriwn autwn× ek tou Iouda, ciliarcoi, Adna o archgoV, kai met' autou dunatoi en iscui triakosiai ciliadeV.

17:15 Kai meta touton Iwanan o archgoV, kai met' autou diakosiai ogdohkonta ciliadeV.

17:16 Kai meta touton AmasiaV o uioV tou Zicri, ostiV proqumwV proseferen eauton eiV ton Kurion× kai met' autou diakosiai ciliadeV dunatoi en iscui.

17:17 Ek de tou Beniamin, dunatoV en iscui, Eliada kai met' autou toxotai kai aspidoforoi diakosiai ciliadeV.

17:18 Kai meta touton Iwzabad, kai met' autou ekaton ogdohkonta ciliadeV wplismenoi eiV polemon.