2 Chronicles 17:2

17:2 He placed troops in all of Judah’s fortified cities and posted garrisons 1  throughout the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had seized.

2 Chronicles 19:4

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

19:4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. 2  He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow 3  the Lord God of their ancestors. 4 

2 Chronicles 30:1

Hezekiah Observes the Passover

30:1 Hezekiah sent messages throughout Israel and Judah; he even wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, summoning them to come to the Lord’s temple in Jerusalem 5  and observe a Passover celebration for the Lord God of Israel.

1 tn Or perhaps, “governors.”

2 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

3 tn Heb “and turned them back to.”

4 tn Heb “fathers.”

5 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.