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They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":10,"text":"And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":11,"text":"Some Philistines also brought gifts and silver as tribute to Jehoshaphat, and the Arabs brought him 7,700 rams and 7,700 goats from their flocks.","footnotes":[]},{"type":"line_break"},{"type":"verse","number":12,"text":"Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah","footnotes":[]},{"type":"verse","number":13,"text":"and kept vast supplies in the cities of Judah. 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