Jehoshaphat sent to five princes to have nine Levites and two Priests to teach Torah to the people.
2 Chronicles 17:7. Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, to Ben-Hail, to Obadiah, to Zechariah, to Nethaneel, and to Michaiah to teach in the cities of Judah. 8. And with them he sent Levites; Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-Adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests. 9. And they taught in Judah, and had the scroll of the Torah (Teaching) of the LORD* with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught the people.
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