2 Chronicles 19
1 And
Jehoshaphat the
king of
Judah returned to his
house in
peace to
Jerusalem. 2 And
Jehu the
son of
Hanani the
seer went
out to
meet him, and
said to
king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou
help the
ungodly, and
love them that
hate the
LORD? therefore is
wrath upon thee from
before the
LORD. 3 Nevertheless there are
good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken
away the
groves out of the
land, and hast
prepared thine
heart to
seek God. 4 And
Jehoshaphat dwelt at
Jerusalem: and he went
out again through the
people from
Beersheba to
mount Ephraim, and brought them
back unto the
LORD God of their
fathers. 5 And he
set judges in the
land throughout all the
fenced cities of
Judah, city by
city, 6 And
said to the
judges, Take
heed what ye
do: for ye
judge not for
man, but for the
LORD, who is with you in the
judgment.
7 Wherefore now let the
fear of the
LORD be upon you; take
heed and
do it: for there is no
iniquity with the
LORD our
God, nor
respect of
persons, nor
taking of
gifts. 8 Moreover in
Jerusalem did
Jehoshaphat set of the
Levites, and of the
priests, and of the
chief of the
fathers of
Israel, for the
judgment of the
LORD, and for
controversies, when they
returned to
Jerusalem. 9 And he
charged them,
saying, Thus shall ye
do in the
fear of the
LORD, faithfully, and with a
perfect heart. 10 And what
cause soever shall
come to you of your
brethren that
dwell in their
cities, between
blood and
blood, between
law and
commandment, statutes and
judgments, ye shall even
warn them that they
trespass not against the
LORD, and so
wrath come upon you, and upon your
brethren: this do, and ye shall not
trespass.
11 And, behold,
Amariah the
chief priest is over you in all
matters of the
LORD; and
Zebadiah the
son of
Ishmael, the
ruler of the
house of
Judah, for all the
king's matters: also the
Levites shall be
officers before you.
Deal courageously, and the
LORD shall be with the
good.