2 Chronicles 19:1-9 ▼

1 Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem.

2 Jehu the seer, son of Hanani, went out to meet King Jehoshaphat and said to him: “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? For this reason, wrath is upon you from the LORD.

3 Yet some good has been found in you, since you have removed the asherahs from the land and have set your heart to seek God.”

4 Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem; but he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the highlands of Ephraim and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.

5 He appointed judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,

6 and he said to them: “Take care what you do, for the judgment you give is not human but divine; for when it comes to judgment God will be with you.

7 And now, let the fear of the LORD be upon you. Act carefully, for with the LORD, our God, there is no injustice, no partiality, no bribe-taking.”

8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites and priests and some of the family heads of Israel for the LORD’s judgment and the disputes of those who dwell in Jerusalem.

9 He gave them this command: “Thus you shall act: in the fear of the LORD, with fidelity and with an undivided heart.