2Ch 19 | ABEn | STEP | And [ 4 returned 1 Jehoshaphat 2 king 3 of Judah] to his house in peace into Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 19

CHAPTER 19 Jehu the Prophet Rebukes Jehoshaphat

1 And [⁴returned ¹Jehoshaphat ²king ³of Judah] to his house in peace into Jerusalem. 2 And came forth to meet him Jehu the son of Hanani the prophet. And he said to king Jehoshaphat, Shall [³a sinner ¹you ²help], or [³one being detested ⁴by ⁵the lord ¹do you ²befriend], no. Because of this [³took place ⁴against ⁵you ¹the anger ²of the lord]. 3 But [²words ¹good] were found in you, for you removed the sacred groves from the land of Judah, and straightened out your heart to seek after the lord. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem. And again he went forth to the people from Beer-sheba unto mount Ephraim, and turned them unto the lord the God of their fathers. 5 And he placed judges in all the cities of Judah, the fortified ones, in city by city. 6 And he said to the judges, Know what you do, for not unto man do you judge, but to the lord, and with you are the words of judgment. 7 And now, let [⁴be ¹the ²fear ³of the lord] upon you, and guard and act! for [²is not ³with ⁴the lord ⁵our God ¹injustice], nor admiring a face, nor taking bribes. 8 And indeed in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat placed of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the patriarchs of Israel, for the judgment of the lord, and to judge the ones dwelling in Jerusalem. 9 And he gave charge to them, saying, Thus you shall do in the fear of the lord, in truth, and with a full heart. 10 Every man with a judgment coming unto you of your brethren dwelling in their cities, whether between blood for blood, and between the order and commandment, and for ordinances and judgments, that you shall warn them, that they shall not sin against the lord, that there will not be anger against you, and against your brethren -- thus you shall do, and you shall not sin. 11 And behold, Amariah the [²priest ¹leading] over you is for every matter of the lord; and Zebadiah son of Ishmael is the leader in the house of Judah for every word of the king. And the scribes, the Levites, are before you. Be strong and act! and the lord will be with the good.