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| 2nd-Chronicles 19:1 | Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. | And Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, went back to his house in Jerusalem in peace. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:2 | Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate Yahweh? for this thing wrath is on you from before Yahweh. | And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:3 | Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God. | But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:4 | Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their fathers. | And Jehoshaphat was living in Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people, from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, guiding them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:5 | He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, | And he put judges through all the land, in every walled town of Judah, |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:6 | and said to the judges, Consider what you do: for you don't judge for man, but for Yahweh; and [he is] with you in the judgment. | And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:7 | Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes. | So now let the fear of the Lord be in you; do your work with care; for in the Lord our God there is no evil, or respect for high position, or taking of payment to do wrong. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:8 | Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' [houses] of Israel, for the judgment of Yahweh, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem. | Then in Jerusalem he gave authority to certain of the Levites and the priests and the heads of families of Israel to give decisions for the Lord, and in the causes of those living in Jerusalem. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:9 | He charged them, saying, Thus shall you do in the fear of Yahweh, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. | And he gave them their orders, saying, You are to do your work in the fear of the Lord, in good faith and with a true heart. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:10 | Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards Yahweh, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers: this do, and you shall not be guilty. | And if any cause comes before you from your brothers living in their towns, where the death punishment is in question, or where there are questions of law or order, or rules or decisions, make them take care that they are not in the wrong before the Lord, so that wrath may not come on you and on your brothers; do this and you yourselves will not be in the wrong. |
| 2nd-Chronicles 19:11 | Behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Yahweh; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and Yahweh be with the good. | And now, Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all questions to do with the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the head of the family of Judah, in everything to do with the king's business; and the Levites will be overseers for you. Be strong to do the work; and may the Lord be with the upright. |
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