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Chapter 19 |
| 1 | And
Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to
Jerusalem. |
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| 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.
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| 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. |
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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. |
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10 | And what cause soever shall come to you of your
brethren that dwell in your 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. |
