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, Shouldst 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 thy heart to seek God.
4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD God of their fathers.
5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified 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 whatever cause 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 will be with the good.
Cross-references
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- 12Ch 18:31–32
- 2Psa 139:21–22, 2Jn 1:10–11, 2Ch 18:3, Jas 4:4, Eph 5:11, 2Ch 20:34, 2Ch 24:18, 1Ki 16:1
- 32Ch 12:12, 1Ki 14:13, Ezr 7:10, 2Ch 30:19, 2Ch 17:3–6, 2Ch 12:14, Psa 57:7, Rom 7:18
- 4Luk 1:17, 2Ch 15:8–13, 2Ch 29:10–11, 1Sa 7:3–4, Mal 4:6, Jdg 19:1, Jdg 20:1, Gen 21:33
- 5Deu 16:18–20, Rom 13:1–5, 2Ch 19:8, 1Pe 2:13–14
- 6Deu 1:17, Lev 19:15, Ecc 5:8, Luk 12:15, Psa 82:1–6, Jos 22:5, 1Ch 28:10, Luk 21:8
- 7Deu 32:4, Gen 18:25, Rom 2:11, Deu 10:17–18, Rom 9:14, Col 3:25, Exo 23:8, Job 34:19
- 82Ch 17:8–9, 1Ch 26:29, Deu 25:1, Deu 17:8–13, Exo 18:19–26, Deu 21:5, 1Ch 23:4
- 92Sa 23:3, 2Ch 19:7, Deu 1:16–17, Isa 11:3–5, Isa 32:1
- 10Deu 17:8–13, Ezk 33:6, Num 16:46, 1Th 5:14, Act 20:31, 2Ch 19:2, Jos 22:18–20, Ezk 3:18–21
- 112Ch 19:8, Psa 18:25–26, 2Ti 2:1, Php 4:8–9, 1Ch 26:30, 1Ch 22:11, 2Ch 15:2, Jos 1:9
Topics in this chapter
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Alliances, Amariah, Azariah, Company, Courage, Court, Decision, Fear, Fellowship, God, Groves, Hanani, Heart, Iconoclasm, Ishmael, Israel, Prophecies Concerning, Jehoshaphat, Jehu, Judge, Levites, Minister, Civil, Priest, Religion, Reproof, Respect of Persons, Rulers, Watchfulness, Zeal, Religious, Zebadiah