(KJV) 2 Chronicles 191

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⥃Jehoshaphat Reproved by Jehu

[1] And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace2 to Jerusalem.3 [2] And Jehu4 the son of Hanani5 the seer6 went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest7 thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord8? therefore [is] wrath9 upon thee from before the Lord. [3] Nevertheless there are good things10 found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared11 thine heart to seek God.

⥃Jehoshaphat’s Reforms

[4] And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again12 through the people from Beer–sheba13 to mount14 Ephraim, and brought15 them back unto the Lord God of their fathers.

[5] And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,16 [6] And said to the judges, Take17 heed what ye do: for ye judge18 not for man, but for the Lord, who [is] with you in the judgment19. [7] Wherefore now let the20 fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do [it]: for [there is] no iniquity21 with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons22, nor taking of gifts23.

[8] [¶]Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites24, and [of] the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment25 of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. [9] And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear26 of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. [10] And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood27 and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them28 that they trespass not against the Lord, and [so] wrath come29 upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. [11] And, behold, Amariah30 the chief priest [is] over you in all matters31 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 courageously32, and the Lord33 shall be with the good34.

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  1. 2Chr 19:1, Jehoshaphat, reproved by Jehu, visits his kingdom; 2Chr 19:5, His instructions to the judges; 2Chr 19:8, to the priests and Levites. ↩

  2. 2Chr 18:31-32 ↩

  3. am 3108, bc 896 ↩

  4. 2Chr 20:34; 1Kgs 16:1, 1Kgs 16:7, 1Kgs 16:12 ↩

  5. 2Chr 16:7 ↩

  6. 1Sam 9:9 ↩

  7. 2Chr 18:3, 2Chr 18:28; 1Kgs 21:25; Ps 15:4, Ps 139:21-22; Prov 1:10-19; Rom 1:32; Eph 5:11; 2John 1:10-11 ↩

  8. 2Chr 18:7; Exod 20:5; Deut 5:9, Deut 7:10, Deut 32:41, Deut 33:11; Ps 21:8, Ps 68:1, Ps 71:15; John 15:18, John 15:23; Rom 1:30, Rom 8:7; Jas 4:4 ↩

  9. 2Chr 32:25; Ps 90:7-8; Rom 1:18; 1Cor 11:31-32 ↩

  10. 2Chr 12:12, 2Chr 17:3-6; 1Kgs 14:13; Rom 7:18 ↩

  11. 2Chr 12:14, 2Chr 30:19; Ezra 7:10; Ps 57:7 ↩

  12. Heb. returned and went out, 1Sam 7:15-17 ↩

  13. Gen 21:33; Judg 20:1 ↩

  14. Josh 17:15; Judg 19:1 ↩

  15. 2Chr 15:8-13, 2Chr 29:10-11; 1Sam 7:3-4; Mal 4:6; Luke 1:17 ↩

  16. 2Chr 19:8; Deut 16:18-20; Rom 13:1-5; 1Pet 2:13-14 ↩

  17. Josh 22:5; 1Chr 28:10; Luke 12:15, Luke 21:8; Acts 5:35, Acts 22:26 ↩

  18. Deut 1:17; Ps 82:1-6; Eccl 5:8 ↩

  19. Heb. matter of judgment ↩

  20. Gen 42:18; Exod 18:21-22, Exod 18:25-26; Neh 5:15; Isa 1:23-26 ↩

  21. Gen 18:25; Deut 32:4; Rom 3:5-6, Rom 9:14 ↩

  22. Deut 10:17-18; Job 34:19; Matt 22:16; Acts 10:34; Rom 2:11; Gal 2:6; Eph 6:9; Col 3:25; 1Pet 1:17 ↩

  23. Exod 23:8; Deut 16:18-19; Isa 1:23, Isa 33:15; Mic 7:3 ↩

  24. 2Chr 17:8; Deut 17:8-13; 1Chr 23:4, 1Chr 26:29 ↩

  25. Exod 18:19-26; Deut 21:5, Deut 25:1 ↩

  26. 2Chr 19:7; Deut 1:16-17; 2Sam 23:3; Isa 11:3-5, Isa 32:1 ↩

  27. Deut 17:8-13 ↩

  28. Ezek 3:18-21, Ezek 33:6; Acts 20:31; 1Thess 5:14 ↩

  29. Num 16:46; Josh 22:18-20 ↩

  30. 1Chr 6:11 ↩

  31. 2Chr 19:8; 1Chr 26:30; Mal 2:7 ↩

  32. Heb. Take courage and do, Josh 1:6, Josh 1:9; 1Chr 22:11, 1Chr 22:16, 1Chr 22:19; 1Cor 16:13; 2Tim 2:1 ↩

  33. 2Chr 19:6, 2Chr 15:2; Ps 18:25-26; John 14:23-24; Rom 2:4-13; Phil 4:8-9 ↩

  34. Ps 37:23, Ps 112:5; Prov 2:20; Eccl 2:26; Luke 23:50; Acts 11:24 ↩