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19 : 1 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem.
19 : 2 ButJehu the son ofHananithe seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat,Should youhelp the wicked and love those who hate theLord? Because of this,wrath has gone out against you from theLord.
19 : 3 Nevertheless,some good is found in you, foryou destroyed the Asheroth out of the land, and haveset your heart to seek God.
19 : 4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem. And he went out again among the people, from Beersheba tothe hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to theLord, the God of their fathers.
19 : 5 He appointedjudges in the land in allthe fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
19 : 6 and said to the judges,Consider what you do,for you judge not for man but for theLord. He is with you in giving judgment.
19 : 7 Now then, let the fear of theLordbe upon you. Be careful what you do, forthere is no injustice with theLordour God,or partiality or taking bribes.
19 : 8 Moreover, in Jerusalem Jehoshaphatappointed certain Levites and priests and heads of families of Israel,to give judgment for theLordand to decide disputed cases. They had their seat at Jerusalem.
19 : 9 And he charged them:Thus you shall do in the fear of theLord, in faithfulness,and with your whole heart:
19 : 10 whenever a case comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities, concerning bloodshed, law or commandment, statutes or rules, then you shall warn them, that they may not incur guilt before theLordandwrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you shall do, and you will not incur guilt.
19 : 11 And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over youin all matters of theLord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the governor of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters, and the Levites will serve you as officers.Deal courageously, and may theLordbe with the upright!