Verse
BSB
Berean Standard Bible
YLT
Young's Literal Translation
When
Jehoshaphat king of Judah had
returned
safely
to
his home
in Jerusalem,
And
Jehoshaphat king of Judah turneth
back
unto
his house
in peace
to
Jerusalem,
Jehu son of Hanani the seer went
out
to
confront
him
and said
to
King Jehoshaphat, “Should
you
help the wicked and love
those who
hate
the
LORD
? Because
of
this ,
the
wrath
of
the
LORD
is upon
you.
and
go
out
unto
his
presence
doth
Jehu son of Hanani ,
the seer ,
and saith
unto
king Jehoshaphat, `To
give
help to
the wicked ,
and to
those hating
Jehovah,
dost
thou
love
? and
for
this against
thee
`
is '
wrath
from
before
Jehovah,
However,
some
good is
found in
you
, for you
have
removed
the Asherah
poles
from
the land and have
set
your
heart on
seeking
God. ”
but
good things
have
been
found with
thee
, for thou
hast
put
away
the shrines
out
of
the land ,
and hast
prepared
thy
heart to
seek
God. '
Jehoshaphat lived
in Jerusalem, and once
again
he went
out among the people from Beersheba
to
the hill country of Ephraim and turned
them back to
the
LORD
, the
God of their fathers.
And
Jehoshaphat dwelleth
in Jerusalem, and he turneth
back
and
goeth
out among the people from Beer-Sheba
unto
the hill -
country of Ephraim ,
and bringeth
them back unto
Jehovah
, God of their fathers.
He appointed
judges in the land, in each
of
the fortified
cities of Judah .
And
he establisheth
judges in the land, in all
the fenced
cities of Judah ,
for
every
city,
Then
he
said
to
the judges, “Consider
carefully
what you
do,
for
you
are not judging
for man, but for the
LORD
, who is with you when
you
render
judgment .
and
saith
unto
the judges, `See
what ye
are doing
--
for
not for man do
ye
judge
, but for Jehovah
, who `
is '
with you in
the
matter
of
judgment ;
And now, may
the
fear of the
LORD
be upon you .
Be
careful
what
you
do, for with the
LORD
our God there
is
no
injustice
or
partiality
or
bribery
. ”
and now, let
fear of Jehovah
be upon you ,
observe
and
do, for there
is
not
with Jehovah
our God perverseness,
and
acceptance
of
faces,
and
taking
of
a
bribe
. '
Moreover,
Jehoshaphat
appointed
in Jerusalem some
of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite
families
to
judge
on
behalf
of the LORD
and to
settle
disputes.
And they lived
in
Jerusalem .
And
also
in Jerusalem hath
Jehoshaphat
appointed
of the Levites, and
of
the
priests, and of
the
heads of the fathers
of Israel,
for
the judgment
of
Jehovah,
and for
strife;
and they turn
back
to
Jerusalem ,
He commanded
them, saying, “You
must
serve
faithfully
and
wholeheartedly
in the fear of the
LORD.
and
he layeth
a
charge
upon
them, saying, `Thus
do
ye
do
in the fear of Jehovah,
in
faithfulness,
and
with
a
perfect
heart,
For
every
dispute
that comes
before
you from
your brothers
who dwell
in their cities —whether
it
regards
bloodshed
or
some
other
violation
of
law
, commandments
, statutes, or
ordinances—you
are
to
warn
them
, so
that
they will
not incur
guilt
before the
LORD
and wrath will
not come
upon
you and your brothers.
Do this
, and you
will
not incur
guilt
.
and
any
strife
that cometh
in
unto
you of
your brethren
who are
dwelling
in their cities, between
blood
and
blood
, between
law
and
command,
statutes, and
judgments
, then
ye
have
warned
them
and
they become
not guilty
before Jehovah,
and wrath hath
not been
on
you and on
your brethren;
thus
do ye
do
, and ye
are
not guilty
.
Note
that
Amariah
, the chief
priest ,
will
be
over you in
all
that
pertains
to
the
LORD
, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the ruler
of the house of Judah, in
all
that
pertains
to
the king .
And the Levites will
serve
as
officers
before you .
Act
resolutely
; may
the
LORD
be with the upright!”
`And
, lo,
Amariah
the head
priest `is'
over you for
every
matter
of
Jehovah
, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader
of the house of Judah, `is'
for
every
matter
of
the king ,
and officers
the Levites `are'
before you; be strong
and
do,
and
Jehovah
is
with the good.'
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