| 1: And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in
peace to Jerusalem. |
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| 2: 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. |
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| 4: And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again
through the people from Beer-sheba 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, |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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. |
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| 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 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. |
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| 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. |
