2 Chronicles 19:7-9

Good News Translation

⁷ Honor the Lord and act carefully, because the Lord our God does not tolerate fraud or partiality or the taking of bribes.”

⁸ In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites, priests, and some of the leading citizens as judges in cases involving a violation of the Law of the Lord or legal disputes between inhabitants of the city.^{[a] 9} He gave them the following instructions: “You must perform your duties in reverence for the Lord, faithfully obeying him in everything you do.