Add parallel Print Page Options

He said to the judges, “Watch what you do, because you are not judging for the people, but for the Lord. He is with you as you judge. Now may the dread of the Lord be upon you. Watch what you do, because there is no injustice, partiality, or taking bribes with the Lord our God.”

In Jerusalem too Jehoshaphat appointed men from the Levites, the priests, and the leading fathers of Israel to act as judges on behalf of the Lord and to settle disputes, and they presided in[a] Jerusalem.

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 19:8 The translation follows the reading of the Greek Old Testament. The Hebrew reads they returned to Jerusalem.

He told them, “Consider carefully what you do,(A) because you are not judging for mere mortals(B) but for the Lord, who is with you whenever you give a verdict. Now let the fear of the Lord be on you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice(C) or partiality(D) or bribery.”

In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites,(E) priests(F) and heads of Israelite families to administer(G) the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

Read full chapter