II Chronicles Chapter 19

II Chronicles Chapter 19
1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah
returned safe to his house in Jerusalem.
2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer
went out to meet him, and said to king
Jehoshaphat, Wouldest thou help the
wicked, and love them that hate the
Lord? Therefore for this thing the wrath
of the Lord is upon thee. 3 Nevertheless
good things are found in thee, because
thou hast taken away the groves out of
the land, and hast prepared thine heart to
seek God. 4 So Jehoshaphat dwelt at
Jerusalem, and returned and went
through the people from Beer-sheba to
mount Ephraim, and brought them again
unto the Lord God of their fathers.
5 And he set judges in the land
throughout all the strong cities of Judah,
city by city,
6 And said to the judges, Take heed
what ye do: for ye execute not the
judgments of man, but of the Lord, and
he will be with you in the cause and
judgment.
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, neither respect of persons, nor
receiving of reward.
8 Moreover in Jerusalem did
Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the
priests and of the chief of the families of
Israel, for the judgment and cause of the
Lord: and they returned to Jerusalem.
9 And he charged them, saying, Thus
shall ye do in the fear of the Lord
faithfully and with a perfect heart.
10 And in every cause that shall come to
you of your brethren that dwell in their
cities, between blood and blood,
between law and precept, statutes and
judgments, ye shall judge them, and
admonish them that they trespass not
against the Lord, that wrath come not
upon you and upon your brethren. This
shall ye do and trespass not.
11 And behold, Amariah the priest shall
be the chief over you in all matters of the
Lord, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, a
ruler of the house of Judah, shall be for
all the king's affairs, and the Levites
shall be officers before you. Be of
courage, and do it, and the Lord shall be
with the good.