2 Chronicles 19

¹And Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned to his house in peace, to Jerusalem.

²And Jehu son of Hanani the seer came out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, 'Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, wrath is upon you from before the Lord.'

³Nevertheless, good things were found with you, for you swept away the Asherah poles from the land and set your heart to seek God.

⁴And Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem; and he turned and went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and he turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

⁵And he appointed judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

⁶And he said to the judges, 'Consider what you are doing, for you judge not for man but for the LORD, and he is with you in the matter of judgment.'

⁷And now, let the dread of the Lord be upon you; be careful and act, for there is no injustice with the Lord our God, no partiality, and no taking of a bribe.

⁸And also in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat appointed from the Levites and the priests and from the heads of the ancestral families for Israel, for judgment of the LORD and for disputes; and they returned to Jerusalem.

⁹And he charged them, saying, 'Thus you shall do: in the fear of the LORD, in faithfulness, and with a whole heart.'

¹⁰And every case that comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities — whether between blood and blood, or between instruction and commandment, statutes and ordinances — warn them, that they may not be guilty before the LORD, and let not wrath come upon you and your brothers. Do thus and you will not be guilty.

¹¹And behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you for all matters of the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the governor for the house of Judah, for all matters of the king; and the Levites shall be officers before you. Be strong and act, and may the LORD be with the good.