1 Jehoshaphat came back safe and sound to Jerusalem.
2 Jehu, son of Hanani the prophet, went to meet him and said to king Jehoshaphat, "Should a man give help to the wicked? Should you love those who hate Yahweh? Because of this you have brought his anger on you!
3 There is some good in you, however, since you have removed from your land Asherah's trunks and have set your heart on seeking God."
4 Jehoshaphat stayed for a time in Jerusalem. After that he would again visit his people regularly, from Beersheba to the highlands of Ephraim to bring them back to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors.
5 He appointed judges in the country in every one of all the fortified towns of Judah.
6 He said to these judges, "Give due thought to your duties, since you are not judging in the name of men but in the name of Yahweh, who is with you whenever you pronounce sentence.
7 May the fear of Yahweh now be on you. Keep the Law, apply it, for Yahweh our God does not tolerate fraud or partiality or the taking of bribes."
8 In addition, Jehoshaphat appointed priests, Levites and heads of Israelite families in Jerusalem as judges in cases involving a violation of the Law or legal disputes between people living in the city. They lived in Jerusalem
9 and Jehoshaphat gave them the following instructions, "You are to perform these duties in the fear of Yahweh, as upright and honest men.
10 Whatever dispute comes before you from your brothers living in their towns: either about crimes or questions of the Law, you are to teach them the commandments, statutes or ordinances, so that they do not become guilty of sinning against Yahweh, lest his anger come on you and your brothers. Do this and you will not be guilty.
11 Amariah, the chief priest, will have final authority over you in all religious matters, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, governor of Judah, in all matters affecting the king. The Levites will serve as your scribes. Be courageous, carry out these instructions, and Yahweh will be there to bring success."
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2 Chronicles 19 tells the story of King Jehoshaphat, who, after his victory over the Moabites and Ammonites, returns to Jerusalem and is confronted by the prophet Jehu, who warns him over the covenant he made with King Ahab, who was an ungodly man. Jehoshaphat then establishes judges in all the cities of Judah and instructs them to judge with justice and fear of God. The verses below were selected for their similarity with the topics covered in the chapter.
Proverbs 21:3: "Practicing justice and law is more acceptable to the Lord than to offer sacrifices." This verse highlights the importance of justice and the right to the eyes of God, which values the practice of these virtues more than the offerings and sacrifices.
Deuteronomy 16:18-20: "You will designate judges and officers in all cities that the Lord your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they will judge the people with righteousness. bribery; for the bribery blinds the eyes of the wise and pervert the words of the righteous. You will follow only righteousness, that they may live and possess the earth that the Lord your God gives you. " These verses instruct about the appointment of judges and the importance of judging justice, without the sense of people and without being corrupted by bribery.
Proverbs 28:5: "Evil men do not understand judgment, but those who seek the Lord understand everything." This verse emphasizes the importance of the search for God to understand judgment and justice.
2 Chronicles 19:6-7: "He said more to judges, See what you do, because you do not judge from man, but from the Lord, and he is with you when vindical. Now, then, be the fear of the Lord with you Be careful and do so, because there is no in the Lord our iniquity, no sense of people, nor accepts bribery. " These verses reinforce Jehoshaphat's message to the judges, instructing them to judge with the awareness that they are acting in the name of God, which is just and does not accept bribe.
Micah 6:8: "He has declared you, O man, what is good, and what the Lord asks for you: May justice, and love mercy, and Andes humbly with your God." This verse summarizes the principles that Jehoshaphat taught to the judges of Judah, highlighting the importance of righteousness, mercy, and humility before God.
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