| 19:1 | And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. |
| 19:2 | And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD. |
| 19:3 | Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. |
| 19:4 | And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beersheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers. |
| 19:5 | And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, |
| 19:6 | And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. |
| 19:6 | 對他們說、你們辦事應當謹慎．因為你們判斷不是為人、乃是為耶和華．判斷的時候、他必與你們同在。 |
| 19:6 | 对他们说，你们办事应当谨慎。因为你们判断不是为人，乃是为耶和华。判断的时候，他必与你们同在。 |
| deu:1:16 | And I charged your judges at that time, saying, Hear the causes between your brethren, and judge righteously between every man and his brother, and the stranger that is with him. |
| deu:1:17 | Ye shall not respect persons in judgment; but ye shall hear the small as well as the great; ye shall not be afraid of the face of man; for the judgment is God's: and the cause that is too hard for you, bring it unto me, and I will hear it. |
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| 19:7 | 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, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. |
| 19:8 | Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem. |
| 19:9 | And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. |
| 19:10 | And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass. |
| 19:11 | And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good. |
