The Bible

2 Chronicles Chapter 19

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

²Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, "Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate ForeverOne? Because of this, wrath is on you from before ForeverOne.

³Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asheroth out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God." ⁴Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to ForeverOne, the God of their fathers.

⁵He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, ⁶and said to the judges, "Consider what you do: for you don't judge for man, but for ForeverOne; and [he is] with you in the judgment.

⁷Now therefore let the fear of ForeverOne be on you. Take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with ForeverOne our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes." ⁸Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites and priests, and of the heads of the fathers' [houses] of Israel, for the judgment of ForeverOne, and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem.

⁹He commanded them, saying, "Thus you shall do in the fear of ForeverOne, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

¹⁰Whenever any controversy shall come to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them, that they not be guilty towards ForeverOne, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you shall not be guilty.

¹¹Behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of ForeverOne; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and may ForeverOne be with the good."