19King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned safely to his palace in Jerusalem.H3092H4428H3063H7725H1004H7965H33892A prophet, Jehu son of Hanani, went to meet the king and said to him, "Do you think it is right to help those who are wicked and to take the side of those who hate the LORD? What you have done has brought the LORD's anger on you.H3058H1121H2607H2374H3318H6440H559H4428H3092H5826H7563H157H8130H3068H2063H7110H6440H30683But even so, there is some good in you. You have removed all the symbols of the goddess Asherah which people worshiped, and you have tried to follow God's will."H61H2896H1697H4672H1197H842H776H3559H3824H1875H430
Jehoshaphat’s Reforms
4Even though King Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, he traveled regularly among the people, from Beersheba in the south to the edge of the hill country of Ephraim in the north, in order to call the people back to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.H3092H3427H3389H3318H7725H5971H884H2022H669H7725H3068H430H15He appointed judges in each of the fortified cities of JudahH5975H8199H776H1219H5892H3063H5892H58926and instructed them: "Be careful in pronouncing judgment; you are not acting on human authority, but on the authority of the LORD, and he is with you when you pass sentence.H559H8199H7200H6213H8199H120H3068H1697H49417Honor the LORD and act carefully, because the LORD our God does not tolerate fraud or partiality or the taking of bribes."H6343H3068H8104H6213H5766H3068H430H4856H6440H4727H78108In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites, priests, and some of the leading citizens as judges in cases involving a violation of the Law of the LORD or legal disputes between inhabitants of the city.H3389H3092H5975H3881H3548H7218H1H3478H4941H3068H7379H7725H33899He gave them the following instructions: "You must perform your duties in reverence for the LORD, faithfully obeying him in everything you do.H6680H559H6213H3374H3068H530H8003H382410Whenever your fellow citizens from any of the cities bring before you a case of homicide or any other violation of a law or commandment, you must instruct them carefully how to conduct themselves during the trial, so that they do not become guilty of sinning against the LORD. Unless you do, you and your fellow citizens will feel the force of the LORD's anger. But if you do your duty, you will not be guilty.H7379H935H251H3427H5892H1818H1818H8451H4687H2706H4941H2094H816H3068H7110H251H3541H6213H81611Amariah the High Priest will have final authority in all religious cases, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, governor of Judah, will have final authority in all civil cases. The Levites have the responsibility of seeing that the decisions of the courts are carried out. Be courageous and carry out these instructions, and may the LORD be on the side of the right!"H568H7218H3548H1697H3068H2069H1121H3458H5057H1004H3063H4428H1697H3881H7860H6440H6213H2388H3068H2896
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