2 Tawarikh 19:4-7

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

19:4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. ¹  He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow ²  the Lord God of their ancestors. ³  19:5 He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah. ⁴  19:6 He told the judges, “Be careful what you do, ⁵  for you are not judging for men, but for the Lord, who will be with you when you make judicial decisions. 19:7 Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery.” ⁶ 

[19:4]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:4]  ² tn Heb “and turned them back to.”

[19:4]  ³ tn Heb “fathers.”

[19:5]  ⁴ tn Heb “in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.”

[19:6]  ⁵ tn Heb “see what you are doing.”

[19:7]  ⁶ tn Heb “and now let the terror of the Lord be upon you, be careful and act for there is not with the Lord our God injustice, lifting up of a face, and taking a bribe.”