2Chronicles:19

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* And Josaphat king of Juda returned to his house at Jerusalem . * And there went out to meet him Jeu the prophet the son of Anani , and said to him , King Josaphat , doest thou help a sinner , or act friendly towards one hated of the Lord ? Therefore has wrath come upon thee from the Lord . * Nevertheless some good things have been found in thee , forasmuch as thou didst remove the groves from the land of Juda , and didst direct thine heart to seek after the Lord . * And Josaphat dwelt in Jerusalem : and he again went out among the people from Bersabee to the mount of Ephraim , and turned them back to the Lord God of their fathers . * And he appointed judges in all the strong cities of Juda , city by city . * And he said to the judges , Take good heed what ye do : for ye judge not for man , but for the Lord , and with you are matters of judgement . * And now let the fear of the Lord be upon you , and be wary , and do your duty : for there is no unrighteousness with the Lord our God , neither is it for him to respect persons , nor take bribes . * Moreover Josaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the priests , and Levites , and heads of houses of Israel , for the judgement of the Lord , and to judge the dwellers in Jerusalem . * And he charged them , saying , Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord , in truth and with a (note :)Gr . full (:note ) perfect heart . * Whatsoever man of your brethren that dwell in their cities shall bring the cause that (note :)Gr . comes upon (:note ) comes before you , between blood and blood , and between precept and commandment , and ordinances and judgements , ye shall even decide for them ; so they shall not sin against the Lord , and there shall not be wrath upon you , and upon your brethren : thus ye shall do , and ye shall not sin . * And , behold , Amarias the priest is head over you in every matter of the Lord ; and Zabdias the son of Ismael is head over the house of Juda in every matter of the king ; and the scribes and Levites are before you : be strong and active , and the Lord shall be with the good .

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