Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat1 Then Jehoshaphat° the king° of Judah° returned° in safety° to his house° in Jerusalem°. 2 aJehu° the son° of Hanani° the seer° went° out to meet° him and said° to King° Jehoshaphat°, “bShould you help° the wicked° and love° those who hate° the LORD° and Icso° [bring] wrath° on yourself from the LORD°? 3 But Iathere° is [some] good° in you, for byou have removed° the IIAsheroth° from the land° and you chave set° your heart° to seek° God°.” [2] ILit by this a1K 16:1; 2Ch 20:34 b2Ch 18:1, 3 c2Ch 24:18
[3] ILit good things are found III.e. wooden pillars a2Ch 12:12 b2Ch 17:6 c2Ch 12:14 4 ¶ So Jehoshaphat° lived° in Jerusalem° and went° out again° among the people° from Beersheba° to the hill° country° of Ephraim° and abrought° them back° to the LORD°, the God° of their fathers°. Reforms Instituted5 He appointed° ajudges° in the land° in all° the fortified° cities° of Judah°, city° by city°. 6 He said° to the judges°, “Consider° what° you are doing°, for ayou do not judge° for man° but for the LORD° who is with you Iwhen you render° judgment°. 7 Now° then let the fear° of the LORD° be upon you; Ibe very careful° what you do°, for IIthe LORD° our God° will ahave° no° part in unrighteousness° bor partiality°° or the taking° of a bribe°.” [5] aDt 16:18-20
[6] ILit in the word of judgment aLv 19:15; Dt 1:17 [7] ILit be careful and do IILit there is not with the LORD our God aGn 18:25; Dt 32:4 bDt 10:17, 18 8 ¶ In Jerusalem° also° Jehoshaphat° appointed° some° aof the Levites° and priests°, and some° of the heads° of the fathers’° [households] of Israel°, for the judgment° of the LORD° and to judge° Idisputes° among the inhabitants° of Jerusalem°. 9 Then he charged° them saying°, “Thus° you shall do° in the fear° of the LORD°, faithfully° and wholeheartedly°°. 10 aWhenever° any° dispute° comes° to you from your brethren° who live° in their cities°, between° blood° and blood°, between° law° and commandment°, statutes° and ordinances°, you shall warn° them so° that they may not be guilty° before the LORD°, and bwrath° may [not] come° on you and your brethren°. Thus° you shall do° and you will not be guilty°. 11 Behold°, Amariah° the chief° priest° will be over° you in Iaall° that pertains° to the LORD°, and Zebadiah° the son° of Ishmael°, the ruler° of the house° of Judah°, in Iall° that pertains° to the king°. Also the Levites° shall be officers° before° you. IIbAct° resolutely°, and the LORD° be with the upright°.” [8] ISo the versions; Heb reads disputes. And they returned to Jerusalem, or And they lived in Jerusalem a2Ch 17:8, 9
[10] aDt 17:8 b2Ch 19:2 [11] ILit every matter of IILit Be strong and do a2Ch 19:8 b1Ch 28:20 Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. NAS Exhaustive Concordance of the Bible with Hebrew-Aramaic and Greek Dictionaries Copyright © 1981, 1998 by The Lockman Foundation. All rights reserved. |
Jehoshaphat, reproved by Jehu, visiteth his kingdom.1 ¶ And Jehoshaphatº the kingº of Judahº returnedºª to² his houseº in peaceº to Jerusalem.º 2 And Jehuº the sonº of Hananiº the seerº went outºª to meetº² him, and saidºª to² kingº Jehoshaphat,º Shouldest thou helpºª the ungodly,º and loveºª them that hateºª the LORD?º thereforeº [is] wrathº upon² thee from beforeº² the LORD.º 3 Neverthelessº there are goodº thingsº foundºª in² thee, in that² thou hast taken awayºª the grovesº out of² the land,º and hast preparedºª thine heartº to seekºª God.º 4 And Jehoshaphatº dweltºª at Jerusalem:º and he went outºª againºª through the peopleº from Beershebaº² to² mountº Ephraim,º and brought them backºª unto² the LORDº Godº of their fathers.º [1] 2Ch 18:31.
[2] Ex 20:5; Dt 5:9; 7:10; 32:41; 33:11; 1S 9:9; 1K 16:1, 7, 12; 21:25; 2Ch 16:7; 18:3, 7, 28; 20:34; 32:25; Ps 15:4; 21:8; 68:1; 71:15; 90:7; 139:21; Pv 1:10; Jn 15:18, 23; Ro 1:18, 30, 32; 8:7; 1Co 11:31; Ep 5:11; Jm 4:4; 2Jn 1:10. [3] 1K 14:13; 2Ch 12:12, 14; 17:3; 30:19; Ezr 7:10; Ps 57:7; Ro 7:18. [4] Gn 21:33; Jsh 17:15; Jg 19:1; 20:1; 1S 7:3, 15; 2Ch 15:8; 29:10; Mal 4:6; Lk 1:17. His instructions to the judges,5 ¶ And he setºª judgesºª in the landº throughout all² the fencedºª citiesº of Judah,º cityº by city,º 6 And saidºª to² the judges,ºª Take heedºª what² ye² do:ºª for² ye judgeºª not² for man,º but² for the LORD,º who [is] with² you in the judgment.ºº 7 Wherefore now² let the fearº of the LORDº be² upon² you; take heedºª and doºª [it]: for² [there is] no² iniquityº with² the LORDº our God,º nor respectº of persons,º nor takingº of gifts.º [5] Dt 16:18; 2Ch 19:8; Ro 13:1; 1P 2:13.
[6] Dt 1:17; Jsh 22:5; 1Ch 28:10; Ps 82:1; Ec 5:8; Lk 12:15; 21:8; Ac 5:35; 22:26. [7] Gn 18:25; 42:18; Ex 18:21, 25; 23:8; Dt 10:17; 16:18; 32:4; Ne 5:15; Jb 34:19; Is 1:23; 33:15; Mi 7:3; Mt 22:16; Ac 10:34; Ro 2:11; 3:5; 9:14; Ga 2:6; Ep 6:9; Col 3:25; 1P 1:17. to the priests and Levites.8 ¶ Moreover² in Jerusalemº did Jehoshaphatº setºª of² the Levites,º and [of] the priests,º and of the chiefº² of the fathersº of Israel,º for the judgmentº of the LORD,º and for controversies,º when they returnedºª to Jerusalem.º 9 And he chargedºª² them, saying,ºª Thus² shall ye doºª in the fearº of the LORD,º faithfully,º and with a perfectº heart.º 10 And what cause¹ soever²²² shall comeºª to² you of your brethrenº² that dwellºª in their cities,º between² bloodº and blood,º between² lawº and commandment,º statutesº and judgments,º ye shall even warnºª them that they trespassºª not² against the LORD,º and [so] wrathº come² upon² you, and upon² your brethren:º thisº do,ºª and ye shall not² trespass.ºª 11 And, behold,² Amariahº the chiefº priestº [is] over² you in all² mattersº of the LORD;º and Zebadiahº the sonº of Ishmael,º the rulerº of the houseº of Judah,º for all² the king'sº matters:º also the Levitesº [shall be] officersºª beforeº you. Dealºª courageously,ºª and the LORDº shall be² with² the good.º [8] Ex 18:19; Dt 17:8; 21:5; 25:1; 1Ch 23:4; 26:29; 2Ch 17:8.
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