2 Chronicles · Updated Brenton English Septuagint
2 Chronicles 19 Updated Brenton English Septuagint
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- Same Septuagint text as Brenton, with modernised spelling.
1 And Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned to his house at Jerusalem.
1 Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
2 And there went out to meet him Jehu the prophet the son of Hanani, and said to him, King Jehoshaphat, dost thou help a sinner, or act friendly toward one hated of the Lord? Therefore has wrath come upon thee from the Lord.
2 Jehu 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 Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh.
3 Nevertheless [some] good things have been found in thee, forasmuch as thou didst remove the groves from the land of Judah, and didst direct thy heart to seek after the Lord.
3 Nevertheless 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.”
4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem: and he again went out among the people from Beersheba to the mount of Ephraim, and turned them back to the Lord God of their fathers.
4 Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.
5 And he appointed judges in all the strong cities of Judah, city by city.
5 He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
6 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 judgment.
6 and said to the judges, “Consider what you do, for you don’t judge for man, but for Yahweh; and he is with you in the judgment.
7 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 to take bribes.
7 Now therefore let the fear of Yahweh be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with Yahweh our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.”
8 Moreover Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the priests, and Levites, and heads of houses of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and to judge the dwellers in Jerusalem.
8 Moreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites, priests, and heads of the fathers’ households of Israel to give judgment for Yahweh and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem.
9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, in truth and with a perfect heart.
9 He commanded them, saying, “You shall do this in the fear of Yahweh, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
10 Whatsoever man of your brethren that dwell in their cities [shall bring] the cause that comes before you, between blood [and] blood, and between precept and commandment, and ordinances and judgments, 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.
10 Whenever any controversy comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you must warn them, that they not be guilty toward Yahweh, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you will not be guilty.
11 And, behold, Amariah the priest is head over you in every matter of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael is head over the house of Judah 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.
11 Behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of Yahweh; 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 Yahweh be with the good.”
People & places in this chapter
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People
Amariah
The chief priest appointed over all matters concerning the LORD in Jehoshaphat's judicial system.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 19:11
Ishmael
Named as the father of Zebadiah, ruler of the house of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 19:11
Jehoshaphat
A godly king who sent teachers of the Law throughout Judah.
Cited in the guide: 1 Kings 22; 2 Chron. 17-20; Matt. 1:8
Zebadiah
Son of Ishmael, ruler of the house of Judah, over all matters pertaining to the king.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 19:11
Cross references (11)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Chronicles 18:31–32
- 2 Psalm 139:21–22; 2 John 10–11; Ephesians 5:11; 2 Chronicles 18:3; James 4:4
- 3 2 Chronicles 12:12; 1 Kings 14:13; Ezra 7:10; 2 Chronicles 30:19; 2 Chronicles 12:14
- 4 Luke 1:17; Malachi 4:6; 2 Chronicles 29:10–11; 1 Samuel 7:3–4; 2 Chronicles 15:8–13
- 5 Deuteronomy 16:18–20; 1 Peter 2:13–14; 2 Chronicles 19:8; Romans 13:1–5
- 6 Deuteronomy 1:17; Leviticus 19:15; Ecclesiastes 5:8; Luke 12:15; Psalm 82:1–6
- 7 Deuteronomy 32:4; Genesis 18:25; Romans 2:11; Deuteronomy 10:17–18; Colossians 3:25
- 8 2 Chronicles 17:8–9; Deuteronomy 21:5; Deuteronomy 17:8–13; Deuteronomy 25:1; Exodus 18:19–26
- 9 2 Chronicles 19:7; 2 Samuel 23:3; Deuteronomy 1:16–17; Isaiah 11:3–5; Isaiah 32:1
- 10 Deuteronomy 17:8–13; Ezekiel 33:6; Acts 20:31; Ezekiel 3:18–21; Joshua 22:18–20
- 11 Psalm 18:25–26; 2 Chronicles 19:8; Philippians 4:8–9; 2 Timothy 2:1; Malachi 2:7
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