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Upon the safe arrival of Judah's King Jehoshaphat to his palace in Jerusalem,
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Jehu son of Hanani the seer came out to meet him and said, "Why did you help the wicked? Why have you loved those who hate the LORD? This is why the LORD is angry with you.
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Nevertheless, there is some good to be found in you, in that you have removed the sacred poles from the land and set your mind to seek God."
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Though Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, he regularly went out among the people between Beer-sheba and Ephraim's highlands, and encouraged them to return to the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
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He appointed judges throughout the land in each of the fortified cities of Judah,