Jehu's Rebuke of Jehoshaphat
1 Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned to his home in Jerusalem in peace.
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Then Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, "Do you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? Because of this, the Lord's wrath is on you.
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However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have decided to seek God."
Jehoshaphat's Reforms
4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to the Lord God of their ancestors.
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He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of the land of Judah, city by city.
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Then he said to the judges, "Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the matter of judgment.
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And now, may the terror of the Lord be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the Lord our God."
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Jehoshaphat also appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites and priests and some of the heads of the Israelite families for [rendering] the Lord's judgments and for [settling] disputes of the residents of Jerusalem.
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He commanded them, saying, "In the fear of the Lord, with integrity, and with a whole heart, you are to do the following: