1
Then
Jehoshaphat the
king of
Judah returned in
safety to his
house in
Jerusalem.
w{tyeB -l,a h'd.Wh.y -.k,l,m j'p'vw{h.y b'v'Y;w ? ~i'l'v.Wryil ~w{l'v.B
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 the
LORD and
so bring
wrath on yourself from the
LORD?
h,z{x;h yin'n]x -n,b a.Whey wy'n'P -l,a aeceY;w ? r{z.[;l ['v'r'l]h j'p'vw{h.y .$,l,M;h -l,a r,ma{Y;w ? @,c,Q '$y,l'[ ta{z'b.W b'h/a,T h'wh.y yea.n{f.l.W ? h'wh.y yen.piLim
3
"But
there is some
good in you, for you have
removed the
Asheroth from the
land and you have
set your
heart to
seek God."
'T.r;[ib -yiK .$'Mi[ .Wa.c.min ~yibw{j ~yir'b.D l'b]a ? v{r.dil '$.b'b.l 'tw{nyik]h;w #,r'a'h -nim tw{rev]a'h ? ~yih{l/a'h
4
So
Jehoshaphat lived in
Jerusalem and
went out
again among the
people from
Beersheba to the
hill country of
Ephraim and
brought them
back to the
LORD, the
God of their
fathers.
~'['b aeceY;w b'v'Y;w ~i'l'v.WryiB j'p'vw{h.y b,veY;w ? h'wh.y -l,a ~ebyiv.y;w ~Iy;r.p,a r;h -d;[ [;b,v rea.Bim ? ~,hyetw{b]a yeh{l/a
5
He
appointed judges in the
land in
all the
fortified cities of
Judah,
city by
city.
h'd.Wh.y yer'[ -l'k.B #,r'a'B ~yij.p{v dem][;Y;w ? ryi['w ryi[.l tw{rUc.B;h
6
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 when you
render judgment.
~yif{[ ~,T;a -h'm .Wa.r ~yij.p{V;h -l,a r,ma{Y;w ? ~,k'Mi[.w h'why;l yiK .Wj.P.viT ~'d'a.l a{l yiK ? j'P.vim r;b.diB
7
"Now then let the
fear of the
LORD be upon you; be very
careful what you
do, for the
LORD our
God will
have no part in
unrighteousness or
partiality * or the
taking of a
bribe."
.Wf][;w .Wr.miv ~,kyel][ h'wh.y -d;x;p ]yih.y h'T;[.w ? a{F;m.W h'l.w;[ .Wnyeh{l/a h'wh.y -mi[ !yea -yiK ? d;x{v -x;Qim.W ~yin'p
8
In
Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed some of the
Levites and
priests, and
some of the
heads of the
fathers' households of
Israel, for the
judgment of the
LORD and to
judge disputes among the
inhabitants of
Jerusalem.
~iYiw.l;h -nim j'p'vw{h.y dyim/[,h ~i;l'v.WryiB ~;g.w ? j;P.vim.l lea'r.fIy.l tw{b'a'h yeva'rem.W ~yin]h{K;h.w ? ~i'l'v.Wr.y .WbUv'Y;w byir'l.w h'wh.y
9
Then he
charged them
saying,
"Thus you shall
do in the
fear of the
LORD,
faithfully and
wholeheartedly *.
t;a.rIy.B !.Wf][;t h{K r{mael ~,hyel][ w;c.y;w ? ~el'v b'bel.b.W h'n.Wm/a,B h'wh.y
10
"Whenever 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
wrath may not
come on you and your
brethren.
Thus you shall
do and you will not be
guilty.
~,kyex]aem ~,kyel][ aw{b'y -r,v]a byir -l'k.w ? h'rw{T -nyeB ~'d.l ~'D -nyeB ~,hyer'[.B ~yib.v{Y;h ? ~'t{a ~,T.r;h.zih.w ~yij'P.vim.l.W ~yiQUx.l h'w.cim.l ? ~,kyel][ @,c,q -h'y'h.w h'why;l .Wm.v.a,y a{l.w ? .Wm'v.a,t a{l.w !.Wf][;t h{K ~,kyex]a -l;[.w
11
"Behold,
Amariah the
chief priest will be
over you in
all that
pertains to the
LORD, and
Zebadiah the
son of
Ishmael, the
ruler of the
house of
Judah, in
all that
pertains to the
king. Also the
Levites shall be
officers before you.
Act resolutely, and the
LORD be with the
upright."
l{k.l ~,kyel][ va{r'h !eh{k .Wh'y.r;m]a heNih.w ? dyig'N;h lae['m.vIy -n,b .Wh'y.d;b.z.W h'wh.y -r;b.D ? ~yir.j{v.w .$,l,M;h -r;b.D l{k.l h'd.Wh.y -tyeb.l ? h'wh.y yihyiw .Wf][;w .Wq.zix ~,kyen.pil ~iYiw.l;h ? bw{J;h -mi[