1
King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem.
2
Jehu 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? Because of this, wrath has gone out against you from the Lord.
3
Nevertheless, some good is found in you, for you destroyed the sacred poles out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God."
4
Jehoshaphat resided at Jerusalem; then he went out again among the people, from Beer-sheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
5
He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,