⁵And he appointed judges in the land and in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city. ⁶And he said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for you are not judging for a man but for Yahweh. Now he is with you in speaking justice. ⁷So now, let the fear of Yahweh be upon you all. Be careful what you do,^b for there is neither wickedness nor showing partiality^c and taking bribes with Yahweh our God.”

⁸Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites and the priests and heads of the families^d of Israel as judges and to decide legal disputes for Yahweh. And they sat^e in Jerusalem. ⁹And he commanded them, saying, “Thus you must do in the fear of Yahweh in faithfulness and with a whole heart. ¹⁰Any legal dispute that comes before you from your brothers who live in their cities concerning bloodguilt, law, commandment, statutes, and justice, you must warn them, so that they do not incur guilt before Yahweh, and that wrath may not come upon you and your brothers. Thus you must do that you do not incur guilt.

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Footnotes

bLiterally “Keep and do”
cLiterally “lifting faces”
dLiterally “fathers”
eOr “lived”