2 Chronicles 19:5–10

Reforms Instituted

⁵He appointed ^ajudges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.

⁶He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for ^ayou do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you ¹when you render judgment.

⁷“Now then let the fear of the Lord be upon you; ¹be very careful what you do, for ²the Lord our God will ^ahave no part in unrighteousness ^bor partiality or the taking of a bribe.”

⁸In Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed some ^aof the Levites and priests, and some of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord and to judge ¹disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

⁹Then he charged them saying, “Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and wholeheartedly.

¹⁰“^aWhenever 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 ^bwrath may not come on you and your brethren. Thus you shall do and you will not be guilty.