In Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed some (A)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 [a]disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. Then he charged them saying, “Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and wholeheartedly. 10 (B)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 (C)wrath may not come on you and your brethren. Thus you shall do and you will not be guilty.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 19:8 So the versions; Heb reads disputes. And they returned to Jerusalem, or And they lived in Jerusalem

In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites,(A) priests(B) and heads of Israelite families to administer(C) the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem. He gave them these orders: “You must serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the Lord. 10 In every case that comes before you from your people who live in the cities—whether bloodshed or other concerns of the law, commands, decrees or regulations—you are to warn them not to sin against the Lord;(D) otherwise his wrath will come on you and your people. Do this, and you will not sin.

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