Jehu Rebukes Jehoshaphat

19 Then Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem. ^2 (A)Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “^(B)Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord and ^[a](C)so bring wrath on yourself from the Lord? ³ But ^[b](D)there is some good in you, for ^(E)you have removed the ^[c]Asheroth from the land and you ^(F)have set your heart to seek God.”

⁴ So Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and ^(G)brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

Reforms Instituted

⁵ He appointed ^(H)judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city. ⁶ He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for ^(I)you do not judge for man but for the Lord who is with you ^[d]when you render judgment. ⁷ Now then let the fear of the Lord be upon you; ^[e]be very careful what you do, for ^[f]the Lord our God will ^(J)have no part in unrighteousness ^(K)or partiality or the taking of a bribe.”

⁸ In Jerusalem also Jehoshaphat appointed some ^(L)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 ^[g]disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. ⁹ Then he charged them saying, “Thus you shall do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and wholeheartedly. ^10 (M)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 ^(N)wrath may not come on you and your brethren. Thus you shall do and you will not be guilty. ¹¹ Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in ^[h](O)all that pertains to the Lord, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in ^[i]all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. ^[j](P)Act resolutely, and the Lord be with the upright.”

Jesus Cleanses a Leper; The Centurion’s Faith

8 When ^[a]Jesus came down from the mountain, ^[b]large crowds followed Him. ² And ^(A)a leper came to Him and ^[c](B)bowed down before Him, and said, “Lord, if You are willing, You can make me clean.” ³ Jesus stretched out His hand and touched him, saying, “I am willing; be cleansed.” And immediately his ^(C)leprosy was cleansed. ⁴ And Jesus *said to him, “^(D)See that you tell no one; but ^(E)go, ^(F)show yourself to the priest and present the ^[d]offering that Moses commanded, as a testimony to them.”

⁵ And ^(G)when ^[e]Jesus entered Capernaum, a centurion came to Him, imploring Him, ⁶ and saying, “^[f]Lord, my ^[g]servant is ^[h]lying ^(H)paralyzed at home, fearfully tormented.” ⁷ Jesus *said to him, “I will come and heal him.” ⁸ But the centurion said, “^[i]Lord, I am not worthy for You to come under my roof, but just ^[j]say the word, and my ^[k]servant will be healed. ⁹ For I also am a man under ^(I)authority, with soldiers under me; and I say to this one, ‘Go!’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come!’ and he comes, and to my slave, ‘Do this!’ and he does it.” ¹⁰ Now when Jesus heard this, He marveled and said to those who were following, “Truly I say to you, I have not found such great faith ^[l]with anyone in Israel. ¹¹ I say to you that many ^(J)will come from east and west, and ^[m]recline at the table with Abraham, Isaac and Jacob in the kingdom of heaven; ¹² but ^(K)the sons of the kingdom will be cast out into ^(L)the outer darkness; in that place ^(M)there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.” ¹³ And Jesus said to the centurion, “Go; ^[n]it shall be done for you ^(N)as you have believed.” And the ^[o]servant was healed that very ^[p]moment.