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2 Chronicles 19:4

EphraimJehoshaphatBeershebaJerusalem
Repentance

2 Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.

3 However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”

Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

5 He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

6 Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.

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BSB
Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
KJV
And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.
WEB
Jehoshaphat lived at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
ASV
And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers.
DARBY
And Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back to Jehovah the God of their fathers.
BLB
And Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem. And he turned back and went out among the people from Beersheba to the mountains of Ephraim, and he brought them back to YHWH, God of their fathers.
ÅB
Josjafat ble nå en tid i Jerusalem, men siden dro han igjen ut iblant folket, fra Be'erseba like til Efra'im-fjellene, og førte dem tilbake til Herren, deres fedres Gud.
OTB
Josjafat bodde i Jerusalem, og han dro ut igjen blant folket fra Be’er-Sjeba til fjellandet Efraim, og ledet dem tilbake til Herren, deres fedres Gud.
B1930
Josafat blev nu en tid i Jerusalem, men siden drog han atter ut iblandt folket, fra Be'erseba like til Efra'im-fjellene, og førte dem tilbake til Herren, deres fedres Gud.

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Cross references

  • Luke 1:17

    And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”

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  • Malachi 4:6

    And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:10–11

    Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.

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  • 1 Samuel 7:3–4

    Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:8–13

    When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

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  • Judges 19:1

    Now in those days, when there was no king in Israel, a Levite who lived in the remote hill country of Ephraim took for himself a concubine from Bethlehem in Judah.

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  • Genesis 21:33

    And Abraham planted a tamarisk tree in Beersheba, and there he called upon the name of the LORD, the Eternal God.

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  • Joshua 17:15

    Joshua answered them, “If you have so many people that the hill country of Ephraim is too small for you, go to the forest and clear for yourself an area in the land of the Perizzites and the Rephaim.”

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