2 Chronicles 19:5
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.”
4 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.
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.
7 And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.”
Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.
- KJV
- And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
- WEB
- He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- ASV
- And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- DARBY
- And he set judges in the land throughout the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.
- BLB
- And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- ÅB
- Og han innsatte dommere i landet, i hver av de faste byer i Juda.
- OTB
- Han opprettet dommere i hele landet, i alle de befestede byene i Juda, by for by.
- B1930
- Og han innsatte dommere i landet, i hver av de faste byer i Juda.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Deuteronomy 16:18–20
You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.
Read in context1 Peter 2:13–14
Submit yourselves for the Lord’s sake to every human institution, whether to the king as the supreme authority,
Read in context2 Chronicles 19:8
Moreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
Read in contextRomans 13:1–5
Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God.
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