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2 Chronicles 19 :: Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:1 - And Jehoshaphat, king of Judah, went back to his house in Jerusalem in peace.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:2 - And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:3 - But still there is some good in you, for you have put away the wood pillars out of the land, and have given your heart to the worship of God.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:4 - And Jehoshaphat was living in Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people, from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, guiding them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:5 - And he put judges through all the land, in every walled town of Judah,

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:6 - And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:7 - So now let the fear of the Lord be in you; do your work with care; for in the Lord our God there is no evil, or respect for high position, or taking of payment to do wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:8 - Then in Jerusalem he gave authority to certain of the Levites and the priests and the heads of families of Israel to give decisions for the Lord, and in the causes of those living in Jerusalem.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:9 - And he gave them their orders, saying, You are to do your work in the fear of the Lord, in good faith and with a true heart.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:10 - And if any cause comes before you from your brothers living in their towns, where the death punishment is in question, or where there are questions of law or order, or rules or decisions, make them take care that they are not in the wrong before the Lord, so that wrath may not come on you and on your brothers; do this and you yourselves will not be in the wrong.

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Unchecked Copy Box2Ch 19:11 - And now, Amariah, the chief priest, is over you in all questions to do with the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the head of the family of Judah, in everything to do with the king's business; and the Levites will be overseers for you. Be strong to do the work; and may the Lord be with the upright.
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The Bible in Basic English was translated by Professor Samuel Henry Hooke (1874-1968)
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