So nowdo not giveyour daughtersto their sonsnortaketheir daughtersto your sons,and neverseektheir peaceor their prosperity,that you may be strongand eatthe good[things] of the landand leave[it] as an inheritanceto your sonsforever.'
"So now,in the sightof allIsrael,the assemblyof the LORD,and in the hearingof our God,observeand seekafterallthe commandmentsof the LORDyour Godsothat you may possessthe goodlandand bequeath[it] to your sonsafteryou forever.
Jehuthe sonof Hananithe seerwentout to meethim and saidto KingJehoshaphat,"Should you helpthe wickedand lovethose who hatethe LORDand so[bring] wrathon yourself from the LORD?
"For they have takensomeof their daughters[as wives] for themselves and for their sons,so that the holyracehas intermingledwith the peoplesof the lands;indeed, the handsof the princesand the rulershave beenforemostin thisunfaithfulness."
"You shall makenocovenantwith them or with their gods.
A goodmanleavesan inheritanceto his children'schildren,And the wealthof the sinneris storedup for the righteous.
A righteousmanwho walksin his integrity--How blessedare his sonsafterhim.
"Ifyou consentand obey,You will eatthe bestof the land;
"You shall neverseektheir peaceor their prosperityallyour days.
"You shall not detestan Edomite,for he is your brother;you shall not detestan Egyptian,becauseyou were an alienin his land.
"Furthermore, you shall not intermarrywith them; you shall not giveyour daughtersto their sons,norshall you taketheir daughtersfor your sons.
