Solomon, you must understand that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy place—the temple. {\cf2\super [304]} Be strong and finish the job.”
2 Chronicles 19:6 - Easy To Read Version Jehoshaphat said to those judges, “Be careful in what you are doing, because you are not judging for people, but for the Lord. The Lord will be with you when you make a decision. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And said to the judges, Be careful what you do, for you judge not for man but for the Lord, and He is with you in the matter of judgment. American Standard Version (1901) and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah; and he is with you in the judgment. Common English Bible instructing them, “Be careful when you pass judgment. You aren’t dispensing justice by merely human standards but for the LORD, who is with you. Catholic Public Domain Version And instructing the judges, he said: "Pay attention to what you are doing. For you exercise judgment, not of man, but of the Lord. And whatever you will have judged, it will come back to you. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord. And whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you. |
Solomon, you must understand that the Lord has chosen you to build his holy place—the temple. {\cf2\super [304]} Be strong and finish the job.”
In some country you might see poor people that are forced to work very hard. You might see that this is not fair to the poor people. It is against the rights of the poor people. But don’t be surprised! The ruler that forces those people to work has another ruler that forces him. And there is still another ruler that forces both of these rulers.
“You must be fair in judgment. You must not show special favor to poor people. And you must not show special favor to important people. You must be fair when you judge your neighbor.
Then Jesus said to them. “Be careful and guard against all kinds of greed. A person does not get life from the many things he owns.”
Jesus said, “Be careful! Don’t be fooled. Many people will come using my name. They will say, ‘I am \{the Christ {\cf2\super [332]} \}’ and, ‘The right time has come!’ But don’t follow them.
When the officer heard this, he went to the commander and told him about it. The officer said, “Do you know what you are doing? This man (Paul) is a Roman citizen!”
Then he said to them, “Men of Israel, be careful of what you are planning to do to these men!
When you judge, you must not think that one person is more important than another person. You must judge every person the same. Don’t be afraid of anyone, because your decision is from God. But if there is a case too hard for you to judge, then bring it to me and I will judge it.’
But remember—continue to obey the law that Moses gave you. You must love the Lord your God and obey his commands. You must continue to follow him and serve him the very best that you can.”