The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me, “The person who rules people fairly, the person who rules with respect for God,
2 Chronicles 19:9 - Easy To Read Version Jehoshaphat gave them commands. Jehoshaphat said, “You must serve faithfully with all your heart. You must fear the Lord. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition The king charged them, Do this in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, with integrity and a blameless heart. American Standard Version (1901) And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Jehovah, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. Common English Bible He instructed them, “You must respect the LORD at all times, in truth, and with complete integrity. Catholic Public Domain Version And he instructed them, saying, "So shall you act: faithfully, in the fear of the Lord, and with a perfect heart. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he charged them, saying: Thus shall you do in the fear of the Lord faithfully, and with a perfect heart. |
The God of Israel spoke. The Rock of Israel said to me, “The person who rules people fairly, the person who rules with respect for God,
The eyes of the Lord go around looking in all the earth for people who are faithful to him so he can make those people strong. Asa, you did a foolish thing. So from now on you will have wars.”
You will have cases about killing, about a law, command, rule, or some other law. All these cases will come to you from your brothers living in the cities. In all of these cases you must warn the people not to sin against the Lord. If you don’t serve faithfully you will cause the Lord’s anger to come against you and your brothers. Do this, then you won’t be guilty.
Now each one of you must fear the Lord. Be careful in what you do because the Lord our God is fair. The Lord doesn’t treat some people more important than others. And he doesn’t accept money to change his judgments.”
And in Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat chose some of the Levites, priests, and leaders of Israelite families to be judges. Those people were to use the law of the Lord to settle problems for the people living in Jerusalem.
Listen to the things I say! A king should rule in a way that brings goodness. Leaders should make fair decisions when they lead the people.