Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out again to be with the people from the town of Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim. Jehoshaphat brought those people back to the Lord God their ancestors {\cf2\super [219]} followed.
Deuteronomy 23:9 - Easy To Read Version “When your army goes to fight against your enemies, stay away from everything that would make you unclean. [144] Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 When the host goeth forth against thine enemies, then keep thee from every wicked thing. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition When you go forth against your enemies and are in camp, you shall keep yourselves from every evil thing. American Standard Version (1901) When thou goest forth in camp against thine enemies, then thou shalt keep thee from every evil thing. Common English Bible When you are camped in battle against your enemies, guard yourself from every possible evil. Catholic Public Domain Version When you have gone out to war against your enemies, you shall keep yourself from everything that is evil. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version When thou goest out to war against thy enemies, thou shalt keep thyself from every evil thing. |
Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out again to be with the people from the town of Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim. Jehoshaphat brought those people back to the Lord God their ancestors {\cf2\super [219]} followed.
So King Hezekiah did those good things in all Judah. He did what was good and right and faithful before the Lord his God.
Some people that are not Jews will join themselves to the Lord. Those people should not say, “The Lord will not accept me with his people.” A eunuch {\cf2\super [433]} should not say, “I am a dry piece of wood—\{I can’t make any children\}.”
If there is any man who is unclean because he had a wet dream during the night, then he must go out of the camp. He must stay away from the camp.
The children of the third generation born to the Edomites and Egyptians may join with the men of Israel to worship the Lord.
Also remember that we must destroy everything else. Don’t take those things. If you take those things and bring them into our camp then you yourselves will be destroyed. And you will also bring trouble to all the people of Israel.
Then all the people of Israel went up to the city of Bethel. At that place they sat down and cried to the Lord. They did not eat anything all day, until evening. They also offered burnt offerings and fellowship offerings to the Lord.