2 Chronicles 19:2-3

19:2 the prophet ¹  Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; ²  he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? ³  Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you! ⁴  19:3 Nevertheless you have done some good things; ⁵  you removed ⁶  the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.” ⁷ 

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¹ tn Or “seer.”

² tn Heb “went out to his face.”

³ tn Heb “and love those who hate the Lord?”

⁴ tn Heb “and because of this upon you is anger from before the Lord.”

⁵ tn Heb “nevertheless good things are found with you.”

⁶ tn Here בָּעַר (ba’ar) is not the well attested verb “burn,” but the less common homonym meaning “devastate, sweep away, remove.” See HALOT 146 s.v. II בער.

⁷ tn Heb “and you set your heart to seek the Lord.”