2 Chronicles 19:7-9
Context19:7 Respect the Lord and make careful decisions, for the Lord our God disapproves of injustice, partiality, and bribery.” 1
19:8 In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed some Levites, priests, and Israelite family leaders to judge on behalf of the Lord 2 and to settle disputes among the residents of Jerusalem. 3 19:9 He commanded them: “Carry out your duties with respect for the Lord, with honesty, and with pure motives. 4
1 tn Heb “and now let the terror of the
2 tn Heb “for the judgment of the
3 tc Heb “and to conduct a case [or “for controversy”], and they returned [to] Jerusalem.” Some emend וַיָּשֻׁבוּ (vayyashuvu, “and they returned”) to וַיֵּשְׁבוּ (vayyeshÿvu, “and they lived [in]”). The present translation assumes an emendation to יֹשְׁבֵי (yoshÿvey, “residents of”).
4 tn Heb “This you must do with the fear of the