2 Chronicles 19:5

And he put judges through all the land, in every walled town of Judah,

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In The King James Version

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

In Context

4And Jehoshaphat was living in Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people, from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, guiding them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.

6And said to the judges, Take care what you do, for you are judging not for man but for the Lord, and he is with you in the decisions you give.

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Cross References

Leviticus 14:42And they will take other stones and put them in place of those stones, and he will take other paste and put it on the walls of the house.

2 Chronicles 19:8Then in Jerusalem he gave authority to certain of the Levites and the priests and the heads of families of Israel to give decisions for the Lord, and in the causes of those living in Jerusalem.

1 Peter 2:13Keep all the laws of men because of the Lord; those of the king, who is over all,

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 19:2-5

Jehoshaphat's Piety. ( b. c. 897.) 1 And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. 2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord ? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord . 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and… Read the whole commentary →

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