2 Chronicles 19:9

He gave them these orders, “You must honor God, and act with faithfulness and complete commitment.

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In The King James Version

And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

In Context

8Jehoshaphat also appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and family heads to act as judges regarding the law of Lord and to settle disputes. They were to have their courts in Jerusalem.

10In every case that comes before you from your people living in other towns, whether it involves murder or violations of the law, commandments, statutes, or judgments, you are to warn them not to offend the Lord so that punishment does not come upon you and your people. If you do this you will not be held guilty.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 23:3Israel's God spoke; Israel's Rock told me, ‘He who rules the people justly, he who rules respecting God,

2 Chronicles 19:7So then, be sure to have reverence for God, obeying him and doing what he wants, for God does not permit any kind of injustice, favoritism, or bribery.”

Isaiah 32:1Watch! A king is coming who does what's right when he rules, and those who rule under him will act fairly.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 19:6-11

5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the Lord , who is with you in the judgment. 7 Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. 8 Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the… Read the whole commentary →

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