2 Chronicles 19:4-11

4So Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem and went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and 1brought them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers. 5He appointed 2judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city. 6He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, for 3you do not judge for mankind but for the Lord who is with you 4when you render judgment. 7Now then, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; be careful 5about what you do, for 6the Lord our God will 7have no part in injustice 8or partiality, or in the taking of a bribe.”

8In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat also appointed some 9of the Levites and priests, and some of the heads of the fathers’ households of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and 10to judge disputes among the inhabitants of Jerusalem. 9Then he commanded them, saying, “This is what you shall do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and wholeheartedly. 1011Whenever any dispute comes to you from your countrymen who live in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you shall warn them so that they will not be guilty before the Lord, and 12wrath will not come on you and your countrymen. This you shall do and you will not be guilty. 11Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in 13every matter 14that pertains to the Lord, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. 1516Act resolutely, and may the Lord be with the upright.”