New American Standard Bible 2020

2 Chronicles 19:5-8

5He appointedH5975 1judgesH8199 in the landH776 in allH3605 the fortifiedH1219 citiesH5892 of JudahH3063, cityH5892 by cityH5892. 6He saidH559 to the judgesH8199, “ConsiderH7200 whatH4100 you are doingH6213, for 2you do not judgeH8199 for mankindH120 but for the LordH3068 who is with you 3when you renderH1697 judgmentH4941. 7NowH6258 then, let the fearH6343 of the LordH3068 be upon you; beH8104 carefulH8104 4about what you doH6213, for 5the LordH3068 our GodH430 will 6haveH369 noH369 part in injusticeH5767 7or partialityH5375 H6440, or in the takingH4727 of a bribeH7810.”

8In JerusalemH3389 JehoshaphatH3092 alsoH1571 appointedH5975 someH4480 8of the LevitesH3881 and priestsH3548, and someH4480 of the headsH7218 of the fathers’H1 households of IsraelH3478, for the judgmentH4941 of the LordH3068, and 9to judgeH7378 disputesH7378 among the inhabitantsH3427 of JerusalemH3389.

Notes

1. 2 Chronicles 19:5 Deut 16:18-20 ↩
2. 2 Chronicles 19:6 Lev 19:15; Deut 1:17 ↩
3. 2 Chronicles 19:6 Lit in the word of judgment ↩
4. 2 Chronicles 19:7 Lit and do ↩
5. 2 Chronicles 19:7 Lit it is not with the Lord our God ↩
6. 2 Chronicles 19:7 Gen 18:25; Deut 32:4 ↩
7. 2 Chronicles 19:7 Deut 10:17, 18 ↩
8. 2 Chronicles 19:8 2 Chr 17:8, 9 ↩
9. 2 Chronicles 19:8 As in ancient versions; MT for the dispute. And they returned to Jerusalem; or And they lived in Jerusalem ↩