2 Chronicles 19:2-4

19:2 the prophet 1  Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; 2  he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? 3  Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you! 4  19:3 Nevertheless you have done some good things; 5  you removed 6  the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.” 7 

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

19:4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. 8  He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow 9  the Lord God of their ancestors. 10 

1 tn Or “seer.”

2 tn Heb “went out to his face.”

3 tn Heb “and love those who hate the Lord?”

4 tn Heb “and because of this upon you is anger from before the Lord.”

5 tn Heb “nevertheless good things are found with you.”

6 tn Here בָּעַר (ba’ar) is not the well attested verb “burn,” but the less common homonym meaning “devastate, sweep away, remove.” See HALOT 146 s.v. II בער.

7 tn Heb “and you set your heart to seek the Lord.”

8 map For location see Map5-B1; Map6-F3; Map7-E2; Map8-F2; Map10-B3; JP1-F4; JP2-F4; JP3-F4; JP4-F4.

9 tn Heb “and turned them back to.”

10 tn Heb “fathers.”