2 Chronicles 19:1-5

19:1 When King Jehoshaphat of Judah returned home safely to Jerusalem, ¹  19:2 the prophet ²  Jehu son of Hanani confronted him; ³  he said to King Jehoshaphat, “Is it right to help the wicked and be an ally of those who oppose the Lord? ⁴  Because you have done this the Lord is angry with you! ⁵  19:3 Nevertheless you have done some good things; ⁶  you removed ⁷  the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.” ⁸ 

Jehoshaphat Appoints Judges

19:4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. ⁹  He went out among the people from Beer Sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and encouraged them to follow ¹⁰  the Lord God of their ancestors. ¹¹  19:5 He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah. ¹² 

[19:1]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:2]  ² tn Or “seer.”

[19:2]  ³ tn Heb “went out to his face.”

[19:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “and love those who hate the Lord?”

[19:2]  ⁵ tn Heb “and because of this upon you is anger from before the Lord.”

[19:3]  ³ tn Heb “nevertheless good things are found with you.”

[19:3]  ⁴ 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.

[19:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and you set your heart to seek the Lord.”

[19:4]  ⁴ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[19:4]  ⁵ tn Heb “and turned them back to.”

[19:4]  ⁶ tn Heb “fathers.”

[19:5]  ⁵ tn Heb “in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.”