2 Chronicles 19:2-3

Context
19:2 the prophet¹ 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 removed⁶ the Asherah poles from the land and you were determined to follow the Lord.”⁷

[19:2] ¹tn Or “seer.”

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

[19:2] ³tn Heb “and love those who hate the Lord?”

[19:2] ⁴tn Heb “and because of this upon you is anger from before the Lord.”

[19:3] ⁵tn Heb “nevertheless good things are found with you.”

[19:3] ⁶tn 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] ⁷tn Heb “and you set your heart to seek the Lord.”