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Rh for this thing wrath is upon thee from before the. Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast put away the Asheroth out of the land, and hast set thy heart to seek God.'

And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto the, the God of their fathers. And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, and said to the judges: 'Consider what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for the ; and [He is] with you in giving judgment. Now therefore let the fear of the be upon you; take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the  our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.'

Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgment of the, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem. And he charged them, saying: 'Thus shall ye do in the fear of the, faithfully, and with a whole heart. And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards the, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren; thus shall ye do, and ye shall not be guilty. And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the ; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all the king's matters; also the officers of the Levites before you. Deal courageously, and the be with the good.'

And it came to pass after this, that the children of Moab, and the children of Ammon, and with them some of the Ammonites, came against Jehoshaphat to battle. Then there came some that told Jehoshaphat, saying: 'There cometh a great multitude against thee from beyond the sea from Aram; and, behold, they are in Hazazon-tamar'—the same is En-gedi. And Jehoshaphat feared, and set himself to seek unto the ; and he proclaimed a fast throughout all Judah. And Judah gathered themselves together, to seek help of the ; even out of all the cities of Judah they came to seek the. And Jehoshaphat stood in the congregation of Judah and Jerusalem, in the house of the, before the new court; and he said: 'O , the God of our fathers, art not Thou alone God in heaven? and art not Thou ruler over all the kingdoms of the nations? and in Thy hand is power and might, so that none is able to withstand Thee. Didst not Thou, O our God, drive out the inhabitants of this land before Thy people Israel, and gavest it to the seed of Abraham Thy friend for ever? And they dwelt therein, and have built Thee a sanctuary therein for Thy name, saying: If evil come upon us, the sword, judgment, or pestilence, or famine, we will stand before this house, and before Thee—for Thy name is in this house—and cry unto Thee in our affliction, and Thou wilt hear and save. And now, behold, the children of Ammon and Moab and mount Seir, whom Thou wouldest not let Israel invade, when they came out of the land of Egypt, but they turned aside from them, and destroyed them