1. Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned in safety to his house in Jerusalem.
2. Jehu the seer, son of Hanani, went out to meet King Jehoshaphat and said to him: “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? For this reason, wrath is upon you from the Lord.
3. Yet some good has been found in you, since you have removed the asherahs from the land and have set your heart to seek God.”
4. Jehoshaphat dwelt in Jerusalem; but he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the highlands of Ephraim and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
5. He appointed judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
6. and he said to them: “Take care what you do, for the judgment you give is not human but divine; for when it comes to judgment God will be with you.
7. And now, let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Act carefully, for with the Lord, our God, there is no injustice, no partiality, no bribe-taking.”