6He told them, "Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for man but for the Lord , who is with you whenever you give a verdict.


In Context

3 There is, however, some good in you, for you have rid the land of the Asherah poles and have set your heart on seeking God."

4 Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the Lord , the God of their fathers.

5 He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.

6 He told them, "Consider carefully what you do, because you are not judging for man but for the Lord , who is with you whenever you give a verdict.

7 Now let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Judge carefully, for with the Lord our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery."

8 In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests and heads of Israelite families to administer the law of the Lord and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.

2nd Chronicles 19:6 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

19:6And charging the judges, he said: Take heed what you do: for you exercise not the judgment of man, but of the Lord: and whatsoever you judge, it shall redound to you.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

19:6and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah; and he is with you in the judgment.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:6And he said to the judges, Take heed what ye do; for ye judge not for man, but for Jehovah, who will be with you in the matter of judgment.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

19:6and said to the judges, Consider what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD; and he is with you in the judgment.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:6And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

19:6and said to the judges, |Consider what you do: for you don't judge for man, but for Yahweh; and [he is] with you in the judgment.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

19:6and saith unto the judges, 'See what ye are doing — for not for man do ye judge, but for Jehovah, who is with you in the matter of judgment;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

19:6And said to the judges, Take heed what you do: for you judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.