2 Chronicles 19:7
Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
2 Chronicles 19:7 in other translations
| BSB | And now, may the fear of the LORD be upon you. Be careful what you do, for with the LORD our God there is no injustice or partiality or bribery.” |
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| WEB | Now therefore let the fear of the LORD be on you. Take heed and do it; for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes.” |
| ASV | Now therefore let the fear of Jehovah be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with Jehovah our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of bribes. |
| YLT | and now, let fear of Jehovah be upon you, observe and do, for there is not with Jehovah our God perverseness, and acceptance of faces, and taking of a bribe.' |
| DARBY | And now, let the terror of Jehovah be upon you; be careful what ye do, for there is no iniquity with Jehovah, nor respect of persons, nor taking of presents. |
| BBE | So now let the fear of the Lord be in you; do your work with care; for in the Lord our God there is no evil, or respect for high position, or taking of payment to do wrong. |
| Webster | Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts. |
What does 2 Chronicles 19:7 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 19:5-7
5-7. he set judges in the land--There had been judicial courts established at an early period. But Jehoshaphat was the first king who modified these institutions according to the circumstances of the now fragmentary kingdom of Judah. He fixed local courts in each of the fortified cities, these being the provincial capitals of every district (see on De 16:18). 2Ch 19:8-11. To the Priests and Levites.
2 Chronicles 19:7 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 19:7
- Deuteronomy 32:4
He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
- Genesis 18:25
That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?
- Romans 2:11
For there is no respect of persons with God.
- Deuteronomy 10:17-18
For the Lord your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh reward: He doth execute the judgment of the fatherless and widow, and loveth the stranger, in giving him food and raiment.
- Colossians 3:25
But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
- Romans 9:14
What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
- Exodus 23:8
And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
- Deuteronomy 16:18-19
Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the Lord thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment. Thou shalt not wrest judgment; thou shalt not respect persons, neither take a gift: for a gift doth blind the eyes of the wise, and pervert the words of the righteous.
- Isaiah 1:23-26
Thy princes are rebellious, and companions of thieves: every one loveth gifts, and followeth after rewards: they judge not the fatherless, neither doth the cause of the widow come unto them. Therefore saith the Lord, the Lord of hosts, the mighty One of Israel, Ah, I will ease me of mine adversaries, and avenge me of mine enemies: And I will turn my hand upon thee, and purely purge away thy dross, and take away all thy tin: And I will restore thy judges as at the first, and thy counsellors as at the beginning: afterward thou shalt be called, The city of righteousness, the faithful city.
- Job 34:19
How much less to him that accepteth not the persons of princes, nor regardeth the rich more than the poor? for they all are the work of his hands.
- Acts 10:34
Then Peter opened his mouth, and said, Of a truth I perceive that God is no respecter of persons:
- Isaiah 33:15
He that walketh righteously, and speaketh uprightly; he that despiseth the gain of oppressions, that shaketh his hands from holding of bribes, that stoppeth his ears from hearing of blood, and shutteth his eyes from seeing evil;
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Ge 42:18; Ex 18:21,22,25,26; Ne 5:15; Isa 1:23-26
no iniquity.
Ge 18:25; De 32:4; Ro 3:5,6; 9:14
respect of persons.
De 10:17,18; Job 34:19; Mt 22:16; Ac 10:34; Ro 2:11; Ga 2:6
Eph 6:9; Col 3:25; 1Pe 1:17
taking of gifts.
Ex 23:8; De 16:18,19; Isa 1:23; 33:15; Mic 7:3
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Context
- 2 Chronicles 19:6
And 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.
- 2 Chronicles 19:7
Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.
- 2 Chronicles 19:8
Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 19:7 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Sea pues con vosotros el temor de Jehová; guardad y haced: porque en Jehová nuestro Dios no hay iniquidad, ni acepción de personas, ni recibir cohecho. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et maintenant, que la frayeur de l’ Éternel soit sur vous: prenez garde en agissant; car auprès de l’ Éternel, notre Dieu, il n’y a point d’iniquité, ni acception de personnes, ni acceptation de présents. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | So sei denn der Schrecken Jehovas auf euch; habet acht, wie ihr handelt! denn bei Jehova, unserem Gott, ist kein Unrecht, noch Ansehen der Person oder Annehmen von Geschenk. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Sit timor Domini vobiscum, et cum diligentia cuncta facite: non est enim apud Dominum Deum nostrum iniquitas, nec personarum acceptio, nec cupido munerum. |