2 Chronicles 19 — Jehoshaphat establishes just judgment — Hebrew and Greek compared
Disparate in this chapter: 19:2
Each card keeps the independently rendered source readings above their shared comparison and reception notes. The badge records the source’s governing classification; disparate readings are marked in red. Each reading retains its original reference.
Chapter 19 — Jehoshaphat establishes just judgment
Return and rebuke
Verse 19:1 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:1] Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned safely to his house in Jerusalem.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:1] Jehoshaphat king of Judah returned in peace to his house in Jerusalem.
Classification & Notes
Same
Text: Both record the Judean king's safe return.
Verse 19:2 Disparate
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:2] Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate YHWH? Because of this, wrath from YHWH is upon you.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:2] Jehu son of Anani the prophet went out to meet him and said, “King Jehoshaphat, do you help a sinner or befriend someone hated by the Lord? Because of this, wrath from the Lord has come upon you.
Classification & Notes
Disparate
Text: Hebrew speaks of people who hate YHWH; Greek reverses the relation to someone hated by the Lord. The messenger is seer in Hebrew, prophet in Greek.
Verse 19:3 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:3] Nevertheless, good things have been found in you, because you removed the Asherahs from the land and set your heart to seek God.”
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:3] Nevertheless, good things have been found in you, because you removed the sacred groves from the land of Judah and directed your heart to seek the Lord.”
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Greek specifies Judah and uses Lord where Hebrew has God; Asherahs become sacred groves.
Judges in the cities
Verse 19:4 Same
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:4] Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out again among the people, from Beer-sheba to the hill country of Ephraim, and brought them back to YHWH, the God of their fathers.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:4] Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem. He went out again to the people, from Beersabee to the mountain of Ephraim, and turned them back to the Lord, the God of their fathers.
Classification & Notes
Same
Text: Both describe the king's tour and the people's return to their ancestral God.
Verse 19:5 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:5] He appointed judges in the land, in every fortified city of Judah, city by city.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:5] He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew additionally says in the land; the appointment's city-by-city scope agrees.
Verse 19:6 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:6] He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, because you judge for YHWH, not for a human being, and He is with you in a matter of judgment.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:6] He said to the judges, “Consider what you are doing, because you judge for the Lord, not for a human being, and the matters of judgment are with you.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew's final verbless clause is understood as divine accompaniment in judgment; Greek explicitly makes matters of judgment the accompanying subject.
Verse 19:7 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:7] Now let the dread of YHWH be upon you. Act with care, because with YHWH our God there is no injustice, partiality, or taking of a bribe.”
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:7] Now let the fear of the Lord be upon you. Keep watch and act, because with the Lord our God there is no injustice, admiration of a person's status, or taking of gifts.”
Classification & Notes
Similar
Text: Both exclude injustice, favoritism, and bribery from divine judgment; Greek expresses partiality as admiring a face.
Judgment in Jerusalem
Verse 19:8 Divergent
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:8] In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the Levites, priests, and ancestral heads of Israel for YHWH's judgment and for disputes. They returned to Jerusalem.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:8] In Jerusalem also, Jehoshaphat appointed some of the priests, Levites, and ancestral rulers of Israel for the Lord's judgment and to judge those living in Jerusalem.
Classification & Notes
Divergent
Text: Hebrew ends with they returned to Jerusalem; Greek instead makes Jerusalem's inhabitants the people to be judged. Priests and Levites also occur in reverse order.
Verse 19:9 Similar
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:9] He commanded them, “This is how you shall act: in the fear of YHWH, faithfully, and with a whole heart.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:9] He commanded them, “This is how you shall act: in the fear of the Lord, in truth, and with a full heart.
Classification & Notes
Similar
Text: The commissions agree, with faithfulness and truth as corresponding descriptions.
Verse 19:10 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:10] Whenever a dispute comes before you from your brothers living in their cities, whether between one blood case and another or concerning law, commandment, statutes, and judgments, you shall warn them so that they do not incur guilt before YHWH and wrath come upon you and your brothers. Act in this way, and you will not incur guilt.
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:10] For every man—a judgment that comes before you from your brothers living in their cities, between blood and blood, between ordinance and commandment, and statutes and judgments—you shall give them clear instructions. They will not sin against the Lord, and wrath will not be upon you and your brothers. Act in this way, and you will not sin.
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Greek opens with a grammatically abrupt every man followed by a case; that uneven construction is retained. Hebrew warns against consequent wrath; Greek explicitly states that wrath will not follow correct judgment.
Verse 19:11 Different
Hebrew–English: Literal-Smooth (Rabbinic Priority)
[BHS 19:11] Look: Amariah the chief priest is over you in every matter of YHWH, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader of Judah's house, in every matter of the king. The Levites are officers before you. Be strong and act, and may YHWH be with the good.”
Greek–English: Literal-Smooth (Saints Priority)
[LXX 19:11] Look: Amarias the priest is the leader over you in every matter of the Lord, and Zabdias son of Ismael, the leader for Judah's house, in every matter of the king. The scribes and the Levites are before you. Be strong and act, and the Lord will be with the good.”
Classification & Notes
Different
Text: Hebrew identifies the Levites as officers; Greek names scribes and Levites as two coordinated groups. Hebrew's closing wish becomes a Greek future statement.