In the third year of his reign, Jehoshaphat sent his officials - Ben-hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah - to teach in the cities of Judah. The Levites with them were Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah; the priests, Elishama and Jehoram, were with these Levites. They taught throughout Judah, having the book of the Lord's instruction with them. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people. (2 Chronicles 17:7-9 CSB)
Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill country of Ephraim and brought them back to the Lord, the God of their ancestors. He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of the land of Judah, city by city. Then he said to the judges, "Consider what you are doing, for you do not judge for a man, but for the Lord, who is with you in the matter of judgment. And now, may the terror of the Lord be on you. Watch what you do, for there is no injustice or partiality or taking bribes with the Lord our God." (2 Chronicles 19:4-7 CSB)
To teach and to judge are the simple policies which a government and use to rule the people wisely. However, what is being taught is important. If you teach wrongly, you will judge wrongly.
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