Amariah, Ahitub,

In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed Levites, priests, and some of the leading citizens as judges in cases involving a violation of the Law of the LORD or legal disputes between inhabitants of the city.

Among the descendants of Hebron, Hashabiah and seventeen hundred of his relatives, all outstanding men, were put in charge of the administration of all religious and civil matters in Israel west of the Jordan River.

It is the duty of priests to teach the true knowledge of God. People should go to them to learn my will, because they are the messengers of the LORD Almighty.

Be determined and confident, for you will be the leader of these people as they occupy this land which I promised their ancestors.

Remember that I have commanded you to be determined and confident! Do not be afraid or discouraged, for I, the LORD your God, am with you wherever you go."

David continued, "Now, son, may the LORD your God be with you, and may he keep his promise to make you successful in building a temple for him.

with gold, silver, bronze, and iron. Now begin the work, and may the LORD be with you."

Now serve the LORD your God with all your heart and soul. Start building the Temple, so that you can place in it the Covenant Box of the LORD and all the other sacred objects used in worshiping him."

Be alert, stand firm in the faith, be brave, be strong.

As for you, my son, be strong through the grace that is ours in union with Christ Jesus.

and instructed them: "Be careful in pronouncing judgment; you are not acting on human authority, but on the authority of the LORD, and he is with you when you pass sentence.

and he went to meet King Asa. He called out, "Listen to me, King Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you.

O LORD, you are faithful to those who are faithful to you; completely good to those who are perfect.

You are pure to those who are pure, but hostile to those who are wicked.

Jesus answered him, "Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and my Father and I will come to them and live with them.

Those who do not love me do not obey my teaching. And the teaching you have heard is not mine, but comes from the Father, who sent me.

Or perhaps you despise his great kindness, tolerance, and patience. Surely you know that God is kind, because he is trying to lead you to repent.

For God will reward each of us according to what we have done.

Other people are selfish and reject what is right, in order to follow what is wrong; on them God will pour out his anger and fury.

But God will give glory, honor, and peace to all who do what is good, to the Jews first and also to the Gentiles.

The Gentiles do not have the Law of Moses; they sin and are lost apart from the Law. The Jews have the Law; they sin and are judged by the Law.

In conclusion, my friends, fill your minds with those things that are good and that deserve praise: things that are true, noble, right, pure, lovely, and honorable.

Put into practice what you learned and received from me, both from my words and from my actions. And the God who gives us peace will be with you.

The LORD guides us in the way we should go and protects those who please him.

Happy is the person who is generous with his loans, who runs his business honestly.

So you must follow the example of good people and live a righteous life.

God gives wisdom, knowledge, and happiness to those who please him, but he makes sinners work, earning and saving, so that what they get can be given to those who please him. It is all useless. It is like chasing the wind.

There was a man named Joseph from Arimathea, a town in Judea. He was a good and honorable man, who was waiting for the coming of the Kingdom of God. Although he was a member of the Council, he had not agreed with their decision and action.

Barnabas was a good man, full of the Holy Spirit and faith, and many people were brought to the Lord.