“And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,”
King James Version (KJV)
19:3 Good things - Good marks proceeding from an honest heart; which God more regards than this particular error: and therefore though he will chasten thee, yet he will not utterly destroy thee.
19:4 Through - Through the whole kingdom, whereof these were the two bounds. And brought - Such of them as had revolted from God to idols, he reclaimed by his counsel and example, and by the instructions of the Levites and priests, whom he carried with him. Many, probably, had revolted to idolatry, when they saw their king so intimate with idolaters. Therefore he thought himself doubly obliged to do all he could to reduce them. If we truly repent of sin, we shall do our utmost to repair the damage we have done to religion, or the souls of others.
19:6 The Lord - You represent God's person to whom judgment belongeth, you have your commission from God, and not from man only; and your administration of justice is not only for man's good, but also for God's honour and service. With you - Both to observe your carriage, and to defend you against all those enemies whom the impartial exercise of justice may provoke.
19:7 Wherefore - And therefore you who are in God's stead, and do his work, and must give an account to him, must imitate God herein.
ΒΆ And he set Iudges in the land, throughout all the fenced cities of Iudah, city by city,
- King James Version (1611) - View 1611 Bible Scan
He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he put judges through all the land, in every walled town of Judah,
- Basic English Bible
And he set judges in the land throughout the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.
- Darby Bible
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- Webster's Bible
He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- World English Bible
And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city,
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,
- Jewish Publication Society Bible