^11 (A)and that you may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the Lord has spoken to them by the hand of Moses.”

^4 (A)“Hear, O Israel: ^[a]The Lord our God, the Lord is one! ^5 (B)You shall love the Lord your God with all your heart, ^(C)with all your soul, and with all your strength.

⁶ “And ^(D)these words which I command you today shall be in your heart. ^7 (E)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. ^8 (F)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. ^9 (G)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.

The Reforms of Jehoshaphat

⁴ So Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem; and he went out again among the people from Beersheba to the mountains of Ephraim, and brought them back to the Lord God of their ^(A)fathers. ⁵ Then he set ^(B)judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, ⁶ and said to the judges, “Take heed to what you are doing, for ^(C)you do not judge for man but for the Lord, ^(D)who is with you ^[a]in the judgment. ⁷ Now therefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take care and do it, for ^(E)there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, no ^(F)partiality, nor taking of bribes.”

⁸ Moreover in Jerusalem, for the judgment of the Lord and for controversies, Jehoshaphat ^(G)appointed some of the Levites and priests, and some of the chief fathers of Israel, ^[b]when they returned to Jerusalem. ⁹ And he commanded them, saying, “Thus you shall act ^(H)in the fear of the Lord, faithfully and with a loyal heart: ^10 (I)Whatever case comes to you from your brethren who dwell in their cities, whether of bloodshed or offenses against law or commandment, against statutes or ordinances, you shall warn them, lest they trespass against the Lord and ^(J)wrath come upon ^(K)you and your brethren. Do this, and you will not be guilty. ¹¹ And take notice: ^(L)Amariah the chief priest is over you ^(M)in all matters of the Lord; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters; also the Levites will be officials before you. Behave courageously, and the Lord will be ^(N)with the good.”

³ Then he said to the Levites ^(A)who taught all Israel, who were holy to the Lord: ^(B)“Put the holy ark ^(C)in the house which Solomon the son of David, king of Israel, built. ^(D)It shall no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve the Lord your God and His people Israel.

⁷ Also Jeshua, Bani, Sherebiah, Jamin, Akkub, Shabbethai, Hodijah, Maaseiah, Kelita, Azariah, Jozabad, Hanan, Pelaiah, and the Levites, ^(A)helped the people to understand the Law; and the people ^(B)stood in their place.