歴代志下 17:12-18 JC

The greatness of Jehoshaphat. I. JEHOSHAPHAT 'S NEIGHBOURS . 1 . Afraid of his greatness. As on the cities round Jacob and his sons when they fled from Shecham ( Genesis 35:5 ), the terror of Jehovah was on Jehoshaphat's neighbours. Regarding Jehoshaphat as under the protection of Heaven, they hesitated to try conclusions with him on the field of war. 2 . Solicitous of his favor. This some sought by means of gifts. The Philistines brought presents and silver of tribute,... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:12

Castles . This rendering, better than " palaces " (margin), wound bear improving to the rather stronger word "fortresses," Hebrew, בִּירָנִיּוֹת , found only here and in 2 Chronicles 27:4 , plur. of בִּירָנִית connected with the Chaldee and later Hebrew, בִּירָה , of Ezra 6:2 ; Nehemiah 1:1 ; Esther 1:2 ; Daniel 8:2 , Cities of store (see note under 2 Chronicles 8:4 ; see also 1 Kings 9:19 ; Exodus 1:11 ). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:13

Much business ; Hebrew, מְלָאכָה . The meaning of the word is "service?' "labour bestowed;" and the verse reads, "And there was to him much labour in the cities of Judah, and men of war, mighty men of valour, in Jerusalem;" i.e. He bestoweth much pains on the cities of Judah, and had , etc. The word "were," Authorized Version italics, is incorrectly inserted. The former half of this verse would better constitute the end of 2 Chronicles 17:12 . Keil, however, maintains the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:14

This verse, with the following four, gives us the names of five captains, chiefs, princes , or military officers for the kingdom's service, with the numbers of the troops they severally commanded . The numbers of them (see note under 1 Chronicles 23:11 ); Hebrew, פקֻדָּתָם . The better English rendering to carry at once the signification would be, The muster of them, etc. The captains … the chief , In both cases the Hebrew is the familiar word for" prince" ( שָׂר ); in the... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:15

The captain . So again read, the prince . read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:16

Amaziah, the son of Zichri . This man is not titled at all. The description of him as one who had willingly offered himself unto the Lord , not elucidated by the context or any effective parallel, will mark something honorable in his history. Possibly he comes from an unexpected quarter, and is a man of approved skill. Nothing further is known of these three men. Meantime it has been suggested (Professor Dr. J. Murphy, of Belfast, ' Handbook to Chronicles ') that the first of the three was... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:16

Willing service. When it is said of Amasiah that he "willingly offered himself unto the Lord," we have a thought conveyed to us respecting the character of a Hebrew general's life, and we have a form of words strikingly suggestive of the true nature of all sacred service. We look at both. I. THE CHARACTER OF AMASIAH 'S SERVICE . By the phrase here employed it was probably meant that he entered upon his work as a captain of Jehoshaphat's army in a spirit of religious... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:17

Of Benjamin … armed men with bow and shield (see 2 Chronicles 14:8 , and note thereunder). read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:18

While Eliada of last verse was for Benjamin, Professor Dr. Murphy supposes that Jehozabad was for the annexed part of Ephraim. But no suppositions of this kind can avail to explain the numbers in the text, which is no doubt corrupt. read more

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