歴代志下 20:21-26 JC

The last chapter in Jehoshaphat's career. The aspects in which the character of Jehoshaphat offers itself to our view, in the last seen of him, are now to be considered. Few men there are who bear themselves well in prosperity, especially if the prosperity be great; and many there are who fail to submit well to the discipline of adversity. Of this latter weakness of human nature it can scarcely be said that Jehoshaphat was an illustration. The punishment that had been foretold, that solemn... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:20-30

A victory without a blow. I. THE MARCH TO TEKOA . ( 2 Chronicles 20:20 , 2 Chronicles 20:21 .) 1 . The composition of the army. 2 . The time of its setting forth. "Early in the morning," i.e. the next after Jahaziel's assurance. An indication of 3 . The address of its king. Standing in the city gate as regiment after regiment filed into line and sallied forth, Jehoshaphat exhorted them (successively) to calm confidence in the ultimate success of the campaign... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:21

And when he had consulted with the people ; i.e. possibly simply "conferred with" those who were over the singers, as to who should be the most prominent in leading the service of praise , or as to what should be the words sung and other like matters of detail; or more probably, considering the exact form of language used, the reference is to what we are told Jehoshaphat had just done, to wit, counselled well the people and given good advice to them. Praise the beauty of holiness . The... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:22

Set ambushments . The Hebrew is נָתַן מְאָרְבִים , i.e. "set persons lying in wait," or "in ambush" (piel part. plur. of אָרַב ). So 9:25 , but kal participle with apparently future equivalent meaning occurs eighteen times in Joshua, Judges, Samuel, Ezra, Jeremiah, and Lamentations. Who the persons were, supernatural or not, or what their mode of operation, is not told, and is not plain. The effects are quite plain—that first the two confederates, Moab and Ammon, thought... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23

This verse proceeds to explain how this resulted in a kind of triangular duel on large scale. read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23-37

At and after the battle: lessons. Armed with a holy trust in God, the king and his people advanced to meet their multitudinous enemies with bounding heart and tuneful lip. Nor were they unwarranted in so doing; the event completely justified their hopes. We learn— I, THAT OUR ENEMIES SOMETIMES DISPOSE OF ONE ANOTHER . ( 2 Chronicles 20:23 .) We sometimes find that the enemy is best "left well alone." Let Shimei "cast stones" at us; even though they be words of false... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:24

The watch-tower . See 2 Chronicles 26:10 , where, however, the ordinary מִגְדָּל , and not the present word (only found, except as a proper name, here and Isaiah 21:8 ), is employed. It is scarcely likely that a built watch-tower is intended even here, but rather a lofty site and point of view from which a large number of people could see. The proper names Mitzpeh ( Mizpeh ) and Mitzpah ( Mizpah ) are of course familiar. They looked unto the multitude . Judah and its army... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:25

Both riches with the dead bodies . The Hebrew text reads literally, both riches and dead bodies (no article). The וּפְגָרִים of the text, however, appears in several ("old authorities," Revised Version) manuscripts, as וּבְגָדִים ("garments"), and the versions of both Septuagint and Vulgate lend their authority to this reading. Jewels. The Hebrew term is כְלֵי , the most frequent rendering of which is "vessels," so rendered, that is, a hundred and sixty times out of about three... read more

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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:26

Berachah . This is just the Hebrew fern. subst, from a verb. It is used in 1 Chronicles 12:3 as the name of a man. The present name of the valley survives in the Waddy Bereikat on the Hebron road, beyond, therefore, the date unto this day of the writer. read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:20-30

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:21

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:22

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:24

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:25

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:26

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