歴代誌Ⅱ 20:20-23 JCB

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

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

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:20

Tekoa (2 Samuel 14:2 note) lay on the borders of the desert which skirts the highlands of Judaea toward the east. The town was built on a hill of a considerable height. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:21

Praise the beauty of holiness - Some render, “in the beauty of holiness” - i. e. in rich apparel and ornaments suitable to a holy occasion. Compare Psalms 29:2. read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:22

The Lord set ambushments - These liers in wait have been regarded as angels employed by God to confuse the host and cause its destruction, so that the Moabites and Ammonites first united to destroy the Edomites, and then turned upon each other. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:20

2 Chronicles 20:20. Believe in the Lord your God Believe God’s promise delivered to us by this prophet, and consequently all other predictions of the prophets. So shall ye prosper Take heed lest by your unbelief you frustrate God’s promise. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:21

2 Chronicles 20:21. When he had consulted with the people That is, with the elders and heads of the tribes, who represented the rest. He called a council of war, and it was resolved to appoint singers to go out before the army, who had nothing to do but to praise God, to praise his holiness, which is his beauty, to praise him as they did in the temple, that beauty of holiness, “with that good old doxology, which eternity itself,” as Henry says, “will not wear threadbare, Praise the... read more

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

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:20

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:21

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:22

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:20

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:21

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