2 Chronicles 19:5-7

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:6-7

The statement of the Divine principles laid down in these verses for the foundations of the "kingdom of heaven" on earth, and the doing of God's "will on earth, even as it is in heaven," stretch from Moses and Job (Le Job 19:15 ; Deuteronomy 1:17 ; Deuteronomy 10:17 ; Deuteronomy 16:19 ; Job 34:19 ) to SS . Paul and Peter ( Acts 10:34 ; Romans 2:11 ; 1 Peter 1:17 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:5

What exact change Jehoshaphat made in the judicial system of Judah Deu 16:18; 1 Chronicles 23:4, it is impossible to determine. Probably he found corruption widely spread 2 Chronicles 19:7, and the magistrates in some places tainted with the prevailing idolatry. He therefore made a fresh appointment of judges throughout the whole country; concentrating judicial authority in the hands of a few, or creating superior courts in the chief towns (“fenced cities”), with a right of appeal to such... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 19:5-6

2 Chronicles 19:5-6. He set judges in the land, city by city In every city, for itself and the country adjacent, that justice might be administered with the most ease and convenience to the people, and they might not all be forced to go up to Jerusalem. And said to the judges, Take heed, &c. Mind your business; take heed of making any mistakes; be afraid of misunderstanding any point of law, or the matter of fact. Judges, of all men, have need to be cautious, because so much depends... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 19:7

2 Chronicles 19:7. Wherefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you Which will be a restraint upon you to keep you from doing wrong, and an encouragement to you to be active in fulfilling the duties of your office. For there is no iniquity in our God, nor respect of persons And therefore you, who are in God’s stead, and do his work, and must give an account to him, must imitate him herein. Nor taking of gifts So as to pervert judgment. See Exodus 23:8; Deuteronomy 16:19; Proverbs 17:23. read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

The reign of Jehoshaphat (17:1-20:37)Jehoshaphat carried on the reform that Asa began, by destroying all the Baal shrines that remained in Judah (17:1-6; cf. 15:17). Positively, he educated the people in the law of God by forming an official group of instructors whom he sent around Judah’s towns and villages. The group consisted of civil leaders, priests and Levites (7-9). He also fortified Judah’s defences and enlarged its army, so that neighbouring countries feared to attack it... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 19:6

man. Hebrew. 'adam. App-14 . in the judgments = in the word or matter of judgment. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 19:7

fear = dread, as in 2 Chronicles 20:29 ; not as in 2 Chronicles 19:9 below, which is "reverence". respect of persons. Closely following Deuteronomy 16:18-20 . gifts = bribes. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:6

2 Chronicles 19:6. Who is with you in the judgment— And the judgment shall be determined by your words. Houbigant. The Targum renders the verse thus: "Take heed what you do; for you do not judge before the sons of men, but before the word of the Lord; and his glorious presence presides among you in the act of judgment." It is a remarkable saying of Cicero, That judges, being sworn to do justice, should remember, when they come to pass sentence, Deum habere testem, id est, ut ego arbitror,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:5

5-7. he set judges in the land—There had been judicial courts established at an early period. But Jehoshaphat was the first king who modified these institutions according to the circumstances of the now fragmentary kingdom of Judah. He fixed local courts in each of the fortified cities, these being the provincial capitals of every district (see on :-). :-. TO THE PRIESTS AND LEVITES. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

4. Jehoshaphat’s appointment of judges ch. 19Even though God had spared Jehoshaphat’s life in the battle, his close brush with death was the result of an unwise decision to help ungodly Ahab. A prophet rebuked him for this alliance (2 Chronicles 19:2)."A Christian’s attachment to God is necessarily expressed in the kind of atmosphere in which he prefers to live and move and have his being. Company, pursuits, ambitions will all bear upon them the mark of a love of God. This is by no means to put... read more

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