2 Chronicles 19:6, 2 Chronicles 19:7, 2 Chronicles 19:9 NASB

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

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

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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

Reign of Jehoshaphat (continued)The chapter narrates how Jehoshaphat was reproved by the seer Jehu for helping Ahab, and how he instituted judges in the cities of Judah.This chapter is entirely supplementary to the account of Jehoshaphat as given in 1 K.2. Jehu] previously only named in connexion with the northern kingdom in the reign of Baasha (1 Kings 16:7). Shouldest thou help the ungodly] The peace with Israel, ratified by a marriage (2 Kings 8:18), put an end to a war between two kindred... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 19:6

(6) Ye judge not for man, but for the Lord.—’Tis not for man that ye will judge, but for Jehovah, as His vicegerents, and ministers of His will. (Comp. Romans 13:1-4.)Who is with you in the judgment.—This rightly gives the sense of the brief words: “and with you in word of doom.” i.e., Jehovah will be present with you at the time of your giving sentence. (See on 2 Chronicles 20:17, and comp. Psalms 82:1-4 : “God standeth in God’s Assembly; in the midst of gods (i.e., judges) He judgeth.”) The... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

Our Friendships 2 Chronicles 19:2 This is a most important and searching question, asked of a good man, a shining example among the rulers of his time of purity, truth, and goodness of character. An earnest reformer, faithful to Jehovah from the beginning to the end of his reign, was Jehoshaphat. It is the more distressing, therefore, to discover his defects. There are few things in life more distressing than the faults of good men. Faults which are the more conspicuous and glaring because... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

JEHOSHAPHAT-THE DOCTRINE OF NONRESISTANCE2 Chronicles 17:1-19; 2 Chronicles 18:1-34; 2 Chronicles 19:1-11; 2 Chronicles 20:1-37ASA was succeeded by his son Jehoshaphat, and his reign began even more auspiciously than that of Asa. The new king had apparently taken warning from the misfortunes of Asa’s closing years; and as he was thirty-five years old when he came to the throne, he had been trained before Asa fell under the Divine displeasure. He walked in the first ways of his father David,... read more

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

CHAPTER 19 Rebuke and Restoration 1. The rebuke by the prophet (2 Chronicles 19:1-3 ) 2. Further revival and restoration (2 Chronicles 19:4-11 ) At sun-down Ahab, the King of Israel died, while his ally Jehoshaphat, saved through the mercy of God, returned to his home in peace in Jerusalem. Then Jelin, the son of Hanani, met him. Asa, the father of Jehoshaphat, had been rebuked by Hanani, and had put him in prison for it. The son of Hanani rebukes Jehoshaphat. We read no answer from the... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:6

19:6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who [is] {c} with you in the judgment.(c) Both to preserve you if you do justly or to punish you, if you do the contrary. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

JEHOSHAPHAT REPROVED (vv.1-3) Jehoshaphat's experience with Ahab ought to have been enough to speak deeply to him as to the folly of bad associations, but God knew he needed more than experience, so he sent Jehu the son of Hanani to meet Jehoshaphat and to ask him, "Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the Lord? (v.2). Jehoshaphat surely knew the answer to this was "'No," and Jehu adds, "Therefore the wrath of the Lord is upon you." If believers become involved in wrong... read more