E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 19:8
Moreover, &c. Compare Deuteronomy 17:8-13 . chief = head. read more
2 Chronicles 19:8 Asv
E.W. Bullinger
James Burton Coffman
Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:8
HIS RIGHTEOUS INSTRUCTIONS FOR PRIESTS; LEVITES"Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers' houses of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem. And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of Jehovah, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law... read more
Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:8
8. set of the Levites . . . priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel—A certain number of these three classes constituted a supreme court, which sat in Jerusalem to review appellate cases from the inferior courts. It consisted of two divisions: the first of which had jurisdiction in ecclesiastical matters; the second, in civil, fiscal, and criminal cases. According to others, the two divisions of the supreme court adjudicated: the one according to the law contained in the sacred books;... 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 19:8
(8) Did . . . set.—Appointed some of the Levites.Chief of the fathers.—Heads of the clans of families. (Comp. Exodus 18:21-26; Deuteronomy 1:15-17, where the judicial functions of the family ‘chiefs are said to have been ordained by Moses.) The 6,000 Levites set apart by David to be writers (shôterîm) and judges (1 Chronicles 23:4) appear to have been intended to act as their assessors, as being professional experts in the Law. In this measure, it is probable that David merely systematised... 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
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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