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The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:7

Friendship with God. "Abraham thy friend." 1 . Before Jesus came to reveal God to our race as he did reveal him, the Eternal One was known and worshipped chiefly as the Almighty One, or as the Creator of all things, or as the Divine Sovereign, whose rule we are bound to obey. Not exclusively; for he was known as the Father of men (see Deuteronomy 32:6 ; 1 Chronicles 29:10 ; Isaiah 63:16 ; Isaiah 64:8 ; Psalms 103:13 ). Here also he is spoken of as a Friend (and see ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:6-9

Jehoshaphat’s appeal is threefold:(1) to God omnipotent 2 Chronicles 20:6;(2) to “our God;”(3) the God especially “of this house” the temple.2 Chronicles 20:7Abraham thy friend - Historically, this is the first use of this remarkable expression, afterward repeated (marginal references). The ground of the expression is to be found principally in Genesis 18:23-33, where Abraham spoke with God as a man with his friend (compare Exodus 33:11).2 Chronicles 20:8, 2 Chronicles 20:9The appeal recalls... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:6-7

2 Chronicles 20:6-7. And said, O Lord God, &c. Jehoshaphat himself was the mouth of the congregation to God, and did not devolve the work upon his chaplains. For though the kings were forbidden to burn incense, they were allowed to pray and preach. Art thou not God in heaven, &c. Which none of the gods of the heathen are. Is not thy dominion supreme, over kingdoms themselves, and universal, over all kingdoms, even those of the heathen, that know thee not ? Art thou not our... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

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 20:6

God. Hebrew. Elohim. App-4 . art not . . . rulest not . . . is there not? Figure of speech Erotesis. App-6 . heathen = nations (Daniel 4:34 , Daniel 4:35 ). in Thine hand. The words of David were accessible to Jehoshaphat (1 Chronicles 29:12 ). See App-47 . so that none = and there is none. read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 20:7

Abraham Thy friend. Three times so called: here, Isaiah 41:8 , quoted in James 2:23 . Compare Moses (Exodus 33:11 ). read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:6

2 Chronicles 20:6. And said, O Lord God, &c.— This prayer of Jehoshaphat is deservedly accounted one of the most excellent that we meet with in sacred history. He begins with an acknowledgment of God's supreme and irresistible power, which extends itself every where, over all creatures in heaven and earth, which are every one subject to his authority. Then he remembers the peculiar relation which the people of Israel have to him; the promise that he made to Abraham, as a reward of his... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:6

6-12. And said, O Lord God of our fathers—This earnest and impressive prayer embraces every topic and argument which, as king and representative of the chosen people, he could urge. Then it concludes with an earnest appeal to the justice of God to protect those who, without provocation, were attacked and who were unable to defend themselves against overwhelming numbers. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

5. Victory over the Moabite-Ammonite alliance 20:1-30This chapter does not appear in Kings. It illustrates well that "the Lord will rule (judge)," the meaning of Jehoshaphat’s name and the truth that characterized his reign. The motif of retribution is very strong here. God gave victory because Jehoshaphat and Judah trusted and obeyed Him (2 Chronicles 20:17).Jehoshaphat’s prayer (2 Chronicles 20:6-12) was very similar to Solomon’s at the temple dedication (cf. 2 Chronicles 6:12-42).... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

D. Jehoshaphat chs. 17-20This account of Jehoshaphat’s rule reveals that God was then actively leading His people. These were the years of alliance with Israel, and Ahab was on the throne of the Northern Kingdom.The Chronicler deliberately presented Jehoshaphat’s record very similarly to the way he recounted Asa’s experiences. In chapters 17-20, as in 14-16, we have a series of contrasts that teach the same lessons. These lessons are the importance of depending on Yahweh and being loyal to Him... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:6-9

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 20:6-7

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 20:6

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 20:7

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:6

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:6

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 20:1-30

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

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