2 Chroniques 19:1-20:30 BDS

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

REHOBOAM AND JEHOSHAPHAT REHOBOAM (2 Chronicles 10-12) The story of the rejected counsel of the older men and what came of it (chap. 10) is practically as in 1 Kings 12:0 , and furnishes an illustration of the relation of divine sovereignty to human free agency. The fortification of Judah’s cities against Israel (chap. 11) was dwelt upon in the earlier books, as well as the return of the priests and Levites to Jerusalem. Rehoboam’s “wise” action (2 Chronicles 11:23 ) is to be taken in the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

2Ch 19:1-4 1. And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem [A contrast with the fate of Ahab is suggested. (Comp. chap. 2 Chronicles 18:27 , 2 Chronicles 18:34 ; and ibid. 2Ch 18:16 )]. 2. And Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer [the seer whose father had suffered for his reproof of Asa (chap. 2Ch 16:7-10 ), and who had himself already witnessed against Baasha, king of Israel ( 1Ki 16:1-7 )], went out to meet him [unto his presence (1 Chronicles 12:17 ; chap. 2Ch... read more

Robert Hawker

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1

CONTENTS We have related in this Chapter a further account of the reign of Jehoshaphat. He returns to his kingdom after the battle of Ramoth-gilead. He sets judges over the land. 2 Chronicles 19:1 No doubt the peace which is here spoken of, means the sense he had of the Lord's goodness in preserving his life in so critical a moment of danger at the battle. It is probable that by this time the mind of the king had been led to consider that he had been out of the path of duty, and therefore the... read more

Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann - 2 Chronicles 19:1-4

Jehoshaphat Reproved by the Seer Jehu v. 1. And Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, after the unfortunate campaign against the Syrians, returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. Cf 2 Chronicles 18:16. v. 2. And Jehu, the son of Hanani, the seer, went out to meet him, the same prophet who had been active in the northern kingdom under Baasha, 1 Kings 16:1, and had probably been exiled for his fearless rebuke of idolatry, and said to King Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly,... read more

Johann Peter Lange

Lange's Commentary on the Holy Scriptures: Critical, Doctrinal and Homiletical - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

d. Jehoshaphat: the Prophets Michah Son of Imlah and Jehu Son of Hanani.—Ch. 17–20 α. Jehoshaphat’s Measures for the external and Internal Defence of his Kingdom: 2 Chronicles 17:1-92 Chronicles 17:1.And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. 2And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and placed garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which 3Asa his father had taken. And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat; for he walked... read more

Alexander MacLaren

Alexander MacLaren's Expositions of Holy Scripture - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

2 Chronicles ‘A MIRROR FOR MAGISTRATES’ 2Ch_19:1 - 2Ch_19:11 . Jehoshaphat is distinguished by two measures for his people’s good: one, his sending out travelling preachers through the land 2Ch_17:7 - 2Ch_17:9; another, this provision of local judges and a central court in Jerusalem. The former was begun as early as the third year of his reign, but was probably interrupted, like other good things, by his ill-omened alliance with Ahab. The prophet Jehu’s plain speaking seems to have brought... read more

G. Campbell Morgan

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

Returning to Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat was rebuked by Jehu, the son of Hanani, in words which it would be well for all of us perpetually to bear in mind: "Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate the Lord?" Evidently Jehoshaphat realized his wrong, and showed his repentance in a new mission, to bring his people back to Jehovah and to establish the internal administration of the kingdom in righteousness. His words addressed to the judges are full of value, and of perpetual... read more

Arthur Peake

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

2 Chronicles 19:1-Leviticus : . Jehu the prophet reproves Jehoshaphat for having allied himself with Ahab. These verses are mainly from the Chronicler, but see 1 Kings 16:1 ff. 2 Chronicles 19:4-1 Kings : . This section, a kind of midrash on the name Jehoshaphat (= “ Yahweh judgeth” ), is also from the Chronicler; he imagines the judicial arrangements of his own day to have been already in existence in much earlier times. The section is, in a sense, analogous to 2 Chronicles 17:7-1 Samuel :. read more

Matthew Poole

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:1

Safe, being miraculously delivered from eminent danger, as was related, 2 Chronicles 18:31,2 Chronicles 18:32. read more

Joseph Exell

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter is entirely additional to Kings, and of great interest. It deals with three matters only, the rebuke addressed to Jehosh. by the profit Jehu (2 Chronicles 19:1-3); the personal efforts of Jehosh. to effect a religious reformation (2 Chronicles 19:4); and his reform of the judicial system (2 Chronicles 19:5-11) [Speak. Com.].2 Chronicles 19:1-3.—The Rebuke of Jehosh. In peace, without capture or pursuit; a fulfilment of prophecy (ch. 2 Chronicles 18:16). Jehu, son... read more