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Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:10-19

We have here a further account of Jehoshaphat's great prosperity and the flourishing state of his kingdom. I. He had good interest in the neighbouring princes and nations. Though he was not perhaps so great a soldier as David (which might have made him their terror), nor so great a scholar as Solomon (which might have made him their oracle), yet the fear of the Lord fell so upon them (that is, God so influenced and governed their spirits) that they had all a reverence for him, 2 Chron. 17:10.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:19

These waited on the king ,.... Not this vast number of men at one time, but in course, as David's military men waited on him, 1 Chronicles 27:1 or each of these captains, with a proper number of men under them detached from the body; and they were all ready to obey the king's orders whenever he should have occasion for them: besides those whom the king put into the fenced cities throughout Judah ; and all together, the militia of the kingdom was very numerous and formidable. read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:19

These waited on the king - They were disposable forces, always at the king's command; and were independent of those by which the cities of Judah were garrisoned. There is not a sovereign in Europe or in the world but might read this chapter with advantage. It shows most forcibly that true religion is the basis of the state, and that, wherever it prospers, there the state prospers. It shows also that it is the wisdom of kings to encourage religion with all their power and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:10-19

The greatness of Jehoshaphat. I. JEHOSHAPHAT 'S NEIGHBOURS . 1 . Afraid of his greatness. As on the cities round Jacob and his sons when they fled from Shecham ( Genesis 35:5 ), the terror of Jehovah was on Jehoshaphat's neighbours. Regarding Jehoshaphat as under the protection of Heaven, they hesitated to try conclusions with him on the field of war. 2 . Solicitous of his favor. This some sought by means of gifts. The Philistines brought presents and silver of tribute,... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:19

These waited ; Hebrew, הַמְשָׁרְתִים , plur. piel part. of שָׁרַת . The verse states that this enormous fivefold army, with its five princes (counting, in our corrupt text, one million one hundred and sixty thousand), was the king's Jerusalem standing army, while other separate regiments or bands of troops were spread through all Judah, where they might be most needed for defence. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 17:19

2 Chronicles 17:19. These waited on the king These above-mentioned were the trained bands, or auxiliaries; whose chief officers waited on the king to receive his commands, and to raise and bring in all, or part of their forces, to the service of the king, as need required. A vast number for so small a compass of ground to furnish out and maintain. But we may consider, that God had promised to make the seed of Abraham like the sand of the sea for number; that there had now been a long peace;... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

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 17:19

throughout all Judah. Compare 2 Chronicles 17:2 . read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 17:1-37

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

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:10-19

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:19

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:10-19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:19

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 17:19

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 17:19

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 17:1-37

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