2 Chronicles 17:2 NIV

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

fenced = fortified. Asa . . . had taken (2 Chronicles 15:8 ). read more

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 17:1-6

1. Summary of Jehoshaphat’s reign 17:1-6Jehoshaphat did right because he followed David’s example (2 Chronicles 17:3). He remained faithful to Yahweh by obeying His Law rather than worshipping Baal (2 Chronicles 17:3-4). Consequently God blessed his reign by giving him riches and honor (2 Chronicles 17:5). The king took pride in obeying God, and he weeded out the high places that kept sprouting up around Judah (2 Chronicles 17:6).The Baals (2 Chronicles 17:3) ". . . were almost numberless, each... 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

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

Reign of JehoshaphatAn account of a mission of Levites to teach the Law, and of the king’s army.The particulars of Jehoshaphat’s reign here given are additional to those contained in 1 Kings 22:41-50.1. Strengthened himself against Israel] Jehoshaphat came to the throne in the fourth year of Ahab, and it is probable that some interval elapsed before he made peace with him, as recorded in 1 Kings 22:44.2. Which Asa.. taken] see 2 Chronicles 15:8, and note.3. His father David] LXX omits ’David,’... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 17:2

(2) And he placed forces.—Comp. 2 Chronicles 11:12. The fenced cities.—‘Arê ha-bĕtsûrôth. (Comp. 2 Chronicles 11:5 sqq., 2 Chronicles 14:6-7.)And set garrisons.—Placed military posts or prefects (netsîbîm). (1 Chronicles 11:16; 2 Chronicles 11:11.) Syriac, “appointed rulers.”The cities of Ephraim . . . had taken.—See on 2 Chronicles 15:8. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

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 17:1-19

2. Reformation under Jehoshaphat CHAPTER 17 Jehoshaphat’s Reformation and Increase 1. The Lord was with Jehoshaphat (2 Chronicles 17:1-5 ) 2. The revival under his reign (2 Chronicles 17:6-9 ) 3. His increase (2 Chronicles 17:10-19 ) Jehoshaphat, the son of Asa, began his reign by strengthening himself against Israel. The Lord was with him, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, which means David’s faithful walk before his great sin. The Lord greatly blessed him by... read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT (vv.1-19) Asa's son Jehoshaphat, at the beginning of his reign, strengthened himself against Israel (v.1). This was a wise move because Israel was still in a state of idolatrous departure from the Lord. Sad to say, he did not maintain such strength, for in Chapter 18.1 it is reported that he made an alliance with Ahab, king of Israel. But as Asa had done, Jehoshaphat prepared for war by placing troops in all the fortified cities of Judah and the cities of Ephraim... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

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 17:1-19

2 Chronicles 17:1-9 . 1. And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. [Jehoshaphat ascended the throne in the fourth year of Ahab ( 1Ki 22:41 ), probably after that monarch had contracted his alliance with the royal family of Sidon, and before he was engaged in war with Syria. It was thus not unnatural that he should begin his reign by strengthening himself against a possible attack on the part of his northern neighbour. The Speaker's Commentary. ] 2.... read more