2 Chronicles 17:6

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-9

Here we find concerning Jehoshaphat, I. What a wise man he was. As soon as he came to the crown he strengthened himself against Israel, 2 Chron. 17:1. Ahab, an active warlike prince, had now been three years upon the throne of Israel, the vigour of his beginning falling in with the decay of Asa's conclusion. It is probable that the kingdom of Israel had, of late, got ground of the kingdom of Judah and began to grow formidable to it; so that the first thing Jehoshaphat had to do was to make his... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:6

And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord ,.... It was engaged in them, was bent and set upon them; he walked in them with great pleasure and cheerfulness, being inspired with zeal and courage; he was fearless and intrepid, and regarded not any opposition he might have, or expect to have, in the work of reformation in which he was concerned: moreover, he took away the high places ; such as were dedicated to idols, but not those in which the true God was worshipped, 2... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-6

The accession of Jehoshaphat. I. THE DATE OF HIS CORONATION . 1 . The thirty-fifth year of his age. He was thus born in the sixth year of Asa's reign ( 2 Chronicles 16:14 ), during the ten years of quiet. His mother was Azubah, the daughter of Shilhi ( 1 Kings 22:42 ). A man of mature years when he ascended the throne, he was better qualified to bear the load of responsibility his father's decease had, in God's providence, cast upon him. 2 . The fourth year of Ahab... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-9

The first chapter of Jehoshaphat's career. Although to the end Jehoshaphat was neither an unfaithful king nor an unfaithful man, and certainly no apostate, yet the first chapter of his career reads the best. The mounting of the sun was fine, but clouds hung about the noonday sun, and the setting was not a sky of perfect western glory. The unfolding of the bud looked towards a perfect flower, but some blight seemed to visit it, and some worm was in the fruit. The three chief features of... 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 17:3-6

The wise choice and the happy course. We have before us here the king who made the wise choice, and who consequently ran through a very happy course. In him we have an example; in it a promise for ourselves. I. THE WISE CHOICE , WHICH IS AN EXAMPLE TO US . Jehoshaphat: 1 . Preferred the true God to the false deities; he "sought to the Lord God of his father," and he "sought not unto Baalim." Moreover, he set before him, as that which he should copy: 2 .... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:6

And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord . Although the verb גָבַהּ often carries a bad sense with it, it quite as often carries with it a good one in the Old Testament, and the typical instance of the former ( Psalms 131:1 ) is fully counterbalanced by Isaiah 52:13 . The marginal "was enencouraged may be superseded with advantage by "took courage" ( Isaiah 40:29-31 ). The groves . Supersede this incorrect rendering by the Asherim; and upon the seeming discrepancy,... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:6

His heart was lifted up - This expression generally occurs in a bad sense Deuteronomy 8:14; 2 Chronicles 26:16; Psalms 131:1; Proverbs 18:12; but here it must be taken differently. The margin “was encouraged” expresses fairly the true meaning. He first began by setting an example of faithfulness to Yahweh. He then proceeded to use his best endeavors to extirpate idolatry.He took away the high places - Compare 2 Chronicles 20:33, and see the 2 Chronicles 15:17 note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 17:5-6

2 Chronicles 17:5-6. Therefore the Lord established the kingdom in his hand Those stand firm that have the presence of God with them. If the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, that will stablish the work of our hands, and establish us in our integrity. And all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents As subjects, in those times and places, used to do to their kings, in token of their respect and subjection to them. The more there is of true religion among a people, the more... 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

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