2 Chronicles 18:23-25

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:1-34

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 18:24

thou shalt see = art going to see; or, art about to see; or, thou wilt soon see. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:23

THE FALSE PROPHET SMITES MICAIAH"Then Zedekiah the son of Chenaanah came near, and smote Micaiah upon the cheek, and said, Which way went the Spirit of Jehovah from me to speak unto thee? And Micaiah said, Behold, thou shalt see on that day, when thou shalt go to an inner chamber to hide thyself. And the king of Israel said, Take ye Micaiah, and carry him back unto Amon the governor of the city, and to Joash the king's son; and say, Thus saith the king, Put this fellow in the prison, and feed... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 18:1-34

3. Jehoshaphat and Ahab ch. 18This chapter is very similar to 1 Kings 22. Jehoshaphat’s concern for God’s will guided his actions (2 Chronicles 18:4; 2 Chronicles 18:6). For other instances of prophets providing war oracles for the Divine Warrior, see 2 Chronicles 11:1-4; 1 Kings 20:13; 1 Kings 20:28; 2 Kings 3:11-19; 2 Kings 6:12-22; 2 Kings 7:1-7; 2 Kings 13:14-20; and 2 Chronicles 20:14-19. The Chronicler undoubtedly wanted to encourage his audience toward repentance and restoration by... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 18:1-34

Reign of Jehoshaphat (continued)This.c reproduces 1 Kings 22:1-35 with very slight differences.31. The Lord helped him] This, which is an addition to the narrative of Kings, seems to imply that the writer regarded Jehoshaphat’s cry as a prayer for help, which God answered, as explained in the next v. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 18:23

(23) Then.—And.And smote.—Way-yak, a correction of way-yakkèh (Kings), such as the chronicler often makes.which way.—Literally, where is the way the spirit of Jehovah passed. Kings, where passed the spirit, &c.Unto thee.—With thee. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 18:24

(24) Thou shalt see.—Thou art to see, or, destined to see, on that day when thou shalt enter a chamber in a chamber to hide thyself (lĕhçchâbçh”, correctly. Kings, lĕhçchâbçh). Zedekiah’s further history is not recorded—an indication, as Ewald justly observes, that the original narrative contained much more than the present extract from it. read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 18:25

(25) Take ye . . . carry him.—Kings, Take thou . . . carry thou, addressed to some single officer.Governor.—Sar, “prefect.” LXX., ἄρχοντα. Syriact shallit.Carry back—i.e., convey back. Literally, make him return. read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Dictionary of Texts - 2 Chronicles 18:1-34

The Advantage of an Indirect Aim 2 Chronicles 18:33 I. The story connected with this passage is a very suggestive one. Ahab, King of Israel, was regarded by the righteous as the enemy of God, and by all classes as the enemy of man. Elaborate plans were laid to put down his influence. These all failed. Every effort to arrest his baleful hand proved abortive. A whole army tried it. They directed all their arrows toward the one man; but they all missed him. At last a strange thing happened. An... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 18:1-34

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

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