2 Chronicles 19:4 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-4

Here is, I. The great favour God showed to Jehoshaphat, 1. In bringing him back in safety from his dangerous expedition with Ahab, which had like to have cost him dearly (2 Chron. 19:1): He returned to his house in peace. Notice is taken of this to intimate, (1.) That he fared better than he had expected. He had been in imminent peril, and yet came home in peace. Whenever we return in peace to our houses we ought to acknowledge God's providence in preserving our going out and our coming in.... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:4

And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem ,.... And went out no more to Samaria, nor concerned himself about the affairs of Israel, but attended to his own: and he went out again through the people ; took a tour throughout his dominions now, in his own person, as before by his princes, with the priests and Levites: from Beersheba to Mount Ephraim ; Beersheba was the southern boundary of the land of Judah, and Mount Ephraim lay to the north, and was the northern boundary of it since the... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:4

From Beer-sheba to Mount Ephraim - Before the separation of the ten tribes, in speaking of the extent of the land it was said, From Dan to Beer-sheba; but since that event, the kingdom of Judah was bounded on the south by Beer-sheba, and on the north by the mountains of Ephraim. This shows that Jehoshaphat had gone through all his territories to examine every thing himself, to see that judgment and justice were properly administered among the people. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

The third chapter in Jehoshaphat's career. In this chapter, regarded for the time in the light of a third chapter in the biography of Jehoshaphat, we are enabled to gauge, not altogether unsatisfactorily, his character as respects the measure of right and wrong in it, and of good and evil in himself. And we are reminded that— I. THERE IS SUCH A THING , MOST UNDENIABLY , AS THE PEACE OF PRESENT SAFETY , WITHOUT THAT WHICH FLOWS FROM CONSISTENT ... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:4

From Beershsba to Mount Ephraim . The length of the good land is not to be quoted, as of old, the undivided "Dan to Beersheba," but Beersheba to Mount Ephraim ( 2 Chronicles 13:16-19 ). Jehoshaphat makes another conscientious and vigorous endeavour to reform his own kingdom, to keep it steadfast in the worship of God, and free from idolatry. It is to be noticed that he does not turn away his ear from the rebuke which had been given him, but turns his heart to it. As it does not appear that... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:4

A royal mission which is a heavenly one. Of the many things said in favour of Jehoshaphat, perhaps nothing is more highly commendatory than this, that " he went out again through the people … and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers." He could not have done anything worthier of himself, or more likely to result in permanent good to the people over whom he reigned. I. THE ROYAL MISSION . Possibly, as Matthew Henry suggests, the tie which bound the people to... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:4-11

A royal reformer. I. AN OLD WORK RESUMED . The reformation of religion ( 2 Chronicles 19:4 ). 1 . The reformer. Jehoshaphat. Whether the work was done by special plenipotentiaries, as in the former instance ( 2 Chronicles 17:7 , 2 Chronicles 17:8 ), or by the king in person, or, as is most probable, by both, the mainspring of this movement, as of the former, was Jehoshaphat; and for a sovereign of Judah it was certainly much more becoming occupation than feasting with... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:4

Jehoshaphat, while declining to renounce the alliance with Israel (compare the 2 Kings 3:7 note), was careful to show that he had no sympathy with idolatry, and was determined to keep his people, so far as he possibly could, free from it. He therefore personally set about a second reformation, passing through the whole land, from the extreme south to the extreme north 2 Chronicles 13:19. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 19:4

2 Chronicles 19:4. He went out again through the people He went out before by his officers, (2 Chronicles 17:7,) now he went in his own person. From Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim That is, through his whole kingdom, whereof these were the two bounds. And brought them back unto the God of their fathers Such of them as had revolted from God to idols, he reclaimed by his counsel and example, and by the instructions of the Levites and priests whom he carried with him. Many, probably, had... read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:4

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:1-11

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:4

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 19:4-11

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 19:4

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 19:4

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