2 Chronicles 17:5 NIV

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 17:5

Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand ,.... Piety is the best prop of government; the throne is best supported and established by truth, righteousness, and mercy; by the exercise of these Jehoshaphat was settled in his kingdom, and had a place in the hearts of his people: and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents ; being well affected to him, as well as it was usual so to do at a prince's accession to the throne, see 1 Samuel 10:27 . and he had riches and honour... 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 17:5

All Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat . These presents were, of course, voluntary gifts, though, like not a few others, custom may have taken off from them something of the bloom of spontaneousness ( 1 Samuel 10:27 ; 2 Samuel 8:2 ; 1 Kings 4:21 ; 1 Kings 10:25 ; Psalms 72:10 ). read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:5

Presents - i. e. “free-will offerings,” in addition to the regular taxes. See 1 Samuel 10:27. 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

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

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:5

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-9

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:3-6

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 17:5

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

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 17:1-19

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