2 Chronicles 20:37 NLT,NIV,ESV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:31-37

We are now drawing towards the close of the history of Jehoshaphat's reign, for a further account of which those who lived when this book was published were referred to an authentic history of it, written by Jehu the prophet (2 Chron. 19:2), which was then extant, 2 Chron. 20:34. This was the general character of his reign, that he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, kept close to the worship of God himself and did what he could to keep his people close to it. But two things are... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:37

Then Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah ,.... A city in the tribe of Judah, Joshua 15:44 . prophesied against Jehoshaphat, saying, because thou hast joined thyself with Ahaziah ; an idolatrous prince, with whom he ought to have had no fellowship, even in civil things, it being both a countenancing him, and exposing himself and people to danger: the Lord hath broken thy works ; the ships built at the joint expense of the two kings, that is, the Lord had determined to break them,... read more

Adam Clarke

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:37

The Lord hath broken , etc. - "The Word of the Lord hath broken." - Targum. Concerning Tarshish, Ezion-geber, and Ophir, and the voyage thither, see the notes on 1 Kings 10:22 , and at 1 Kings 10:29 ; (note), and on 2 Chronicles 9:26-28 ; (note). The Tarshish here is called by the Chaldee Torsos in the great sea, some place in the Mediterranean. On this subject the reader has, no doubt, already seen a great variety of opinions. read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

The last chapter in Jehoshaphat's career. The aspects in which the character of Jehoshaphat offers itself to our view, in the last seen of him, are now to be considered. Few men there are who bear themselves well in prosperity, especially if the prosperity be great; and many there are who fail to submit well to the discipline of adversity. Of this latter weakness of human nature it can scarcely be said that Jehoshaphat was an illustration. The punishment that had been foretold, that solemn... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23-37

At and after the battle: lessons. Armed with a holy trust in God, the king and his people advanced to meet their multitudinous enemies with bounding heart and tuneful lip. Nor were they unwarranted in so doing; the event completely justified their hopes. We learn— I, THAT OUR ENEMIES SOMETIMES DISPOSE OF ONE ANOTHER . ( 2 Chronicles 20:23 .) We sometimes find that the enemy is best "left well alone." Let Shimei "cast stones" at us; even though they be words of false... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:31-37

The biography of Jehoshaphat. I. JEHOSHAPHAT 'S PARENTAGE . 1 . His father. Asa, a good king who enjoyed a long and honoured reign. Though good fathers have sometimes bad sons, as in the case of Jehoshaphat himself, yet there is a presumption in favour of a parent's piety being reproduced in the son. "Lord! I find the genealogy of my Saviour strangely checkered with four remarkable changes in four immediate generations. I see, Lord, from hence that my father's piety cannot be... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:37

Eliezer the son of Dodavah of Mareshah. Nothing beside is known of this prophet. For Mareshah, see 2 Chronicles 11:8 , and note there. The ships were broken; i.e. presumably by some storm. One general remark may be made upon these verses (34-37), together with verses 45-50 of 1 Kings 22:1-53 ; viz. that the dislocation of both manner and matter, observable in both, of them, probably betrays something out of order for whatever reason or accident, in the more original source,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

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 20:37

Eliezer. Sent by Jehovah, just as Jehu had been sent (2 Chronicles 19:2 ). broken. A Homonym. Hebrew. paraz, to break. Rightly so rendered here. Its other meaning, to increase, as rightly given in Genesis 30:43 .Exodus 1:12 . read more

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:31-37

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:37

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 20:37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:23-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:31-37

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:37

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 20:1-37

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 20:37

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