fear
( See Scofield) - (Psalms 19:9).
Jehu the prophet reproves Jehoshaphat for having allied himself with Ahab. These verses are mainly from the Chronicler, but see 1 Kings 16:1 ff....
fear . reverence. See note on 2 Chronicles 19:7 above.
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.
Reign of Jehoshaphat (continued) The chapter narrates how Jehoshaphat was reproved by the seer Jehu for helping Ahab, and how he instituted judges...
Thus. — Viz., as 2 Chronicles 19:10 explains. Them. — The members of the Superior Court; just as the ordinary judges had been charged ( 2 Chro...
JEHOSHAPHAT-THE DOCTRINE OF NONRESISTANCE 2 Chronicles 17:1-19 ; 2 Chronicles 18:1-34 ; 2 Chronicles 19:1-11 ; 2 Chronicles 20:1-37 ASA was...
Returning to Jerusalem, Jehoshaphat was rebuked by Jehu, the son of Hanani, in words which it would be well for all of us perpetually to bear in mind...
We hear of no complaint nor anger in Jehoshaphat, like that of Asa at the reproof of the prophet. But we find on the contrary, his heart setting abou...
And he charged them ,.... The members of the court at Jerusalem: saying, thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect...
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart. Ver. 9. In the fear of the Lord, fait...
Faithfully, and with a perfect heart Passing such sentences with your lips, as your consciences, upon the hearing of the parties, shall judge to be...
JEHOSHAPHAT REPROVED (vv.1-3) Jehoshaphat's experience with Ahab ought to have been enough to speak deeply to him as to the folly of bad associa...
5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: fo...
Passing such sentences with your months, as your own minds and consciences, upon the hearing of the parties, shall judge to be just, and not acting a...
CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter is entirely additional to Kings, and of great interest. It deals with three matters only, the rebuke addressed to Jehos...
REFLECTIONS . Wisdom is well bought, if it be not bought too dear. Jehoshaphat returned from the battle at Ramoth-gilead, beaten indeed by the Assyr...
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. Jehoshaphat’s declension and recovery I. God makes a difference...
And he set Judges in the land. Good government should be the result of piety in rulers Alfred the Great was a distinguished statesman and warri...
EXPOSITION The matter of this chapter is preserved for us by the writer of Chronicles alone, and is of much significance. After glancing at the...
Judges and Levites in Judah
And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, which should be the motive in all acts of the believers, faithfully, and with...
2 Chronicles 19:7 ; 2 Samuel 23:3 ; Deuteronomy 1:16 ; Deuteronomy 1:17 ; Isaiah 11:3-5 ; Isaiah 32:1
9 And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the LORD, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.