2 Chronicles 19:5

In every city, for itself and the country adjacent, that justice might be administered with the most ease and convenience to the people, and they might not all be forced to go up to Jerusalem.

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Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What exact change Jehoshaphat made in the judicial system of Judah Deu 16:18 ; 1 Chronicles 23:4 , it is impossible to determine. Probably he f...
Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

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....
Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, He set judges in the land. There had been judicial cou...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Reign of Jehoshaphat (continued) The chapter narrates how Jehoshaphat was reproved by the seer Jehu for helping Ahab, and how he instituted judges...
Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

He set judges ] Local courts of justice may have existed before, but Jehoshaphat improved them, and likewise established a court in the capital, whi...
Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

And he set. — Appointed, or stationed. The fenced cities. — As being the chief centres of each district. City by city. — For every city,...
Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

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...
G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

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...
Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

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...
John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city ,.... Inferior judges in lesser courts of judicature than that...
John Trapp Complete Commentary

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, Ver. 5. And he set judges in the land. ] Judges they had...
Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

He set judges in the land, city by city In every city, for itself and the country adjacent, that justice might be administered with the most ease a...
L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

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...
Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

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...
Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

CRITICAL NOTES.] This chapter is entirely additional to Kings, and of great interest. It deals with three matters only, the rebuke addressed to Jehos...
Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

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...
The Biblical Illustrator

And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem. Jehoshaphat’s declension and recovery I. God makes a difference...
The Biblical Illustrator

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...
The Complete Pulpit Commentary

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...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, Cf Deuteronomy 16:18-20 , establishing local courts in every fortified city...
The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Judges and Levites in Judah
Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

1 Peter 2:13 ; 1 Peter 2:14 ; 2 Chronicles 19:8 ; Deuteronomy 16:18-20 ; Romans 13:1-5

⁵ And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,

Related Commentaries of 2 Chronicles 19:5

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Biblical Illustrator

The Biblical Illustrator

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

2 Chronicles 19:5