2 Chronicles 17:1 to 2 Chronicles 20:37. THE REIGN OF JEHOSHAPHAT.
This section is, in the main, from the hand of the Chronicler, whose
spirit and aim are visible throughout; he has utilised all the
information concerning Jehoshaphat to be got from 1 K. viz. in 1 Kings
15:24; 1 Kings 22:1; 1 Kings 2... [ Continue Reading ]
Jehoshaphat's victory over the Ammonites and Moabites. This story of a
miraculous battle is perhaps a _midrash_ on the war described in 1
Kings 3:4 ff., and has, in so far, some historical basis; but the
details are purely imaginary.
2 Chronicles 20:5. before the new court: perhaps the same as the... [ Continue Reading ]