_A.M. 3108. B.C. 896._ Jehoshaphat is reproved by a prophet, 2 Chronicles 19:1. He reforms the kingdom, 2 Chronicles 19:4. Gives instructions to the itinerant Judges, vv5-7. And to the supreme court at Jerusalem, 2 Chronicles 19:8.... [ Continue Reading ]
_He went out again through the people_ He went out before by his officers, (2 Chronicles 17:7,) now he went in his own person. _From Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim_ That is, through his whole kingdom, whereof these were the two bounds. _And brought them back unto the God of their fathers_ Such of them... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 and convenience to the people, and they might not all be forced to go up to Jerusalem. _And said to the judges, Take heed_, &c. Mind your business; take... [ Continue Reading ]
_Wherefore, let the fear of the Lord be upon you_ Which will be a restraint upon you to keep you from doing wrong, and an encouragement to you to be active in fulfilling the duties of your office. _For there is no iniquity in our God, nor respect of persons_ And therefore you, who are in God's stead... [ Continue Reading ]
_The chief of the fathers of Israel_ Who were not priests, or Levites, but such persons of other tribes as were most eminent for their dignity, ability, and integrity. But whether these persons made up one court, called the sanhedrim, by which all causes, ecclesiastical and civil, were decided; or t... [ Continue Reading ]
_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 just, and not acting against your consciences through carnal motives, as corrupt judges do.... [ Continue Reading ]
_Between blood and blood_ Between the blood of the person slain, and the blood of the manslayer. See the note on Deuteronomy 17:8. All the cities of refuge, except Hebron, now belonged to the kingdom of Israel, so that the manslayer now usually fled to the courts of the temple, or the horns of the a... [ Continue Reading ]
_The chief priest is over you_ Shall be your president to direct and assist you; _in all matters of the Lord_ In spiritual or ecclesiastical matters. _And Zebadiah, the ruler of the house of Judah_ The prince, or chief ruler, under the king, of the tribe of Judah; _for all the king's matters _ For c... [ Continue Reading ]