CHAPTER XVII _Jehoshaphat succeeds his father Asa, and reigns piously, and_ _is particularly blessed_, 14. _He establishes an itinerant ministry, for the instruction of_ _the people, through all the cities of Judah, which produces_ _the most beneficial effects_, 7-10. _The Philistines and Arab... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:2. _THE CITIES OF EPHRAIM_] This conquest from the kingdom of Israel is referred to, 2 Chronicles 15:8; but when it was made we do not know.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:3. _THE LORD WAS WITH JEHOSHAPHAT_] "The WORD of the Lord was Jehoshaphat's Helper." - _Targum_.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:7. _TO TEACH IN THE CITIES OF JUDAH._] "To teach the _fear of the Lord_ in the cities of Judah."-_Targum_. In these verses we find a remarkable account of an _itinerant_ _ministry_ established by Jehoshaphat; and in this work he employed _three_ classes of men: 1. The _prince... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:8. 2 Chronicles 17:7.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:9. 2 Chronicles 17:7. Ver. 2 Chronicles 17:9. Had _THE BOOK OF THE LAW OF THE LORD WITH THEM_] This was their _text book_: it was the _book of God_; they taught it _as such_, and as _such_ the people received it. Its laws were _God's laws_, and the people _felt_ their _obligat... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:11. _THE PHILISTINES BROUGHT - PRESENTS_] They and the _Arabians_ purchased peace with the king of Judah by paying an annual _tribute_. The _Philistines_ brought _silver_, and no doubt _different kinds of merchandise_, The _Arabs_, whose riches consisted in _cattle_, brought hi... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:13. _HE HAD MUCH BUSINESS IN THE CITIES_] He kept the people constantly employed; they had wages for their work; and by their labours the empire was both enriched and strengthened.... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:14. _ADNAH, THE CHIEF_] He was _generalissimo_ of all this host. These are the numbers of the _five battalions_: under _Adnah_, three hundred thousand; _Jehohanan_, two hundred and eighty thousand, _Amasiah_, two hundred thousand; _Eliada_, two hundred thousand; _Jehozabad_, on... [ Continue Reading ]
Verse 2 Chronicles 17:19. _THESE WAITED ON THE KING_] They were disposable forces, always at the king's command; and were independent of those by which the cities of Judah were _garrisoned_. THERE is not a sovereign in Europe or in the world but might read this chapter with advantage. 1. It shows... [ Continue Reading ]