2 CHRONICLES 17:1 Jehoshaphat. The Chronicler’s account of Jehoshaphat’s reign is much longer than the one in Kings, where Jehoshaphat plays a subordinate role to the northern kings Ahab and Jehoram. The Chronicler focuses on Jehoshaphat as one who strengthens his kingdom spiritually and militarily... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 17:7 IN THE THIRD YEAR OF HIS REIGN. Probably the first year of his reign alone (870 B.C.), following a three-year co-regency with his father (see 2 Chronicles 16:12; 2 Chronicles 20:31). Besides administering sacrifices, it was the priests’ duty to instruct the peo... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 17:10 The blessings of peace with the neighboring nations and of receiving tribute from them are seen as being a result of the people’s faithfulness to the law (compare 1 Chronicles 14:17; 2 Chronicles 14:14). ARABIANS probably refers to tribes living to the south a... [ Continue Reading ]
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 17:12 Large armies are a sign of God’s blessing, but they cannot guarantee victory if the people’s priorities are wrong or their faith is misplaced (compare Psalms 33:16). ⇐ ⇔ ⇒ var images = document.getElementsByTagName("img"); for (var i=0, len=images.length, img... [ Continue Reading ]