2 Chronicles 17:19 BSB

2 Chronicles 17:19

These were the men who served the king, besides those he stationed in the fortified cities throughout Judah.

BSB

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ASV

These were they that waited on the king, besides those whom the king put in the fortified cities throughout all Judah.

KJV

These waited on the king, beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.

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Commentary

2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763)

These waited on the king,.... Not this vast number of men at one time, but in course, as David's military men waited on him, 1Ch 27:1 or each of these captains, with a proper number of men under them detached from the body; and they were all ready to obey the king's orders whenever he should have occasion for them: besides those whom the king put into the fenced cities throughout Judah; and all together, the militia of the kingdom was very numerous and formidable.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

But, lastly, observe, It was not this formidable army that struck a terror upon the neighbouring nations, that restrained them from attempting any thing against Israel, or obliged them to pay tribute, but the fear of God which fell upon them when Jehoshaphat reformed his country and set up a preaching ministry in it,

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Original language & word study

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
אֵ֖לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
הַמְשָׁרְתִ֣ים	ham.sha.re.Tim	[were] the [ones who] served	H8334 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
מִלְּבַ֞ד	mi.le.Vad	<from> <to> besides	H905 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	[those] whom	H834 →
נָתַ֥ן	na.Tan	he put	H5414 →
הַמֶּ֛לֶךְ	ha.Me.lekh	the king	H4428 →
בְּעָרֵ֥י	be.'a.Rei	in [the] cities of	H5892 →
הַמִּבְצָ֖ר	ha.miv.Tzar	<the> fortification	H4013 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	in all	H3605 →
יְהוּדָֽה׃ פ	ye.hu.Dah	Judah	H3063 →

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The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

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Through
2 Chronicles 17:12
Jehoshaphat grew stronger and stronger, and he built fortresses and store cities in Judah
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 32:5
  Then Hezekiah worked resolutely to rebuild all the broken sections of the wall and to raise up towers on it. He also built an outer wall and reinforced the supporting terraces of the City…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- 2 Chronicles 18:1
  Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honor in abundance, and he allied himself with Ahab by marriage.
- 2 Chronicles 8:2–6
  Solomon rebuilt the cities Hiram had given him and settled Israelites there.
- 2 Chronicles 32:27–29
  Hezekiah had very great riches and honor, and he made treasuries for his silver, gold, precious stones, spices, shields, and all kinds of valuable articles.
- 2 Chronicles 27:4
  He also built cities in the hill country of Judah and fortresses and towers in the forests.
Through
2 Chronicles 17:2
He stationed troops in every fortified city of Judah and put garrisons in the land of Judah and in the cities of Ephraim that his father Asa had captured.
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 15:8
  When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the…
- 2 Chronicles 11:5
  Rehoboam continued to live in Jerusalem, and he built up cities for defense in Judah.
Through
2 Chronicles 11:23
Rehoboam also acted wisely by dispersing some of his sons throughout the districts of Judah and Benjamin, and to all the fortified cities. He gave them abundant provisions and sought many wives for them.
leads to
- 1 Kings 1:5–6
  At that time Adonijah, David’s son by Haggith, began to exalt himself, saying, “I will be king!” And he acquired chariots and horsemen and fifty men to run ahead of him.

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