2 Chronicles 17:5
in 2 Chronicles 17So the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
Therefore Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
KJV
Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 17
Commentary
7 notes on this verseOf Jehoshaphat, the king of Judah, it is written, "And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, who walked in the first ways of David, his father." From this it is clear that Jehoshaphat possessed the justice that David first possessed and that he did not commit the sins that David later committed. "He trusted not in Baalim," he says, "but in the God of his father and walked in his commandments, and not according to the sins of Israel. And the Lord established the kingdom in his hand and all Judah brought presents to Jehoshaphat.
This site's exposition
established the kingdom in his hand
on 2 Chronicles 17:5-6
The LORD establishes the kingdom in Jehoshaphat's hand. His heart “took delight in the ways of the LORD”, and he removes the high places and Asherah poles. The Hebrew idiom there usually means pride, and Barnes reads it here as courage in God's ways.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Those stand firmly that have the presence of God with them. If the beauty of the Lord our God be upon us, that will establish the work of our hands and establish us in our integrity. How happy he was in the affections of his people (
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Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand,....
A government that answers the end of government will be supported. The effect of the favour both of God and his kingdom was that he had riches and honour in abundance. It is undoubtedly true, though few will believe it, that religion and piety are the best friends to outward prosperity.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
all Judah brought . . . presents--This was customary with the people generally at the beginning of a reign (1Sa 10:27), and with the nobles and high functionaries yearly afterwards.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Presents - i. e. “free-will offerings,” in addition to the regular taxes. See 1Sa 10:27.
The words behind it
15 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּ֨כֶן | vaiyakhen | and he established | H3559 → | 217 times |
| יְהוָ֤ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ | hamamlakhah | the kingdom | H4467 → | 117 times |
| בְּיָד֔וֹ | beyado | in hand his | H3027 → | 1618 times |
| וַיִּתְּנ֧וּ | vaiyitenu | and they gave | H5414 → | 2011 times |
| כָל־ | khol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| יְהוּדָ֛ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| מִנְחָ֖ה | minchah | tribute | H4503 → | 211 times |
| לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑ט | lihoshafat | to Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
| וַֽיְהִי־ | vayhi- | and it belonged | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| ל֥וֹ | lo | to him | ||
| עֹֽשֶׁר־ | ʾosher- | wealth | H6239 → | 37 times |
| וְכָב֖וֹד | vekhavod | and honor | H3519 → | 200 times |
| לָרֹֽב׃ | laro | to abundance | H7230 → | 149 times |
וַיָּ֨כֶןand he established
vaiyakhenH3559 →217 times
יְהוָ֤הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
הַמַּמְלָכָה֙the kingdom
hamamlakhahH4467 →117 times
בְּיָד֔וֹin hand his
beyadoH3027 →1618 times
וַיִּתְּנ֧וּand they gave
vaiyitenuH5414 →2011 times
כָל־all
khol-H3605 →5413 times
יְהוּדָ֛הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
מִנְחָ֖הtribute
minchahH4503 →211 times
לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טto Jehoshaphat
lihoshafatH3092 →84 times
וַֽיְהִי־and it belonged
vayhi-H1961 →3559 times
ל֥וֹto him
lo
עֹֽשֶׁר־wealth
ʾosher-H6239 →37 times
וְכָב֖וֹדand honor
vekhavodH3519 →200 times
לָרֹֽב׃to abundance
laroH7230 →149 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
Matthew 6:33But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.
it leads to
- Luke 12:31
But seek His kingdom, and these things will be added unto you.
- Matthew 5:6
Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.
- John 6:27
Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of…
- Psalms 34:9–10
Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
- Psalms 84:11–12
For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.
- Luke 12:31
Through
Psalms 127:1Unless the LORD builds the house, its builders labor in vain; unless the LORD protects the city, its watchmen stand guard in vain.
it leads to
- Proverbs 16:9
A man’s heart plans his course, but the LORD determines his steps.
- 1 Corinthians 3:7
So neither he who plants nor he who waters is anything, but only God, who makes things grow.
- Proverbs 21:30–31
There is no wisdom, no understanding, no counsel that can prevail against the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:9
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
1 name in this verse with a page on the site.
This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jerome, Against the Pelagians 2.21; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.