2 Chronicles 19:10
in 2 Chronicles 19For every dispute that comes before you from your brothers who dwell in their cities—whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law, commandments, statutes, or ordinances—you are to warn them, so that they will not incur guilt before the LORD and wrath will not come upon you and your brothers. Do this, and you will not incur guilt.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards Jehovah, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not be guilty.
KJV
And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the Lord, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 19
Commentary
7 notes on this verseBetween blood and blood - Cases of man-slaughter or accidental murder, or cases of consanguinity, the settlement of inheritance, family claims, etc. Between law and commandment - Whatsoever concerns the moral precepts, rites, and ceremonies, of the law, or whatsoever belongs to civil affairs.
This site's exposition
Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem
on 2 Chronicles 19:8-11
In Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appoints Levites, priests and heads of families as a second court, for cases sent up from the towns. He charges them to “serve faithfully and wholeheartedly in the fear of the LORD”. The charge ends, “Act resolutely; may the LORD be with the upright!”
This site's exposition
whether it regards bloodshed or some other violation of law
The Jerusalem court receives cases from the towns, and Barnes reads it as a court of appeal. Clarke takes bloodshed to cover manslaughter and questions of kinship and inheritance. Henry notes that after the division every city of refuge but Hebron lay in Israel, so homicide cases fell to Jerusalem.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
8 ), between the blood of the person slain and the blood of the man-slayer. Since the revolt of the ten tribes all the cities of refuge, except Hebron, belonged to the kingdom of Israel; and therefore, we may suppose, the courts of the temple, or the horns of the altar, were chiefly used as sanctuaries in that case, and hence the trial of homicides was reserved for the court at Jerusalem.
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2 And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the L ORD ? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the L ORD . 3 Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.
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And what cause soever shall come unto you of your brethren that dwell in their cities,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
The Jews who “dwelt in the cities,” if dissatisfied with the decision given by the provincial judges, might therefore remove the cause to Jerusalem, as to a court of appeal.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
between blood[shed] and blood[shed] between the bloodshed of an unintentional murder and an intentional one.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
and may the Lord be with the good with the one who performs that which is good and upright.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 3 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכָל־ | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| רִיב֩ | riv | case at law | H7379 → | |
| אֲשֶׁר־ | ʾasher- | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| יָב֨וֹא | yavo' | it will come | H935 → | 2568 times |
| עֲלֵיכֶ֜ם | ʾaleikhem | on you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| מֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם׀ | meacheikhem | from brothers your | H251 → | 630 times |
| הַיֹּשְׁבִ֣ים | haiyoshevim | who dwell | H3427 → | 1079 times |
| בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗ם | beareihem | in cities their | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| בֵּֽין־ | bein- | between | H996 → | 407 times |
| דָּ֣ם׀ | dam | blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| לְדָם֮ | ledam | and blood | H1818 → | 360 times |
| בֵּין־ | bein- | between | H996 → | 407 times |
| תּוֹרָ֣ה | torah | law | H8451 → | 219 times |
| לְמִצְוָה֮ | lemitzvah | and commandment | H4687 → | 181 times |
| לְחֻקִּ֣ים | lechukim | and statutes | H2706 → | 127 times |
| וּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒ | ulemishpatim | and <to> judgments | H4941 → | 422 times |
| וְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣ם | vehizhartem | and you will warn | H2094 → | |
| אֹתָ֔ם | ʾotam | <obj.> them | H853 → | 10935 times |
| וְלֹ֤א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יֶאְשְׁמוּ֙ | ye'shemu | they will be guilty | H816 → | |
| לַיהוָ֔ה | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| וְהָֽיָה־ | vehayah- | and it will be | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| קֶ֥צֶף | ketzef | wrath | H7110 → | 29 times |
| עֲלֵיכֶ֖ם | ʾaleikhem | towards you | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| וְעַל־ | veal- | and towards | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| אֲחֵיכֶ֑ם | ʾacheikhem | brothers your | H251 → | 630 times |
| כֹּ֥ה | koh | thus | H3541 → | 577 times |
| תַעֲשׂ֖וּן | taasun | you will do ! | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| תֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃ | te'shamu | you will be guilty | H816 → |
וְכָל־and every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
רִיב֩case at law
rivH7379 →
אֲשֶׁר־which
ʾasher-H834 →5497 times
יָב֨וֹאit will come
yavo'H935 →2568 times
עֲלֵיכֶ֜םon you
ʾaleikhemH5921 →5755 times
מֵאֲחֵיכֶ֣ם׀from brothers your
meacheikhemH251 →630 times
הַיֹּשְׁבִ֣יםwho dwell
haiyoshevimH3427 →1079 times
בְּעָרֵיהֶ֗םin cities their
beareihemH5892 →1090 times
בֵּֽין־between
bein-H996 →407 times
דָּ֣ם׀blood
damH1818 →360 times
לְדָם֮and blood
ledamH1818 →360 times
בֵּין־between
bein-H996 →407 times
תּוֹרָ֣הlaw
torahH8451 →219 times
לְמִצְוָה֮and commandment
lemitzvahH4687 →181 times
לְחֻקִּ֣יםand statutes
lechukimH2706 →127 times
וּלְמִשְׁפָּטִים֒and <to> judgments
ulemishpatimH4941 →422 times
וְהִזְהַרְתֶּ֣םand you will warn
vehizhartemH2094 →
אֹתָ֔ם<obj.> them
ʾotamH853 →10935 times
וְלֹ֤אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
יֶאְשְׁמוּ֙they will be guilty
ye'shemuH816 →
לַיהוָ֔הto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
וְהָֽיָה־and it will be
vehayah-H1961 →3559 times
קֶ֥צֶףwrath
ketzefH7110 →29 times
עֲלֵיכֶ֖םtowards you
ʾaleikhemH5921 →5755 times
וְעַל־and towards
veal-H5921 →5755 times
אֲחֵיכֶ֑םbrothers your
ʾacheikhemH251 →630 times
כֹּ֥הthus
kohH3541 →577 times
תַעֲשׂ֖וּןyou will do !
taasunH6213 →2628 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
תֶאְשָֽׁמוּ׃you will be guilty
te'shamuH816 →
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
1 Thessalonians 5:14And we urge you, brothers, to admonish the unruly, encourage the fainthearted, help the weak, and be patient with everyone.
it leads to
- 2 Timothy 4:2
Preach the word; be prepared in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and encourage with every form of patient instruction.
- Romans 14:1
Accept him whose faith is weak, without passing judgment on his opinions.
- Acts 20:35
In everything, I showed you that by this kind of hard work we must help the weak, remembering the words of the Lord Jesus Himself: ‘It is more blessed to give than to receive.’”
- 2 Thessalonians 3:6–7
Now we command you, brothers, in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to keep away from any brother who leads an undisciplined life that is not in keeping with the tradition you received…
- Isaiah 35:3–4
Strengthen the limp hands and steady the feeble knees!
- 2 Timothy 4:2
Through
2 Chronicles 19:2Jehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of…
it leads to
- Psalms 139:21–22
Do I not hate those who hate You, O LORD, and detest those who rise against You?
- 2 John 1:10–11
If anyone comes to you but does not bring this teaching, do not receive him into your home or even greet him.
- Psalms 139:21–22
Through
Numbers 16:46Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, place fire from the altar in it, and add incense. Go quickly to the congregation and make atonement for them, because wrath has come out from the…
it leads to
- Numbers 8:19
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement…
- Numbers 8:19
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.