2 Chronicles 19:4 BSB

2 Chronicles 19:4

Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

BSB

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ASV

And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again among the people from Beer-sheba to the hill-country of Ephraim, and brought them back unto Jehovah, the God of their fathers.

KJV

And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer–sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the Lord God of their fathers.

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Commentary

3 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

From Beer-sheba to Mount Ephraim - Before the separation of the ten tribes, in speaking of the extent of the land it was said, From Dan to Beer-sheba; but since that event, the kingdom of Judah was bounded on the south by Beer-sheba, and on the north by the mountains of Ephraim. This shows that Jehoshaphat had gone through all his territories to examine every thing himself, to see that judgment and justice were properly administered among the people.

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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Through - Through the whole kingdom, whereof these were the two bounds. And brought - Such of them as had revolted from God to idols, he reclaimed by his counsel and example, and by the instructions of the Levites and priests, whom he carried with him.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

It is good when commendations thus quicken us to our duty, and when the more we are praised for doing well the more vigorous we are in well-doing. (2.) Perhaps he found that his late affinity with the idolatrous house of Ahab and kingdom of Israel had had a bad influence upon his own kingdom.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב	vai.Ye.shev	and he dwelt	H3427 →
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט	ye.ho.sha.Fat	Jehoshaphat	H3092 →
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם ס	bi.ru.sha.Lim	in Jerusalem	H3389 →
וַיָּ֜שָׁב	vai.Ya.shov	and he returned	H7725 →
וַיֵּצֵ֣א	vai.ye.Tze'	and he went out	H3318 →
בָעָ֗ם	va.'Am	among the people	H5971 →
מִבְּאֵ֥ר	mi.be.'Er	from Beer	H884 →
שֶׁ֙בַע֙	she.va'	Sheba	H884 →
עַד־	'ad-	to	H5704 →
הַ֣ר	har	[the] hill country of	H2022 →
אֶפְרַ֔יִם	'ef.Ra.yim	Ephraim	H669 →
וַיְשִׁיבֵ֕ם	vay.shi.Vem	and he turned back them	H7725 →
אֶל־	'el-	to	H413 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֥י	'e.lo.Hei	[the] God of	H430 →
אֲבוֹתֵיהֶֽם׃	'a.vo.tei.Hem	ancestors their	H1 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 1:17
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to…
leads to
- Malachi 4:5–6
  Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
- Matthew 11:14
  And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
- Luke 1:76
  And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
- John 1:21–30
  “Then who are you?” they inquired. “Are you Elijah?” He said, “I am not.” “Are you the Prophet?” He answered, “No.”
- Matthew 17:11–12
  Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
Through
Malachi 4:6
And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.”
leads to
- Luke 1:16–17
  Many of the sons of Israel he will turn back to the Lord their God.
- Isaiah 11:4
  but with righteousness He will judge the poor, and with equity He will decide for the lowly of the earth. He will strike the earth with the rod of His mouth and slay the…
- Hebrews 10:26–31
  If we deliberately go on sinning after we have received the knowledge of the truth, no further sacrifice for sins remains,

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

06About 2 Chronicles

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

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About 2 Chronicles