2 Chronicles 17:10
in 2 Chronicles 17And the dread of the LORD fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that surrounded Judah, so that they did not make war against Jehoshaphat.
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ASV
And the fear of Jehovah fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
KJV
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 17
Commentary
5 notes on this verseGod's good providence so ordered it that, while the princes and priests were instructing and reforming the country, none of his neighbours gave him any molestations, to take him off from that good work. Thus when Jacob and his sons were going to worship at Bethel the terror of God was upon the neighbouring cities, that they did not pursue after them, Gen. xxxv.
This site's exposition
fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands
The fear of the Lord falls on the surrounding kingdoms and no one makes war on Jehoshaphat, the same shape of protection Chronicles' own tradition finds when the terror of God kept the cities around Shechem from pursuing Jacob's sons after Genesis 35. Henry reads the timing as providence covering the reformers rather than the army: while the princes, priests and Levites are still teaching the country, none of the neighbors moves against the king.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Fear fell - Justly concluding from his singular piety that God would eminently appear for him, for even the Heathens could not but observe, that the kings of Judah were either prosperous or unhappy, according as they served God or forsook him.
And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Time and unbroken opportunities were afforded for carrying out fully this excellent plan of home education, for the kingdom enjoyed internal tranquillity as well as freedom for foreign wars. It is conformable to the pious style of the sacred historian to trace this profound peace to the "fear of the Lord having fallen on all kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah."
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
And the fear of the Lord was upon all the kingdoms of the lands in the merit of having studied Torah.
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. 6 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
14 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיְהִ֣י׀ | vayhi | and it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| פַּ֣חַד | pachad | [the] dread of | H6343 → | 49 times |
| יְהוָ֗ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עַ֚ל | ʾal | on | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| מַמְלְכ֣וֹת | mamlekhot | [the] kingdoms of | H4467 → | 117 times |
| הָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹת | haaratzot | the lands | H776 → | 2504 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֖ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| סְבִיב֣וֹת | sevivot | [were] around | H5439 → | 336 times |
| יְהוּדָ֑ה | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וְלֹ֥א | velo' | and not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| נִלְחֲמ֖וּ | nilchamu | they waged war | H3898 → | 177 times |
| עִם־ | ʾim- | with | H5973 → | 1050 times |
| יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃ | yehoshafat | Jehoshaphat | H3092 → | 84 times |
וַיְהִ֣י׀and it was
vayhiH1961 →3559 times
פַּ֣חַד[the] dread of
pachadH6343 →49 times
יְהוָ֗הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עַ֚לon
ʾalH5921 →5755 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
מַמְלְכ֣וֹת[the] kingdoms of
mamlekhotH4467 →117 times
הָֽאֲרָצ֔וֹתthe lands
haaratzotH776 →2504 times
אֲשֶׁ֖רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
סְבִיב֣וֹת[were] around
sevivotH5439 →336 times
יְהוּדָ֑הJudah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וְלֹ֥אand not
velo'H3808 →5168 times
נִלְחֲמ֖וּthey waged war
nilchamuH3898 →177 times
עִם־with
ʾim-H5973 →1050 times
יְהוֹשָׁפָֽט׃Jehoshaphat
yehoshafatH3092 →84 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
2 Chronicles 16:9For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in…
it leads to
- 1 Peter 3:12
For the eyes of the Lord are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their prayer. But the face of the Lord is against those who do evil.”
- Proverbs 15:3
The eyes of the LORD are in every place, observing the evil and the good.
- Jeremiah 16:17
For My eyes are on all their ways. They are not hidden from My face, and their guilt is not concealed from My eyes.
- Proverbs 5:21
For a man’s ways are before the eyes of the LORD, and the LORD examines all his paths.
- Psalms 34:15
The eyes of the LORD are on the righteous, and His ears are inclined to their cry.
- 1 Peter 3:12
Through
Proverbs 16:7When a man’s ways please the LORD, He makes even the man’s enemies live at peace with him.
it leads to
- Romans 8:31
What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- 1 John 3:22
and we will receive from Him whatever we ask, because we keep His commandments and do what is pleasing in His sight.
- Colossians 1:10
so that you may walk in a manner worthy of the Lord and may please Him in every way: bearing fruit in every good work, growing in the knowledge of God,
- Romans 8:31
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This page draws on Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; 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.