2 Chronicles 19:1

When Jehoshaphat king of Judah had returned safely to his home in Jerusalem,

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In The King James Version

And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

In Context

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 the LORD is upon you.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 18:31When the chariot commanders saw Jehoshaphat, they said, “This is the king of Israel!” So they turned to fight against him, but Jehoshaphat cried out, and the LORD helped him. God drew them away from him.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 19:1

We have here a further account of the good reign of Jehoshaphat, I. His return in peace to Jerusalem, ver. 1 . II. The reproof given him for his league with Ahab, and his acting in conjunction with him, ver. 2, 3 . III. The great care he took thereupon to reform his kingdom, ver. 4 . IV. The instructions he gave to his judges, both those in the country towns that kept the inferior courts ( ver. 5-7 ), and those in Jerusalem that sat in the supreme judicature of the kingdom, ver. 8-11 . Read the whole commentary →

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