2 Chronicles 17:9

and they taught the people in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord; and they compassed all the cities of Judah, and taught all the people. (and they taught the people in Judah, and had The Book of the Law of the Lord; and they went all around the cities of Judah, and taught all the people.)

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.

In Context

8and with them he sent nine deacons, ( or Levites), that is, Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, deacons (or all Levites); and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests;

10Therefore the dread of the Lord was made upon all the realms of (the) lands, that were (round) about Judah; and those durst not fight against Jehoshaphat.

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Cross References

Deuteronomy 31:11when all men of Israel shall come together, that they appear in the sight of their Lord God, in the place which the Lord choose, thou shalt read the words of this law before all Israel, while they hear, (when all the people of Israel shall come together, so that they can come before the Lord their God, in the place which the Lord shall choose, thou shalt read the words of this law before all Israel, while they hear,)

2 Chronicles 35:3And he spake to the deacons, at whose teaching all Israel was hallowed to the Lord, Set ye, he said, the ark of the Lord in the saintuary of the temple, that Solomon, king of Israel, the son of David builded; for ye shall no more bear it about. But now serve ye the Lord your God, and his people Israel, (And he said to the Levites, who taught all Israel, and were dedicated to the Lord, Put ye the Ark of the Lord in the sanctuary of the Temple, that Solomon, the king of Israel, the son of David, built; for no more shall ye carry it about. But now serve the Lord your God, and his people Israel,)

Isaiah 8:20It is to go to the law more rather, and to the witnessing, that if they say not after this word, morrowtide light shall not be to them. ( Say thou, It is better to go to the Law, and to the testimony, and if they say not after this word, then the light is not in them.)

Matthew 10:23And when they pursue you in this city, flee ye into another (or And when they persecute you in this city, flee to another). Truly I say to you (or I tell you the truth), ye shall not end the cities of Israel, before that man’s Son come.

Matthew 15:2Why break thy disciples the traditions of (the) elder men? [or Why (do) thy disciples break the traditions, either the teachings, of (the) elder men?] (or Why do thy disciples break the traditions of the elders?) for they wash not their hands, when they eat bread.

Luke 4:17And the book of Esaias, the prophet, was taken to him; and as he turned the book, he found a place, where it was written, (And the scroll of the prophet Isaiah was given to him; and as he turned the scroll, he found a place, where it was written,)

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 17:2-10

Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa. ( b. c. 914.) 1 And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. 2 And he placed forces in all the fenced cities of Judah, and set garrisons in the land of Judah, and in the cities of Ephraim, which Asa his father had taken. 3 And the Lord was with Jehoshaphat, because he walked in the first ways of his father David, and sought not unto Baalim; 4 But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of… Read the whole commentary →

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