Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 17:13
And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valor, [were] in Jerusalem.
13. much business ] R.V. many works.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
Verse 13. He had much business in the cities] He kept the people constantly employed; they had wages for their work; and by their labours the empire was both enriched and strengthened.
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible
He had much business in the cities of Judah; partly to repair and fortify them, and furnish them with all necessary provisions; and partly to purge out all the relies and seeds of idolatry and injustice, which were more secretly and subtlely managed in the cities than in the country, and which were first and most in the cities, and thence spread their infection into the country about them. See Jer 2:28.
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole
And he had much business in the cities of Judah,…. Partly in fortifying them, and partly in reforming the inhabitants of them:
and the men of war, mighty men of valour, were in Jerusalem; or by or near unto it, so the particle is rendered, Jos 5:13, they encamped in places adjacent to it; for such a number of men as follows, even 1,160,000, could never be contained in Jerusalem, but must be disposed of in the territories of it; nor did they wait on the king together; but in course, see 2Ch 17:19, by which it appears there is no need to suppose any mistake of the transcriber, in any or all of the following sums, as has been suggested q.
q See Maitland’s History of London, B. 3. ch. 2. p. 543.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(13) Business.Rather, much goods, or stores; literally, work (mlkh) and then produce. The Hebrew word is so used in Exo. 22:7; Exo. 22:10 (His neighbours goods). Stores of provisions and war material seem to be intended. (Comp. 2Ch. 11:11.)
And the man of war . . . were in Jerusalem.Rather, and (he had) men of war . . . in Jerusalem.
In Jerusalem.Not the entire army corps whose numbers are given in 2Ch. 17:14-18, but simply their chiefs.
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
2Ch 17:13 And he had much business in the cities of Judah: and the men of war, mighty men of valour, [were] in Jerusalem.
Ver. 13. And he had much business. ] E , a Many works going forward at once; a negotious man he was. His business, say some, lay in beautifying and fortifying those cities. Augustus gloried at his death, that whereas he had found Rome built with brick, he had left it made of marble.
And the men of war were in Jerusalem.] These were his Praetorian forces; his Praesidiaries were up and down in the various cities.
a Sept.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
had much business = was busily engaged.
and the men of. Hebrew, plural ‘enosh. App-14.
mighty men. Hebrew. gibbor.
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much business: 2Ch 26:10-15, 1Ch 27:25-31
Reciprocal: Num 1:3 – able 1Ch 7:11 – mighty men
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2Ch 17:13. He had much business in the cities of Judah To repair and fortify them, and furnish them with provisions; and to purge out all the relics of idolatry and injustice, which were more secretly and craftily managed in the cities than in the country, and which were first and most prevalent in the cities, and thence spread their infection into the country around them.