19<\/strong>. These waited<\/em> ] R.V. These were they that waited<\/strong>. Cp. 1Ch 27:1<\/span>, that served the king<\/em> (the same Heb. verb is used).<\/p>\n Verse 19<\/span>. These waited on the king<\/B><\/I>] They were disposable forces, always at the king’s command; and were independent of those by which the cities of Judah were garrisoned<\/I>.<\/P> <\/P> THERE is not a sovereign in Europe or in the world but might read this chapter with advantage.<\/P> 1. It shows most forcibly that true religion is the basis of the state, and that, wherever it prospers, there the state prospers.<\/P> 2. It shows also that it is the wisdom of kings to encourage religion with all their power and influence; for if the hearts of the subjects be not bound and influenced by true religion, vain is the application of laws, fines, imprisonments, or corporal punishment of any kind.<\/P> 3. A religious nation is ever a great nation; it is loved by its friends, it is dreaded by its enemies.<\/P> 4. It is ever a peaceable and united nation: the blessings of religion, and a wholesome and paternal government, are so fully felt and prized, that all find it their interest to preserve and defend them. Harmony, peace, piety, and strength, are the stability of such times. May Britain know and value them!<\/P> <\/p>\n These above mentioned were the trained bands or auxiliaries; whose chief officers waited upon the king to receive his commands, and to raise and bring in all or part of their forces to the service of the king and kingdom, as need required. <\/P> <\/p>\n These waited on the king<\/strong>,…. Not this vast number of men at one time, but in course, as David’s military men waited on him, 1Ch 27:1<\/span> or each of these captains, with a proper number of men under them detached from the body; and they were all ready to obey the king’s orders whenever he should have occasion for them:<\/p>\n besides those whom the king put into the fenced cities throughout Judah<\/strong>; and all together, the militia of the kingdom was very numerous and formidable.<\/p>\n (19) These waited on the king.<\/strong>Rather, these are they that ministered unto the king,<\/em> viz., the five generals above named.<\/p>\n Beside those whom the king put in the fenced cities<\/strong>i.e., the commandants of the fortresses of the kingdom (2Ch. 11:11<\/span>; 2Ch. 11:23<\/span>). These latter, as well as the generals of the forces, are called the kings ministers (mshrthm<\/em>)a word which is not used of service in the field, but implies their presence at court (in Jerusalem, 2Ch. 17:13<\/span>, as the royal staff).<\/p>\n According to the above list, the army of Jehoshaphat was organised in five grand divisions, corresponding perhaps to five territorial divisions of the southern kingdom. The totals are the largest assigned to the two tribes anywhere in the Old Testament; viz., Judah 780,000, and Benjamin 380,000; in all, 1,160,000. At Davids census Judah had 500,000 warriors (2Sa. 24:9<\/span>); and Israel 800,000. Again, in 2Ch. 14:8<\/span>, Asas army consists of 300,000 men of Judah and 280,000 Benjaminites: clearly such an increase as our text indicates is unaccountable. At the same time, it is equally clear that the present numbers are not fortuitous results of clerical errors, for they follow each other in the order of relative strength: Judah, 300,000, 280,000, 200,000; Benjamin, 200,000, 180,000; and they are evidently not independent of the estimates of 2Ch. 14:8<\/span> above quoted.<\/p>\n In the absence of adequate data for modifying these certainly startling figures, it is well to bear in mind that we need not understand by them an army which ever actually mustered in the field or on parade, but simply an estimate of the total male population liable to be called out for the national defence; although, even upon that understanding, the total appears to be at least three times too great, considering the small extent of the country.<\/p>\n REFLECTIONS<\/p>\n<\/p>\n IT is highly gratifying in the perusal of the word of God, when we behold his servants zealous for his honor, and making his glory the first object of their concern. And however, in different ages of the church, and under the different dispensations of the Old Testament scripture or the New, we behold various characters, still it is precious to remark how the children of the Lord have all one family feature in their knowledge and love of him. Begotten by the same Father; purchased by the same Redeemer; and brought under the influence of the same Spirit; they are adopted into the same sonship, and are heirs of God, and joint heirs with Christ. The image of the Lord they are changed into by grace; they are impressed with it, for it is engraven on their foreheads, and the Spirit of the Lord is in their hearts. So that everything concerning them becomes precious and interesting. God their Father marked them for his own from everlasting; and in the person of his dear Son he chose them and loved them from all eternity. And in time he hath provided for all their wants, and watches over them with thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give them an expected end. God the Son received them from his Father as his gift, and by becoming their husband, head, and surety, made them the purchase of his blood, and became interested in all that concerned them, through time to all eternity. And God the Spirit graciously undertook in his blessed office-work to bring them savingly acquainted with the Father, and with Christ, and make them the willing subjects of his grace in the day of his power. So that from the united mercy, love, and blessing, of the sacred three in one, their minds, like Jehoshaphat’s, are secretly inclined to the love, and reverence, and obedience, and faith of God in Christ. They desire to love what the Lord loves, and to hate what the Lord hates. They pray to be brought into an holy conformity to his will in all things. Jesus is precious, his word, his ordinances, his laws, his people. And while they take delight in whatever tends to the promotion of the Redeemer’s glory, they feel distress in whatever brings dishonour to his most holy name or his word. Reader! are these, more or less, in all ages the real characters of God’s people? let your heart and mine see to it then that we have such testimonies of our adoption and sonship.<\/p>\n 2Ch 17:19 These waited on the king, beside [those] whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.<\/p>\n Ver. 19. These waited on the king,<\/strong> ] i.e., <\/em> In their turns, and by course.<\/p>\n throughout all Judah. Compare 2Ch 17:2. <\/p>\n put in: 2Ch 17:2, 2Ch 17:12, 2Ch 11:12, 2Ch 11:23 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Ch 11:11 – captains 2Ch 33:14 – put<\/p>\n 2Ch 17:19. These waited on the king These above-mentioned were the trained bands, or auxiliaries; whose chief officers waited on the king to receive his commands, and to raise and bring in all, or part of their forces, to the service of the king, as need required. A vast number for so small a compass of ground to furnish out and maintain. But we may consider, that God had promised to make the seed of Abraham like the sand of the sea for number; that there had now been a long peace; that many were come to them from the kingdom of Israel; and that Jehoshaphat was under a special blessing of God. They were doubtless dispersed all the country over, every one residing on his own land; only they were ready at call, whenever there was occasion. <\/p>\n 17:19 These {g} waited on the king, beside [those] whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah.<\/p>\n (g) That is, they were at his ordinary guard.<\/p>\n These waited on the king, beside [those] whom the king put in the fenced cities throughout all Judah. 19. These waited ] R.V. These were they that waited. Cp. 1Ch 27:1, that served the king (the same Heb. verb is used). Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges Verse 19. These waited on the … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 17:19”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-11554","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11554","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11554"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11554\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11554"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11554"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11554"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Adam Clarke’s Commentary and Critical Notes on the Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: English Annotations on the Holy Bible by Matthew Poole<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Hawker’s Poor Man’s Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
Fuente: Joseph Bensons Commentary on the Old and New Testaments<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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