2<\/strong>. gathered the Levites<\/em> ] This statement is not found in Kings, nor is it there stated as here (2Ch 23:6<\/span>) that only Levites were allowed inside the Temple to guard the king.<\/p>\n the chief of the fathers<\/em> ] R.V. the heads of fathers’ houses<\/strong>.<\/p>\n Israel<\/em> ] See 2Ch 11:3<\/span> (note).<\/p>\n Jehoiada was unwilling to trust the success of the revolution wholly and entirely to the royal body-guard. Accordingly, the captains collected from the cities of Judah a strong body of Levites and the chief of the fathers of Israel (i. e. Judah, see 2Ch 20:34<\/span> note) who were brought up to Jerusalem.<\/P> <\/p>\n Gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah; <\/B>partly because they could do this without any suspicion, upon pretence of some solemn feast; which time, it is probable, was chosen for this purpose; and partly because he knew them to be well affected to the cause of God and the king, to which they were obliged by the two firmest ties, conscience and interest. <\/P> The chief of the fathers of Israel, <\/B>i.e. both of the two tribes, and of the ten tribes, all which are called Israel; and he useth the name of Israel rather than that of Judah, because there were now great numbers of the other tribes incorporated with Judah; and these he esteemed more faithful than many of Judah, having given better proofs of the truth of their religion than they; and therefore he picked out of the chief men of the other tribes as well as of Judah and Benjamin. <\/P> <\/p>\n 2. chief of all the fathers ofIsrael<\/B>This name is frequently used in Chronicles for Judah andBenjamin, now all that remained of Israel. Having cautiouslyentrusted the secret of the young prince’s preservation to all theleading men in the kingdom, he enlisted their interest in the royalcause and got their pledge to support it by a secret oath offidelity. <\/P> they came to Jerusalem<\/B>Thetime chosen for the grand discovery was, probably, one of the annualfestivals, when there was a general concourse of the nation at thecapital.<\/P><\/p>\n [See comments on 2Ch 23:1]<\/span>.<\/p>\n (2) And they went about in Judah.<\/strong>2Ch. 17:9<\/span>; 1Sa. 7:16<\/span>.<\/p>\n The chief of the fathers.<\/strong>The heads of the<\/em> clans,<\/em> or chiefs of houses.<\/em><\/p>\n This and the next verse are added by the chronicler. In Kings the narrative passes at once to the charge of 2Ch. 23:4<\/span> : This is the thing that ye shall do, which is there addressed to the captains of the hundreds, or centurions of the royal guard. In fact, the parallel text is nearly if not altogether silent as to the part played by the Levites<\/em> in the Restoration; and the chronicler appears to have supplemented that account with materials derived from other authorities, and perhaps from Levitical traditions. That he should have done so, is only consistent with his general practice and the special purpose of his history. At the same time, allowing for certain characteristic additions, interpretations, and substitutions of phrase for phrase, which will be specified in these Notes, the narrative of the chronicler absolutely coincides with that of Kings, treating of the same events, and rigidly observing the same limits, as well as maintaining a general identity of language. We conclude, therefore, that in this case, as elsewhere, the chronicler has used as the groundwork of his relation a historical text which contained sections substantially identical with the present narratives of Kings, but accompanied by numerous details not found in those books.<\/p>\n 2Ch 23:2<\/span><\/em><\/strong>. <\/strong>And the chief of the fathers of Israel<\/em><\/strong><\/strong> Judah <\/em>is here called by the general name of Israel.<\/em> <\/p>\n We need not dwell particularly upon the relation here given of this event, because we have already considered it in the history which is delivered in nearly the same words, 2Ki 11<\/span> . I would only beg the Reader to make a spiritual remark as he passeth through it, and observe with me how often the Lord Jesus, the lawful king of his people, is hidden from them, while his enemies in our corrupt nature, the world and the devil usurp, as Athaliah did, not merely for six years together, but many a six years during our unregeneracy, the empire of our hearts. Oh! precious Lord Jesus! thou art that priest indeed which, in the seventh year of Jubilee, hast brought liberty to thy captives!<\/p>\n 2Ch 23:2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n Ver. 2. And they went about in Judah.<\/strong> ] But with so much silence and secrecy, that Athaliah knew nothing of the business See on 2Ki 11:4<\/span> .<\/p>\n Israel. Note this word here, and see note on 1Ki 12:17. <\/p>\n went about: Psa 112:5, Mat 10:16, Eph 5:15 <\/p>\n the chief of: Houbigant omits the words of Israel. Bp. Patrick, however, is of the opinion that Judah is here called by the general name of Israel, but it is probable, that these “chief fathers of Israel,” were the descendants of those priests and Levites, and other pious persons of the ten tribes, who left their cities and possessions, and joined themselves to Judah, in the days of Jeroboam. See the parallel passages. 2Ch 11:13-17, 1Ch 15:12, 1Ch 24:6 <\/p>\n Reciprocal: 2Ch 21:2 – Israel<\/p>\n 2Ch 23:2. And gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah Because he knew them to be well affected to the cause of God and the king, to which they were bound by the two strongest ties, conscience and interest: and because he could collect them without any suspicion, it being their duty to attend at Jerusalem at the solemn feasts, the time of one which was probably chosen for this purpose. And the chief of the fathers Israel Judah is here called Israel, as in several other places. They came to Jerusalem To settle their resolutions with Jehoiada.<\/p>\n 23:2 And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the {b} chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem.<\/p>\n (b) Meaning of Judah and Benjamin. To see why they are called Israel, see Geneva (l) “2Ch 15:17”<\/p>\n And they went about in Judah, and gathered the Levites out of all the cities of Judah, and the chief of the fathers of Israel, and they came to Jerusalem. 2. gathered the Levites ] This statement is not found in Kings, nor is it there stated as here (2Ch 23:6) that only Levites were … Continue reading “Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 23:2”<\/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-11670","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-commentary"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11670","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=11670"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11670\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11670"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11670"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.biblia.work\/bible-commentary\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11670"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges<\/b><\/i><\/h4>\n
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