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Selected Verse: 2 Chronicles 19:5 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| 2Ch 19:5 |
Strong Concordance |
And he set [05975] judges [08199] in the land [0776] throughout all the fenced [01219] cities [05892] of Judah [03063], city [05892] by city [05892], |
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King James |
And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, |
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| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
HIS INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JUDGES. (Ch2 19:5-7)
he set judges in the land--There had been judicial courts established at an early period. But Jehoshaphat was the first king who modified these institutions according to the circumstances of the now fragmentary kingdom of Judah. He fixed local courts in each of the fortified cities, these being the provincial capitals of every district (see on Deu 16:18). |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
| What exact change Jehoshaphat made in the judicial system of Judah Deu 16:18; Ch1 23:4, it is impossible to determine. Probably he found corruption widely spread Ch2 19:7, and the magistrates in some places tainted with the prevailing idolatry. He therefore made a fresh appointment of judges throughout the whole country; concentrating judicial authority in the hands of a few, or creating superior courts in the chief towns ("fenced cities"), with a right of appeal to such courts from the village judge. |
18 Judges [08199] and officers [07860] shalt thou make [05414] thee in all thy gates [08179], which the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] giveth [05414] thee, throughout thy tribes [07626]: and they shall judge [08199] the people [05971] with just [06664] judgment [04941].
5 And he set [05975] judges [08199] in the land [0776] throughout all the fenced [01219] cities [05892] of Judah [03063], city [05892] by city [05892],
6 And said [0559] to the judges [08199], Take heed [07200] what ye do [06213]: for ye judge [08199] not for man [0120], but for the LORD [03068], who is with you in the judgment [01697] [04941].
7 Wherefore now let the fear [06343] of the LORD [03068] be upon you; take heed [08104] and do [06213] it: for there is no iniquity [05766] with the LORD [03068] our God [0430], nor respect [04856] of persons [06440], nor taking [04727] of gifts [07810].
7 Wherefore now let the fear [06343] of the LORD [03068] be upon you; take heed [08104] and do [06213] it: for there is no iniquity [05766] with the LORD [03068] our God [0430], nor respect [04856] of persons [06440], nor taking [04727] of gifts [07810].
4 Of which [0428], twenty [06242] and four [0702] thousand [0505] were to set forward [05329] the work [04399] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068]; and six [08337] thousand [0505] were officers [07860] and judges [08199]:
18 Judges [08199] and officers [07860] shalt thou make [05414] thee in all thy gates [08179], which the LORD [03068] thy God [0430] giveth [05414] thee, throughout thy tribes [07626]: and they shall judge [08199] the people [05971] with just [06664] judgment [04941].