2 Chronicles 19:11

Contextual Overview

⁵ He appointed judges throughout the nation in all the fortified towns, ⁵ And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city, ⁵ And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, ⁵ Jehoshaphat appointed judges in all the land, in each of the strong, walled cities of Judah. ⁵ He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah. ⁵ And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, ⁵ He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, ⁵He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, ⁵ He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, ⁵ And he ordeynede iugis of the lond in alle the strengthid citees of Juda, bi ech place.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Amariah: 1 Chronicles 6:11

all matters: 2 Chronicles 19:8, 1 Chronicles 26:30, Malachi 2:7

Deal courageously: Heb. Take courage and do, Joshua 1:6, Joshua 1:9, 1 Chronicles 22:11, 1 Chronicles 22:16, 1 Chronicles 22:19, 1 Corinthians 16:13, 2 Timothy 2:1

the Lord: 2 Chronicles 19:6, 2 Chronicles 15:2, Psalms 18:25, Psalms 18:26, John 14:23, John 14:24, Romans 2:4-13, Philippians 4:8, Philippians 4:9

the good: Psalms 37:23, Psalms 112:5, Proverbs 2:20, Ecclesiastes 2:26, Luke 23:50, Acts 11:24

Reciprocal: 1 Samuel 14:45 - he hath 1 Chronicles 26:32 - and affairs 2 Chronicles 15:8 - took courage 2 Chronicles 20:1 - after this also 2 Chronicles 34:13 - officers Ezra 7:5 - chief priest Nehemiah 11:11 - the ruler

Cross-References

Genesis 19:28
And he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and toward all the land of the valley, and he looked and, behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a furnace.

Genesis 19:28
and he looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and over the whole surface of the land (of the [Jordan] valley), and looked, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

Genesis 19:28
He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the Jordan Valley and saw smoke rising from the land, like smoke from a furnace.

Genesis 19:28
He looked out toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of that region. As he did so, he saw the smoke rising up from the land like smoke from a furnace.

Genesis 19:28
And he looked towards Sodom and Gomorrah, and towards all the land of the plain, and beheld, and lo, the smoke of the country went up as the smoke of a furnace.

Genesis 19:28
He looked toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the plain, and looked, and saw that the smoke of the land went up as the smoke of a furnace.

Genesis 19:28
and he looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah, and toward all the land of the valley [of the Dead Sea]; and he saw, and behold, the smoke of the land went up like the smoke of a kiln (pottery furnace).

Genesis 19:28
and al the lond of that cuntrey; and he seiy a deed sparcle stiynge fro erthe, as the smoke of a furneis.

Genesis 19:28
and he looketh on the face of Sodom and Gomorrah, and on all the face of the land of the circuit, and seeth, and lo, the smoke of the land went up as smoke of the furnace.

Genesis 19:28
He looked down toward Sodom and Gomorrah and all the land of the plain, and he saw the smoke rising from the land like smoke from a furnace.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord,.... He being high priest, presided in this court in all things sacred, or which respected the worship of God; and was present to give his advice, and direct in the determination of all such matters that should come before them, according to the laws and statutes provided in such cases; though it may be he was only a common priest that was chief over them, or the president of this court:

and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah; the prince of the tribe of Judah:

for all the king's matters; such as related to civil government, and which were not so clearly determined by positive laws:

also the Levites shall be officers before you; to execute the sentences that should be passed by them:

deal courageously; fear not the faces of any, but judge righteously and faithfully:

and the Lord shall be with the good; with good men that do good, to bestow all needful good upon them, to protect and defend them; the Targum is,

"the Word of the Lord shall be for your help, who is good.''

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In religious causes, Amariah, the high priest, was to preside over the court; in civil or criminal causes, Zebadiah was to be president. And to Levites, other than the judges, he assigned the subordinate offices about the court.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 19:11. Behold, Amariah — Here was a two-fold jurisdiction, ecclesiastical and civil: in the ecclesiastical court, Amariah the high-priest was supreme judge, in the civil court, Zebadiah was supreme. To assist both the Levites were a sort of counsellors.

WITHOUT good and wholesome laws, no nation can be prosperous: and vain are the best laws if they be not judiciously and conscientiously administered. The things of GOD and the things of the KING should never be confounded in the administration of justice. Amariah the priest, and Zebadiah the ruler, should ever have their distinct places of jurisdiction.