2 Chronicles 17:1

Contextual Overview

¹ Then Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became the next king. He strengthened Judah to stand against any attack from Israel. ¹ And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹ And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹ Jehoshaphat, Asa's son, became king of Judah in his place. Jehoshaphat made Judah strong so they could fight against Israel. ¹ His son Jehoshaphat replaced him as king and solidified his rule over Israel. ¹ And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹ Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place, and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹Jehoshaphat his son then became king [of Judah] in Asa's place, and strengthened his position over Israel.¹ Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his place and strengthened himself against Israel. ¹ Forsothe Josaphat, his sone, regnyde for hym; and he hadde the maistrye ayens Israel.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Jehoshaphat: 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 22:41, 1 Chronicles 11:10, Matthew 1:8, Josaphat

and strengthened: 2 Chronicles 12:1, 2 Chronicles 26:8, 2 Chronicles 32:5, 1 Samuel 23:16, Ezekiel 7:27, Ephesians 6:10

Reciprocal: 1 Chronicles 3:10 - Jehoshaphat

Cross-References

Genesis 5:22
Enoch walked with God after he fathered Methuselah 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22
and Enoch walked with God after he begot Methuselah 300 years, and begot sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:22
After Methuselah was born, Enoch walked with God 300 years more and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22
After he became the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God for 300 years, and he had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walked with God after he begat Methuselah three hundred years, and begat sons and daughters:

Genesis 5:22
Enoch walked with God after he became the father of Methuselah three hundred years, and became the father of sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22
Enoch walked [in habitual fellowship] with God three hundred years after the birth of Methuselah and had other sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22
And Enoth yede with God; and Enoth lyuede after that he gendride Matusalem thre hundrid yeer, and gendride sones and douytris.

Genesis 5:22
And Enoch walketh habitually with God after his begetting Methuselah three hundred years, and begetteth sons and daughters.

Genesis 5:22
And after he had become the father of Methuselah, Enoch walked with God 300 years and had other sons and daughters.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead,.... In the stead of Asa his father:

and strengthened himself against Israel; the ten tribes, by fortifying his cities, building castles, raising and keeping a large standing army, as the latter part of this chapter shows, and the next verse.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Jehoshaphat ascended the throne in the fourth year of Ahab 1 Kings 22:41, probably after that monarch had contracted his alliance with the royal family of Sidon, and before he was engaged in war with Syria. It was thus not unnatural that Jehoshaphat should begin his reign by strengthening himself against a possible attack on the part of his northern neighbor.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XVII

Jehoshaphat succeeds his father Asa, and reigns piously, and

is particularly blessed, 14.

He establishes an itinerant ministry, for the instruction of

the people, through all the cities of Judah, which produces

the most beneficial effects, 7-10.

The Philistines and Arabians bring him gifts, 11.

His greatness, 12, 13.

The commanders of his troops, 14-19.

NOTES ON CHAP. XVII

Verse 2 Chronicles 17:1. Jehoshaphat - and strengthened himself against Israel — The kingdoms of Israel and Judah were rivals from the beginning; sometimes one, sometimes the other, prevailed. Asa and Baasha were nearly matched; but, after Baasha's death, Israel was greatly weakened by civil contentions, and Jehoshaphat got the ascendancy. See 1 Kings 16:16-23.