2 Chronicles 17:1

And Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stead, and strengthened himself against Israel.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֥ט ye.ho.sha.Fat	H3092	Jehoshaphat · proper noun, a man's name
son	בְּנ֖וֹ be.No	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
reigned	וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ vai.yim.Lokh	H4427	to reign · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
strengthened	וַיִּתְחַזֵּ֖ק vai.yit.cha.Zek	H2388	to fasten upon · conjunction + verb, hithpael sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

1 Kings 15:24 And Asa slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David his father: and Jehoshaphat his son reigned in his stea…
2 Chronicles 32:5 Also he strengthened himself, and built up all the wall that was broken, and raised it up to the towers, and another wall without, and repai…
Matthew 1:8 And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;
Ephesians 6:10 Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might.
1 Samuel 23:16 And Jonathan Saul’s son arose, and went to David into the wood, and strengthened his hand in God.
1 Kings 22:41 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.
1 Chronicles 11:10 These also are the chief of the mighty men whom David had, who strengthened themselves with him in his kingdom, and with all Israel, to make…
2 Chronicles 12:1 And it came to pass, when Rehoboam had established the kingdom, and had strengthened himself, he forsook the law of the LORD, and all Israel…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 17:1-9

Here we find concerning Jehoshaphat, I. What a wise man he was. As soon as he came to the crown he strengthened himself against Israel, Ch2 17:1. Ahab, an active warlike prince, had now been three years upon the throne of Israel, the vigour of his beginning falling in with the decay of Asa's conclusion. It is probable that the kingdom of Israel had, of late, got ground of the kingdom of Judah and began to grow formidable to it; so that the first thing Jehoshaphat had to do was to make his part good on that side, and to check the growing greatness of the king of Israel, which he did so effectually, and without bloodshed, that Ahab soon courted his alliance, so far was he from giving him any d…

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Adam Clarke on 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 Kg1 16:16-23.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 17:1

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.

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 17:1

Including a two-year co-regency with his father, Asa, Jehoshaphat reigned from 872 to 848 BC. • The last years of Asa’s reign were characterized by conflicts and oppression, so Jehoshaphat needed to consolidate power within Judah to restore peace and stability. Israel had been an enemy during Asa’s days, but Jehoshaphat soon entered into an alliance with Ahab (18:1-2).

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Dictionary and topics

Jehoshaphat — Jehovah-judged. (1.) One of David’s body-guard (1 Chr. 11:43). (2.) One of the priests who accompanied the removal of the ark to Jerusalem (1 Chr. 15:24). (3.) Son of Ahilud, “recorder” or annalist…
Jehoshaphat · .Succeeds Asa — .Succeeds Asa
Kings · Who reigned over Judah: Jehoshaphat — Who reigned over Judah: Jehoshaphat

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).