2 Chronicles 19:2

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehu	יֵה֣וּא ye.Hu'	H3058	Jehu · proper noun, a man's name
son	בֶן ven-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
Hanani	חֲנָ֘נִי֮ cha.Na.ni	H2607	Chanani · proper noun, a man's name
seer	הַחֹזֶה֒ ha.cho.Zeh	H2374	a beholder in vision · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
out	וַיֵּצֵ֣א vai.ye.Tze'	H3318	to go (causatively · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
meet	פָּנָ֗יו pa.Nav	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
said	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
king	הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ ha.Me.lekh	H4428	a king · definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔ט ye.ho.sha.Fat	H3092	Jehoshaphat · proper noun, a man's name
help	לַעְזֹ֔ר la'.Zor	H5826	to surround · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct
ungodly	הֲלָרָשָׁ֣ע ha.la.ra.Sha'	H7563	morally wrong · interrogative particle + preposition with the article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
love	תֶּאֱהָ֑ב te.'e.Hav	H157	to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) · verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular
hate	וּלְשֹׂנְאֵ֥י u.le.so.ne.'Ei	H8130	to hate (personally) · conjunction + preposition + verb, qal active participle, masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
therefore	וּבָזֹאת֙ u.va.zoT	H2063	this (often used adverb) · conjunction + preposition + demonstrative particle
wrath	קֶּ֔צֶף Ke.tzef	H7110	a splinter (as chipped off) · noun, common masculine singular absolute
before	מִלִּפְנֵ֖י mi.lif.Nei	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · preposition + preposition + noun, common masculine plural construct
LORD	יְהוָֽה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Psalms 139:21-22 Do not I hate them, O LORD, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee?
2 John 1:10-11 If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed:
2 Chronicles 18:3 And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth-gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, a…
Ephesians 5:11 And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.
James 4:4 Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the…
1 Kings 16:1 Then the word of the LORD came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,
2 Chronicles 16:7 And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied…
2 Chronicles 20:34 Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in…

Cross-references from OpenBible.info (CC BY), in the lineage of the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain).

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 19:1-4

Here is, I. The great favour God showed to Jehoshaphat, 1. In bringing him back in safety from his dangerous expedition with Ahab, which had like to have cost him dearly (Ch2 19:1): He returned to his house in peace. Notice is taken of this to intimate, (1.) That he fared better than he had expected. He had been in imminent peril, and yet came home in peace. Whenever we return in peace to our houses we ought to acknowledge God's providence in preserving our going out and our coming in. But, if we have been kept through more than ordinary dangers, we are in a special manner bound to be thankful. There was but a step perhaps between us and death, and yet we are alive. (2.) That he fared better…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 19:2

Jehu the son of Hanani - We have met with this prophet before; see the note on Kg1 16:7. Therefore is wrath upon thee - That is, Thou deservest to be punished. And who can doubt this, who knows that he did help the ungodly, and did love them that hated Jehovah? And is not the wrath of God upon all those alliances which his people form with the ungodly, whether they be social, matrimonial, commercial, or political?

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 19:2

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer,.... The son of him that reproved Asa, for which he put him in prison, 2 Chronicles 17:7, but that did not deter this his son from reproving Jehoshaphat: went out to meet him; as he was returning: and said to King Jehoshaphat, shouldest thou help the ungodly; such an one as Ahab, an idolater, murderer, and persecutor: and love them that hate the Lord? his laws, worship, and ordinances, as he had; intimating, that he had done wrong, by entering into alliance and affinity with him, by showing him friendship, and assisting him in his war against the Syrians: therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord; which appeared in the war of the Ammonites and…

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Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 19:1-2

Dictionary and topics

Hanani — God has gratified me, or is gracious. (1.) One of the sons of Heman (1 Chr. 25:4, 25). (2.) A prophet who was sent to rebuke king Asa for entering into a league with Benhadad I., king of Syria,…
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…
Jehu — Jehovah is he. (1.) The son of Obed, and father of Azariah (1 Chr. 2:38). (2.) One of the Benjamite slingers that joined David at Ziklag (1 Chr. 12:3). (3.) The son of Hanani, a prophet of Judah (1…
Alliance And Society With The Enemies Of God · Provoke the anger of God — Provoke the anger of God
Alliances · 7:2; — 7:2;
Company · EVIL — EVIL
Hanani · 3. Father of Jehu the prophet — 3. Father of Jehu the prophet
Idolatry · They who practise: Hate God — They who practise: Hate God
Jehoshaphat · .Rebuked by the prophet Jehu — .Rebuked by the prophet Jehu
Jehu · 1. The prophet wbo announced the wrath of Jehovah against Baasha, king of Israel — 1. The prophet wbo announced the wrath of Jehovah against Baasha, king of Israel

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).