2 Chronicles 19:7

Wherefore now let the fear of the LORD be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the LORD our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
fear	פַֽחַד fa.chad-	H6343	a (sudden) alarm (properly · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָ֖ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
heed	שִׁמְר֣וּ shim.Ru	H8104	properly · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
do	וַעֲשׂ֔וּ va.'a.Su	H6213	to do or make · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
iniquity	עַוְלָ֛ה 'av.Lah	H5766	(moral) evil · noun, common feminine singular absolute
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵ֗ינוּ 'e.lo.Hei.nu	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix
respect	וּמַשֹּׂ֥א u.ma.So'	H4856	partiality (as a lifting up) · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
persons	פָנִ֖ים fa.Nim	H6440	the face (as the part that turns) · noun, common masculine plural absolute
taking	וּמִקַּח u.mi.kach-	H4727	reception · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
gifts	שֹֽׁחַד Sho.chad	H7810	a donation (venal or redemptive) · noun, common masculine singular absolute

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Cross-references

Deuteronomy 32:4 He is the Rock, his work is perfect: for all his ways are judgment: a God of truth and without iniquity, just and right is he.
Genesis 18:25 That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that b…
Romans 2:11 For there is no respect of persons with God.
Deuteronomy 10:17-18 For the LORD your God is God of gods, and Lord of lords, a great God, a mighty, and a terrible, which regardeth not persons, nor taketh rewa…
Exodus 23:8 And thou shalt take no gift: for the gift blindeth the wise, and perverteth the words of the righteous.
Romans 9:14 What shall we say then? Is there unrighteousness with God? God forbid.
Colossians 3:25 But he that doeth wrong shall receive for the wrong which he hath done: and there is no respect of persons.
Deuteronomy 16:18-19 Judges and officers shalt thou make thee in all thy gates, which the LORD thy God giveth thee, throughout thy tribes: and they shall judge t…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 19:5–end

Jehoshaphat, having done what he could to make his people good, is here providing, if possible, to keep them so by the influence of a settled magistracy. He had sent preachers among them, to instruct them (Ch2 17:7-9), and that provision did well; but now he saw it further requisite to send judges among them, to see the laws put in execution, and to be a terror to evil-doers. It is probable that there were judges up and down the country before, but either they neglected their business or the people slighted them, so that the end of the institution was not answered; and therefore it was necessary it should be new-modelled, new men employed, and a new charge given them. That is it which is her…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 19:5

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).

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 19:6

Take heed what ye do - A very solemn and very necessary caution; judges should feel themselves in the place of God, and judge as those who know they shall be judged for their judgments.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 19:7

Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you,.... And act as having that before your eyes, and on your hearts: take heed and do it; do the commands enjoined them by him, and do judgment according to the law of God: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God; none in his nature, nor in his law; none commanded nor approved of by him, and therefore none should be done by his representatives in judgment: nor respect of persons; whether high or low, rich or poor: nor taking of gifts; he accepts not the faces of men, nor receives bribes, nor should his judges; this is forbidden by him, Deuteronomy 16:19.

The Church Fathers

Do not doubt that this duty of ours is a part of religion because God, "with whom there is no iniquity," whose power is supreme, who not only sees what each one is but also foresees what he will be, who alone cannot err in his judgment because he cannot be deceived in his knowledge, nevertheless acts as the Gospel expresses it, "He makes his sun to rise on the good and bad, and rains on the just and unjust."
— Augustine of Hippo, LETTER 153

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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…
Court · SUPERIOR, AND INFERIOR — SUPERIOR, AND INFERIOR
Courts Of Justice · Inferior court: In all cities — Inferior court: In all cities
Fear, Godly · Necessary to: Impartial administration of justice — Necessary to: Impartial administration of justice
Jehoshaphat · .His wise reign — .His wise reign
Judge · CHARACTER OF, AND PRECEPTS RELATING TO — CHARACTER OF, AND PRECEPTS RELATING TO
Justice Of God, The · Declared to be: Incorruptible — Declared to be: Incorruptible
Magistrates · Should: Rule in the fear of God — Should: Rule in the fear of God
Respect Of Persons · God does not have — God does not have
Reverence · 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58; — 4:10;5:29;6:2,13;10:12,20,21;13:4;14:23;28:49,58;
Watchfulness · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning

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).

2 Chronicles 19:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 19:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 19:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 19:6

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 19:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 19:7

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 19:5–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 19:5

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 19:6

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 19:7

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 19:4-11

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 19:7