2 Chronicles 20:31

And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah: he was thirty and five years old when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty and five years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Azubah the daughter of Shilhi.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Jehoshaphat	יְהוֹשָׁפָ֖ט ye.ho.sha.Fat	H3092	Jehoshaphat · proper noun, a man's name
reigned	וַיִּמְלֹ֥ךְ vai.yim.Lokh	H4427	to reign · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
Judah	יְהוּדָ֑ה ye.hu.Dah	H3063	Jehudah (or Judah) · proper noun, a place name
thirty	שְׁלֹשִׁים֩ she.lo.Shim	H7970	thirty · noun, common masculine plural absolute
five	וְחָמֵ֨שׁ ve.cha.Mesh	H2568	five · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
years	שָׁנָ֜ה sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
old	בֶּן ben-	H1121	a son (as a builder of the family name) · noun, common masculine singular construct
reign	בְּמָלְכ֗וֹ be.ma.le.Kho	H4427	to reign · preposition + verb, qal infinitive construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
reigned	מָלַ֣ךְ ma.Lakh	H4427	to reign · verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
twenty	וְעֶשְׂרִ֨ים ve.'es.Rim	H6242	twenty · conjunction + noun, common masculine plural absolute
five	וְחָמֵ֤שׁ ve.cha.Mesh	H2568	five · conjunction + noun, common both genders singular absolute
years	שָׁנָה֙ sha.Nah	H8141	a year (as a revolution of time) · noun, common feminine singular absolute
Jerusalem	בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֔ם bi.ru.sha.Lim	H3389	Jerushalaim or Jerushalem · preposition + proper noun, a place name
mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ 'i.Mo	H517	a mother (as the bond of the family) · noun, common feminine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
name	וְשֵׁ֣ם ve.Shem	H8034	an appellation · conjunction + noun, common masculine singular construct
Azubah	עֲזוּבָ֖ה 'a.zu.Vah	H5806	Azubah · proper noun, a woman's name
daughter	בַּת bat-	H1323	a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms… · noun, common feminine singular construct
Shilhi	שִׁלְחִֽי shil.Chi	H7977	Shilchi · proper noun, a man's name

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Cross-references

1 Kings 22:41-44 And Jehoshaphat the son of Asa began to reign over Judah in the fourth year of Ahab king of Israel.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

We are now drawing towards the close of the history of Jehoshaphat's reign, for a further account of which those who lived when this book was published were referred to an authentic history of it, written by Jehu the prophet (Ch2 19:2), which was then extant, Ch2 20:34. This was the general character of his reign, that he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, kept close to the worship of God himself and did what he could to keep his people close to it. But two things are here to be lamented: - 1. The people still retained a partiality for the high places, Ch2 20:33. Those that were erected to the honour of strange gods were taken away (Ch2 17:6); but those where the true God was…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:31

HIS REIGN. (Ch2 20:31-37) Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah--(See Ch2 24:1).

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:29

The Lord fought - "The Word of the Lord made war against the enemies of Israel." - Targum.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:31

And Jehoshaphat reigned over Judah,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on 1 Kings 22:42. 1 Kings 22:43.

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

Concluding notes on Jehoshaphat's reign, which are found also in Kg1 22:41-51, where they, supplemented by some notes (Kg1 22:45, Kg1 22:48, and Kg1 22:49) which are wanting in the Chronicle, form the whole account of his reign. In the statements as to Jehoshaphat's age at his accession, and the length and character of his reign, both accounts agree, except that the author of the Chronicle has, instead of the stereotyped formula, "and the people still sacrificed and offered incense upon the high places," a remark more significant of the state of affairs: "and the people had not yet determinedly turned their heart to the God of their fathers" (Ch2 20:33). The notice that Jehoshaphat made peac…

Dictionary and topics

Azubah — Deserted. (1.) The wife of Caleb (1 Chr. 2:18, 19). (2.) The daughter of Shilhi, and mother of king Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:42).
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…
Merodach-baladan — Merodach has given a son, (Isa. 39:1), “the hereditary chief of the Chaldeans, a small tribe at that time settled in the marshes at the mouth of the Euphrates, but in consequence of his conquest of…
Shilhi — (armed), the father of Azubah the mother of Jehoshaphat (1 Kings 22:42; 2 Chronicles 20:31) (B.C. before 946.)
Azubah · 1. Mother of Jehoshaphat — 1. Mother of Jehoshaphat
Jehoshaphat · .Religious zeal of — .Religious zeal of
Shilhi · Grandfather of Jehoshaphat — Grandfather of 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).

2 Chronicles 20:31

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:31

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:29

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:31

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

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2 Chronicles 20:31

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 20:31

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 20:29

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 20:31

Keil & Delitzsch on 2 Chronicles 20:31–end

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 20:20-21

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 20:28