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land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/19.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/19.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/19.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/19.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/19.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/19.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/19.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, in each city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/19.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/19.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of the land of Judah, city by city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/19.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed judges in all the fortified cities of the land of Judah, city by city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/19.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/19.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He assigned judges to each of the fortified cities in Judah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/19.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/19.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the country, in each fortified city of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/19.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He appointed judges in each of the fortified cities of Judah <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/19.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />and appointing judges throughout the land in all of the walled cities of Judah, city by city. He issued this reminder to the judges:<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/19.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He appointed judges throughout the land and in each of the fortified cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/19.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/19.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<div class="vheading2"><b>Majority Text Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/19.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the land, in each of the fortified cities of Judah.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/19.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city, <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/19.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he establishes judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, for every city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/19.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he establisheth judges in the land, in all the fenced cities of Judah, for every city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/19.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will set up judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, to city and city;<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/19.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And he set judges of the land in all the fenced cities of Juda, in every place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/19.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And he appointed judges of the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, in each place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/19.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the land, in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/19.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He appointed judges in the land in all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/19.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he appointed judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah and the great cities.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/19.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he raised up Judges in the land, in all the fortress towns of Yehuda and in the fortified cities<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/19.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/19.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he appointed judges in all the strong cities of Juda, city by city.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=4459" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/19.htm">Jehoshaphat's Reforms</a></span><br><span class="reftext">4</span>Jehoshaphat lived in Jerusalem, and once again he went out among the people from Beersheba to the hill country of Ephraim and turned them back to the LORD, the God of their fathers. <span class="reftext">5</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/5975.htm" title="5975: way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To take one's stand, stand. A primitive root; to stand, in various relations.">He appointed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8199.htm" title="8199: šō·p̄ə·ṭîm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To judge, govern. ">judges</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: bā·’ā·reṣ (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">in the land,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">in each of</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: lə·‘îr (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wā·‘îr (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1219.htm" title="1219: hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ (Art:: Adj-fp) -- To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose. A primitive root; to clip off; specifically to gather grapes; also to be isolated.">the fortified</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: ‘ā·rê (N-fpc) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah.</a> </span><span class="reftext">6</span>Then he said to the judges, “Consider carefully what you do, for you are not judging for man, but for the LORD, who is with you when you render judgment.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a></span><br />You are to appoint judges and officials for your tribes in every town that the LORD your God is giving you. They are to judge the people with righteous judgment.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/18-21.htm">Exodus 18:21-22</a></span><br />Furthermore, select capable men from among the people—God-fearing, trustworthy men who are averse to dishonest gain. Appoint them over the people as leaders of thousands, of hundreds, of fifties, and of tens. / Have these men judge the people at all times. Then they can bring you any major issue, but all minor cases they can judge on their own, so that your load may be lightened as they share it with you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/1-16.htm">Deuteronomy 1:16-17</a></span><br />At that time I charged your judges: “Hear the disputes between your brothers, and judge fairly between a man and his brother or a foreign resident. / Show no partiality in judging; hear both small and great alike. Do not be intimidated by anyone, for judgment belongs to God. And bring to me any case too difficult for you, and I will hear it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-4</a></span><br />Everyone must submit himself to the governing authorities, for there is no authority except that which is from God. The authorities that exist have been appointed by God. / Consequently, whoever resists authority is opposing what God has set in place, and those who do so will bring judgment on themselves. / For rulers are not a terror to good conduct, but to bad. Do you want to be unafraid of the one in authority? Then do what is right, and you will have his approval. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/29-14.htm">Proverbs 29:14</a></span><br />A king who judges the poor with fairness—his throne will be established forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/8-1.htm">1 Samuel 8:1-3</a></span><br />When Samuel grew old, he appointed his sons as judges over Israel. / The name of his firstborn son was Joel, and the name of his second was Abijah. They were judges in Beersheba. / But his sons did not walk in his ways; they turned aside toward dishonest gain, accepting bribes and perverting justice.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/3-9.htm">1 Kings 3:9</a></span><br />Therefore give Your servant an understanding heart to judge Your people and to discern between good and evil. For who is able to govern this great people of Yours?”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-23.htm">Matthew 23:23</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You pay tithes of mint, dill, and cumin. But you have disregarded the weightier matters of the law: justice, mercy, and faithfulness. You should have practiced the latter, without neglecting the former.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a></span><br />Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a></span><br />He has shown you, O man, what is good. And what does the LORD require of you but to act justly, to love mercy, and to walk humbly with your God?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/18-1.htm">Luke 18:1-8</a></span><br />Then Jesus told them a parable about their need to pray at all times and not lose heart: / “In a certain town there was a judge who neither feared God nor respected men. / And there was a widow in that town who kept appealing to him, ‘Give me justice against my adversary.’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/22-3.htm">Jeremiah 22:3</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: Administer justice and righteousness. Rescue the victim of robbery from the hand of his oppressor. Do no wrong or violence to the foreigner, the fatherless, or the widow. Do not shed innocent blood in this place.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/5-15.htm">Amos 5:15</a></span><br />Hate evil and love good; establish justice in the gate. Perhaps the LORD, the God of Hosts, will be gracious to the remnant of Joseph.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/82-3.htm">Psalm 82:3-4</a></span><br />Defend the cause of the weak and fatherless; uphold the rights of the afflicted and oppressed. / Rescue the weak and needy; save them from the hand of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/2-1.htm">James 2:1-4</a></span><br />My brothers, as you hold out your faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ, do not show favoritism. / Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in. / If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, “Here is a seat of honor,” but say to the poor man, “You must stand” or “Sit at my feet,” ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/19-8.htm">2 Chronicles 19:8</a></b></br> Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and <i>of</i> the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18-20</a></b></br> 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 the people with just judgment… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/romans/13-1.htm">Romans 13:1-5</a></b></br> Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power but of God: the powers that be are ordained of God… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/11-22.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-19.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-25.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">Establisheth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-19.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-19.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-1.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-2.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-19.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-19.htm">Walled</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/19-8.htm">Appointed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-10.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/psalms/107-29.htm">Establisheth</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-3.htm">Fenced</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-3.htm">Fortified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-11.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-6.htm">Judges</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-3.htm">Throughout</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-3.htm">Walled</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 19</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-1.htm">Jehoshaphat, reproved by Jehu, visits his kingdom</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">His instructions to the judges</a></span><br><span class="reftext">8. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-8.htm">to the priests and Levites</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/19.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/19.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>He appointed judges in the land</b><br>This phrase indicates a significant administrative action taken by King Jehoshaphat. The appointment of judges reflects a commitment to justice and order, aligning with the biblical principle of governance found in <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18</a>, where God commands the appointment of judges and officials in every town. This action underscores the importance of righteous judgment and the rule of law in maintaining societal stability. It also highlights the king's role as a leader who seeks to uphold God's standards of justice.<p><b>in each of the fortified cities of Judah</b><br>The mention of "fortified cities" suggests a strategic and comprehensive approach to governance. Fortified cities were crucial for defense and administration, often serving as regional centers of power. By appointing judges in these locations, Jehoshaphat ensured that justice was accessible throughout the kingdom, not just in the capital. This reflects a decentralized system of governance, which can be seen as a precursor to modern judicial systems. The focus on Judah, the southern kingdom, emphasizes the historical context of the divided monarchy after the reign of Solomon, with Judah being the territory over which Jehoshaphat ruled. This action also aligns with the biblical theme of justice being a foundational aspect of God's kingdom, as seen in passages like <a href="/isaiah/1-17.htm">Isaiah 1:17</a> and <a href="/micah/6-8.htm">Micah 6:8</a>.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/j/jehoshaphat.htm">Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>The king of Judah who initiated reforms to bring the nation back to the worship of Yahweh. He is known for his efforts to establish justice and righteousness in the land.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judges.htm">Judges</a></b><br>Individuals appointed by Jehoshaphat to administer justice throughout the land. Their role was crucial in maintaining order and ensuring that the laws of God were upheld.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/f/fortified_cities_of_judah.htm">Fortified Cities of Judah</a></b><br>Strategic locations throughout the kingdom where judges were appointed. These cities were centers of administration and defense, highlighting the importance of justice in maintaining societal stability.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, which Jehoshaphat ruled. It was a region with a rich history of faith and covenant with God.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/r/reforms_of_jehoshaphat.htm">Reforms of Jehoshaphat</a></b><br>A series of actions taken by the king to restore proper worship and justice, including the appointment of judges and the establishment of a judicial system based on God's laws.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_godly_leadership.htm">The Importance of Godly Leadership</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's appointment of judges demonstrates the need for leaders who fear God and uphold His laws. In our communities, we should seek and support leaders who prioritize justice and righteousness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/j/justice_as_a_foundation_for_society.htm">Justice as a Foundation for Society</a></b><br>The establishment of judges in fortified cities underscores the role of justice in maintaining societal stability. As believers, we are called to advocate for justice in our own communities, ensuring that the vulnerable are protected and the law is upheld.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/delegation_and_shared_responsibility.htm">Delegation and Shared Responsibility</a></b><br>Jehoshaphat's reforms show the wisdom of delegation. In our personal and professional lives, we should recognize the value of sharing responsibilities to achieve greater effectiveness and accountability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/o/obedience_to_god's_commands.htm">Obedience to God's Commands</a></b><br>By appointing judges, Jehoshaphat was aligning Judah with God's commands. We are reminded of the importance of aligning our actions with God's Word, seeking to live in obedience to His will.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_19.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 19</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_2_chronicles_19_5-7_reforms.htm">What archaeological or historical evidence supports the reforms and judicial appointments described in 2 Chronicles 19:5–7? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_verify_jehoshaphat's_reign.htm">How can we confirm the existence or reign of Jehoshaphat outside the Bible’s narrative in 2 Chronicles 19? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_god_judge_nations_today.htm">Does God continue to judge nations today?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_micah_3_9-10_align_with_kings.htm">In Micah 3:9–10, how does the condemnation of corruption align with other accounts of Israel’s leadership in Kings or Chronicles? </a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/19.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(5) <span class= "bld">And he set.</span>--<span class= "ital">Appointed,</span> or <span class= "ital">stationed.</span><p><span class= "bld">The fenced cities.</span>--As being the chief centres of each district.<p><span class= "bld">City by city.</span>--<span class= "ital">For every city,</span> according to the Law, <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm" title="Judges and officers shall you make you in all your gates, which the LORD your God gives you, throughout your tribes: and they shall judge the people with just judgment.">Deuteronomy 16:18</a>, "in all thy gates." (Comp. <a href="/1_chronicles/23-4.htm" title="Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the LORD; and six thousand were officers and judges:">1Chronicles 23:4</a>; <a href="/1_chronicles/26-29.htm" title="Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.">1Chronicles 26:29</a>.) The judges would be Levites, and probably also priests and family chiefs, as in the case of Jerusalem (<a href="/2_chronicles/19-8.htm" title="Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.">2Chronicles 19:8</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/19.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 5.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">Judges... fenced cities</span>. Jehoshaphat proceeds from direct religious reforms to that which is of importance only second in the life of a nation - reform in the matter of civil administration of justice. The skeleton here given of what should be the character of a <span class="accented">judge</span>, and why, harmonizes well with the uniform stress laid in Scripture upon "justice and judgment." It is hard indeed to see, rather impossible, upon what foundation a sure structure of civil growth and stability can be laid, except on that of positive religion. Note the positions and the succinct arguments of vers. 6, 7; and how unequivocally they are based upon faith in a personal God, and upon his revealed character. It can scarcely be that this was the first time of judges being set in the cities of Judah but possibly the meaning intended to be conveyed with emphasis is, that now, looking well round his kingdom, he took care that all the cities should be properly provided with the necessary judges, while of late some had been, and some had not, and some, though they had been officered with judges, had found them not what judges ought to be. The immense majority of the "six thousand" Levite "officers and judges" of David's regulation (1 Chronicles 23:4; 36:29) had, with their superiors, kings and prophets, gone astray. With our present passage may be compared <a href="/deuteronomy/16-18.htm">Deuteronomy 16:18-20</a>, where the original enactment of judges and officers is narrated. <span class="accented">Fenced cities</span>. Hebrew for "fenced," <span class="hebrew">בְּצֻרות</span>; kal passive part. plur. The word occurs twenty-six times from the Book of Numbers to the Book of the Prophet Zechariah, and is rendered in the Authorized Version "fenced" or "defenced" twenty-two times, "walled" twice, "strong" once, and "mighty" once. The "gates" of the original institution in Deuteronomy are now (probably still the gates of) <span class="accented">fenced cities.</span> <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">He appointed</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיַּעֲמֵ֨ד</span> <span class="translit">(way·ya·‘ă·mêḏ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5975.htm">Strong's 5975: </a> </span><span class="str2">To stand, in various relations</span><br /><br /><span class="word">judges</span><br /><span class="heb">שֹֽׁפְטִ֜ים</span> <span class="translit">(šō·p̄ə·ṭîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8199.htm">Strong's 8199: </a> </span><span class="str2">To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the land,</span><br /><span class="heb">בָּאָ֗רֶץ</span> <span class="translit">(bā·’ā·reṣ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> </span><span class="str2">Earth, land</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in each of</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the fortified</span><br /><span class="heb">הַבְּצֻר֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(hab·bə·ṣu·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Adjective - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1219.htm">Strong's 1219: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cut off, make inaccessible, enclose</span><br /><br /><span class="word">cities</span><br /><span class="heb">עָרֵ֧י</span> <span class="translit">(‘ā·rê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Judah.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְהוּדָ֛ה</span> <span class="translit">(yə·hū·ḏāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> </span><span class="str2">Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">2 Chronicles 19:5 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/19-5.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 19:5 He set judges in the land throughout (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 19:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 19:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/19-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 19:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 19:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>