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2 Chronicles 19:5 Explained in Context
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Verse 5. 5And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
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Quick Meaning
This verse advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence: “And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city.” Its responsible meaning belongs to the complete movement “Judges are charged to judge for God without partiality.”
Read It With
- 2 Chronicles 19:4–7
Read 2 Chronicles 19:5 with 19:4–7. The selected wording supplies one step in the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence; the surrounding verses supply the causes, responses, and outcome summarized here: Jehoshaphat travels among the people, appoints judges in fortified cities, and warns that judgment belongs to God, who shows no injustice, favoritism, or bribery.
Why This Verse Appears Here
Within “Judges are charged to judge for God without partiality,” 2 Chronicles 19:5 advances the thought unit through its next action, speech, or consequence through the wording “And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city.” Its placement is governed by this reviewed relationship: The king's response to rebuke becomes institutional accountability rather than private remorse alone. 2 Chronicles 19:1–3 has just established this prior movement: Jehoshaphat returns safely, but Jehu asks whether he should help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD, while still recognizing good in his reforms. Together those details explain why “Judges are charged to judge for God without partiality” belongs here rather than merely following a database record.
Read 2 Chronicles 19:4–7 together
Why these verses belong together: 2 Chronicles 19:4–7 forms the complete movement “Judges are charged to judge for God without partiality”: Jehoshaphat travels among the people, appoints judges in fortified cities, and warns that judgment belongs to God, who shows no injustice, favoritism, or bribery.
Verse 4. 4 And Jehoshaphat dwelt at Jerusalem: and he went out again through the people from Beer-sheba to mount Ephraim, and brought them back unto the LORD God of their fathers.
Verse 5. 5 And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,
Verse 6. 6 And said to the judges, Take heed what ye do: for ye judge not for man, but for the LORD, who is with you in the judgment.
Verse 7. 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.
What Remains True
Teaching, courts, alliances, prophecy, fear, prayer, conflict, and deliverance must be judged together; visible success does not turn every decision into divine approval. This unit tests that truth through the narrated movement: Jehoshaphat travels among the people, appoints judges in fortified cities, and warns that judgment belongs to God, who shows no injustice, favoritism, or bribery. In 2 Chronicles 19:5, the concrete line “And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city” keeps that truth accountable to the narrated evidence.
How It Can Shape Life
- The evidence to keep visible in this verse is “And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city.” Build courts, teaching, alliances, crisis plans, and public communication that can hear dissent, admit uncertainty, protect affected people, and combine prayer with accountable action. This response follows from the unit's own movement: Jehoshaphat travels among the people, appoints judges in fortified cities, and warns that judgment belongs to God, who shows no injustice, favoritism, or bribery.
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Biblical text
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Exact location: 2 Chronicles 19:4–7, pinned eng-kjv2006 USFM corpus
Open source ↗hebrew text and morphology
Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible: 2 Chronicles
Open Scriptures
Open Scriptures, release 2.2
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NET Bible Full Notes: 2 Chronicles
Biblical Studies Press
Biblical Studies Press; STEP Bible presentation, 2019 edition; current web presentation
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Exact location: STEP Bible NET2full, 2 Chronicles 19:4–7, verse-attached translation and translator notes
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