Lìdaìzhìxià 19

1 Yóudà wáng Yuēshāfǎ píng píngān ān dì huí Yēlùsǎlĕng , dào gōng lǐ qù le .

2 Xiān jiàn Hānání de érzi yé hù chūlai yíngjiē Yuēshāfǎ wáng , duì tā shuō , nǐ qǐ dāng bāngzhu è rén , aì nà hèn è Yēhéhuá de rén ne . yīncǐ Yēhéhuá de fèn nù líndào nǐ .

3 Ránér nǐ hái yǒu shàn xíng , yīn nǐ cóng guó zhōng chúdiào mùǒu , lìdéng xīnyì xúnqiú shén .

4 Yuēshāfǎ zhù zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng , yǐhòu yòu chū xún mínjiān , cóng Bièshìbā zhídào Yǐfǎlián shān dì , yǐndǎo mín guī xiàng Yēhéhuá tāmen lièzǔ de shén .

5 Yòu zaì Yóudà guó zhōng biàn dì de jiāngù chéng lǐ shèlì shĕnpàn guān ,

6 Duì tāmen shuō , nǐmen bàn shì yīngdāng jǐnshèn . yīnwei nǐmen pànduàn bú shì wéirén , nǎi shì wèi Yēhéhuá . pànduàn de shíhou , tā bì yǔ nǐmen tóng zaì .

7 Xiànzaì nǐmen yīngdāng jìngwèi Yēhéhuá , jǐnshèn bàn shì . yīnwei Yēhéhuá wǒmen de shén méiyǒu bù yì , bú piān dāi rén , yĕ bù shòu huìlù .

8 Yuēshāfǎ cóng Lìwèi rén hé jìsī , bìng Yǐsèliè zúzhǎng zhōng paì déng rén , zaì Yēlùsǎlĕng wèi Yēhéhuá pànduàn , tīng mínjiān de zhēng sòng , jiù huí Yēlùsǎlĕng qù le .

9 Yuēshāfǎ zhǔfu tāmen shuō , nǐmen dāng jìngwèi Yēhéhuá , zhōngxīn chéngshí bàn shì .

10 Zhù zaì gè chéng lǐ nǐmen de dìxiōng , ruò yǒu zhēng sòng de shì lái dào nǐmen zhèlǐ , huò wèi liúxuè , huò fàn lǜfǎ , jièmìng , lǜ lì , diǎnzhāng , nǐmen yào jǐngjiè tāmen , miǎndé tāmen dé zuì Yēhéhuá , yǐzhì tāde fèn nù líndào nǐmen hé nǐmen de dìxiōng . zhèyàng xíng , nǐmen jiù méiyǒu zuì le .

11 Fán shǔ Yēhéhuá de shì , yǒu Dàjìsī Yàmǎlìyǎ guǎnlǐ nǐmen . fán shǔ wáng de shì , yǒu Yóudà zhīpaì de zúzhǎng Yǐshímǎlì de érzi Xībādìyǎ guǎnlǐ nǐmen . zaì nǐmen miànqián yǒu Lìwèi rén zuò guān zhǎng . nǐmen yīngdāng zhuàng dǎn bàn shì , yuàn Yēhéhuá yǔ shàn rén tóng zaì .

Lìdaìzhìxià 19 Commentary

Chapter 19

Jehoshaphat visits his kingdom.

- Whenever we return in peace to our houses, we ought to acknowledge God's providence in preserving our going out and coming in. And if we have been kept through more than common dangers, we are, in a special manner, bound to be thankful. Distinguishing mercies lay us under strong obligations. The prophet tells Jehoshaphat he had done very ill in joining Ahab. He took the reproof well. See the effect the reproof had upon him. He strictly searched his own kingdom. By what the prophet said, Jehoshaphat perceived that his former attempts for reformation were well-pleasing to God; therefore he did what was then left undone. It is good when commendations quicken us to our duty. There are diversities of gifts and operations, but all from the same Spirit, and for the public good; and as every one has received the gift, so let him minister the same. Blessed be God for magistrates and ministers, scribes and statesmen, men of books, and men of business. Observe the charge the king gave. They must do all in the fear of the Lord, with a perfect, upright heart. And they must make it their constant care to prevent sin, as an offence to God, and what would bring wrath on the people.

Chapter Summary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 19

Jehoshaphat returning from the battle at Ramothgilead, was met by a prophet, who reproved him for helping the ungodly, 2Ch 19:1-3, which quickened him to a greater regard for the reformation of his kingdom, 2Ch 19:4, and he set judges in all the cities of Judah, and exhorted them to do justice, 2Ch 19:5-7, and in the city of Jerusalem he appointed priests and Levites for the same purpose, and gave them a strict charge, and animated and encouraged them to perform their office faithfully, 2Ch 19:8-11.