2 Chronicles 20:27

2Ch 20:27 Then they returned, every man of Judah and Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy; for the LORD had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

Ver. 27. And Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them.] Heb., In the head of them. {a} Among the Romans no man was to ride in triumph, unless he had overcome fifty thousand enemies, or except he had got five victories; and then the conqueror in his triumphant chariot rode to the capitol, where in all humility he presented a palm to Jupiter, whereby he acknowledged it was his power whereby the enemy was vanquished. {b} Good Jehoshaphat is here riding in triumph to Jerusalem, there to acknowledge, that not Jupiter, but Jehovah had made them to rejoice over their enemies.

{a} Isid.

{b} Liv., lib. vi. dec. 3.

John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

2Ch 20:27-28. Jehoshaphat in the fore-front of them — They marched all in a body, in solemn procession, and Jehoshaphat at their head, that the country, as they passed along, might join with them in their praises. To go again to Jerusalem with joy — That they might give thanks for the mercy there, where by prayer they had obtained it. Unto the house of the Lord — To renew their praises in the court of the temple, the proper and usual place for it. Praising God must not be the work of a day only; but our praises, when we have received mercy, must be often repeated, as our prayers were, when we were in pursuit of it. Every day we must bless God; as long as we live, and while we have any being, we must praise him, spending our time in that work, in which we hope to spend our eternity.

Joseph Benson's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1811–1818) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Verse 27. Jehoshaphat in the forefront of them] He was their leader in all these spiritual, holy, fatiguing, and self-denying exercises. What a noble and persuasive pattern!

Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.

(27) Then.—And.

Every man.—All the men (collective).

In the forefront of them.—At their head. LXX., ἡγούμενος αὐτῶν.

To go again . . . with joy.—They returned, as they came, in festal procession.

The Lord had made them to rejoice.—See the same phrase, Ezr_6:22; Neh_12:43. (Comp. Psa_30:2.) LXX., well, ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ μεγάλῃ, ὅτι εὔφρανεν αὐτοὺς κύριος ἀπὸ τῶν ἐχθρῶν αὐτῶν.

A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

27. with joy] Rather, with rejoicing; cp. 2Ch_20:28. LXX., ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ μεγάλῃ.

The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

Then they returned, every man of Judah and of Jerusalem, and Jehoshaphat at the forefront of them, to go again to Jerusalem with joy,.... There to praise the Lord in the temple, as they had done in the valley:

for the Lord had made them to rejoice over their enemies; by giving them a complete victory, and making them masters of so much wealth and riches.

John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.

The Lord had made them to rejoice. Note the extremely similar and almost identical language of Ezr_6:22 and Neh_12:43, and add also to the comparison the last sentence of our ver. 29.

The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.

every man of Judah and Jerusalem

This is a reference to every man in the army. AT: "every soldier of Judah and Jerusalem" (See: Synecdoche)

Jehoshaphat in their lead

"with Jehoshaphat leading them." The phrase "in their lead" is an idiom. King Jehoshaphat was in front of the whole army as they went back to Jerusalem. (See: Idiom)

rejoice over their enemies

They rejoiced because their enemies had been defeated. AT: "rejoice over their enemies' defeat" or "rejoice because their enemies had been destroyed" (See: Assumed Knowledge and Implicit Information)

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