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2 Chronicles 17 — Sermon Preparation

Below is a research summary for 2 Chronicles 17, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.

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2 Chronicles 17 in the Hebrew

Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Count Glosses
יְהוּדָה Yᵉhûwdâh H3063 12 Jehudah
אֶלֶף ʼeleph H505 8 thousand
יְהוֹשָׁפָט Yᵉhôwshâphâṭ H3092 6 Jehoshaphat
מֵאָה mêʼâh H3967 7 hundred
עִיר ʻîyr H5892 7 city, waking
חַיִל chayil H2428 5 force, army
גִּבּוֹר gibbôwr H1368 4 powerful, warrior

How preachers through history handled this text

4 public-domain excerpts on 2 Chronicles 17, from the church fathers to the Puritans.

Matthew Henry 1 Alexander MacLaren 1 Spurgeon 1 John Wesley 1

“Here begin the life and reign of Jehoshaphat, who was one of the first three among the royal worthies, one of the best that ever swayed the sceptre of Judah since David's head was laid. He was the good son of a good father, so that, as this time, grace ran in the blood, even in the blood-royal. Happy the son that had such a father, to lay a good foundation in him and for him. Happy the father that had such a son, to build so wall upon the foundation he had laid! Happy the kingdom that was blessed with two such kings, two such reigns, together! …”

— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible, Vol. 2 (Joshua to Esther), on 2 Chronicles 17:1–30 (Public Domain)

Places in the text

Based on ancient-geography data

  • Jerusalem — 2 Chr 17:13

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