2Ch 19 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for 2Chr 19:1-2: 19:1-2 Jehu was the son of Hanani, the prophet who had rebuked Asa for his reliance on the Arameans (16:7-9 ). Jehu now chastised Jehoshaphat for his alliance with Ahab. • The word love expresses faithfulness to a covenant. Jehoshaphat’s covenant with the wicked Ahab conflicted with his covenant with the Lord.

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‏ 2 Chronicles 19

Summary for 2Chr 19:1-2: 19:1-2 ^a Jehu was the son of Hanani, the prophet who had rebuked Asa for his reliance on the Arameans (16:7-9 ^b). Jehu now chastised Jehoshaphat for his alliance with Ahab.

• The word love expresses faithfulness to a covenant. Jehoshaphat’s covenant with the wicked Ahab conflicted with his covenant with the Lord.
Summary for 2Chr 19:4-11: 19:4-11 ^c In Jehoshaphat’s judicial reform, he appointed judges in the fortified towns (19:5 ^d) and in a central court in Jerusalem (19:8 ^e). He exhorted all the judges to think carefully, and to judge with integrity and in the fear of the Lord. This excluded acting with any partiality or taking of bribes, and included warning criminals not to sin against the Lord. The reform reestablished the law of Deuteronomy (Deut 16:18–17:13 ^f).