2 Chronicles 17 · Verse 5

2 Chronicles 17:5

Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
2 Chronicles 17:5, King James Version

2 Chronicles 17:5 in other translations

BSBSo the LORD established the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah brought him tribute, so that he had an abundance of riches and honor.
WEBTherefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand. All Judah brought tribute to Jehoshaphat, and he had riches and honor in abundance.
ASVTherefore Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat tribute; and he had riches and honor in abundance.
YLTAnd Jehovah doth establish the kingdom in his hand, and all Judah give a present to Jehoshaphat, and he hath riches and honour in abundance,
DARBYAnd Jehovah established the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah gave gifts to Jehoshaphat; and he had riches and honour in abundance.
BBESo the Lord made his kingdom strong; and all Judah gave offerings to Jehoshaphat, and he had great wealth and honour.
WebsterTherefore the LORD established the kingdom in his hand: and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honor in abundance.

What does 2 Chronicles 17:5 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 17:3-5

3-5. he walked in the first ways of his father David--He imitated the piety of his great ancestor in the early part of his reign before he made those unhappy lapses which dishonored his character. and sought not unto Baalim--a term used for idols generally in contradistinction to the Lord God of his father.

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2 Chronicles 17:5 in the original Hebrew

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וַיָּ֨כֶןvai.Ya.khenand he establishedH3559
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.Khahthe kingdomH4467
בְּיָד֔וֹbe.ya.Doin hand hisH3027
וַיִּתְּנ֧וּvai.yi.te.Nuand they gaveH5414
כָל\־khol-allH3605
יְהוּדָ֛הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
מִנְחָ֖הmin.ChahtributeH4503
לִיהוֹשָׁפָ֑טli.ho.sha.Fatto JehoshaphatH3092
וַֽיְהִי\־vay.hi-and it belongedH1961
ל֥וֹloto him
עֹֽשֶׁר\־'o.sher-wealthH6239
וְכָב֖וֹדve.kha.Vodand honorH3519
לָרֹֽב\׃la.Roto abundanceH7230

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 17:5

  • 2 Chronicles 18:1

    Now Jehoshaphat had riches and honour in abundance, and joined affinity with Ahab.

  • Matthew 6:33

    But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.

  • Psalms 127:1

    A Song of degrees for Solomon. Except the Lord build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the Lord keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

  • Matthew 2:11

    And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.

  • Job 42:12

    So the Lord blessed the latter end of Job more than his beginning: for he had fourteen thousand sheep, and six thousand camels, and a thousand yoke of oxen, and a thousand she asses.

  • 1 Samuel 10:27

    But the children of Belial said, How shall this man save us? And they despised him, and brought him no presents. But he held his peace.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:23

    And many brought gifts unto the Lord to Jerusalem, and presents to Hezekiah king of Judah: so that he was magnified in the sight of all nations from thenceforth.

  • 1 Peter 5:10

    But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his eternal glory by Christ Jesus, after that ye have suffered a while, make you perfect, stablish, strengthen, settle you.

  • Psalms 68:29

    Because of thy temple at Jerusalem shall kings bring presents unto thee.

  • 1 Kings 4:21

    And Solomon reigned over all kingdoms from the river unto the land of the Philistines, and unto the border of Egypt: they brought presents, and served Solomon all the days of his life.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:27

    And the king made silver in Jerusalem as stones, and cedar trees made he as the sycomore trees that are in the low plains in abundance.

  • Psalms 72:10

    The kings of Tarshish and of the isles shall bring presents: the kings of Sheba and Seba shall offer gifts.

Ranked by reader votes · OpenBible.info cross references (CC BY).

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
A.M. 3091. B.C. 913. the Lord.
2Sa 7:25,26; 1Ki 9:4,5; Ps 127:1; 132:12; 1Pe 5:10
brought. Heb. gave. presents.
32:23; 1Sa 10:27; 1Ki 4:21; 10:25; Ps 68:29; 72:10; 76:11; Mt 2:11
he had riches.
1:15; 9:27; 18:1; 32:27-29; Ge 13:2; 26:13,14; De 8:13,14; 1Ki 10:27
Job 42:12; Mt 6:33

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 17:4

    But sought to the Lord God of his father, and walked in his commandments, and not after the doings of Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:5

    Therefore the Lord stablished the kingdom in his hand; and all Judah brought to Jehoshaphat presents; and he had riches and honour in abundance.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:6

    And his heart was lifted up in the ways of the Lord: moreover he took away the high places and groves out of Judah.

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2 Chronicles 17:5 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Jehová por tanto confirmó el reino en su mano, y todo Judá dió á Josaphat presentes; y tuvo riquezas y gloria en abundancia.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel affermit le royaume dans sa main; et tout Juda fit des présents à Josaphat, et il eut beaucoup de richesses et de gloire.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und Jehova befestigte das Königtum in seiner Hand; und ganz Juda gab Josaphat Geschenke, und er hatte Reichtum und Ehre in Fülle.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Confirmavitque Dominus regnum in manu ejus, et dedit omnis Juda munera Josaphat: factæque sunt ei infinitæ divitiæ, et multa gloria.