2 Chronicles 17 · Verse 9

2 Chronicles 17:9

And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.
2 Chronicles 17:9, King James Version

2 Chronicles 17:9 in other translations

BSBThey taught throughout Judah, taking with them the Book of the Law of the LORD. They went throughout the towns of Judah and taught the people.
WEBThey taught in Judah, having the book of the LORD’s law with them. They went about throughout all the cities of Judah and taught among the people.
ASVAnd they taught in Judah, having the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.
YLTAnd they teach in Judah, and with them is the Book of the Law of Jehovah, and they go round about into all cities of Judah, and teach among the people.
DARBYAnd they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of Jehovah with them; and they went about through all the cities of Judah, and taught among the people.
BBEAnd they gave teaching in Judah and had the book of the law of the Lord with them; they went through all the towns of Judah teaching the people.
WebsterAnd they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the LORD with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.

What does 2 Chronicles 17:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 17:7-11

7-11. Also in the third year of his reign he sent to his princes, ... to teach in the cities of Judah--The ordinary work of teaching devolved on the priests. But extraordinary commissioners were appointed, probably to ascertain whether the work had been done or neglected. This deputation of five princes, assisted by two priests and nine Levites, was to make a circuit of the towns in Judah. It is the first practical…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 Had the book of the law of the Lord with them - This was their text book: it was the book of God; they taught it as such, and as such the people received it. Its laws were God's laws, and the people felt their obligation, and their consciences were bound. Thus they were obedient to the laws of the land, on the principle of religion. In this they were encouraged and confirmed by the example of all, both in Church and state. The princes were not only pious, but were teachers of piety; the Levites showed them the worth and excellence of their ritual institutions; and the priests showed them the moral use they were to make of the whole: and thus the people became obedient to God as well as to the king, and kept all the civil ordinances, not merely for the sake of a good king, but for the sake of a good and gracious God. By these means the nation enjoyed peace and prosperity; and all insurrections, seditions, and popular commotions, were prevented. The surrounding nations, perceiving this, saw that there was no hope of subduing such a people, so they made no war with Jehoshaphat, 2Chr 17:10. And they took care not to provoke such a people to fall on them; therefore, it is said, The fear of the Lord fell on all the kingdoms and lands that were round about Judah. Such an itinerant ministry established in these kingdoms for upwards of fourscore years, teaching the pure, unadulterated doctrines of the Gospel, with the propriety and necessity of obedience to the laws, has been the principal means, in the hand of God, of preserving these lands from those convulsions and revolutions that have ruined and nearly dissolved the European continent. The itinerant ministry, to which this refers, is that which was established in these lands by the late truly reverend, highly learned and cultivated, deeply pious and loyal John Wesley, A.M., formerly a fellow of Lincoln College, Oxford, whose followers are known by the name of Methodists; a people who are an honor to their country, and a blessing to the government under which they live.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 17:9 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַֽיְלַמְּדוּ֙vay.la.me.Duand they taughtH3925
בִּֽיהוּדָ֔הbi.hu.Dahin JudahH3063
וְעִ֨מָּהֶ֔םve.'I.ma.Hemand [was] with themH5973
סֵ֖פֶרSe.fer[the] book ofH5612
תּוֹרַ֣תto.Rat[the] law ofH8451
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיָּסֹ֙בּוּ֙vai.ya.So.buand they went roundH5437
בְּכָל\־be.kholin allH3605
עָרֵ֣י'a.Rei[the] cities ofH5892
יְהוּדָ֔הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַֽיְלַמְּד֖וּvay.la.me.Duand they taughtH3925
בָּעָֽם\׃ba.'Amamong the peopleH5971

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 17:9

  • John 5:46

    For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me.

  • Romans 3:2

    Much every way: chiefly, because that unto them were committed the oracles of God.

  • John 5:39

    Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

  • Matthew 28:19-20

    Go ye therefore, and teach all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father, and of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost: Teaching them to observe all things whatsoever I have commanded you: and, lo, I am with you alway, even unto the end of the world. Amen.

  • Matthew 11:1

    And it came to pass, when Jesus had made an end of commanding his twelve disciples, he departed thence to teach and to preach in their cities.

  • 1 Peter 4:11

    If any man speak, let him speak as the oracles of God; if any man minister, let him do it as of the ability which God giveth: that God in all things may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom be praise and dominion for ever and ever. Amen.

  • 2 Chronicles 35:3

    And said unto the Levites that taught all Israel, which were holy unto the Lord, Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel did build; it shall not be a burden upon your shoulders: serve now the Lord your God, and his people Israel,

  • Acts 8:40

    But Philip was found at Azotus: and passing through he preached in all the cities, till he came to Cesarea.

  • Acts 13:15

    And after the reading of the law and the prophets the rulers of the synagogue sent unto them, saying, Ye men and brethren, if ye have any word of exhortation for the people, say on.

  • Isaiah 8:20

    To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.

  • Matthew 15:2-9

    Why do thy disciples transgress the tradition of the elders? for they wash not their hands when they eat bread. But he answered and said unto them, Why do ye also transgress the commandment of God by your tradition? For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death. But ye say, Whosoever shall say to his father or his mother, It is a gift, by whatsoever thou mightest be profited by me; …

  • Acts 28:23

    And when they had appointed him a day, there came many to him into his lodging; to whom he expounded and testified the kingdom of God, persuading them concerning Jesus, both out of the law of Moses, and out of the prophets, from morning till evening.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they taught.
35:3; Ne 8:7
the book.
De 6:6-9; 31:11-13; Jos 1:7,8; Isa 8:20; Mt 15:2-9; 28:19,20
Lu 4:17-19; Joh 5:39,46; Ac 13:15; 15:21; 28:23; Ro 3:2; 1Pe 4:11
throughout.
Mt 10:23; 11:1; Ac 8:40

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 17:8

    And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob–adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:9

    And they taught in Judah, and had the book of the law of the Lord with them, and went about throughout all the cities of Judah, and taught the people.

  • 2 Chronicles 17:10

    And the fear of the Lord fell upon all the kingdoms of the lands that were round about Judah, so that they made no war against Jehoshaphat.

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2 Chronicles 17:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y enseñaron en Judá, teniendo consigo el libro de la ley de Jehová, y rodearon por todas las ciudades de Judá enseñando al pueblo.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et ils enseignèrent en Juda, ayant avec eux le livre de la loi de l’ Éternel; et ils firent le tour de toutes les villes de Juda, et enseignèrent parmi le peuple.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und sie lehrten in Juda, indem sie das Buch des Gesetzes Jehovas bei sich hatten, und zogen umher durch alle Städte Judas und lehrten unter dem Volke.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		docebantque populum in Juda, habentes librum legis Domini, et circuibant cunctas urbes Juda, atque erudiebant populum.