2 Chronicles 19 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 19:2

And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.
2 Chronicles 19:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 19:2 in other translations

BSBJehu son of Hanani the seer went out to confront him and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, the wrath of the LORD is upon you.
WEBJehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to King Jehoshaphat, “Should you help the wicked, and love those who hate the LORD? Because of this, wrath is on you from before the LORD.
ASVAnd Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the wicked, and love them that hate Jehovah? for this thing wrath is upon thee from before Jehovah.
YLTand go out unto his presence doth Jehu son of Hanani, the seer, and saith unto king Jehoshaphat, ‘To give help to the wicked, and to those hating Jehovah, dost thou love? and for this against thee is wrath from before Jehovah,
DARBYAnd Jehu the son of Hanani, the seer, went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate Jehovah? Therefore is wrath upon thee from Jehovah.
BBEAnd Jehu, the son of Hanani the seer, went to King Jehoshaphat and said to him, Is it right for you to go to the help of evil-doers, loving the haters of the Lord? because of this, the wrath of the Lord has come on you.
WebsterAnd Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldst thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the LORD? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the LORD.

What does 2 Chronicles 19:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 19:1-4

2Ch 19:1-4. Jehoshaphat Visits His Kingdom. 1-4. Jehoshaphat ... returned to his house in peace--(See 2Ch 18:16). Not long after he had resumed the ordinary functions of royalty in Jerusalem, he was one day disturbed by an unexpected and ominous visit from a prophet of the Lord [2Ch 19:2]. This was Jehu, of whose father we read in 2Ch 16:7. He himself had been called to discharge the prophetic office in Israel. But…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 Jehu the son of Hanani - We have met with this prophet before; see the note on 1Kgs 16:7. Therefore is wrath upon thee - That is, Thou deservest to be punished. And who can doubt this, who knows that he did help the ungodly, and did love them that hated Jehovah? And is not the wrath of God upon all those alliances which his people form with the ungodly, whether they be social, matrimonial, commercial, or political?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 19:2 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.

וַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
אֶל\־'el-toH413
פָּנָ֗יוpa.Navface hisH6440
יֵה֣וּאye.Hu'JehuH3058
בֶן\־ven-[the] son ofH1121
חֲנָ֘נִי֮cha.Na.niHananiH2607
הַחֹזֶה֒ha.cho.Zehthe seerH2374
וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙vai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֶל\־'el-toH413
הַמֶּ֣לֶךְha.Me.lekhthe kingH4428
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֔טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
הֲלָרָשָׁ֣עha.la.ra.Sha'¿ <to> the wickedH7563
לַעְזֹ֔רla'.Zorto helpH5826
וּלְשֹׂנְאֵ֥יu.le.so.ne.'Eiand <to> [those who] hateH8130
יְהוָ֖הYah.weh<of> YahwehH3068
תֶּאֱהָ֑בte.'e.Havwill you love?H157
וּבָזֹאת֙u.va.zoTand by thisH2063
עָלֶ֣יךָ'a.Lei.kha[is] towards youH5921
קֶּ֔צֶףKe.tzefwrathH7110
מִלִּפְנֵ֖יmi.lif.Neifrom to beforeH6440
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 19:2

  • Psalms 139:21-22

    Do not I hate them, O Lord, that hate thee? and am not I grieved with those that rise up against thee? I hate them with perfect hatred: I count them mine enemies.

  • 2 John 1:10-11

    If there come any unto you, and bring not this doctrine, receive him not into your house, neither bid him God speed: For he that biddeth him God speed is partaker of his evil deeds.

  • Ephesians 5:11

    And have no fellowship with the unfruitful works of darkness, but rather reprove them.

  • 2 Chronicles 18:3

    And Ahab king of Israel said unto Jehoshaphat king of Judah, Wilt thou go with me to Ramoth–gilead? And he answered him, I am as thou art, and my people as thy people; and we will be with thee in the war.

  • James 4:4

    Ye adulterers and adulteresses, know ye not that the friendship of the world is enmity with God? whosoever therefore will be a friend of the world is the enemy of God.

  • 2 Chronicles 32:25

    But Hezekiah rendered not again according to the benefit done unto him; for his heart was lifted up: therefore there was wrath upon him, and upon Judah and Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:34

    Now the rest of the acts of Jehoshaphat, first and last, behold, they are written in the book of Jehu the son of Hanani, who is mentioned in the book of the kings of Israel.

  • 2 Chronicles 16:7

    And at that time Hanani the seer came to Asa king of Judah, and said unto him, Because thou hast relied on the king of Syria, and not relied on the Lord thy God, therefore is the host of the king of Syria escaped out of thine hand.

  • 1 Kings 16:1

    Then the word of the Lord came to Jehu the son of Hanani against Baasha, saying,

  • 2 Chronicles 24:18

    And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

  • Romans 8:7

    Because the carnal mind is enmity against God: for it is not subject to the law of God, neither indeed can be.

  • 1 Samuel 9:9

    (Beforetime in Israel, when a man went to enquire of God, thus he spake, Come, and let us go to the seer: for he that is now called a Prophet was beforetime called a Seer.)

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And Jehu.
20:34; 1Ki 16:1,7,12
Hanani.
16:7
the seer.
1Sa 9:9
Shouldest.
18:3,28; 1Ki 21:25; Ps 15:4; 139:21,22; Pr 1:10-19; Ro 1:32
Eph 5:11; 2Jo 1:10,11
hate the Lord.
18:7; Ex 20:5; De 5:9; 7:10; 32:41; 33:11; Ps 21:8; 68:1; 71:15
Joh 15:18,23; Ro 1:30; 8:7; Jas 4:4
is wrath.
32:25; Ps 90:7,8; Ro 1:18; 1Co 11:31,32

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 19:1

    And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 19:2

    And Jehu the son of Hanani the seer went out to meet him, and said to king Jehoshaphat, Shouldest thou help the ungodly, and love them that hate the Lord? therefore is wrath upon thee from before the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 19:3

    Nevertheless there are good things found in thee, in that thou hast taken away the groves out of the land, and hast prepared thine heart to seek God.

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2 Chronicles 19:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y salióle al encuentro Jehú el vidente, hijo de Hanani, y dijo al rey Josaphat: ¿Al impío das ayuda, y amas á los que aborrecen á Jehová? Pues la ira de la presencia de Jehová será sobre ti por ello.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Jéhu, fils de Hanani, le voyant, sortit au-devant de lui, et dit au roi Josaphat: Aides-tu au méchant, et aimes-tu ceux qui haïssent l’ Éternel? À cause de cela il y a colère sur toi de la part de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Da ging ihm Jehu, der Sohn Hananis, der Seher, entgegen; und er sprach zu dem König Josaphat: Hilfst du dem Gesetzlosen, und liebst du, die Jehova hassen? Und um deswillen ist Zorn über dir von seiten Jehovas.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Cui occurrit Jehu filius Henani videns, et ait ad eum: Impio præbes auxilium, et his qui oderunt Dominum amicitia jungeris, et idcirco iram quidem Domini merebaris: