2 Chronicles 19 · Verse 8

2 Chronicles 19:8

Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 19:8, King James Version

2 Chronicles 19:8 in other translations

BSBMoreover, Jehoshaphat appointed in Jerusalem some of the Levites, priests, and heads of the Israelite families to judge on behalf of the LORD and to settle disputes. And they lived in Jerusalem.
WEBMoreover in Jerusalem Jehoshaphat appointed certain Levites, priests, and heads of the fathers’ households of Israel to give judgment for the LORD and for controversies. They returned to Jerusalem.
ASVMoreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites and the priests, and of the heads of the fathers’ houses of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for controversies. And they returned to Jerusalem.
YLTAnd also in Jerusalem hath Jehoshaphat appointed of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the heads of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah, and for strife; and they turn back to Jerusalem,
DARBY— And moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set some of the Levites and priests, and of the chief fathers of Israel, for the judgment of Jehovah and for causes. — And they returned to Jerusalem.
BBEThen in Jerusalem he gave authority to certain of the Levites and the priests and the heads of families of Israel to give decisions for the Lord, and in the causes of those living in Jerusalem.
WebsterMoreover, in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the LORD, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

What does 2 Chronicles 19:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
8. set of the Levites ... priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel--A certain number of these three classes constituted a supreme court, which sat in Jerusalem to review appellate cases from the inferior courts. It consisted of two divisions: the first of which had jurisdiction in ecclesiastical matters; the second, in civil, fiscal, and criminal cases. According to others, the two divisions of the supreme court adjudicated: the one according to the law contained in the sacred books; the other according to the law of custom and equity. As in Eastern countries at the present day, the written and unwritten law are objects of separate jurisdiction.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 And for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem - Who were they that returned to Jerusalem? Some suppose that it means Jehoshaphat and his courtiers, who returned to Jerusalem after the expedition mentioned 2Chr 19:4 : but if this were so, or if the text spoke of any person returning to Jerusalem, would not לירושלם lirushalem, To Jerusalem, and not the simple word ירושלם Yerushalem, without the preposition, be used? Learned men have supposed, with great plausibility, that the word וישבו vaiyashubu, "and they returned," should be written יושבי yoshebey, "the inhabitants," and that the words should be read, And for the controversies of the inhabitants of Jerusalem. That this was the original reading is very probable from its vestiges in the Vulgate, habitatoribus ejus, "its Inhabitants;" and in the Septuagint it is found totidem verbis, Και κρινειν τους κατοικουντας εν Ἱερουσαλημ, And to judge the inhabitants of Jerusalem. There is a clause in 2Chr 34:9 where we have a similar mistake in our version: And they returned to Jerusalem, וישבו ירושלם where the false keri, or marginal note, directs it, in opposition to common sense and All the versions, to be read וישובו and they returned, which our translation has unhappily followed.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 19:8 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.

וְגַ֣םve.Gamand alsoH1571
בִּ֠ירוּשָׁלִַםBi.ru.sha.limin JerusalemH3389
הֶעֱמִ֨ידhe.'e.Midhe appointedH5975
יְהוֹשָׁפָ֜טye.ho.sha.FatJehoshaphatH3092
מִן\־min-some ofH4480
הַלְוִיִּ֣םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֗יםve.ha.ko.ha.Nimand the priestsH3548
וּמֵרָאשֵׁ֤יu.me.ra.Sheiand some of [the] heads ofH7218
הָאָבוֹת֙ha.'a.Votthe fathersH1
לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לle.Yis.ra.'Elof IsraelH3478
לְמִשְׁפַּ֥טle.mish.Patfor [the] judgment ofH4941
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וְלָרִ֑יבve.la.Rivand for <the> dispute[s]H7379
וַיָּשֻׁ֖בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuand they returnedH7725
יְרוּשָׁלִָֽם\׃ye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389

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Cross references for 2 Chronicles 19:8

  • 2 Chronicles 17:8-9

    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. 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.

  • Deuteronomy 21:5

    And the priests the sons of Levi shall come near; for them the Lord thy God hath chosen to minister unto him, and to bless in the name of the Lord; and by their word shall every controversy and every stroke be tried:

  • Deuteronomy 17:8-13

    If there arise a matter too hard for thee in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within thy gates: then shalt thou arise, and get thee up into the place which the Lord thy God shall choose; And thou shalt come unto the priests the Levites, and unto the judge that shall be in those days, and enquire; and they shall shew thee the sentence of judgment: And thou shalt do according to the sentence, which they of that place which the Lord shall choose shall shew thee; and thou shalt observe to do according to all that they inform thee: According to the sentence of the law which they shall teach thee, and according to the judgment which they shall tell thee, thou shalt do: thou shalt not decline from the sentence which they shall shew thee, to the right hand, nor to the left. …

  • Deuteronomy 25:1

    If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

  • Exodus 18:19-26

    Hearken now unto my voice, I will give thee counsel, and God shall be with thee: Be thou for the people to God-ward, that thou mayest bring the causes unto God: And thou shalt teach them ordinances and laws, and shalt shew them the way wherein they must walk, and the work that they must do. Moreover thou shalt provide out of all the people able men, such as fear God, men of truth, hating covetousness; and place such over them, to be rulers of thousands, and rulers of hundreds, rulers of fifties, and rulers of tens: And let them judge the people at all seasons: and it shall be, that every great matter they shall bring unto thee, but every small matter they shall judge: so shall it be easier for thyself, and they shall bear the burden with thee. …

  • 1 Chronicles 23:4

    Of which, twenty and four thousand were to set forward the work of the house of the Lord; and six thousand were officers and judges:

  • 1 Chronicles 26:29

    Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Levites.
17:8; De 17:8-13; 1Ch 23:4; 26:29
the judgment.
Ex 18:19-26; De 21:5; 25:1

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 19:7

    Wherefore now let the fear of the Lord be upon you; take heed and do it: for there is no iniquity with the Lord our God, nor respect of persons, nor taking of gifts.

  • 2 Chronicles 19:8

    Moreover in Jerusalem did Jehoshaphat set of the Levites, and of the priests, and of the chief of the fathers of Israel, for the judgment of the Lord, and for controversies, when they returned to Jerusalem.

  • 2 Chronicles 19:9

    And he charged them, saying, Thus shall ye do in the fear of the Lord, faithfully, and with a perfect heart.

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2 Chronicles 19:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y puso también Josaphat en Jerusalem algunos de los Levitas y sacerdotes, y de los padres de familias de Israel, para el juicio de Jehová y para las causas. Y volviéronse á Jerusalem.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et à Jérusalem aussi, Josaphat établit des lévites, et des sacrificateurs, et des chefs des pères d’Israël, pour le jugement de l’ Éternel et pour les procès. Et ils étaient revenus à Jérusalem.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und auch in Jerusalem bestellte Josaphat Leviten und Priester und Häupter der Väter Israels für das Gericht Jehovas und für den Rechtsstreit. Und sie waren nach Jerusalem zurückgekehrt.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		In Jerusalem quoque constituit Josaphat Levitas, et sacerdotes, et principes familiarum ex Israël, ut judicium et causam Domini judicarent habitatoribus ejus.