- Bible
- 2 Chronicles
- Chapter 19
- Verse 1
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned to his house in peace to Jerusalem.
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Commentary
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Gill's Exposition
And Jehoshaphat the king of Judah returned,.... From Ramothgilead, after Ahab was slain:
to his house in peace in Jerusalem; to his palace there in safety, having narrowly escaped losing his life in…
Barnes' Notes
Jehoshaphat ... returned to his house in peace - With the battle of Ramoth-Gilead, and the death of Ahab, the war came to an end. The combined attack of the two kings having failed, their troops had…
Adam Clarke
Returned to his house in peace - That is, in safety, notwithstanding he had been exposed to a danger so imminent, from which only the especial mercy of God could have saved him.
Here is, I. The great favour God showed to Jehoshaphat,
1. In bringing him back in safety from his dangerous expedition with Ahab, which had like to have cost him dearly (Ch2 19:1): He returned to his…
Cambridge Bible
2Ch 19:1-3 (no parallel in Kings). The Reproof of Jehu the Prophet
1. in peace i.e. in safety. LXX. (B) om. the phrase.