Whenever any controversy comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you must warn them, that they not be guilty toward Yahweh, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you will not be guilty.
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Whenever any controversy comes to you from your brothers who dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, you must warn them, that they not be guilty toward Yahweh, and so wrath come on you and on your brothers. Do this, and you will not be guilty.
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And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and so wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
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And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and ordinances, ye shall warn them, that they be not guilty towards the LORD, and so wrath come upon you and upon your brethren; thus shall ye do, and ye shall not be guilty.
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Passages linked to 2 Chronicles 19:10 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Deuteronomy 17:8-13 If there arises a matter too hard for you in judgment, between blood and blood, between plea and plea, and between stroke and stroke, being matters of controversy within your gates, then you shall arise, and go up to the place which Yahweh your God chooses. You shall come to the priests who are Levites and to the judge who shall be in those days. You shall inquire, and they shall give you the verdict. You shall do according to the decisions of the verdict which they shall give you from that place which Yahweh chooses. You shall observe to do according to all that they shall teach you. According to the decisions of the law which they shall teach you, and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, you shall do. You shall not turn away from the sentence which they announce to you, to the right hand, nor to the left. The man who does presumptuously in not listening to the priest who stands to minister there before Yahweh your God, or to the judge, even that man shall die. You shall put away the evil from Israel. All the people shall hear and fear, and do no more presumptuously.
- Numbers 16:46 Moses said to Aaron, “Take your censer, put fire from the altar in it, lay incense on it, carry it quickly to the congregation, and make atonement for them; for wrath has gone out from Yahweh! The plague has begun.”
- Joshua 22:18-20 that you must turn away today from following Yahweh? It will be, since you rebel today against Yahweh, that tomorrow he will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel. However, if the land of your possession is unclean, then pass over to the land of the possession of Yahweh, in which Yahweh’s tabernacle dwells, and take possession among us; but don’t rebel against Yahweh, nor rebel against us, in building an altar other than Yahweh our God’s altar. Didn’t Achan the son of Zerah commit a trespass in the devoted thing, and wrath fell on all the congregation of Israel? That man didn’t perish alone in his iniquity.’ ”
- 2 Chronicles 19:2 Jehu 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 Yahweh? Because of this, wrath is on you from before Yahweh.
- Ezekiel 3:18-21 When I tell the wicked, ‘You will surely die;’ and you give him no warning, nor speak to warn the wicked from his wicked way, to save his life; that wicked man will die in his iniquity; but I will require his blood at your hand. Yet if you warn the wicked, and he doesn’t turn from his wickedness, nor from his wicked way, he will die in his iniquity; but you have delivered your soul.” “Again, when a righteous man turns from his righteousness, and commits iniquity, and I lay a stumbling block before him, he will die. Because you have not given him warning, he will die in his sin, and his righteous deeds which he has done will not be remembered; but I will require his blood at your hand. Nevertheless if you warn the righteous man, that the righteous not sin, and he does not sin, he will surely live, because he took warning; and you have delivered your soul.”
- Ezekiel 33:6 But if the watchman sees the sword come, and doesn’t blow the trumpet, and the people aren’t warned, and the sword comes, and takes any person from among them; he is taken away in his iniquity, but his blood I will require at the watchman’s hand.’
- Acts 20:31 Therefore watch, remembering that for a period of three years I didn’t cease to admonish everyone night and day with tears.
- 1 Thessalonians 5:14 We exhort you, brothers: Admonish the disorderly; encourage the faint-hearted; support the weak; be patient toward all.
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain Meaning, that God would punish them most sharply, if…
Meaning, that God would punish them most sharply, if they would not execute justice aright.
That is, to try whether the murder was done at unawares, or else on set purpose, Num. 35:11; Deut. 4:41.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 2Ch 19:10 And what cause soever shall come to…
2Ch 19:10 And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren that dwell in their cities, between blood and blood, between law and commandment, statutes and judgments, ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the LORD, and [so] wrath come upon you, and upon your brethren: this do, and ye shall not trespass.
Ver. 10. Of your brethren,] q.d., They are your brethren by race, place, and grace; therefore see that right be done them; else your father will be angry.
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Between blood and blood.] Between an innocent and one culpable of death: as also between murders, whether wilful or casual.
Between law and commandments, &c.] To find out the true sense of the law, when it is pleaded by both parties; and to resolve the seeming ambiguities and contradictions: for not the letter but the mind of the law is law; and this you must fish out.
That they trespass not against the Lord.] By misinterpreting the law; making it a nose of wax; writhing it from the right sense.
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Matthew Poole 1685 · Public Domain Between blood and blood; of which See Poole "Deu…
Between blood and blood; of which See Poole "Deu 17:8".
Between law and commandment, statutes and judgments; when any debates or differences shall arise about the meaning of any of God’s laws, one party possibly putting this, and the other a quite differing sense upon the same place, or one alleging one place, and the offer another place, which may seem to clash with it.
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Ye shall even warn them that they trespass not against the Lord; ye shall not only give a righteous sentence for what is past, but ye shall admonish the offender, and others, to take better heed to themselves and their ways for the future.
This do, and ye shall not trespass; so you shall not bring guilt and wrath upon yourselves and others, which otherwise you will certainly do.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you…
And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the Lord,.... He being high priest, presided in this court in all things sacred, or which respected the worship of God; and was present to give his advice, and direct in the determination of all such matters that should come before them, according to the laws and statutes provided in such cases; though it may be he was only a common priest that was chief over them, or the president of this court:
and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah; the prince of the tribe of Judah:
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for all the king's matters; such as related to civil government, and which were not so clearly determined by positive laws:
also the Levites shall be officers before you; to execute the sentences that should be passed by them:
deal courageously; fear not the faces of any, but judge righteously and faithfully:
and the Lord shall be with the good; with good men that do good, to bestow all needful good upon them, to protect and defend them; the Targum is,"the Word of the Lord shall be for your help, who is good.''
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain Blood - This refers to Deut. xvii, 8, between…
Blood - This refers to Deut. xvii, 8, between the blood of the person slain, and the blood of the man-slayer. All the cities of refuge, except Hebron, now belonged to the kingdom of Israel, so that the man-slayer now usually fled to the courts of the temple, or the horns of the altar. And therefore the trial of these, was reserved for the court at Jerusalem. Law, &c. - When any debates shall arise about the meaning of any of God's laws. Warn - Ye shall not only give a righteous sentence for what is past, but ye shall admonish the offender, and others, to take better heed for the future.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 10. Between blood and blood] Cases of man-slaughter…
Verse 10. Between blood and blood] Cases of man-slaughter or accidental murder, or cases of consanguinity, the settlement of inheritance, family claims, &c.
Between law and commandment] Whatsoever concerns the moral precepts, rites, and ceremonies, of the law, or whatsoever belongs to civil affairs.
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Joseph Benson 1811 · Public Domain 2Ch 19:10. Between blood and blood — Between the…
2Ch 19:10. Between blood and blood — Between the blood of the person slain, and the blood of the manslayer. See the note on Deu 17:8. All the cities of refuge, except Hebron, now belonged to the kingdom of Israel, so that the manslayer now usually fled to the courts of the temple, or the horns of the altar; and therefore the trial of these was reserved for the court at Jerusalem. Between law and commandment, &c. — When any debates shall arise about the meaning of any of God’s laws. Ye shall even warn them — Ye shall not only give a righteous sentence for what is past, but ye shall admonish the offender, and others, to take better heed for the future. This do, and ye shall not trespass — Thus you shall not bring guilt and wrath upon yourselves and others, which otherwise you certainly would do.
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Albert Barnes 1834 · Public Domain The Jews who “dwelt in the cities,” if dissatisfied…
The Jews who “dwelt in the cities,” if dissatisfied with the decision given by the provincial judges, might therefore remove the cause to Jerusalem, as to a court of appeal.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain Cities. He addressed the judges of the capital, to…
Cities. He addressed the judges of the capital, to whom appeals might be made. C. M. --- Kindred, with respect to inheritances and matrimonial cases. Heb. "blood," or murder, whither casual or wilful.
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Daniel D. Whedon 1874 · Public Domain 10. Between law and commandment, statutes and judgments —…
10. Between law and commandment, statutes and judgments — “That is, in cases where the matter concerns the interpretation and application of the law, and its individual commands, statutes, and judgments, to particular crimes; wherever, in short, there is any doubt by what particular provision of the law the case in hand should be decided.” — Keil.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 10. And what cause soever shall come to you…
10. And what cause soever shall come to you of your brethren] R.V. And whensoever any controversy shall come to you from your brethren.
between blood and blood] To decide between one kind of blood-shedding and another, i.e. between manslaughter and murder. Deu_17:8.
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between law and commandment] To decide what particular ordinance applies to a particular case.
ye shall even warn them] R.V. ye shall warn them. Cp. Eze_3:17-21.
that they trespass not against] R.V. that they be not guilty towards. Cp. Isa_24:6 (“found guilty” R.V.).
wrath] Heb. qeçeph; see note on 2Ch_19:2.
ye shall not trespass] R.V. ye stall not be guilty.
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (10) And.—To wit.
(10) And.—To wit.
Cause.—Rîbh, “controversy” (2Ch_19:8).
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Shall come to you.—i.e., be referred to you as the Supreme Court of Appeal.
Of.—From your brethren—i.e., not your judicial brethren, but your fellow-countrymen.
That dwell in their cities.—In the various country towns, as opposed to the capital.
Between blood and blood.—See Deu_17:8. Questions growing out of cases of homicide—e.g., whether a given crime were murder or manslaughter.
Between law and commandment, statutes and judgments.—That is, questions about the interpretation and application of the different legal rules and principles. The phrase “commandment, statutes, and judgments,” is a sort of summary of the various kinds of law.
Ye shall even warn them that they trespass not.—Then ye shall instruct them, in order that, &.100
Warn.—Teach (Exo_18:20) them the true sense and bearing of the law in the particular case.
Trespass.—Incur guilt; by giving false judgment.
And so wrath (2Ch_19:2) . . . brethren.—The miscarriage of justice would involve not only the immediate agents, but the whole people, in guilt and its penal consequences.
This do . . . trespass.—Thus shall ye do (2Ch_19:9), that ye may not incur guilt.
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain Come of your brethren in their cities. These words…
Come of your brethren in their cities. These words confirm our foregoing note, and point to the appeal character of the Jerusalem court. Note also the clear connection of the verse with Deu_17:8, Deu_17:10, Deu_17:11; Exo_21:12-27. Law commandment, statutes judgments. It might sometimes need to be shown how the particular commandment flowed from main and essential law; and the written statute is easily distinguishable from those judgments, which were more like "judge-made" law. Ye shall not trespass; Revised Version, more correctly, ye shall not be guilty.
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unfoldingWord translationNotes 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 Connecting Statement:
Connecting Statement:
Jehoshaphat continues to instruct some of the Levites and the priests, and some of the heads of the ancestral houses of Israel, who he appointed to be judges.
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General Information:
The words "you" and "your" in this verse refers to those persons Jehoshaphat appointed to be judges.
Whenever any dispute comes to you from your brothers who live in their cities
This can be stated in active form. AT: "Whenever your brothers who live in their cities bring you a dispute" (See: Active or Passive)
from your brothers
Here "brothers" is a general reference to fellow Israelites.
bloodshed
Here the killing of people is spoken of as shedding their blood, where "blood" represents their lives. AT: "the killing of people" or "murder" (See: Metonymy)
anger will come toward you and toward your brothers
The abstract noun "anger" can be expressed as the adjective "angry." This can be stated in active form. AT: "God will be angry with you and your brothers" (See: Abstract Nouns and Active or Passive)
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brother
bloodshed
law, laws
command
statute
decree
guilt
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