2 Chronicles 19:8
2 Chronicles · Old Testament · Chapter 19
“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
What Does 2 Chronicles 19:8 Mean?
2 Chronicles 19:8 is found in the book of 2 Chronicles, chapter 19, verse 8 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to 2 Chronicles 19:8 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
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:”2 Chronicles 19:11“And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king’s matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.”Psalms 122:5“For there are set thrones of judgment, the thrones of the house of David.”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 Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.”Ezekiel 44:24“And in controversy they shall stand in judgment; and they shall judge it according to my judgments: and they shall keep my laws and my statutes in all mine assemblies; and they shall hallow my sabbaths.”Exodus 18:19“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:”Deuteronomy 17:8“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;”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 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.”1 Chronicles 26:29“Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sons were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.”2 Chronicles 19:5“And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities of Judah, city by city,”Ezra 7:25“And thou, Ezra, after the wisdom of thy God, that is in thine hand, set magistrates and judges, which may judge all the people that are beyond the river, all such as know the laws of thy God; and teach ye them that know them not.”
People & Places
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