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And their father gave them great gifts of silver, and of gold, and of precious things, with fenced cities in Judah: but the kingdom gave he to Jehoram; because he [was] the firstborn.
2 Chronicles 21:3 — KJV
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2 Chronicles 21:3
King James Version (KJV)
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2 Chronicles 21:3
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Commentary
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 21:3
Theological / DevotionalGreat gifts. Compare the policy of Rehoboam in the endowment and settlement of his sons (ch. 11:23).
With fenced cities. Jehoshaphat made his sons rulers of important cities, thus giving them power and influence in the domain, and made them, in a degree, rivals of their brother Jehoram.
Jehoram. Jehoram received the kingdom while Jehoshaphat was still alive (2 Kings 8:16), becoming coregent in the 17th year of Jehoshaphat’s reign (see on 2 Kings 1:17; 3:1).
The firstborn. This was the usual rule (see Deut. 21:15-17). But there were exceptions, as in the case of Solomon (1 Chron. 28:5), Abijah (2 Chron. 11:18-22), and Jehoahaz (ch. 36:1; cf. vs. 2-5).
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