We have here a further account of the good reign of Jehoshaphat, I. His return in peace to Jerusalem, 2 Chron. 19:1. II. The reproof given him for his league with Ahab, and his acting in conjunction with him, 2 Chron. 19:2–3. III. The great care he took thereupon to reform his kingdom, 2 Chron.

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 : He returned to his house in peace. Notice is taken of this to intimate, (1.) That he fared better than he had expected.

Jehoshaphat, having done what he could to make his people good, is here providing, if possible, to keep them so by the influence of a settled magistracy.