John Gill Commentary 2 Chronicles 19:5

"And he set judges in the land throughout all the fortified cities of Judah, city by city," — 2 Chronicles 19:5 (ASV)

And he set judges in the land throughout all the fenced cities
of Judah, city by city
Inferior judges in lesser courts of judicature than that at Jerusalem, and that in every city, that judgment and justice might be executed everywhere; such were appointed by David, but had been neglected, and now restored, see (1 Chronicles 26:29 1 Chronicles 26:32) .