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2 Chronicles 15
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Asa's Reform
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
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<strong>And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake Him face judgment. This pattern provides instruction for...
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**XV.
ASA’S REFORMATION OF RELIGION.**
(*a*) **ADDRESS OF THE PROPHET AZARIAH BEN ODED** (2Chronicles 15:1-7).
This section also is peculiar to the Chronicle.
(1) **And the Spirit of God.**—Literally, *And Azariah son of Oded, there fell upon him spirit of God* (*i.e.,* a holy inspiration). The prophet is unknown, except from this chapter. The name Oded comprises the same radical letters as Iddo (...
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**2-3. Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel--**(See on 1Ch 11:11; 2Sa 23:8). Hachmoni was his father, Zabdiel probably one of his ancestors; or there might be different names of the same individual. In the rotation of the military courses, the dignity of precedence, not of authority, was given to the hero.
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. to meet: Heb. before Asa
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Azariah's prophetic word to King Asa 'The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you' establishes a crucial conditional principle. God's covenant presence ('the LORD is with you') depends on faithful response ('while ye be with him'). This isn't works-salvation but covenant stipulation - those who truly know God s...
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(2) **And he went out to meet.**—Literally, *before.* (1Chronicles 12:17; 2Chronicles 14:9.) Azariah met the king on his return from battle.
**Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah.**—(Comp. Abijah’s speech, 2Chronicles 13:4 : “Hear ye me, Jeroboam, and all Israel!”)
**The Lord is with you, while ye be with him.**—Or, *Jehovah was with you* (in the battle), *because ye were with him* (i.e., clung to him ...
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**2-3. Jashobeam the son of Zabdiel--**(See on 1Ch 11:11; 2Sa 23:8). Hachmoni was his father, Zabdiel probably one of his ancestors; or there might be different names of the same individual. In the rotation of the military courses, the dignity of precedence, not of authority, was given to the hero.
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
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<strong>Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake Him ...
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(3) **Now for a long season Israel hath been.**—Literally, *And many days to Israel, without true God, and without teaching priest, and without teaching.* This is clearly an illustration of the general truth asserted in last verse. “Many a time hath Israel been without true God,” etc. Periods of religious decline, such as those recorded in the Book of Judges, as well as those of later times, espec...
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**4. second month was Dodai--**or, "Dodo." Here the text seems to require the supplement of "Eleazar the son of Dodo" (2Sa 23:9).
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
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<strong>But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake Him fa...
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(4) **But when they in their trouble did turn.**—Literally, *and he returned in his straits* (Deuteronomy 4:30) *unto Jehovah, the God of Israel; they sought him, and, *etc. (See Judges 3:9; Judges 3:15; Judges 4:3; Judges 4:15; Judges 6:6, *sqq.*; Psalm 106:44; Psalm 107:6.)
Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.
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<strong>And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who se...
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(5) **And in those times.**—The “many days” cf. 2Chronicles 15:3; the times of national unfaithfulness.
**There was no peace . . . came in.**—(See Judges 5:6; Judges 5:11; Judges 6:11.)
**But great vexations.**—*For great confusions* (*mehûmôth*)*.* (See Deuteronomy 28:20, where *mehûmah,* “confusion” or “discomfiture,” is foretold as a punishment of apostacy. Here the meaning seems to be *tumults...
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. destroyed: Heb. beaten in pieces
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<strong>And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake Him face judgment....
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(6) **And nation was destroyed of nation.**—*And they were crushed, nation by nation and city by city.* The verb *khathath* occurs Isaiah 2:4 (“to beat”); but in its (intensive) passive form only here. Some MSS. have the (intensive) active form, which is found elsewhere. So LXX. and Vulg.: “And nation shall fight against nation.” Nation is *gôy, i.e.,* a community of kindred, such as a tribe or cl...
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**7. Asahel--**This officer having been slain at the very beginning of David's reign [2Sa 2:23], his name was probably given to this division in honor of his memory, and his son was invested with the command.
1Ch 27:16-24. Princes of the Twelve Tribes.
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
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<strong>Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake Him face judgment. This ...
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(7) **Be ye strong therefore.**—Rather, *But ye, be ye strong.*
**Be weak.**—*Droop,* or *hang down* (Zephaniah 3:16; 2Samuel 4:1).
**Your work shall be rewarded.**—Literally, *there is indeed a reward for your work;* words occurring in Jeremiah 31:16. We have here the moral of the prophet’s address. The ruinous results of not “seeking,” and “forsaking,” Jehovah (2Chronicles 15:2) have been briefl...
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. abominable: Heb. abominations
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<strong>And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing...
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(*b*) **THE REFORM OF WORSHIP, AND PUBLIC RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT**
(2Chronicles 15:8-15).
(8) **And the prophecy of Oded the prophet.**—Heb., *And the prophecy Oded the prophet;* without any connection. This is suspicious, and suggests the idea that “Oded the prophet*”* is a marginal gloss, which has crept into the text; especially as, according to 2Chronicles 15:1, not Oded, but Azariah son of O...
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
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<strong>And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological pe...
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(9) **The strangers**—*i.e.,* the non-Judæans; members of the northern kingdom. A similar accession to the southern kingdom had taken place under Rehoboam (2Chronicles 11:16); and another yet is related in the reign of Hezekiah (2Chronicles 30:11; 2Chronicles 30:18).
**And out of Simeon.**—This tribe is again mentioned along with Ephraim and Manasseh in 2Chronicles 34:6, although its territory lay...
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
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<strong>So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake ...
Read full commentary →Matthew Henry’s Concise Commentary
Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. the same: Heb. in that day
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<strong>And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while tho...
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(11) **The same time.**—*On that day;* viz., the day appointed for the festival, in the third month, *i.e.,* Sivan, corresponding to part of May and June.
**Of the spoil which they had brought.**—The spoil of Zerah, the cities round Gerar, and the nomadic tribes (2Chronicles 14:13-15).
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
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<strong>And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who fors...
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(12) **And they entered into a (the) covenant.**—Jeremiah 34:10. The phrase means that they bound themselves by an oath (2Chronicles 15:14). Comp. Nehemiah 10:30.
**To seek the Lord . . . with all their heart . . .**—See the same phrase in Deuteronomy 4:29.
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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<strong>That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those wh...
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(13) **That.**—*And.*
**Whosoever would not seek the Lord** **God** **. . .**—Part of the solemn oath of the king and people; a sanction prescribed by the law of Deuteronomy 13:6, *sqq.,* Deuteronomy 17:2-6.
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
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<strong>And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake Him face ...
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(14) **With shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.**—See or 1Chronicles 15:28; 2Chronicles 23:13. The acclamations of the people, accompanied by the loud blasts upon trumpet and clarion, naturally enhanced the solemnity of the oath.
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
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<strong>And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate ...
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(15) **All Judah.**—The entire southern kingdom.
**With their whole desire.**—Or, *assent*; with perfect willingness. Vulg., “in tota voluntate.”
**And he was found of them.**—Or, *was at hand to them;* in accordance with the promise of Azariah the prophet (2Chronicles 15:2).
**The Lord gave them rest.**—Another period of tranquility, like that mentioned in 2Chronicles 14:6-7; and perhaps of equal...
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**16. over the tribes of Israel: the ruler--**This is a list of the hereditary chiefs or rulers of tribes at the time of David's numbering the people. Gad and Asher are not included; for what reason is unknown. The tribe of Levi had a prince (1Ch 27:17), as well as the other tribes; and although it was ecclesiastically subject to the high priest, yet in all civil matters it had a chief or head, po...
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
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And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. mother: that is, grandmother idol: Heb. horror
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<strong>And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspectiv...
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(16) **And also concerning Maachah.**—2Chronicles 15:16-18 are a duplicate of 1Kings 15:13-15, with a few unimportant variations. See the commentary there.
**The mother of Asa the king**—i.e., his grandmother. (See 2Chronicles 13:2; and 1Kings 15:13). Others have supposed that Maachah the mother of Abijah, and Maachah the “mother” of Asa, were different persons, the former being the daughter of Ab...
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
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<strong>But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake Hi...
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(17) **But the high places were not taken away.**—See on 2Chronicles 14:3; 2Chronicles 14:5. An explanation of the discrepancy has been suggested there; but a better one perhaps may be thus stated. The former passage relates what the good king had resolved and attempted to effect; the present records his want of success, owing to the obstinate attachment of his people to their old sanctuaries.
A s...
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**18. Elihu--**probably the same as Eliab (1Sa 16:6).
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
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<strong>And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God p...
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(18) **And he brought into the house of God.**—The verse is identical with 1Kings 15:15, substituting *God* for *Jehovah.* “The things that his father had dedicated” were, doubtless, taken from the spoils after Abijah’s great victory over Jeroboam (2Chronicles 13:16-19); and” the things that he himself had dedicated “were a portion of the Cushite booty (2Chronicles 14:13-15).
The brief reference c...
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
Read full commentary →And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
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<strong>And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.</strong><br><br>This verse is part of the narrative of Judah's kings, specifically addressing National spiritual renewal through decisive reform. The Chronicler's theological perspective emphasizes immediate divine retribution—kings who seek God prosper, while those who forsake Him face judgment. This pattern p...
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(19) **And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.**—Literally, *and war arose not until,* etc. This statement appears to refer back to 2Chronicles 15:15 : “And the Lord gave them rest round about;” and so to assign the limit of that period of peace, which ensued after the defeat of Zeran.
In 1Kings 15:16 we find a different statement: “And war continued between...
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Chapter 15
The people make a solemn covenant with God.
--The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The pe...
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