"For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images,a and cut down the groves:"
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CHAPTER 14 THE REIGN OF ASA
_ 1. The death of Abijah and Asa becomes king (2 Chronicles 14:1)_
2. The good beginning (2 Chronicles 14:2)
3. His victory over Zerah (2 Chronicles 14:9)
Asa, (which me...
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2 Chronicles 14:1 to 2 Chronicles 16:14. THE REIGN OF ASA (see notes
on 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 15:11). Most of this section has no parallel
in 1 K.
2 CHRONICLES 14:1 describes Asa's loyalty to Yahweh,...
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TOOK AWAY... THE HIGH PLACES. No "discrepancy" between this and 2
Chronicles 15:17. for the high places referred to there belonged to
"Israel", not Judah. Asa could do nothing in Israel.
IMAGES. sun...
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_the altars of the strange_gods] R.V. THE STRANGE ALTARS.
_the images_ R.V. THE PILLARS, LXX. τὰς στήλας. The "pillar"
or "obelisk," Heb. _Maçççbâh_, was a monolith standing by an altar
as a symbol o...
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ALTARS OF THE STRANGE GODS— _Altars of the strangers; i.e._ which
the strangers had erected to their several gods. Houbigant....
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4. THE REIGN OF ASA (14-16)
TEXT
2 Chronicles 14:1. So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried
him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his
days the land was quiet te...
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_FOR HE TOOK AWAY THE ALTARS OF THE STRANGE GODS, AND THE HIGH PLACES,
AND BRAKE DOWN THE IMAGES, AND CUT DOWN THE GROVES:_
Brake down the images - of Baal (see the note at 2 Chronicles 34:4;
Levitic...
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14:3 columns, (a-18) Or 'statues.' see 1 Kings 14:23 ....
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REIGN OF ASA
This chapter adds to what is related of Asa in 1 Kings 15:9 an account
of the invasion of the Ethiopian Zerah....
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2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE
The *Kingdom called Judah
2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36
_IAN MACKERVOY_
CHAPTER 14
ASA – 2 CHRONICLES 14:1B-16:14
THE *LORD GIVES A TIME OF PEACE – 2 C...
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_[2 Chronicles 14:2]_ וַ יָּ֛סַר אֶת
־מִזְבְּחֹ֥ות הַ נֵּכָ֖ר וְ הַ
בָּמֹ֑ות וַ יְשַׁבֵּר֙ אֶת...
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ASA: DIVINE RETRIBUTION
2 Chronicles 14:1; 2 Chronicles 15:1; 2 Chronicles 16:1
ABIJAH, dying, as far as we can gather from Chronicles, in the odor of
sanctity, was succeeded by his son Asa. The chro...
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In Asa there was a break in the continuity of naughtiness which so
singularly characterized the succession of kings. His was a long
reign, and though not characterized by the pronounced reforms which...
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For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and the high
places, and brake down the images, and cut down the (a) groves:
(a) Which were planted contrary to the Law, (Deuteronomy 16:21)....
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It should seem from the account here given that Asa, immediately on
his accession to the throne, began to reform the abuses of the
preceding reign of his father. Idolatry he abolished, which had crept...
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THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 13 THROUGH 16.
In his wars with Jeroboam, Abijah stands entirely upon this ground,
and he is blessed.
Asa follows his steps; and, whether at peace, or while...
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FOR HE TOOK AWAY THE ALTARS OF THE STRANGE GODS,.... Or of a strange
people, of the Zidonians, Ammonites, and Moabites, which had remained
from the times of Solomon, and which he built for his wives,...
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For he took away the altars of the strange [gods], and the high
places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves:
Ver. 3. _And the high places._] Erected to idols; not the other. 1Ki
15:14...
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_He took away the altars of the strange gods_ Since the time when
Solomon admitted idolatry, in the latter end of his reign, it appears,
nothing had been done till now to suppress it; so that it may b...
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1 Asa succeeding destroieth idolatry.
6 Hauing peace, he strengtheneth his kingdome with forts and armies.
9 Calling on God, he ouerthroweth Zerah, and spoileth the Ethiopians.
1 SO Abiiah slept wi...
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Asa's Piety and Military Prowess...
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THE REIGN OF ASA
(vv.1-15)
Abijah was buried in Jerusalem and his son Asa took the throne of
Judah. To his credit the land was quiet for ten years, with no
attacking enemies, for the character of A...
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IMAGES:
_ Heb._ statues...
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No text from Poole on this verse....
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2 Chronicles 14:3 removed H5493 (H8686) altars H4196 foreign H5236
places H1116 down H7665 (H8762) pillars H4676 down H1438 (H8762)
images H842
For he took - Deuteronomy 7:5; 1 Kings 11:7-8, 1 Kings...
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PLACES
(_ See Scofield) - (1 Kings 3:2). _
(_ See Scofield) - (1 Kings 15:14). _
GROVES
(_ See Scofield) - (Deuteronomy 16:21). _
(_ See Scofield) - (Judges 3:7). _...
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CONTENTS: Death of Abijah. Accession of Asa. Asa's victory over Zerah.
CHARACTERS: God, Asa, Zerah.
CONCLUSION: He who has sought God in the day of peace and prosperity
can with holy boldness cry to...
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2 Chronicles 14:3. _Altars of the strange…_ The author of this book,
like Moses, Deuteronomy 32:16, would not pollute his text with the
unhallowed name of idols.
2 Chronicles 14:8. _Out of Benjamin t...
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_And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his
God._
ASA FAITHFUL TO HIS GOD
We have watched the steady fall of the kingdom of Israel Judah also
began in shame and ended in d...
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2 CHRONICLES 14:2 Asa. The Chronicler’s account of Asa’s reign
(910–869 B.C.) is much longer and more complex than that given in
the earlier history (1 Kings 15:9). Asa’s reign begins well but ends
ba...
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CRITICAL NOTES.] Asa succeeds, suppresses idols, and defends his
kingdom (2 Chronicles 14:1; _cf._ 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 15:14). Gains
victory over Zerah and spoils Ethiopians.
_2 Chronicles 14:1_.—_A...
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EXPOSITION
This chapter commences Asa's long reign of forty-one years. Asa was
son of Abijah and grandson of Maachah (2 Chronicles 15:16; 1 Kings
15:13). The reign was remarkable for the devotion of A...
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By Chuck Smith
In chapter 14 we find the death of Abijah listed and the son Asa
coming to the throne.
and Asa his son reigned in his stead. The land was quiet for ten
years. Asa did that which was go...
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1 Kings 11:7; 1 Kings 11:8; 1 Kings 14:22; 1 Kings 15:12; 2 Chronicles
15:17; 2 Chronicles 34:4; 2 Kings 18:4; 2 Kings 23:14; 2 Kings 23:6;...