2 Chronicles 15:1
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: Ver. 1. _The son of Oded._] _Alias_ Iddo the seer.... [ Continue Reading ]
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: Ver. 1. _The son of Oded._] _Alias_ Iddo the seer.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 2. _And he went out to meet Asa._] To admonish him and his army of... [ Continue Reading ]
Now for a long season Israel [hath been] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. Ver. 3. _Now for a long season._] For about thirty years. _ Israel._] The ten revolted tribes. _ Hath been without the true God._] So were our ancestors the old Britons, whose idols were... [ Continue Reading ]
But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. Ver. 4. _But when they in their trouble,_] _i.e., _ Their ancestors before the revolt, as in the days of the Judges. Some understand it of the Babylonish captivity, and read thus, But when th... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 5. _And in those times there was no peace,_] _i.e., _ After their apostasy from God, and their revolt from the house of David, they have... [ Continue Reading ]
And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. Ver. 6. _And nation was destroyed._] Heb., Beaten to pieces: such is the woe of war, that no words, however so wide, are sufficient to set it forth.... [ Continue Reading ]
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. Ver. 7. _Be ye strong therefore._] Since God hath dealt better with you, and brought you back with victory and much spoil, set lustily and vigorously to work, be active for God, in reforming things amiss amongs... [ Continue Reading ]
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.... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 9. _And the strangers with them, &c._] Strangers they had made themselves by... [ Continue Reading ]
So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. Ver. 10. _In. the third month._] At the feast of Pentecost, at which time of the year Constantinople was taken by the Turks, because the Greek Church denied the procession of the Holy Gh... [ Continue Reading ]
And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil [which] they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. Ver. 11. _And they offered of the spoil._] Heathens also did so, ascribing thereby the victory to their gods.... [ Continue Reading ]
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; Ver. 12. _And they entered into a covenant._] As well knowing the fickleness of their own hearts, they do hereby think good to bind them to the good abearance; a commendable practice... [ Continue Reading ]
That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. Ver. 13. _That whosoever would not seek the Lord,_] _i.e., _ Be subject to the Lord, but seek to other gods. _ Should be put to death._] According to the law. Deu 13:9 Say not,... [ Continue Reading ]
And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. Ver. 14. _And they sware unto the Lord._] For better assurance. An oath is a curb to conscience; ορκος just as ερκος . _ With a loud voice._] _Verbis non tantum desertis, sed et exertis,_ audibl... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 15. _For they had sworn with all their heart._] Not as she in the tragedy, who said, _Iuravi lingua, mentem in... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 16. _And also concerning Maachah._] See on 1 Kings 15:13 . _ He removed her fr... [ Continue Reading ]
But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. Ver. 17. _But the high places._] See on 1 Kings 15:14 .... [ Continue Reading ]
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. Ver. 18. _And he brought._] See 1 Kings 15:15. Hypocrites may, for self-respects, be liberal; as was Herod in beautifying the temple.... [ Continue Reading ]
And there was no [more] war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa. Ver. 19. _Unto the five and thirtieth year,_] _sc., _ From the revolt of the ten tribes. See 2 Chronicles 16:8. The Septuagint corruptly here render, Unto the thirtieth year.... [ Continue Reading ]