And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: AZARIAH LE FILS D'ODED. Ce prophète, qui n'est mentionné nulle part ailleurs, apparaît à ce stade de l'histoire sacrée dans l'accomplissement d'une mission intéressante. Il alla rencontrer Asa alors qu'il revenait de sa poursuite victorieu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. LE SEIGNEUR EST AVEC VOUS, PENDANT QUE VOUS ÊTES AVEC LUI. Vous avez e... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. CELA FAIT MAINTENANT LONGTEMPS QU'ISRAËL EST ... Certains pensent qu'Azariah faisait référence à la triste et désastreuse condition dans laquelle la superstition et l'idolâtrie avait amené l... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_BUT WHEN THEY IN THEIR TROUBLE DID TURN UNTO THE LORD GOD OF ISRAEL, AND SOUGHT HIM, HE WAS FOUND OF THEM._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. SOYEZ FORTS. Une grande résolution et une énergie indomptable seraient nécessaires pour persévérer face à l'opposition que vos mesures de réforme rencontreront. VOTRE TRAVAIL SERA RÉCOMPENSÉ - i: e., ce qu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. IL A RASSEMBLÉ TOUT JUDA ET BENJAMIN. Non satisfait de ces mesures mineures de pu... [ Continuer la lecture ]
So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month in the fifteenth year of the reign of So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. LE TROISIÈME MOIS - quand a eu lieu la fête de la Pentecôte qui, à cette occas... [ Continuer la lecture ]
_AND THEY OFFERED UNTO THE LORD THE SAME TIME, OF THE SPOIL WHICH THEY HAD BROUGHT, SEVEN HUNDRED OXEN AND SEVEN THOUSAND SHEEP._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continuer la lecture ]
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. LES CHOSES QUE SON PÈRE AVAIT CONSACRÉES - probablement une partie du butin obtenu par sa victoire flagrante sur Jéroboam, mais qui, bien que dédié, n'... [ Continuer la lecture ]