2 Chronicles 14:1 King James Version with Strong's Concordance (STRONG)

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¹ So Abijah ^H29 slept ^H7901 with his fathers, ^H1 and they buried ^H6912 him in the city ^H5892 of David: ^H1732 and Asa ^H609 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead. In his days ^H3117 the land ^H776 was quiet ^H8252 ten ^H6235 years. ^H8141

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And Abijam ^H38 slept ^H7901 with his fathers; ^H1 and they buried ^H6912 him in the city ^H5892 of David: ^H1732 and Asa ^H609 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead. And in the twentieth ^H6242 year ^H8141 of Jeroboam ^H3379 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 reigned ^H4427 Asa ^H609 over Judah. ^H3063 And forty ^H705 and one ^H259 years ^H8141 reigned ^H4427 he in Jerusalem. ^H3389 And his mother's ^H517 name ^H8034 was Maachah, ^H4601 the daughter ^H1323 of Abishalom. ^H53 And Asa ^H609 did ^H6213 that which was right ^H3477 in the eyes ^H5869 of the LORD, ^H3068 as did David ^H1732 his father. ^H1 And he took away ^H5674 the sodomites ^H6945 out of the land, ^H776 and removed ^H5493 all the idols ^H1544 that his fathers ^H1 had made. ^H6213 And also Maachah ^H4601 his mother, ^H517 even her he removed ^H5493 from being queen, ^H1377 because she had made ^H6213 an idol ^H4656 in a grove; ^H842 and Asa ^H609 destroyed ^H3772 her idol, ^H4656 and burnt ^H8313 it by the brook ^H5158 Kidron. ^H6939 But the high places ^H1116 were not removed: ^H5493 nevertheless Asa's ^H609 heart ^H3824 was perfect ^H8003 with the LORD ^H3068 all his days. ^H3117 And he brought ^H935 in the things ^H6944 which his father ^H1 had dedicated, ^H6944 and the things which himself had dedicated, ^H6944 into the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 silver, ^H3701 and gold, ^H2091 and vessels. ^H3627 And there was war ^H4421 between Asa ^H609 and Baasha ^H1201 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 all their days. ^H3117 And Baasha ^H1201 king ^H4428 of Israel ^H3478 went up ^H5927 against Judah, ^H3063 and built ^H1129 Ramah, ^H7414 that he might not suffer ^H5414 any to go out ^H3318 or come in ^H935 to Asa ^H609 king ^H4428 of Judah. ^H3063 Then Asa ^H609 took ^H3947 all the silver ^H3701 and the gold ^H2091 that were left ^H3498 in the treasures ^H214 of the house ^H1004 of the LORD, ^H3068 and the treasures ^H214 of the king's ^H4428 house, ^H1004 and delivered ^H5414 them into the hand ^H3027 of his servants: ^H5650 and king ^H4428 Asa ^H609 sent ^H7971 them to Benhadad, ^H1130 the son ^H1121 of Tabrimon, ^H2886 the son ^H1121 of Hezion, ^H2383 king ^H4428 of Syria, ^H758 that dwelt ^H3427 at Damascus, ^H1834 saying, ^H559 There is a league ^H1285 between me and thee, and between my father ^H1 and thy father: ^H1 behold, I have sent ^H7971 unto thee a present ^H7810 of silver ^H3701 and gold; ^H2091 come ^H3212 and break ^H6565 thy league ^H1285 with Baasha ^H1201 king ^H4428 of Israel, ^H3478 that he may depart ^H5927 from me. So Benhadad ^H1130 hearkened ^H8085 unto king ^H4428 Asa, ^H609 and sent ^H7971 the captains ^H8269 of the hosts ^H2428 which he had against the cities ^H5892 of Israel, ^H3478 and smote ^H5221 Ijon, ^H5859 and Dan, ^H1835 and Abelbethmaachah, ^H62 and all Cinneroth, ^H3672 with all the land ^H776 of Naphtali. ^H5321 And it came to pass, when Baasha ^H1201 heard ^H8085 thereof, that he left off ^H2308 building ^H1129 of Ramah, ^H7414 and dwelt ^H3427 in Tirzah. ^H8656 Then king ^H4428 Asa ^H609 made a proclamation ^H8085 throughout all Judah; ^H3063 none was exempted: ^H5355 and they took ^H5375 away the stones ^H68 of Ramah, ^H7414 and the timber ^H6086 thereof, wherewith Baasha ^H1201 had builded; ^H1129 and king ^H4428 Asa ^H609 built ^H1129 with them Geba ^H1387 of Benjamin, ^H1144 and Mizpah. ^H4709 The rest ^H3499 of all the acts ^H1697 of Asa, ^H609 and all his might, ^H1369 and all that he did, ^H6213 and the cities ^H5892 which he built, ^H1129 are they not written ^H3789 in the book ^H5612 of the chronicles ^H1697 ^H3117 of the kings ^H4428 of Judah? ^H3063 Nevertheless in the time ^H6256 of his old age ^H2209 he was diseased ^H2470 in his feet. ^H7272 And Asa ^H609 slept ^H7901 with his fathers, ^H1 and was buried ^H6912 with his fathers ^H1 in the city ^H5892 of David ^H1732 his father: ^H1 and Jehoshaphat ^H3092 his son ^H1121 reigned ^H4427 in his stead.

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And ^G1161 Solomon ^G4672 begat ^G1080 Roboam; ^G4497 and ^G1161 Roboam ^G4497 begat ^G1080 Abia; ^G7 and ^G1161 Abia ^G7 begat ^G1080 Asa; ^G760 And ^G1161 Asa ^G760 begat ^G1080 Josaphat; ^G2498 and ^G1161 Josaphat ^G2498 begat ^G1080 Joram; ^G2496 and ^G1161 Joram ^G2496 begat ^G1080 Ozias; ^G3604

Commentary on 2 Chronicles 14 Matthew Henry Commentary

John Gill Keil & Delitzsch Robert Jamieson: Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Chapter 14

In this and the two following chapters we have the history of the reign of Asa, a good reign and a long one. In this chapter we have,

I. His piety (v. 1-5).
II. His policy (v. 6-8).
III. His prosperity, and particularly a glorious victory he obtained over a great army of Ethiopians that came out against him (v. 9-15).

2Ch 14:1-8

Here is,

I. Asa's general character (v. 2): He did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
- 1. He aimed at pleasing God, studied to approve himself to him. Happy are those that walk by this rule, to do that which is right, not in their own eyes, or in the eye of the world, but in the eyes of God.
- 2. He saw God's eye always upon him, and that helped much to keep him to what was good and right.
- 3. God graciously accepted him in what he did, and approved his conduct as good and right.
II. A blessed work of reformation which he set on foot immediately upon his accession to the crown.
- 1. He removed and abolished idolatry. Since Solomon admitted idolatry, in the latter end of his reign, nothing had been done to suppress it, and so, we presume, it had got ground. Strange gods were worshipped and had their altars, images, and groves; and the temple service, though kept up by the priests (ch. 13:10), was neglected by many of the people. Asa, as soon as he had power in his hands, made it his business to destroy all those idolatrous altars and images (v. 3, 5), they being a great provocation to a jealous God and a great temptation to a careless unthinking people. He hoped by destroying the idols to reform the idolaters, which he aimed at, rather than to ruin them.
- 2. He revived and established the pure worship of God; and, since the priests did their part in attending God's altars, he obliged the people to do theirs (v. 4): He commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and not the gods of the heathen, and to do the law and the commandments, that is, to observe all divine institutions, which many had utterly neglected. In doing this, the land was quiet before him, v. 5. Though they were much in love with their idols, and very loth to leave them, yet the convictions of their consciences sided with the commands of Asa, and they could not, for shame, refuse to comply with them. Note, Those that have power in their hands, and will use it vigorously for the suppression of profaneness and the reformation of manners, will not meet with so much difficulty and opposition therein as perhaps they feared. Vice is a sneaking thing, and virtue has reason enough on its side to make all iniquity stop her mouth, Ps. 107:42.
III. The tranquillity of his kingdom, after constant alarms of war during the last two reigns: In his days the land was quiet ten years (v. 1), no war with the kingdom of Israel, who did not recover the blow given them in the last reign for a great while. Abijah's victory, which was owing, under God, to his courage and bravery, laid a foundation for Asa's peace, which was the reward of his piety and reformation. Though Abijah had little religion himself, he was instrumental to prepare the way for one that had much. If Abijah had not done what he did to quiet the land, Asa could not have done what he did to reform it; for inter arma silent leges-amidst the din of arms the voice of law is unheard.
IV. The prudent improvement he made of that tranquillity: The land had rest, for the Lord had given him rest. Note, If God give quietness, who then can make trouble? Job 34:29. Those have rest indeed to whom God gives rest, peace indeed to whom Christ gives peace, not as the world giveth, Jn. 14:27. Now,
- 1. Asa takes notice of the rest they had as the gift of God (He hath given us rest on every side. Note, God must be acknowledged with thankfulness in the rest we are blessed with, of body and mind, family and country), and as the reward of the reformation begun: Because we have sought the Lord our God, he has given us rest. Note, As the frowns and rebukes of Providence should be observed for a check to us in an evil way, so the smiles of Providence should be taken notice of for our encouragement in that which is good. See Hag. 2:18, 19; Mal. 3:10. We find by experience that it is good to seek the Lord; it gives us rest. While we pursue the world we meet with nothing but vexation.
- 2. He consults with his people, by their representatives, how to make a good use of the present gleams of peace they enjoyed, and concludes with them,
  - (1.) That they must not be idle, but busy. Times of rest from war should be employed in work, for we must always find ourselves something to do. In the years when he had no war he said, "Let us build; still let us be doing.' When the churches had rest they were built up, Acts 9:31. When the sword is sheathed take up the trowel.
  - (2.) That they must not be secure, but prepare for wars. In times of peace we must be getting ready for trouble, expect it and lay up in store for it.
    - [1.] He fortified his principle cities with walls, towers, gates, and bars, v. 7. "This let us do,' says he, "while the land is yet before us,' that is, "while we have opportunity and advantage for it and have nothing to hinder us.' He speaks as if he expected that, some way or other, trouble would arise, when it would be too late to fortify, and when they would wish they had done it. So they built and prospered.
    - [2.] He had a good army ready to bring into the field (v. 8), not a standing army, but the militia or trained-bands of the country. Judah and Benjamin were mustered severally; and Benjamin (which not long ago was called little Benjamin, Ps. 68:27) had almost as many soldiers as Judah, came as near as 28 to 30, so strangely had that tribe increased of late. The blessing of God can make a little one to become a thousand. It should seem, these two tribes were differently armed, both offensively and defensively. The men of Judah guarded themselves with targets, the men of Benjamin with shields, the former of which were much larger than the latter, 1 Ki. 10:16, 17. The men of Judah fought with spears when they closed in with the enemy; the men of Benjamin drew bows, to reach the enemy at a distance. Both did good service, and neither could say to the other, I have no need of thee. Different gifts and employments are for the common good.

2Ch 14:9-15