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2 Chronicles 15

2 Chronicles 15:8

Asa’s Reforms · 2 Chronicles 15:8–19
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Translations

Modern
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
Traditional
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.
Literal
And Asa, hearing these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, strengthened himself and removed the abominations from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he restored the altar of YHWH that was before the face of the portico of YHWH.
Latin
Quod cum audisset Asa, verba scilicet, et prophetiam Azariæ filii Oded prophetæ, confortatus est, et abstulit idola de omni terra Juda et de Benjamin, et ex urbibus quas ceperat, montis Ephraim: et dedicavit altare Domini quod erat ante porticum Domini.

Original

Hebrew
English
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

Notes

2 Chronicles 15:8

He captured towns in the hill country of Ephraim during his war with Baasha (2 Chronicles 16:1). Baasha and Asa were constantly at war (see 1 Kings 15:16).

2 Chronicles 15:8–18

The Chronicler described Asa’s response using the prophet’s exact words, but Asa's actions exceeded the general advice. When Asa heard the prophecy, he bravely started a wide-ranging reform. He began by removing the offensive idols that had returned to the land (see 2 Chronicles 14:5). Complete trust in God had won the war against the Cushites, and fully renewing the covenant brought peace to the promised land (2 Chronicles 15:15).

Theme notes and profiles

Asa God’s Plan to Restore

Parallels

1 Kings 15:9–15

People

Asa: King of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphat Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel Ephraim: Second son of Joseph, and a tribe of Israel Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province Oded: Prophet, father of Azariah

Glossary

Azariah Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy

Topics

Altar in Solomon's Temple: Renewed by Asa Azariah: A Prophet, Called Obed Decision: Asa Iconoclasm: Destroyed by Asa Prayer: Answered for God's Favor Under the Reproofs of Azariah Preaching: Effective by Azariah Prophets: Azariah the Son of Oded Repentance in the Time of Asa, by the Preaching of Azariah Revivals: Asa Temple: Solomon's: Porch of, Called Porch of the Lord Temple: Solomon's: The Altar of Burnt offering Tribe of Simeon: Joined with the People of Judah and Benjamin in the Renewal of the Passover