What does 2 Chronicles 15:16 mean? Commentary, explanation and study verse by verse.
"And also concerning Maachah the motherc 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."
Verse 2 Chronicles 15:16. _CONCERNING MAACHAH_] See the matter fully explained in _Clarke's note on "_1 Kings 15:13_"_. The Jews imagine that Maachah repented, and her name became changed into _Micha...
CHAPTER 15 THE REIGN OF ASA, WARNING AND REFORMATION _ 1. The warning message of Azariah (2 Chronicles 15:1)_ 2. Asa's response and reformation (2 Chronicles 15:8) But the Lord knew the danger which...
The words of Azariah the son of Oded (not mentioned elsewhere) form a kind of introduction to the account of Asa's religious reforms; if the words in 2 Chronicles 15:3 refer to any definite period, it...
MAACHAH. See note on 2 Chronicles 13:2. MOTHER. the queen-mother. Put by Figure of speech _Synecdoche_ (of Genus) for grandmother (1 Kings 15:2). IDOL IN. GROVE. a monstrous _'Asherah_ for. grove. C...
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...
_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....
15:16 queen, (a-14) See 1 Kings 15:13 ....
REIGN OF ASA (CONTINUED) An account of how Asa, moved by the prophet Azariah, made a covenant to seek.the LORD. This chapter is almost entirely supplementary to what is recorded of Asa in 1 Kings 15...
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 15 ASA OBEYS THE *PROPHET – 2 CHRONICLES 15:1-8 V1 The Spirit of God c...
AND ALSO CONCERNING MAACHAH. — 2 Chronicles 15:16 are a duplicate of 1 Kings 15:13, with a few unimportant variations. See the commentary there. THE MOTHER OF ASA THE KING — i.e., his grandmother. (Se...
וְ גַֽם ־מַעֲכָ֞ה אֵ֣ם ׀ אָסָ֣א הַ מֶּ֗לֶךְ הֱסִירָהּ֙ מִ גְּבִירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר ־עָשְׂתָ֥ה לַ אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה...
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...
This chapter chronicles with greater detail the occasion and value of the reform wrought in Judah during Asa's reign. Here appears a man mentioned nowhere else. His name was Azariah. Suddenly anointed...
And also [concerning] Maachah the (i) 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...
_Mother, or grandmother. (Calmet) --- There were perhaps two of the name, and Abia had married one as well as Roboam. (Menochius) --- Deposed, &c. Hebrew, "from being queen." Septuagint, "he removed M...
I admire Asa's integrity, in that his eye would not spare even his own mother. Surely there can be no real love to the Lord, that suffers any creature to become a rival. He that loveth father and moth...
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...
Ver. 16-18. AND ALSO CONCERNING MAACHAH THE MOTHER OF ASA THE KING,.... Or rather his grandmother, 1 Kings 15:10, HE REMOVED HER FROM BEING QUEEN; the Septuagint version is, "that she should not mini...
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...
_And also concerning Maachah_ Of this and the following verses, see on 1 Kings 15:13....
1 Asa with Iudah and many of Israel, moued by the prophesie of Azariah the sonne of Oded, make a solemne couenant with God. 16 He putteth downe Maachah his mother, for her idolatry. 18 He bringeth d...
THE TRUE WORSHIP RESTORED...
A MESSAGE FROM GOD (vv.1-7) As Asa returned from his victory, the Lord sent a prophet, Azariah, son of Oded, to meet him with encouraging words, telling Asa, "The Lord is with you while you are wit...
IDOL: _ Heb._ horror...
Of this and the following verses, SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 15:2", SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 15:10", SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 15:14", SEE POOLE ON "1 KINGS 15:15"....
2 Chronicles 15:16 removed H5493 (H8689) Maachah H4601 mother H517 Asa H609 king H4428 queen H1377 made H6213 (H8804) image H4656 Asherah H842 Asa H609 down H3772 (H8799) image H4656 crushed H1854 (H8...
MOTHER That is, Grandmother. (1 Kings 15:13), GROVE (_ See Scofield) - (Deuteronomy 16:21). _ (_ See Scofield) - (Judges 3:7). _...
CONTENTS: Warnings of Azariah. Reform under Asa. CHARACTERS: God, Holy Spirit, Azariah, Asa, Oded, Maachah. CONCLUSION: If we turn aside from God and His ordinances, He is not tied to us, but will c...
2 Chronicles 15:1. _Azariah the son of Oded;_ whose father is named, to distinguish him from the highpriest of that name. 2 Chronicles 15:3. _For a long season, Israel,_ the ten revolted tribes, had...
2 CHRONICLES—NOTE ON 2 CHRONICLES 15:16 The QUEEN MOTHER served as an adviser to the king and a teacher of the royal children. The BROOK KIDRON, or the “Kidron Valley,” is just outside Jerusalem. See...
CRITICAL NOTES.] A prophetic warning (2 Chronicles 15:1). Asa’s reforms (2 Chronicles 15:8); renewal of covenant (2 Chronicles 15:12), and deposes Maachah. _2 Chronicles 15:1_.—_Azariah warns Asa. Spi...
EXPOSITION This chapter is something like an oasis in our history, and was perhaps such in the real life of Asa also. Presumably it covers a period of some twenty years. Reading between the lines, and...
And as they were returning now with all the spoils of war, the victory of God, The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: and he went out to meet Asa, and he said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa,...
1 Kings 15:10; 1 Kings 15:13; 1 Kings 15:14; 1 Kings 15:2; 2 Chronicles 14:3; 2 Chronicles 34:7; 2 Corinthians 5:16; 2 Kings 23:12; 2 Kings 23:15;...
LESSONS FROM THE LIFE OF ASA 2 Chronicles 15:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We wish to present to you "The life of rest," from certain verses found in chapter 14. These verses are really introductory to the...