Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
2 Chronicles 14:4
to seek the Lord Cp. 2 Chronicles 15:12-13.
to seek the Lord Cp. 2 Chronicles 15:12-13.
CHAPTER 14 THE REIGN OF ASA _ 1. The death of Abijah and Asa becomes king (2 Chronicles 14:1)_ 2. The good beginning (2 Chronicles 14:2) 3. His victory over Zerah (2 Chronicles 14
2 Chronicles 14:1 to 2 Chronicles 16:14. THE REIGN OF ASA (see notes on 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 15:11). Most of this sectio
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 COMMANDED JUDAH TO SEEK THE LORD GOD OF THEIR FATHERS, AND TO DO THE LAW AND THE COMMANDMENT._ No JFB commentary on this verse....
REIGN OF ASA This chapter adds to what is related of Asa in 1 Kings 15:9 an account of the invasion of the Ethiopian Zerah....
2 CHRONICLES: GOD DESIRES LOYAL PEOPLE The *Kingdom called Judah 2 CHRONICLES CHAPTER S 10 TO 36 _IAN MACKERVOY_ CHAPTER 14 ASA – 2 CHRONICLES 14:1B-16:14 The *LORD gives a time of peace –...
AND COMMANDED JUDAH TO SEEK. — ‘_amar_ with infinitive. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 21:17.) The chronicler’s own style is visible in this verse. TO SEEK THE LORD GOD OF THEIR FATHERS. — The same phrase recur...
_[2 Chronicles 14:3]_ וַ יֹּ֨אמֶר֙ לִֽ יהוּדָ֔ה לִ...
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 so
In Asa there was a break in the continuity of naughtiness which so singularly characterized the succession of kings. His was a long reign, and though not characterized by the pronounced reforms which...
It should seem from the account here given that Asa, immediately on his accession to the throne, began to reform the abuses of the preceding reign of his father. Idolatry he abolished, which had crept...
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...
AND COMMANDED JUDAH TO SEEK THE LORD GOD OF THEIR FATHERS,.... To pray to him, and him only, and attend his worship and service; this he did by a public edict: AND TO DO THE LAW AND THE COMMANDMENT:...
And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Ver. 4. _And commanded Judah._] It is not enough to pull down superstition; but God's sincere service...
_He commanded Judah to seek the Lord_ By his royal edicts he commanded them to worship God, and him only. _And to do the law, and the commandment_ To observe all divine institutions, which many had ne...
1 Asa succeeding destroieth idolatry. 6 Hauing peace, he strengtheneth his kingdome with forts and armies. 9 Calling on God, he ouerthroweth Zerah, and spoileth the Ethiopians. 1 SO Abiiah slept wi...
and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the Law and the commandment, both in its entirety and in its individual precepts....
Asa's Piety and Military Prowess...
THE REIGN OF ASA (vv.1-15) Abijah was buried in Jerusalem and his son Asa took the throne of Judah. To his credit the land was quiet for ten years, with no attacking enemies, for the character of As...
By his royal edicts he required them to worship God, and him only, and to practise all which the laws of Moses required of them....
2 Chronicles 14:4 commanded H559 (H8799) Judah H3063 seek H1875 (H8800) LORD H3068 God H430 fathers H1 observe
CONTENTS: Death of Abijah. Accession of Asa. Asa's victory over Zerah. CHARACTERS: God, Asa, Zerah. CONCLUSION: He who has sought God in the day of peace and prosperity can with holy boldness cry to...
2 Chronicles 14:3. _Altars of the strange…_ The author of this book, like Moses, Deuteronomy 32:16, would not pollute his text with the unhallowed name of idols. 2 Chronicles 14:8. Out of Benjamin t
_And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God._ ASA FAITHFUL TO HIS GOD We have watched the steady fall of the kingdom of Israel Judah also began in shame and ended in di...
2 CHRONICLES 14:2 Asa. The Chronicler’s account of Asa’s reign (910–869 B.C.) is much longer and more complex than that given in the earlier history (1 Kings 15:9). Asa’s reign begins well but
CRITICAL NOTES.] Asa succeeds, suppresses idols, and defends his kingdom (2 Chronicles 14:1; _cf._ 1 Kings 15:8; 1 Kings 15:14). Gains victory over Zerah and spoils Ethiopians....
EXPOSITION This chapter commences Asa's long reign of forty-one years. Asa was son of Abijah and grandson of Maachah (2 Chronicles 15:16; 1 Kings 15:13). The reign was remarkable for the devotion of A...
By Chuck Smith In chapter 14 we find the death of Abijah listed and the son Asa coming to the throne. and Asa his son reigned in his stead. The land was quiet for ten years. Asa did that which was goo...
1 Samuel 3:13; 2 Chronicles 11:16; 2 Chronicles 29:21; 2 Chronicles 29:27;...