Bible Commentaries
2 Chronicles 15

Introduction

Overview

2 Chronicles 15:1, Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, make a solemn covenant with God; 2 Chronicles 15:16, He puts down Maachah his mother for her idolatry; 2 Chronicles 15:18, He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace.

Verse 1

the Spirit: 2 Chronicles 20:14, 2 Chronicles 24:20, Numbers 24:2, Judges 3:10, 2 Samuel 23:2, 2 Peter 1:21

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 15:8 - Oded

Verse 2

to meet Asa: Heb. before Asa

Hear ye me: 2 Chronicles 13:4, 2 Chronicles 20:15, 2 Chronicles 20:20, Judges 9:7, Psalms 49:1, Psalms 49:2, Isaiah 7:13, Matthew 13:9, Revelation 2:7, Revelation 2:11, Revelation 2:17, Revelation 2:29, Revelation 3:6, Revelation 3:13, Revelation 3:22

The Lord: 2 Chronicles 13:12, 2 Chronicles 32:8, Deuteronomy 20:1, James 4:8

if ye seek him: 2 Chronicles 15:4, 2 Chronicles 15:15, 2 Chronicles 33:12, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:7, Jeremiah 29:12-14, Matthew 7:7, Matthew 7:8

if ye forsake: 2 Chronicles 12:1-3, 2 Chronicles 24:20, 2 Kings 21:14, 1 Chronicles 28:9, Romans 11:1, Romans 11:2, Hebrews 10:38, Hebrews 12:25

Reciprocal: Numbers 14:9 - the Lord Numbers 14:43 - because Numbers 32:15 - if ye turn Deuteronomy 31:17 - I will forsake Deuteronomy 33:12 - The beloved Joshua 22:31 - the Lord is Joshua 24:20 - he will turn Judges 6:13 - forsaken us Judges 16:20 - the Lord 1 Samuel 2:30 - Be it far 1 Samuel 12:22 - the Lord 1 Kings 9:6 - if ye 1 Kings 11:25 - all the days 1 Kings 11:33 - they have forsaken 1 Kings 18:18 - in that ye have 2 Kings 18:7 - And the Lord 2 Chronicles 12:5 - Ye have forsaken me 2 Chronicles 17:3 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 19:11 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 20:17 - for the Lord 2 Chronicles 21:10 - because 2 Chronicles 25:27 - after the time 2 Chronicles 26:5 - and as long 2 Chronicles 28:6 - because 2 Chronicles 30:9 - will not 2 Chronicles 34:3 - to seek 2 Chronicles 34:25 - Because Ezra 8:22 - his power and his wrath Psalms 53:2 - seek Isaiah 2:6 - Therefore Isaiah 45:19 - Seek Jeremiah 1:16 - who have Jeremiah 23:33 - I Lamentations 3:25 - unto Hosea 3:4 - without a sacrifice Amos 5:4 - Seek Amos 5:14 - and so Haggai 1:13 - I am

Verse 3

a long: 1 Kings 12:28-33, Hosea 3:4

true God: Jeremiah 10:10, John 17:3, 1 Thessalonians 1:9, 1 John 5:20

a teaching: 2 Chronicles 17:8, 2 Chronicles 17:9, Leviticus 10:11, Deuteronomy 33:10, Nehemiah 8:9, Ezekiel 44:21-23, Micah 3:11, Malachi 2:7, Matthew 2:4, Matthew 2:5, 1 Timothy 3:2

without law: Romans 2:12, Romans 7:8, Romans 7:9, 1 Corinthians 9:21

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 17:7 - to teach 2 Chronicles 30:22 - taught Lamentations 2:9 - the law Hosea 4:6 - for Ephesians 2:12 - without Ephesians 4:11 - pastors

Verse 4

in their trouble: Deuteronomy 4:29, Deuteronomy 4:30, Judges 3:9, Judges 3:10, Judges 10:10-16, Psalms 106:44, Hosea 6:1, Hosea 14:1-3

found of them: 2 Chronicles 15:15, Isaiah 55:6, Isaiah 65:1, Isaiah 65:2, Romans 10:20

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 15:2 - if ye seek him 2 Chronicles 15:12 - seek Isaiah 37:3 - General Zechariah 1:3 - Turn

Verse 5

no peace: Judges 5:6, 1 Samuel 13:6, Psalms 121:8

great vexations: Matthew 24:6, Matthew 24:7, Luke 21:25

Reciprocal: Leviticus 26:22 - your high Deuteronomy 28:19 - General Judges 2:14 - he delivered Judges 10:9 - distressed 2 Chronicles 16:1 - to the intent Psalms 89:40 - brought Psalms 107:39 - oppression Isaiah 8:22 - look Jeremiah 6:25 - the sword Jeremiah 16:5 - I have Ezekiel 35:7 - passeth Zechariah 8:10 - neither Luke 21:10 - Nation shall

Verse 6

nation: 2 Chronicles 12:15, 2 Chronicles 13:17, Mark 13:8, Luke 21:9, Luke 21:10

destroyed: Heb. beaten in pieces

God: 2 Chronicles 33:11, 2 Chronicles 36:17, Judges 2:14, Psalms 106:41, Isaiah 10:6, Amos 3:6, Luke 21:22-24

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 15:15 - the Lord Job 4:20 - destroyed Psalms 107:39 - oppression Isaiah 8:22 - look Isaiah 42:24 - General Jeremiah 16:5 - I have Jeremiah 25:32 - evil Ezekiel 35:7 - passeth Matthew 24:7 - nation shall

Verse 7

ye strong: Joshua 1:7, Joshua 1:9, 1 Chronicles 28:20, Psalms 27:14, Isaiah 35:3, Isaiah 35:4, Daniel 10:19, 1 Corinthians 16:13, Ephesians 6:10

your work: Genesis 15:1, Ruth 2:12, Psalms 19:11, Psalms 58:11, Matthew 5:12, Matthew 5:46, Matthew 6:1, Matthew 6:4, Matthew 6:6, Matthew 6:18, Matthew 10:41, Matthew 10:42, Luke 6:35, Romans 4:4, Romans 4:5, 1 Corinthians 3:8, 1 Corinthians 3:14, 1 Corinthians 9:17, 1 Corinthians 9:18, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Colossians 3:24, Hebrews 6:10, Hebrews 10:35, 2 John 1:8

Reciprocal: Nehemiah 6:9 - Their hands Jeremiah 31:16 - for

Verse 8

Oded: 2 Chronicles 15:1

took courage: 2 Chronicles 19:11, Isaiah 44:14, *marg. Acts 28:15

abominable idols: Heb. abominations, Leviticus 18:30, Deuteronomy 27:15, 1 Kings 11:5, 1 Kings 11:7, 2 Kings 23:13, Isaiah 65:4, Jeremiah 16:18, Ezekiel 8:10, 1 Peter 4:3, Revelation 17:4, Revelation 17:5

the cities: 2 Chronicles 13:19

the altar of the Lord: 2 Chronicles 4:1, 2 Chronicles 8:12, 2 Chronicles 29:18, 2 Kings 16:14, 2 Kings 18:22

Reciprocal: Judges 10:16 - they put 1 Kings 21:26 - very abominably 1 Kings 22:43 - he walked 2 Chronicles 17:2 - in the cities 2 Chronicles 17:3 - his father David 2 Chronicles 19:4 - brought Jeremiah 4:1 - put away Ezekiel 20:7 - the abominations Matthew 25:16 - went

Verse 9

the strangers: 2 Chronicles 11:16, 2 Chronicles 30:1-11, 2 Chronicles 30:25

they fell: 1 Kings 12:19, 1 Chronicles 12:19

they saw: Genesis 39:3, 1 Samuel 18:28, 1 Kings 3:28, Zechariah 8:21-23, Acts 7:9, Acts 7:10, Acts 9:31

Reciprocal: Genesis 49:8 - thy hand 2 Chronicles 16:1 - to the intent 2 Chronicles 17:3 - the Lord Jeremiah 7:15 - the whole Ezekiel 37:16 - For Judah

Verse 10

the third month: Esther 8:9

Verse 11

offered: 2 Chronicles 14:13-15, Numbers 31:28, Numbers 31:29, Numbers 31:50, 1 Samuel 15:15, 1 Samuel 15:21, 1 Chronicles 26:26, 1 Chronicles 26:27

the same time: Heb. in that day

seven hundred: 2 Chronicles 1:6, 2 Chronicles 7:5

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 8:63 - a sacrifice

Verse 12

they entered: 2 Chronicles 23:16, 2 Chronicles 29:10, 2 Chronicles 34:31, 2 Chronicles 34:32, Deuteronomy 29:1, Deuteronomy 29:12, 2 Kings 23:3, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:29, Jeremiah 50:5, 2 Corinthians 8:5

seek: 2 Chronicles 15:4, Deuteronomy 4:29, Deuteronomy 10:12, 1 Kings 8:48, Jeremiah 29:12, Jeremiah 29:13, Acts 24:14

Reciprocal: Joshua 24:25 - made 2 Kings 11:4 - made a covenant 2 Kings 11:17 - made a covenant 2 Chronicles 15:15 - sought him 2 Chronicles 34:30 - great and small Nehemiah 13:25 - made them Jeremiah 29:14 - I will be Jeremiah 34:8 - had

Verse 13

whosoever: Exodus 22:20, Deuteronomy 13:5-15, Deuteronomy 17:2-5, 1 Kings 18:40

whether small: Genesis 19:11, Exodus 12:29, Deuteronomy 29:18, Job 3:19, Job 34:19, Psalms 115:13, Acts 26:22, Revelation 6:15, Revelation 20:12

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:2 - both small and great 2 Chronicles 18:30 - small or great 2 Chronicles 29:10 - to make a covenant 2 Chronicles 34:30 - great and small Nehemiah 5:12 - I called Nehemiah 9:38 - we make Nehemiah 10:29 - entered Psalms 119:106 - sworn Revelation 13:16 - both

Verse 14

sware: Nehemiah 5:13, Nehemiah 10:29

trumpets: Psalms 81:1-4

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 23:16 - made a covenant Nehemiah 5:12 - I called Psalms 119:106 - sworn Isaiah 45:23 - every tongue

Verse 15

rejoiced: 2 Chronicles 23:16-21, 2 Chronicles 29:10, 2 Chronicles 29:36, Deuteronomy 26:11, Nehemiah 8:9, Psalms 32:11, Psalms 119:111, Proverbs 3:17, 2 Corinthians 1:12

sworn: Psalms 119:106

sought him: 2 Chronicles 15:2, 2 Chronicles 15:4, 2 Chronicles 15:12, Isaiah 26:8, Isaiah 45:19, Philippians 1:23

and he was: 2 Chronicles 15:4

the Lord: 2 Chronicles 15:6, Joshua 23:1, Job 34:29

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 4:29 - But if Joshua 24:25 - made 1 Kings 15:13 - Maachah 2 Chronicles 14:6 - the Lord 2 Chronicles 20:30 - his God 2 Chronicles 34:31 - with all Isaiah 45:23 - every tongue

Verse 16

Maachah: 1 Kings 15:13-24

the mother: that is, grandmother, 1 Kings 15:2, 1 Kings 15:10

he removed: 2 Chronicles 14:3-5, Exodus 32:27, Exodus 32:28, Deuteronomy 13:6-8, Deuteronomy 33:9, Zechariah 13:3, Mark 3:21, Mark 3:31-35, 2 Corinthians 5:16

idol: Heb. horror

cut down: 2 Chronicles 14:3-5, 2 Chronicles 34:7, Exodus 32:20, Leviticus 26:30, Deuteronomy 7:5, Deuteronomy 7:25, Deuteronomy 7:26, Deuteronomy 9:21, 1 Kings 15:14-24, 2 Kings 23:6, 2 Kings 23:12, 2 Kings 23:15

Reciprocal: Judges 3:7 - the groves 2 Chronicles 29:16 - Kidron 2 Chronicles 30:14 - the brook Daniel 5:2 - father John 18:1 - the brook

Verse 17

the high places: 2 Chronicles 14:3-5, Deuteronomy 12:13, Deuteronomy 12:14, 1 Kings 3:2-4, 1 Kings 22:43, 2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:4

the heart of Asa: 2 Chronicles 16:7-12, 1 Kings 11:4

Reciprocal: Genesis 6:9 - perfect 1 Kings 15:11 - Asa 1 Kings 15:14 - was perfect 2 Chronicles 16:9 - to show himself 2 Chronicles 17:6 - he took away 2 Chronicles 33:17 - people Psalms 101:2 - a perfect Psalms 119:80 - sound

Verse 18

brought: 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 15:14, 1 Kings 15:15, 1 Chronicles 26:20-26

Reciprocal: Joshua 6:19 - all the silver 1 Kings 15:18 - Asa 2 Kings 12:4 - the money

Verse 19

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five and thirtieth: 2 Chronicles 16:1, 1 Kings 15:16, 1 Kings 15:17, 1 Kings 15:31, 1 Kings 15:33

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 15:32 - there was war