2 Chronicles 14:2

2 Chronicles 14:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:
• New International Version (NIV)Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God,

Context of 2 Chronicles 14:2

1So Abijah slept with his fathers [in death], and they buried him in the City of David; and Asa his son became king in his place. The land was at peace for ten years during his days. Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God. 3He removed the foreign altars and high places and tore down the [pagan] pillars (obelisks, memorial stones), and cut to pieces the Asherim [the symbols of the goddess Asherah]. 4And he commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers [to inquire of and for Him and seek Him as a vital necessity], and to observe the law [given to Moses] and the commandment.

2 Chronicles 14:2 word by word

וַיַּ֤עַשׂ אָסָא֙ הַטּ֣וֹב וְהַיָּשָׁ֔ר בְּעֵינֵ֖י יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָֽיו׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• didעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• goodטוֹבţôb · pleasantH2896
• and rightיָשָׁרyâshâr · uprightH3477
• in the eyesעַ֫יִן‛ayin · eye: appearanceH5869
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 14:2

• 2 Chronicles 31:20This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah; and he did what was good, right, and true before the Lord his God.
• 1 Kings 15:11Asa did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did his father (forefather) David.
• Luke 1:75In holiness [being set apart] and righteousness [being upright] before Him all our days.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Did that which was good - He attended to what the law required relative to the worship of God. He was no idolater, though, morally speaking, he was not exempt from faults, 1 Kings 15:14. He suppressed idolatry universally, and encouraged the people to worship the true God: see 2 Chronicles 14:3-5.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-5At the start of his reign, Asa removed the foreign altars in Judah (2 Chronicles 14:5). However, he did not remove the pagan shrines from Israel (2 Chronicles 15:17). These shrines were likely in the northern kingdom cities that Asa inherited from Abijah. Idolatry by other groups in the land troubled Judah throughout its history. This pagan activity might have increased again toward the end of Asa’s reign, over thirty years later.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 22. Asa did that which was good and right--(compare 1Ki 15:14). Still his character and life were not free from faults (2Ch 16:7, 10, 12).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 14:2

• Obedience
• Revivals
• Rulers
• Zeal, Religious

In the dictionaries

• Asa
• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Quiet

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings