2 Chronicles 15:19

2 Chronicles 15:19 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
• New International Version (NIV)There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.

Context of 2 Chronicles 15:19

17Asa did not remove the altars on all the hills in Israel, but he served the Lord faithfully for his whole life. 18He brought into God's temple the things that he and his father had made as gifts for God. They used silver and gold to make some of these things. There were no more wars in Judah until Asa had been king for 35 years.

2 Chronicles 15:19 word by word

וּמִלְחָמָ֖ה לֹ֣א הָיָ֑תָה עַ֛ד שְׁנַת־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃ סRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• warמִלְחָמָהmilchâmâh · battleH4421
• unto the fiveחָמֵשׁchâmêsh chămishshâh · fiveH2568
• and thirtiethשְׁלֹשִׁיםshelôshîym shelôshîym · thirtyH7970
• yearשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141
• of the reignמַלְכוּתmalkûth malkûth malkûyâh · royaltyH4438
• of Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 15:19

• 2 Chronicles 16:1After Asa had been king of Judah for 36 years, King Baasha of Israel attacked Judah. He put a group of his soldiers in Ramah and he made it a strong town. As a result, nobody could travel into Judah or out of Judah, where King Asa ruled.
• 1 Kings 15:16There was always a war between King Asa of Judah and King Baasha of Israel while they ruled.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15:19

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19The five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa - Archbishop Usher thinks that this should be counted from the separation of the kingdom, and that this fell on the fifteenth year of Asa's reign. To settle in every respect these chronologies is a most difficult undertaking; and the difficulty does not belong to the sacred books alone, all other chronological tables of all the nations in the world, are in the same predicament. With those of our own history…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 19The five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa - This cannot be reconciled with the chronqlogy of Kings 1 Kings 16:8: and the suggestion in the marg. implies the adoption of a mode of marking time unknown either to himself or any other Scriptural writer. It is supposed that the figures here and in 2 Chronicles 16:1 are corrupt, and that in both verses “twentieth” should replace “thirtieth.” The attack of Baasha would then have been made in the last year…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19no war: Most translations, like the New Living Translation, add "more" to help explain the likely meaning. If "no war" is the better reading, the thirty-fifth year might refer to the thirty-fifth year since the northern and southern kingdoms divided. This was around when Zerah the Ethiopian invaded Judah and Asa defeated him (2 Chronicles 14:9–15). But see the study note on 2 Chronicles 16:1. The Chronicler adds chronological notes to divide Asa’s reign…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15

• 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