2 Chronicles 15:15

2 Chronicles 15:15 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.
• New International Version (NIV)All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest on every side.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.

Context of 2 Chronicles 15:15

13and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. 14Moreover, they made an oath to the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets and with horns. All Judah rejoiced concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had sought Him earnestly, and He let them find Him. So the Lord gave them rest on every side. 16He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron. 17But the high places were not removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.

2 Chronicles 15:15 word by word

וַיִּשְׂמְח֨וּ כָל־יְהוּדָ֜ה עַל־הַשְּׁבוּעָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְכָל־לְבָבָם֙ נִשְׁבָּ֔עוּ וּבְכָל־רְצוֹנָ֣ם בִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּ וַיִּמָּצֵ֖א לָהֶ֑ם וַיָּ֧נַח יְהוָ֛ה לָהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב׃Read the interlinear

• Allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• rejoicedשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• concerningעַל‛al · uponH5921
• the oathשְׁבוּעָהshebû‛âh · oathH7621
• for they had swornשָׁבַעshâba‛ · to swearH7650
• heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• and had soughtבָּקַשׁbâqash · to seekH1245
• earnestlyרָצוֹןrâtsôn râtsôn · acceptanceH7522
• and He let them findמָצָאmâtsâ' · to findH4672
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• gaveנוּחַnûach · to restH5117
• on everyסָבִיבsâbîyb sebîybâh · aroundH5439

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 15:15

• 2 Chronicles 23:16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king, that they would be the Lord’s people.
• 2 Chronicles 29:10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His burning anger may turn away from us.
• Deuteronomy 26:11and you and the Levite and the alien who is among you shall rejoice in all the good which the Lord your God has given you and your household.
• Nehemiah 8:9Then Nehemiah, who was the governor, and Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who taught the people said to all the people, “This day is holy to the Lord your God; do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping when they heard the words of the law.
• Psalms 32:11Be glad in the Lord and rejoice, you righteous ones; And shout for joy, all you who are upright in heart.
• Psalms 119:111I have inherited Your testimonies forever, For they are the joy of my heart.
• Proverbs 3:17Her ways are pleasant ways And all her paths are peace.
• 2 Corinthians 1:12For our proud confidence is this: the testimony of our conscience, that in holiness and godly sincerity, not in fleshly wisdom but in the grace of God, we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially toward you.
• Psalms 119:106I have sworn and I will confirm it, That I will keep Your righteous ordinances.
• 2 Chronicles 15:2and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you when you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
• Isaiah 26:8Indeed, while following the way of Your judgments, O Lord, We have waited for You eagerly; Your name, even Your memory, is the desire of our souls.
• Isaiah 45:19I have not spoken in secret, In some dark land; I did not say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek Me in a waste place’; I, the Lord, speak righteousness, Declaring things that are upright.
• Philippians 1:23But I am hard-pressed from both directions, having the desire to depart and be with Christ, for that is very much better;
• 2 Chronicles 15:4But in their distress they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him.
• 2 Chronicles 15:6Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.
• Joshua 23:1Now it came about after many days, when the Lord had given rest to Israel from all their enemies on every side, and Joshua was old, advanced in years,

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15:15

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-15The covenant renewal ceremony in the third month likely took place during the Festival of Harvest, also known as Pentecost. This major festival attracted large crowds to the temple from nearby areas. Disloyalty to the covenant was seen as treason and was punishable by death (Deuteronomy 17:2–7). The sacrifices were offerings dedicated from the victory over Zerah (2 Chronicles 14:15).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 9-159-15. he gathered all Judah and Benjamin--Not satisfied with these minor measures of purification and improvement, Asa meditated a grand scheme which was to pledge his whole kingdom to complete the work of reformation, and with this in view he waited for a general assembly of the people. and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh--The population of Asa's kingdom had been vastly increased by the continued influx of strangers, who, prompted by…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