2 Chronicles 14:4

2 Chronicles 14:4 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
• New International Version (NIV)He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment.
• New King James Version (NKJV)He commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment.

Context of 2 Chronicles 14:4

2And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God, 3for he removed the foreign altars and high places, tore down the memorial stones, cut down the Asherim, and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers and to comply with the Law and the commandment. 5He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah. And the kingdom was undisturbed under him. 6He built fortified cities in Judah, since the land was undisturbed, and there was no one at war with him during those years, because the Lord had given him rest.

2 Chronicles 14:4 word by word

וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה לִדְר֕וֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת הַתּוֹרָ֥ה וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

• and commandedאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• to seekדָּרַשׁdârash · to seekH1875
• the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of their fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• complyעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to make: doH6213
• the Lawתּוֹרָהtôrâh tôrâh · instructionH8451
• and the commandmentמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 14:4

• 2 Chronicles 29:21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. And he ordered the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 30:12The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 33:16He set up the altar of the Lord and sacrificed peace offerings and thanksgiving offerings on it; and he ordered Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 34:32Furthermore, he made all who were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin stand with him. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted in accordance with the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
• Genesis 18:19For I have chosen him, so that he may command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice, so that the Lord may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
• Joshua 24:15But if it is disagreeable in your sight to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves today whom you will serve: whether the gods which your fathers served, which were beyond the Euphrates River, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
• 1 Samuel 3:13For I have told him that I am going to judge his house forever for the wrongdoing that he knew, because his sons were bringing a curse on themselves and he did not rebuke them.
• Ezra 10:7So they made a proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem to all the exiles, that they were to assemble at Jerusalem,
• Nehemiah 13:9Then I gave an order, and they cleansed the rooms; and I returned the utensils of the house of God there with the grain offering and the frankincense.
• Psalms 101:2I will carefully attend to the blameless way. When will You come to me? I will walk within my house in the integrity of my heart.
• 2 Chronicles 11:16Those from all the tribes of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the Lord God of Israel followed them to Jerusalem, to sacrifice to the Lord God of their fathers.
• 2 Chronicles 30:19everyone who prepares his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”
• Isaiah 55:6Seek the Lord while He may be found; Call upon Him while He is near.
• Amos 5:4For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me so that you may live.
• Nehemiah 10:29are joining with their kinsmen, their nobles, and are taking on themselves a curse and an oath to walk in God’s Law, which was given through Moses, God’s servant, and to keep and to comply with all the commandments of God our Lord, and His ordinances and statutes;
• Psalms 119:10With all my heart I have sought You; Do not let me wander from Your commandments.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14:4

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 4The phrase seek the LORD is the Chronicler’s way of describing how to restore faith. It highlights and critiques Asa’s reign (see 2 Chronicles 15:2, 12–13; 16:12).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-52Ch 14:1-5. Asa Destroys Idolatry. 1. In his days the land was quiet ten years--This long interval of peace was the continued effect of the great battle of Zemaraim (compare 1Ki 15:11-14).Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 14:4

• Iconoclasm
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In the dictionaries

• God
• Judah
• Judah, kingdom of Judah
• Judea, Judah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Quiet
• Chronicles, Books of
• Criticism

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