New American Standard Bible 2020
2 Chronicles 15:8
8Now when Asa heard these words and the 1prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took courage and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from 2the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. 3He then restored the altar of the Lord which was in front of the porch of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 15:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.
- New International Version (NIV)When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple.
- English Standard Version (ESV)As soon as Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage and put away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the Lord that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the Lord.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the mountains of Ephraim; and he restored the altar of the Lord that was before the vestibule of the Lord.
Context of 2 Chronicles 15:8
6Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress. 7But you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is a reward for your work.” Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took courage and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the Lord which was in front of the porch of the Lord. 9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who resided with them, for many defected to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. 10So they assembled at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 152 Chronicles 15:8 word by word
וְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַ אָסָ֜א הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ עֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶּן־עֹדֵ֣ד הַנָּבִיא֒ הִתְחַזַּ֗ק וַיַּעֲבֵ֤ר הַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ מִכָּל־אֶ֤רֶץ יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וּמִן־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר לִפְנֵ֖י אוּלָ֥ם יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear
- Now when Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
- heardשָׁמַעshâma‛ · to hear: hearH8085
- theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
- wordsדָּבָרdâbâr · wordH1697
- prophecyנְבוּאָהnebû'âh · prophecyH5016
- which Azariahעֲזַרְיָ֫הוּ‛ăzaryâh ‛ăzaryâhû · AzariahH5838
- the son of Odedעֹדֵד‛ôdêd ‛ôdêd · OdedH5752
- the prophetנָבִיאnâbîy' · prophetH5030
- spoke, he tookחָזַקchâzaq · to strengthen: strengthenH2388
- and removedעָבַר‛âbar · to pass: bringH5674
- the abominableשִׁקּוּץshiqqûts shiqqûts · abominationH8251
- from allכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
- the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
- the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
- whichאֲשֶׁר'ăsher · whichH834
- he had capturedלָכַדlâkad · to captureH3920
- in the hillהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
- countryהַרhar · mountain: hill countryH2022
- of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
- He then restoredחָדַשׁchâdash · to renewH2318
- the altarמִזְבֵּחַmizbêach · altarH4196
- of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- was in frontפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- of the porchאוּלָם'ûlâm 'ûlâm · PorticoH197
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 15:8
- 2 Chronicles 15:1Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,
- 2 Chronicles 19:11Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in every matter that pertains to the Lord, and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, in all that pertains to the king. Also the Levites shall be officers before you. Act resolutely, and may the Lord be with the upright.”
- Isaiah 44:14He will cut cedars for himself, and he takes a holm-oak or another oak and lets it grow strong for himself among the trees of the forest. He plants a laurel tree, and the rain makes it grow.
- Acts 28:15And from there the brothers and sisters, when they heard about us, came as far as the Market of Appius and the Three Inns to meet us; and when Paul saw them, he thanked God and took courage.
- Leviticus 18:30So you are to keep your commitment to Me not to practice any of the abominable customs which have been practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves with them; I am the Lord your God.’”
- Deuteronomy 27:15‘Cursed is the person who makes a carved image or cast metal image, an abomination to the Lord, the work of the hands of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret.’ And all the people shall reply and say, ‘Amen.’
- 1 Kings 11:5For Solomon became a follower of Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and of Milcom the abhorrent idol of the Ammonites.
- 2 Kings 23:13And the king defiled the high places that were opposite Jerusalem, which were on the right of the mount of destruction which Solomon the king of Israel had built for Ashtoreth the abomination of the Sidonians, for Chemosh the abomination of Moab, and for Milcom the abomination of the sons of Ammon.
- Isaiah 65:4Who sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; Who eat pig’s flesh, And the broth of unclean meat is in their pots.
- Jeremiah 16:18I will first repay them double for their wrongdoing and their sin, because they have defiled My land; they have filled My inheritance with the carcasses of their detestable idols and their abominations.”
- Ezekiel 8:10So I entered and looked, and behold, every form of crawling things and animals and detestable things, with all the idols of the house of Israel, were carved on the wall all around.
- 1 Peter 4:3For the time already past is sufficient for you to have carried out the desire of the Gentiles, having pursued a course of indecent behavior, lusts, drunkenness, carousing, drinking parties, and wanton idolatries.
- Revelation 17:4The woman was clothed in purple and scarlet, and adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls, holding in her hand a gold cup full of abominations and of the unclean things of her sexual immorality,
- 2 Chronicles 13:19Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured from him several cities, Bethel with its villages, Jeshanah with its villages, and Ephron with its villages.
- 2 Chronicles 4:1Then he made a bronze altar, twenty cubits in length, twenty cubits in width, and ten cubits in height.
- 2 Chronicles 8:12Then Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord which he had built in front of the porch;
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15:8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8Renewed the altar - Dedicated it afresh, or perhaps enlarged it, that more sacrifices might be offered on it than ever before; for it cannot be supposed that this altar had no victims offered on it till the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa, who had previously been so zealous in restoring the Divine worship.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8Some versions have “the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded,” which is perhaps the true reading.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8He captured towns in the hill country of Ephraim during his war with Baasha (2 Chronicles 16:1). Baasha and Asa were constantly at war (see 1 Kings 15:16).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 88. when Asa heard ... the prophecy of Oded the prophet--The insertion of these words, "of Oded the prophet," is generally regarded as a corruption of the text. "The sole remedy is to erase them. They are, probably, the remains of a note, which crept in from the margin into the text" [Bertheau]. he took courage--Animated by the seasonable and pious address of Azariah, Asa became a more zealous reformer than ever, employing all his royal authority and…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
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