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2 Chronicles 14:5
5He removed the high places and incense altars in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.
2 Chronicles 14:5 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
- English Standard Version (ESV)He also took out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was quiet under him.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah’s towns. So Asa’s kingdom enjoyed a period of peace.
Context of 2 Chronicles 14:5
3He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles. 4He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. He removed the high places and incense altars in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him. 6He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the Lord gave him rest. 7“Let us build up these towns,” he said to Judah, “and put walls around them, with towers, gates and bars. The land is still ours, because we have sought the Lord our God; we sought him and he has given us rest on every side.” So they built and prospered.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 142 Chronicles 14:5 word by word
וַיָּ֙סַר֙ מִכָּל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶת־הַבָּמ֖וֹת וְאֶת־הַֽחַמָּנִ֑ים וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה לְפָנָֽיו׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Also he took awayסוּרsûr ώûr · to turn aside: removeH5493
- out of all the citiesעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · excitementH5892
- of Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
- the high placesבָּמָהbâmâh · high placeH1116
- and the imagesחַמָּןchammân · pillarH2553
- and the kingdomמַמְלָכָהmamlâkâh · kingdomH4467
- was quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 14:5
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14:5
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5Images - See the margin, sun-images; and Leviticus 26:30 note.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. 55. he took away ... the high places--that is, those devoted to idolatrous rites. took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images--All public objects and relics of idolatry in Jerusalem and other cities through his kingdom were destroyed; but those high places where God was worshipped under the figure of an ox, as at Beth-el, were allowed to remain (1Ki 15:14); so far the reformation was incomplete. 2Ch 14:6-8. Having Peace, He…Read the comment
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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
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