2 Chronicles 15:9

2 Chronicles 15:9 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. For many from Israel had moved to Judah during Asa’s reign when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

Context of 2 Chronicles 15:9

7But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.” 8When 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. Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and the people from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them, for large numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. 10They assembled at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. 11At that time they sacrificed to the Lord seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep and goats from the plunder they had brought back.

2 Chronicles 15:9 word by word

וַיִּקְבֹּ֗ץ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וְהַגָּרִים֙ עִמָּהֶ֔ם מֵאֶפְרַ֥יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹן כִּֽי־נָפְל֨וּ עָלָ֤יו מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָרֹ֔ב בִּרְאֹתָ֕ם כִּֽי־יְהוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֖יו עִמּֽוֹ׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And he gatheredקָבַץqâbats · to gatherH6908
• all Judahיְהוּדָהyehûdâh · JudahH3063
• and Benjaminבִּנְיָמִיןbinyâmîyn · BenjaminH1144
• and the strangersגּוּרgûr · to sojournH1481
• with them out of Ephraimאֶפְרַ֫יִם'ephrayim · EphraimH669
• and Manassehמְנַשֶּׁהmenashsheh · ManassehH4519
• and out of Simeonשִׁמְעוֹןshim‛ôn · SimeonH8095
• for they fellנָפַלnâphal · to fall: desertingH5307
• to him out of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• in abundanceרֹבrôb · abundanceH7230
• when they sawרָאָהrâ'âh · to see: seeH7200
• that the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• his Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 15:9

• 2 Chronicles 11:16Those from every tribe of Israel who set their hearts on seeking the Lord, the God of Israel, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to offer sacrifices to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
• 2 Chronicles 30:1Hezekiah sent word to all Israel and Judah and also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the temple of the Lord in Jerusalem and celebrate the Passover to the Lord, the God of Israel.
• 1 Kings 12:19So Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David to this day.
• 1 Chronicles 12:19Some of the tribe of Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (He and his men did not help the Philistines because, after consultation, their rulers sent him away. They said, “It will cost us our heads if he deserts to his master Saul.”)
• Genesis 39:3When his master saw that the Lord was with him and that the Lord gave him success in everything he did,
• 1 Samuel 18:28When Saul realized that the Lord was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
• 1 Kings 3:28When all Israel heard the verdict the king had given, they held the king in awe, because they saw that he had wisdom from God to administer justice.
• Zechariah 8:21and the inhabitants of one city will go to another and say, ‘Let us go at once to entreat the Lord and seek the Lord Almighty. I myself am going.’
• Acts 7:9“Because the patriarchs were jealous of Joseph, they sold him as a slave into Egypt. But God was with him
• Acts 9:31Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee and Samaria enjoyed a time of peace and was strengthened. Living in the fear of the Lord and encouraged by the Holy Spirit, it increased in numbers.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 15:9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9And the strangers - Many out of the different tribes, particularly out of Simeon, Ephraim, and Manasseh, having reflected that the Divine blessing was promised to the house of David, and finding the government of Jeroboam founded in idolatry, would naturally, through a spirit of piety, leave their own country, and go where they might enjoy the worship of the true God.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 9Strangers … - i. e. “Israelites of the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh.” The separation of the two kingdoms had made their Israelite brethren “strangers,” or “foreigners,” to Judah.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 9those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh: The Chronicler always included the northern tribes in his accounts of spiritual reform (compare 2 Chronicles 30:1–11). The territory of Simeon became part of Judah.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