2 Chronicles 14:1

2 Chronicles 14:1 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
• New International Version (NIV)And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land had rest for ten years.
• New King James Version (NKJV)So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years.

Context of 2 Chronicles 14:1

When Abijah died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. There was peace in the land for ten years. 2Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God. 3He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles.

2 Chronicles 14:1 word by word

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨ב אֲבִיָּ֜ה עִם־אֲבֹתָ֗יו וַיִּקְבְּר֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ בְּעִ֣יר דָּוִ֔יד וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְ אָסָ֥א בְנ֖וֹ תַּחְתָּ֑יו בְּיָמָ֛יו שָׁקְטָ֥ה הָאָ֖רֶץ עֶ֥שֶׂר שָׁנִֽים׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• So Abijahאֲבִיָּ֫הוּ, אֲבִיָּה'ăbîyâh 'ăbîyâhû · AbijahH29
• sleptשָׁכַבshâkab · to lie down: be deadH7901
• with his fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
• and they buriedקָבַרqâbar · to buryH6912
• him in the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• of Davidדָּוִדdâvid dâvîyd · DavidH1732
• and Asaאָסָא'âsâ' · AsaH609
• his sonבֵּןbên · son: childH1121
• reignedמָלַךְmâlak · to reignH4427
• in his stead. In his daysיוֹםyôm · dayH3117
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• was quietשָׁקַטshâqaţ · to quietH8252
• tenעֶשֶׂר‛eώer ‛ăώârâh · tenH6235
• yearsשָׁנָהshâneh shânâh · yearH8141

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 14:1

• 2 Chronicles 9:31When he died, he was buried in the City of David, named for his father. Then his son Rehoboam became the next king.
• 1 Kings 2:10Then David died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David.
• 1 Kings 14:31When Rehoboam died, he was buried among his ancestors in the City of David. His mother was Naamah, an Ammonite woman. Then his son Abijam became the next king.
• 1 Kings 15:8When Abijam died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king.
• 1 Chronicles 3:10The descendants of Solomon were Rehoboam, Abijah, Asa, Jehoshaphat,
• Matthew 1:7Solomon was the father of Rehoboam. Rehoboam was the father of Abijah. Abijah was the father of Asa.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 14:1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 1The land was quiet ten years - Calmet thinks these years should be counted from the fifth to the fifteenth of Asa's reign.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 1Asa his son reigned - If Rehoboam was (1 Kings 12:8 note) not more than 21 years old at his accession, Asa, when he mounted the throne, must have been a mere boy, not more than 10 or 11 years of age. The land was quiet ten years - The great blow struck by Abijah 2 Chronicles 13:15-19, his alliance with Syria 1 Kings 15:19, and the rapid succession of sovereigns in Israel during the earlier part of Asa‘s reign 1 Kings 15:25-33, would naturally prevent…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 1Asa's piety, He strengthens his kingdom. --Asa aimed at pleasing God, and studied to approve himself to him. Happy those that walk by this rule, not to do that which is right in their own eyes, or in the eye of the world, but which is so in God's sight. We find by experience that it is good to seek the Lord; it gives us rest; while we pursue the world, we meet with nothing but vexation. Asa consulted with his people how to make a good use of the peace…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1Asa ruled from 910 to 869 BC.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 14:1

• Abijam
• Zeal, Religious
• Zephathah

In the dictionaries

• Abijah
• Asa
• David
• City of David
• Abia, Abiah, or Abijah
• Abijah or Abijam
• Quiet

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