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2 Chronicles 14

2 Chronicles 14:4

Asa Reigns in Judah · 2 Chronicles 14:1–15
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Translations

Modern
He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
Traditional
And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
Literal
…and He commanded Judah to seek YHWH, God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment.
Latin
…et præcepit Judæ ut quæreret Dominum Deum patrum suorum, et faceret legem, et universa mandata:

Original

Hebrew
English
He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.

Notes

2 Chronicles 14:4

The 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).

2 Chronicles 14:2–5

At 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.

Parallels

1 Kings 15:9–15

People

Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

Asa Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy

Topics

Iconoclasm: Destroyed by Asa Religious Zeal: Asa Revivals: Asa Rulers: Righteous: Asa, in Abolishing Sodomy and Other Abominations of Idolatry