2 Chronicles 15:10

Translations

Modern

So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

Traditional

So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

Literal

And they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

Latin

Cumque venissent in Jerusalem mense tertio, anno decimoquinto regni Asa,

Original

Hebrew

English

So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

Notes

2 Chronicles 15:10–15

The covenant renewal ceremony in the third month likely took place during the Festival of Harvest, also known as Pentecost. This major festival attracted large crowds to the temple from nearby areas. Disloyalty to the covenant was seen as treason and was punishable by death (Deuteronomy 17:2–7). The sacrifices were offerings dedicated from the victory over Zerah (2 Chronicles 14:15).

2 Chronicles 15:8–18

The Chronicler described Asa’s response using the prophet’s exact words, but Asa's actions exceeded the general advice. When Asa heard the prophecy, he bravely started a wide-ranging reform. He began by removing the offensive idols that had returned to the land (see 2 Chronicles 14:5). Complete trust in God had won the war against the Cushites, and fully renewing the covenant brought peace to the promised land (2 Chronicles 15:15).

Theme notes and profiles

Asa God’s Plan to Restore

Related verses

Esther 8:9
At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

Parallels

1 Kings 15:9–15

People

Asa: King of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphat

Places

Jerusalem: The capital of Israel, a holy city for three religions

Glossary

Azariah Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Kingdom of God, Kingdom of Heaven

Topics

Iconoclasm: Destroyed by Asa Month: Sivan: (June): Asa Renews the Covenant of Himself and People In Prayer: Answered for God's Favor Under the Reproofs of Azariah Preaching: Effective by Azariah Repentance in the Time of Asa, by the Preaching of Azariah Revivals: Asa Tribe of Simeon: Joined with the People of Judah and Benjamin in the Renewal of the Passover

2 Chronicles 15:10

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