2 Chronicles 14:6 BSB

2 Chronicles 14:6

Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.

KJV

And he built fenced cities in Judah: for the land had rest, and he had no war in those years; because the Lord had given him rest.

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Commentary

1 voice

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

The land had rest - Those have rest indeed, to whom God gives rest; peace indeed, to whom Christ gives peace. We find by experience, it is good to seek the Lord.

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Original language & word study

16 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
וַיִּ֛בֶן	vai.Yi.ven	and he built	H1129 →
עָרֵ֥י	'a.Rei	cities of	H5892 →
מְצוּרָ֖ה	me.tzu.Rah	fortification	H4694 →
בִּיהוּדָ֑ה	bi.hu.Dah	in Judah	H3063 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
שָׁקְטָ֣ה	sha.ke.Tah	it was at peace	H8252 →
הָאָ֗רֶץ	ha.'A.retz	the land	H776 →
וְאֵין־	ve.'ein-	and there not	H369 →
עִמּ֤וֹ	i.Mo	with him	H5973 →
מִלְחָמָה֙	mil.cha.Mah	[was] war	H4421 →
בַּשָּׁנִ֣ים	ba.sha.Nim	in the years	H8141 →
הָאֵ֔לֶּה	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →
כִּֽי־	ki-	for	H3588 →
הֵנִ֥יחַ	he.Ni.ach	he had given rest	H5117 →
יְהוָ֖ה	Yah.weh	Yahweh	H3068 →
לֽוֹ׃	lo	to him

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The walk

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 Chronicles 22:9
But a son will be born to you who will be a man of rest. I will give him rest from all his enemies on every side; for his name will be Solomon, and…
leads to
- 1 Kings 4:25
  Throughout the days of Solomon, Judah and Israel dwelt securely from Dan to Beersheba, each man under his own vine and his own fig tree.
Through
2 Chronicles 15:15
And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on…
leads to
- 2 Chronicles 14:7
  So he said to the people of Judah, “Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the…
- 2 Chronicles 15:12
  Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
- Isaiah 26:8
  Yes, we wait for You, O LORD; we walk in the path of Your judgments. Your name and renown are the desire of our souls.
- 2 Corinthians 1:12
  And this is our boast: Our conscience testifies that we have conducted ourselves in the world, and especially in relation to you, in the holiness and sincerity that are from God—not in worldly wisdom,…
Through
Job 34:29
But when He remains silent, who can condemn Him? When He hides His face, who can see Him? Yet He watches over both man and nation,
leads to
- Job 23:13
  But He is unchangeable, and who can oppose Him? He does what He desires.
- Romans 8:31–34
  What then shall we say in response to these things? If God is for us, who can be against us?
- Isaiah 26:3
  You will keep in perfect peace the steadfast of mind, because he trusts in You.