2 Chronicles 15:1
in 2 Chronicles 15Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.
BSB
The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
KJV
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
⋯
This verse in 2 Chronicles 15
Commentary
6 notes on this verseA commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
Oded is by some identified with Iddo, the prophet and historian of the two preceding reigns. In the Hebrew the two names differ very slightly.
This site's exposition
the Spirit of God came upon Azariah
Azariah son of Oded appears nowhere else in Scripture, one name in the Chronicles-only gallery of prophets who meet a king at the hinge of a reign. The Spirit of God comes upon him as Asa returns from the rout of the Ethiopians in chapter 14, and he meets the army in the field rather than waiting for the king to come to him. Some read Oded as another name for Iddo, the seer who wrote of the two reigns before Asa's, though the text itself gives no more than the name.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded,.... The same with Iddo, as Hillerus (h) thinks; and some suppose this to be the name of the son as well as the father, but called Azariah, to distinguish him from him, see 2Ch 15:8 on whom came, as the Targum, the spirit of prophecy, instructing him what to say to Asa; and the Jews say (i) he is the same with Iddo, and he the same that was sent to Jeroboam, to reprove him for the altar he built. (h) Onomastic, Sacr. p. 458. (i) In Hieron.
Let them not think that, having obtained this victory, all was their own for ever; no, he must let them know they were upon their good behaviour. Let them do well, and it will be well with them, otherwise not. The Lord is with you while you are with him.
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
Azariah the son of Oded--This prophet, who is mentioned nowhere else, appears at this stage of the sacred story in the discharge of an interesting mission. He went to meet Asa, as he was returning from his victorious pursuit of the Ethiopians, and the congratulatory address here recorded was publicly made to the king in presence of his army.
Azariah the son of Oded - We know nothing of this prophet but what is related of him here.
The words behind it
7 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַעֲזַרְיָ֙הוּ֙ | vaazaryahu | and Azariah | H5838 → | 49 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| עוֹדֵ֔ד | oded | Oded | H5752 → | 3 times |
| הָיְתָ֥ה | hayetah | it was | H1961 → | 3559 times |
| עָלָ֖יו | ʾalav | on him | H5921 → | 5755 times |
| ר֥וּחַ | ruach | [the] spirit of | H7307 → | 378 times |
| אֱלֹהִֽים׃ | ʾelohim | God | H430 → | 2601 times |
וַעֲזַרְיָ֙הוּ֙and Azariah
vaazaryahuH5838 →49 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 times
עוֹדֵ֔דOded
odedH5752 →3 times
הָיְתָ֥הit was
hayetahH1961 →3559 times
עָלָ֖יוon him
ʾalavH5921 →5755 times
ר֥וּחַ[the] spirit of
ruachH7307 →378 times
אֱלֹהִֽים׃God
ʾelohimH430 →2601 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
it leads to
- 2 Peter 1:21
For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- Matthew 22:43
Jesus said to them, “How then does David in the Spirit call Him ‘Lord’? For he says:
- Mark 12:36
Speaking by the Holy Spirit, David himself declared: ‘The Lord said to my Lord, “Sit at My right hand until I put Your enemies under Your feet.”’
- Acts 2:25–31
David says about Him: ‘I saw the Lord always before me; because He is at my right hand, I will not be shaken.
- Hebrews 3:7–8
Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
- 2 Peter 1:21
Through
2 Chronicles 24:20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments…
it leads to
- Numbers 14:41
But Moses said, “Why are you transgressing the commandment of the LORD? This will not succeed!
- Numbers 14:41
Through
Numbers 24:2When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
it leads to
- 1 Samuel 19:20
he sent messengers to capture him. But when they saw the group of prophets prophesying, with Samuel leading them, the Spirit of God came upon them, and Saul’s messengers also began to prophesy.
- 1 Samuel 19:20
Through
Judges 3:10The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against…
it leads to
- Judges 14:6
and the Spirit of the LORD came powerfully upon him, and he tore the lion apart with his bare hands as one would tear a young goat. But he did not tell his father…
- Judges 14:6
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Jamieson Fausset and Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.