2 Chronicles 15:13
in 2 Chronicles 15And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
KJV
That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verseThey agreed that whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel (that is, would either worship other gods or refuse to join with them in the worship of the true God, that was either an obstinate idolater or an obstinate atheist) he should be put to death. This was no new law of their own making, but an order to put in execution that law of God to this purport, Deut. xvii.
This site's exposition
to seek the Lord God of their fathers
on 2 Chronicles 15:12-13
The assembly enters a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul, sworn language that repeats the seeking refrain the Chronicler tracks across every reign he measures. Clarke divides the covenant into its two clauses, the vow to seek and the penalty attached to refusal, whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel put to death, small or great, man or woman. Henry and Gill both read the death penalty as the Mosaic law of Deuteronomy 17 put back into force rather than a new statute Asa invents. The oath binds the whole nation to the one verb the book keeps testing every king by.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
Whether men may now, under the gospel, be compelled by such methods as these to seek the Lord is justly questioned; for the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, and yet mighty. In what manner they made this covenant.
That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be put to death,.... That obstinately refused to worship him, and served other gods, which by the law was deserving of death, Deu 17:2, whether small or great, whether man or woman; without any regard to rank or dignity, age or sex.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
the third month--when was held the feast of pentecost. On this occasion, it was celebrated at Jerusalem by an extraordinary sacrifice of seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep, the spoil of the Ethiopians being offered.
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The words behind it
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכֹ֨ל | vekhol | and every | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֧ר | ʾasher | [one] who | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → | 5168 times |
| יִדְרֹ֛שׁ | yidrosh | he will seek | H1875 → | 164 times |
| לַיהוָ֥ה | layahweh | <to> Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֱלֹהֵֽי־ | ʾelohei- | [the] God of | H430 → | 2601 times |
| יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| יוּמָ֑ת | yumat | he will be put to death | H4191 → | 839 times |
| לְמִן־ | lemin- | <to> from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| קָטֹן֙ | katon | small | H6996 → | 101 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and unto | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| גָּד֔וֹל | gadol | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ | lemeish | <to> from man | H376 → | 1663 times |
| וְעַד־ | vead- | and unto | H5704 → | 1261 times |
| אִשָּֽׁה׃ | ʾishah | woman | H802 → | 781 times |
וְכֹ֨לand every
vekholH3605 →5413 times
אֲשֶׁ֧ר[one] who
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לֹֽא־not
lo'-H3808 →5168 times
יִדְרֹ֛שׁhe will seek
yidroshH1875 →164 times
לַיהוָ֥ה<to> Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֱלֹהֵֽי־[the] God of
ʾelohei-H430 →2601 times
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
יוּמָ֑תhe will be put to death
yumatH4191 →839 times
לְמִן־<to> from
lemin-H4480 →1188 times
קָטֹן֙small
katonH6996 →101 times
וְעַד־and unto
vead-H5704 →1261 times
גָּד֔וֹלgreat
gadolH1419 →526 times
לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ<to> from man
lemeishH376 →1663 times
וְעַד־and unto
vead-H5704 →1261 times
אִשָּֽׁה׃woman
ʾishahH802 →781 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
Exodus 22:20If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction.
it leads to
- Deuteronomy 13:1–15
If a prophet or dreamer of dreams arises among you and proclaims a sign or wonder to you,
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 17:2–5
If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His…
- Deuteronomy 18:20
But if any prophet dares to speak a message in My name that I have not commanded him to speak, or to speak in the name of other gods, that prophet must be put…
- Numbers 25:7–8
On seeing this, Phinehas son of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, got up from the assembly, took a spear in his hand,
- Deuteronomy 13:1–15
Through
Deuteronomy 29:18Make sure there is no man or woman, clan or tribe among you today whose heart turns away from the LORD our God to go and worship the gods of those nations. Make sure…
it leads to
- Hebrews 12:15
See to it that no one falls short of the grace of God, and that no root of bitterness springs up to cause trouble and defile many.
- Deuteronomy 11:16–17
But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,
- Hebrews 12:15
Through
Acts 26:22But I have had God’s help to this day, and I stand here to testify to small and great alike. I am saying nothing beyond what the prophets and Moses said would happen:
it leads to
- John 5:46
If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me.
- Acts 24:14
I do confess to you, however, that I worship the God of our fathers according to the Way, which they call a sect. I believe everything that is laid down by the Law and…
- John 5:46
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the 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.