2 Chronicles 15:18
in 2 Chronicles 15And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
KJV
And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 15
Commentary
3 notes on this verseThe things that his father had dedicated - As it was a custom to dedicate a part of the spoils taken from an enemy to the service and honor of God, it is natural to suppose that Abijah, having so signally overthrown Jeroboam, (2Ch 13:15-19), had dedicated a part of the spoils to the Lord; but they had not been brought into the temple till this time. Silver, and gold, and vessels - The word כלים kelim, which we translate vessels, signifies instruments, utensils, ornaments, etc.
This site's exposition
the things that his father had dedicated
on 2 Chronicles 15:18-19
The silver, gold and vessels Asa and his father before him had dedicated finally reach the house of God, restoring a treasury Chronicles will later show him emptying to buy off a foreign king in chapter 16. The chapter closes on peace, no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa, a date Barnes flags as difficult to square with the war Baasha brings in chapter 16's own thirty sixth year; some read a scribal error in one of the two figures, others count the years from the division of the kingdom rather than from Asa's own accession. The positions are named without a verdict, and either reading leaves the same historical shape: a long peace before the Baasha war breaks it.
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The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
Will a man rob God, or make slow payment to him, who is always ready to do us good? They entered into covenant with God, repenting that they had violated their engagements to him and resolving to do better for the future. It is proper for penitents, for converts, to renew their covenants.
How the passage was read
What the Jewish commentators add
On the verses either side of this one
The high places, however, were not removed private high places, upon which they had become accustomed to sacrificing to Heaven from the time that Shiloh was destroyed until the Temple was built. [Those who worshipped there] were punishable by כָּרֵת, premature death.
1 more on this passage, in their own words ▾
And there was no war, etc. We learned in Seder Olam (ch. 16): “In the thirty-sixth year of Asa’s kingdom, Baasha, the king of Israel, advanced.” Is it possible to say so?
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Texts and citation data: Sefaria; each excerpt follows its version’s licence. 5 further sources are cited on this chapter that carry no English text this site may quote or only restate the verse.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּבֵ֞א | vaiyave' | and he brought | H935 → | 2568 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| קָדְשֵׁ֥י | kadeshei | [the] holy things of | H6944 → | 469 times |
| אָבִ֛יו | ʾaviv | father his | H1 → | 1212 times |
| וְקָֽדָשָׁ֖יו | vekadashav | and own holy things his | H6944 → | 469 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | haelohim | <the> God | H430 → | 2601 times |
| כֶּ֥סֶף | kesef | silver | H3701 → | 403 times |
| וְזָהָ֖ב | vezahav | and gold | H2091 → | 389 times |
| וְכֵלִֽים׃ | vekhelim | and utensils | H3627 → | 325 times |
וַיָּבֵ֞אand he brought
vaiyave'H935 →2568 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
קָדְשֵׁ֥י[the] holy things of
kadesheiH6944 →469 times
אָבִ֛יוfather his
ʾavivH1 →1212 times
וְקָֽדָשָׁ֖יוand own holy things his
vekadashavH6944 →469 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים<the> God
haelohimH430 →2601 times
כֶּ֥סֶףsilver
kesefH3701 →403 times
וְזָהָ֖בand gold
vezahavH2091 →389 times
וְכֵלִֽים׃and utensils
vekhelimH3627 →325 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
5 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
1 Kings 7:51So all the work that King Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and the furnishings—and…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 5:1
So all the work that Solomon had performed for the house of the LORD was completed. Then Solomon brought in the items his father David had dedicated—the silver, the gold, and all the furnishings—and…
- 2 Samuel 8:7–11
And David took the gold shields that belonged to the officers of Hadadezer and brought them to Jerusalem.
- 1 Chronicles 26:26–28
This Shelomith and his brothers were in charge of all the treasuries for the things dedicated by King David, by the heads of families who were the commanders of thousands and of hundreds, and…
- Zechariah 4:9
“The hands of Zerubbabel have laid the foundation of this house, and his hands will complete it. Then you will know that the LORD of Hosts has sent me to you.
- 1 Chronicles 28:11–18
Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.
- 2 Chronicles 5:1
About 2 Chronicles
This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.