2 Chronicles 15:8
in 2 Chronicles 15When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾
ASV
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.
KJV
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.
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This verse in 2 Chronicles 15
Commentary
5 notes on this verseRenewed the altar - Dedicated it afresh, or perhaps enlarged it, that more sacrifices might be offered on it than ever before; for it cannot be supposed that this altar had no victims offered on it till the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa, who had previously been so zealous in restoring the Divine worship.
This site's exposition
let not your hands be weak
on 2 Chronicles 15:7-8
Be strong, Azariah tells the king, your work shall be rewarded, and Asa takes courage on the word of a prophet rather than on the momentum of his own victory. He puts away the abominable idols from Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had taken out of mount Ephraim, and renews the altar of the Lord before the porch, work Chronicles credits directly to the oracle rather than to royal initiative alone. Clarke reads the renewing of the altar as a fresh dedication after neglect, not a first use, since the altar had stood since Solomon's day. The prophetic word turns a returning general into a reforming king in two verses.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet,....
The Nineteenth Century2 voices
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
when Asa heard . . . the prophecy of Oded the prophet--The insertion of these words, "of Oded the prophet," is generally regarded as a corruption of the text. "The sole remedy is to erase them.
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A commentator
Albert Barnes1798–1870
Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)
proposed
Some versions have “the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded,” which is perhaps the true reading.
The words behind it
30 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַ | vekhishmoa' | and just as heard | H8085 → | 1159 times |
| אָסָ֜א | ʾasa' | Asa | H609 → | 57 times |
| הַדְּבָרִ֣ים | hadevarim | the words | H1697 → | 1440 times |
| הָאֵ֗לֶּה | haeleh | <the> these | H428 → | 746 times |
| וְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ | vehanevuah | and the prophecy of | H5016 → | |
| עֹדֵ֣ד | ʾoded | Oded | H5752 → | 3 times |
| הַנָּבִיא֒ | hanavi' | the prophet | H5030 → | 314 times |
| הִתְחַזַּ֗ק | hitchazak | he strengthened himself | H2388 → | 291 times |
| וַיַּעֲבֵ֤ר | vaiyaaver | and he took away | H5674 → | 556 times |
| הַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ | hashikutzim | the detestable things | H8251 → | |
| מִכָּל־ | mikol | from all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| אֶ֤רֶץ | ʾeretz | [the] land of | H776 → | 2504 times |
| יְהוּדָה֙ | yehudah | Judah | H3063 → | 819 times |
| וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן | uvinyamin | and Benjamin | H1144 → | 166 times |
| וּמִן־ | umin- | and from | H4480 → | 1188 times |
| הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים | hearim | the cities | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לָכַ֖ד | lakhad | he had captured | H3920 → | 121 times |
| מֵהַ֣ר | mehar | from [the] hill country of | H2022 → | 546 times |
| אֶפְרָ֑יִם | ʾefrayim | Ephraim | H669 → | 180 times |
| וַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙ | vaychadesh | and he renewed | H2318 → | 10 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִזְבַּ֣ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| יְהוָ֔ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֲשֶׁ֕ר | ʾasher | which | H834 → | 5497 times |
| לִפְנֵ֖י | lifnei | [was] <to> before | H6440 → | 2123 times |
| אוּלָ֥ם | ʾulam | [the] porch of | H197 → | 34 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| עֲזַרְיָהוּ | ʾazaryahu | Azariah | H5838 → | 49 times |
| בֶּן־ | ben- | [the] son of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
וְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַand just as heard
vekhishmoa'H8085 →1159 times
אָסָ֜אAsa
ʾasa'H609 →57 times
הַדְּבָרִ֣יםthe words
hadevarimH1697 →1440 times
הָאֵ֗לֶּה<the> these
haelehH428 →746 times
וְהַנְּבוּאָה֮and the prophecy of
vehanevuahH5016 →
עֹדֵ֣דOded
ʾodedH5752 →3 times
הַנָּבִיא֒the prophet
hanavi'H5030 →314 times
הִתְחַזַּ֗קhe strengthened himself
hitchazakH2388 →291 times
וַיַּעֲבֵ֤רand he took away
vaiyaaverH5674 →556 times
הַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙the detestable things
hashikutzimH8251 →
מִכָּל־from all
mikolH3605 →5413 times
אֶ֤רֶץ[the] land of
ʾeretzH776 →2504 times
יְהוּדָה֙Judah
yehudahH3063 →819 times
וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןand Benjamin
uvinyaminH1144 →166 times
וּמִן־and from
umin-H4480 →1188 times
הֶ֣עָרִ֔יםthe cities
hearimH5892 →1090 times
אֲשֶׁ֥רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לָכַ֖דhe had captured
lakhadH3920 →121 times
מֵהַ֣רfrom [the] hill country of
meharH2022 →546 times
אֶפְרָ֑יִםEphraim
ʾefrayimH669 →180 times
וַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙and he renewed
vaychadeshH2318 →10 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִזְבַּ֣ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
יְהוָ֔הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֲשֶׁ֕רwhich
ʾasherH834 →5497 times
לִפְנֵ֖י[was] <to> before
lifneiH6440 →2123 times
אוּלָ֥ם[the] porch of
ʾulamH197 →34 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
עֲזַרְיָהוּAzariah
ʾazaryahuH5838 →49 times
בֶּן־[the] son of
ben-H1121 →4930 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
Leviticus 18:30You must keep My charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were practiced before you, so that you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.”
it leads to
- Leviticus 20:23
You must not follow the statutes of the nations I am driving out before you. Because they did all these things, I abhorred them.
- Deuteronomy 18:9–12
When you enter the land that the LORD your God is giving you, do not imitate the detestable ways of the nations there.
- Leviticus 22:9
The priests must keep My charge, lest they bear the guilt and die because they profane it. I am the LORD who sanctifies them.
- Leviticus 20:23
Through
2 Chronicles 8:12At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of the LORD he had built in front of the portico.
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 4:1
He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
- 2 Chronicles 4:1
Through
1 Kings 11:7At that time on a hill east of Jerusalem, Solomon built a high place for Chemosh the abomination of Moab and for Molech the abomination of the Ammonites.
it leads to
- Numbers 21:29
Woe to you, O Moab! You are destroyed, O people of Chemosh! He gave up his sons as refugees, and his daughters into captivity to Sihon king of the Amorites.
- Judges 11:24
Do you not possess whatever your god Chemosh grants you? So also, we possess whatever the LORD our God has granted us.
- Numbers 21:29
Through
2 Chronicles 4:1He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:64
On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of…
- 1 Kings 8:64
Through
2 Chronicles 13:19Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured some cities from him: Bethel, Jeshanah, and Ephron, along with their villages.
it leads to
- Joshua 15:9
From the hilltop the border curved to the spring of the Waters of Nephtoah, proceeded to the cities of Mount Ephron, and then bent around toward Baalah (that is, Kiriath-jearim).
- Joshua 15:9
About 2 Chronicles
Who and where
2 names in this verse with a page on the site.
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 & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.