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border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../2_chronicles/15-4.htm" title="2 Chronicles 15:4">◄</a> 2 Chronicles 15:5 <a href="../2_chronicles/15-6.htm" title="2 Chronicles 15:6">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="topverse">And in those times <i>there was</i> no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations <i>were</i> upon all the inhabitants of the countries.</div><div id="jump">Jump to: <a href="/commentaries/barnes/2_chronicles/15.htm" title="Barnes' Notes">Barnes</a> • <a href="/commentaries/benson/2_chronicles/15.htm" title="Benson Commentary">Benson</a> • <a href="/commentaries/illustrator/2_chronicles/15.htm" title="Biblical Illustrator">BI</a> • <a href="/commentaries/cambridge/2_chronicles/15.htm" title="Cambridge Bible">Cambridge</a> • <a 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cf. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-3.htm" title="Now for a long season Israel has been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.">2Chronicles 15:3</a>; the times of national unfaithfulness.<p><span class= "bld">There was no peace . . . came in.</span>—(See <a href="/judges/5-6.htm" title="In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.">Judges 5:6</a>; <a href="/judges/5-11.htm" title="They that are delivered from the noise of archers in the places of drawing water, there shall they rehearse the righteous acts of the LORD, even the righteous acts toward the inhabitants of his villages in Israel: then shall the people of the LORD go down to the gates.">Judges 5:11</a>; <a href="/judges/6-11.htm" title="And there came an angel of the LORD, and sat under an oak which was in Ophrah, that pertained to Joash the Abiezrite: and his son Gideon threshed wheat by the wine press, to hide it from the Midianites.">Judges 6:11</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">But great vexations.</span>—<span class= "ital">For great confusions</span> (<span class= "ital">mehûmôth</span>)<span class= "ital">.</span> (See <a href="/deuteronomy/28-20.htm" title="The LORD shall send on you cursing, vexation, and rebuke, in all that you set your hand to for to do, until you be destroyed, and until you perish quickly; because of the wickedness of your doings, whereby you have forsaken me.">Deuteronomy 28:20</a>, where <span class= "ital">mehûmah,</span> “confusion” or “discomfiture,” is foretold as a punishment of apostacy. Here the meaning seems to be <span class= "ital">tumults,</span> as in <a href="/amos/3-9.htm" title="Publish in the palaces at Ashdod, and in the palaces in the land of Egypt, and say, Assemble yourselves on the mountains of Samaria, and behold the great tumults in the middle thereof, and the oppressed in the middle thereof.">Amos 3:9</a>. “The countries” are the territories or provinces of Israel, as in <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm" title="And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.">2Chronicles 34:33</a>.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/benson/2_chronicles/15.htm">Benson Commentary</a></div><span class="bld"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm" title="And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were on all the inhabitants of the countries.">2 Chronicles 15:5</a></span>. <span class="ital">In those times — </span>When Israel lived in the gross neglect of God and his law; <span class="ital">there was no peace to him that went out, </span>&c. — Men could not go abroad about their private business without great danger; as it was in the days of Shamgar, the events of which time are a good comment on this text, <a href="/judges/5-6.htm" title="In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.">Jdg 5:6</a>. <span class="ital">Great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries — </span>Hebrew, <span class="ital">Of these countries: </span>that is, the various parts of the land of Israel, both within and without Jordan.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="mhc" id="mhc"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/mhc/2_chronicles/15.htm">Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary</a></div>15:1-19 The people make a solemn covenant with God. - The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult, that Asa had not courage to attempt it, till assured of Divine assistance and acceptance. He and his people offered sacrifices to God; thanksgiving for the favours they had received, and supplication for further favours. Prayers and praises are now our spiritual sacrifices. The people, of their own will, covenanted to seek the Lord, each for himself, with earnestness. What is religion but seeking God, inquiring after him, applying to him upon all occasions? We make nothing of our religion, if we do not make heart-work of it; God will have all the heart, or none. Our devotedness to God our Saviour, should be avowed and shown in the most solemn and public manner. What is done in hypocrisy is a mere drudgery.<a name="bar" id="bar"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/barnes/2_chronicles/15.htm">Barnes' Notes on the Bible</a></div>"Israel" here is used generally for the whole people of God; and the reference is especially to the many apostasies in the days of the Judges, which were followed by repentance and deliverance. <a name="jfb" id="jfb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/jfb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary</a></div>3-6. Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, &c.—Some think that Azariah was referring to the sad and disastrous condition to which superstition and idolatry had brought the neighboring kingdom of Israel. His words should rather be taken in a wider sense, for it seems manifest that the prophet had his eye upon many periods in the national history, when the people were in the state described—a state of spiritual destitution and ignorance—and exhibited its natural result as widespread anarchy, mutual dissension among the tribes, and general suffering (Jud 9:23; 12:4; 20:21; 2Ch 13:17). These calamities God permitted to befall them as the punishment of their apostasy. Azariah's object in these remarks was to establish the truth of his counsel (2Ch 15:2), threatening, in case of neglecting it by describing the uniform course of the divine procedure towards Israel, as shown in all periods of their history. Then after this appeal to national experience, he concluded with an earnest exhortation to the king to prosecute the work of reformation so well begun [2Ch 15:7].<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/poole/2_chronicles/15.htm">Matthew Poole's Commentary</a></div> <span class="bld">In those times; </span> when Israel lived in the gross neglect and contempt of God, and his law and worship. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="bld">No peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; </span> men could not go abroad about their private occasions without great danger; as it was in the days of Shamgar, <span class="bld"><a href="/judges/5-6.htm" title="In the days of Shamgar the son of Anath, in the days of Jael, the highways were unoccupied, and the travelers walked through byways.">Judges 5:6</a></span>, which is a good comment upon this text. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="bld">Of the countries, </span> Heb. <span class="ital">of these countries</span>, i.e. the divers parts of the land of Israel, both within and without Jordan. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="gil" id="gil"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gill/2_chronicles/15.htm">Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible</a></div>And in those times there was no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in,.... There was no safety in going abroad for travellers from one part to another on account of trade and business, the highways being infested with thieves and robbers: <p>but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries; of the country villages, which were deserted, because of the plunders and depredations of them, <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a>. <a name="gsb" id="gsb"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/gsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Geneva Study Bible</a></div><span class="cverse2">And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.</span></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><div class="comtype">EXEGETICAL (ORIGINAL LANGUAGES)</div><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/cambridge/2_chronicles/15.htm">Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges</a></div><span class="bld">5</span>. <span class="ital">vexations</span>] Rather, <span class="bld">afflictions</span>; cp. <a href="/acts/12-1.htm" title="Now about that time Herod the king stretched forth his hands to vex certain of the church.">Acts 12:1</a>, “to vex (R.V. ‘to afflict’) certain of the Church.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="ital">of the countries</span>] R.V. <span class="bld">of the lands</span>. The reference is probably to the Israelite territory only; cp. <a href="/2_chronicles/11-23.htm" title="And he dealt wisely, and dispersed of all his children throughout all the countries of Judah and Benjamin, to every fenced city: and he gave them victual in abundance. And he desired many wives.">2 Chronicles 11:23</a> (R.V.); <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm" title="And Josiah took away all the abominations out of all the countries that pertained to the children of Israel, and made all that were present in Israel to serve, even to serve the LORD their God. And all his days they departed not from following the LORD, the God of their fathers.">2 Chronicles 34:33</a>; and <a href="/1_chronicles/13-2.htm" title="And David said to all the congregation of Israel, If it seem good to you, and that it be of the LORD our God, let us send abroad to our brothers every where, that are left in all the land of Israel, and with them also to the priests and Levites which are in their cities and suburbs, that they may gather themselves to us:">1 Chronicles 13:2</a> (R.V. mg.).<span class="p"><br /><br /></span>2 Chronicles 15:5<a name="kad" id="kad"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/kad/2_chronicles/15.htm">Keil and Delitzsch Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament</a></div>"And in these times is no peace to those going out or to those coming in." Free peaceful intercommunication is interfered with (cf. <a href="/judges/5-6.htm">Judges 5:6</a>; <a href="/judges/6-2.htm">Judges 6:2</a>), but great terrors upon all inhabitants of the lands (הערצות are, according to the usage of the chronicler, the various districts of the land of Israel). <div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/interlinear/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 Interlinear</a><br /><a href="/texts/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 Parallel Texts</a><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="http://bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 Bible Apps</a><br /><a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 Parallel</a><br /><a href="http://bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="http://holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="http://saintebible.com/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 French Bible</a><br /><a href="http://bibeltext.com/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">2 Chronicles 15:5 German Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td align="center"><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <div id="left"><a href="../2_chronicles/15-4.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:4"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:4" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../2_chronicles/15-6.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:6"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:6" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>