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class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />He brought into the temple of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />He brought into the Temple of God the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />And he brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />He also brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought into the house of God the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver, gold, and utensils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />He brought into the house of God the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver and gold and utensils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And he brought into the house of God the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver and gold and utensils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And he brought into the house of God the holy things of his father and his own holy things: silver and gold and utensils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He brought the things that his father [Abijah] had dedicated and those things that he had dedicated into the house of God—silver and gold and utensils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought his father’s consecrated gifts and his own consecrated gifts into God’s temple: silver, gold, and utensils.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />He brought his father&#8217s consecrated gifts and his own consecrated gifts into God&#8217s temple: silver, gold, and utensils. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />He placed in the temple all the silver and gold objects that he and his father had dedicated to God. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />He brought into God's temple the silver, the gold, and the utensils he and his father had set apart as holy.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />He placed in the Temple all the objects his father Abijah had dedicated to God, as well as the gold and silver objects that he himself dedicated. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Asa brought into God's Temple the things that his father had dedicated, as well as his own dedicated gifts such as silver, gold, and temple service implements. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />He brought the holy items that his father and he had made into God's temple, including the silver, gold, and other articles. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />He brought into God's house the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />He brought the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels into God’s house. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And he brings in the sanctified things of his father, and his own sanctified things, to the house of God: silver, and gold, and vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And he bringeth in the sanctified things of his father, and his own sanctified things, to the house of God, silver, and gold, and vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And he will bring the holies of his father, and his holies, into the house of God, silver and gold and vessels.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And the things which his father had vowed, and he himself had vowed, he brought into the house of the Lord, gold and silver, and vessels of divers uses. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And whatever his father or he himself had vowed, he brought into the house of the Lord: silver and gold, and vessels for various uses.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />He brought into the house of God his father’s and his own votive offerings: silver, gold, and vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />He brought into the house of God the votive gifts of his father and his own votive gifts—silver, gold, and utensils.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And he brought into the house of the LORD the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated, silver and gold and vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And he brought the holy things of his father and his holy things to the house of LORD JEHOVAH, silver and gold and vessels.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had hallowed, and that he himself had hallowed, silver, and gold, and vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And he brought in the holy things of David his father, and the holy things of the house of God, silver, and gold, and vessels.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3613" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Asa's Reforms</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">17</span>The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days. <span class="reftext">18</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇê (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">And he brought</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">into the house</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3701.htm" title="3701: ke·sep̄ (N-ms) -- Silver, money. From kacaph; silver; by implication, money.">the silver</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: wə·zā·hāḇ (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">and gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: wə·ḵê·lîm (Conj-w:: N-mp) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">articles</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: qā·ḏə·šê (N-mpc) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">that he</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ā·ḇîw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">and his father</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: wə·qā·ḏā·šāw (Conj-w:: N-mpc:: 3ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">had dedicated.</a> </span><span class="reftext">19</span>And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/15-15.htm">1 Kings 15:15</a></span><br />And he brought into the house of the LORD the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">2 Chronicles 14:13-15</a></span><br />Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunder / and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there. / They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">2 Chronicles 24:4-5</a></span><br />Some time later, Joash set his heart on repairing the house of the LORD. / So he gathered the priests and Levites and said, “Go out to the cities of Judah and collect the money due annually from all Israel, to repair the house of your God. Do it quickly.” The Levites, however, did not make haste.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-12.htm">2 Chronicles 31:12</a></span><br />And they faithfully brought in the contributions, tithes, and dedicated gifts. Conaniah the Levite was the officer in charge of them, and his brother Shimei was second.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3-5</a></span><br />In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD. / Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side. / “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-6.htm">2 Chronicles 31:6</a></span><br />And the Israelites and Judahites who lived in the cities of Judah also brought a tithe of their herds and flocks and a tithe of the holy things consecrated to the LORD their God, and they laid them in large heaps.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm">2 Chronicles 31:21</a></span><br />He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/35-7.htm">2 Chronicles 35:7-8</a></span><br />From his own flocks and herds Josiah contributed 30,000 lambs and goats plus 3,000 bulls for the Passover offerings for all the people who were present. / His officials also contributed willingly to the people and priests and Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, the chief officials of the house of God, gave the priests 2,600 Passover offerings and 300 bulls.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/26-20.htm">1 Chronicles 26:20</a></span><br />Now their fellow Levites were in charge of the treasuries of the house of God and the treasuries of the dedicated things.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_chronicles/29-3.htm">1 Chronicles 29:3-9</a></span><br />Moreover, because of my delight in the house of my God, I now give for it my personal treasures of gold and silver, over and above all that I have provided for this holy temple: / three thousand talents of gold (the gold of Ophir) and seven thousand talents of refined silver, to overlay the walls of the buildings, / for the gold work and the silver work, and for all the work to be done by the craftsmen. Now who is willing to consecrate himself to the LORD today?” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">1 Kings 7:51</a></span><br />So 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 he placed them in the treasuries of the house of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/8-62.htm">1 Kings 8:62-64</a></span><br />Then the king and all Israel with him offered sacrifices before the LORD. / And Solomon offered as peace offerings to the LORD 22,000 oxen and 120,000 sheep. So the king and all the Israelites dedicated the house of the LORD. / 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 the peace offerings, since the bronze altar before the LORD was too small to contain all these offerings.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/12-4.htm">2 Kings 12:4-5</a></span><br />Then Joash said to the priests, “Collect all the money brought as sacred gifts into the house of the LORD—the census money, the money from vows, and the money brought voluntarily into the house of the LORD. / Let every priest receive it from his constituency, and let it be used to repair any damage found in the temple.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/22-4.htm">2 Kings 22:4-7</a></span><br />“Go up to Hilkiah the high priest and have him count the money that has been brought into the house of the LORD, which the doorkeepers have collected from the people. / And let them deliver it into the hands of the supervisors of those doing the work on the house of the LORD, who in turn are to give it to the workmen repairing the damages to the house of the LORD— / to the carpenters, builders, and masons—to buy timber and dressed stone to repair the temple. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-32.htm">Nehemiah 10:32-39</a></span><br />We also place ourselves under the obligation to contribute a third of a shekel yearly for the service of the house of our God: / for the showbread, for the regular grain offerings and burnt offerings, for the Sabbath offerings, for the New Moons and appointed feasts, for the holy offerings, for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the duties of the house of our God. / We have cast lots among the priests, Levites, and people for the donation of wood by our families at the appointed times each year. They are to bring it to the house of our God to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the Law. ...</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">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.</p><p class="hdg">brought</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/7-51.htm">1 Kings 7:51</a></b></br> So was ended all the work that king Solomon made for the house of the LORD. And Solomon brought in the things which David his father had dedicated; <i>even</i> the silver, and the gold, and the vessels, did he put among the treasures of the house of the LORD.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_kings/15-14.htm">1 Kings 15:14,15</a></b></br> But the high places were not removed: nevertheless Asa's heart was perfect with the LORD all his days… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_chronicles/26-20.htm">1 Chronicles 26:20-26</a></b></br> And of the Levites, Ahijah <i>was</i> over the treasures of the house of God, and over the treasures of the dedicated things… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/9-24.htm">Articles</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-5.htm">Dedicated</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/28-12.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">Hallowed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-11.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-11.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-20.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-27.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-11.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-5.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-24.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/1_kings/15-15.htm">Votive</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/21-3.htm">Articles</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-7.htm">Dedicated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-5.htm">Gifts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-2.htm">Gold</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-7.htm">Hallowed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-8.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-2.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-15.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-2.htm">Silver</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-2.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-24.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/24-14.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/luke/21-5.htm">Votive</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 15</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm">Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">make a solemn covenant with God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">16. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">He puts down Maachah his grandmother for idolatry</a></span><br><span class="reftext">18. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><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> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And he brought into the house of God</b><br>This phrase refers to King Asa of Judah, who is noted for his religious reforms and dedication to the worship of Yahweh. The "house of God" is the temple in Jerusalem, which was the central place of worship for the Israelites. Asa's actions demonstrate his commitment to restoring proper worship and reverence for God, aligning with the covenantal traditions established by his ancestors. This act of bringing treasures into the temple signifies a renewal of faith and dedication to God, reminiscent of Solomon's dedication of the temple in <a href="/1_kings/8.htm">1 Kings 8</a>.<p><b>the silver and gold</b><br>Silver and gold were valuable commodities in the ancient Near East, often used in trade, tribute, and religious offerings. By bringing these precious metals into the temple, Asa was not only enriching the temple treasury but also symbolizing the nation's wealth being dedicated to God. This act can be seen as a reversal of the idolatrous practices of previous kings, who often used such wealth for pagan worship. The dedication of silver and gold is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in the construction of the tabernacle (Exodus 25) and the temple (1 Chronicles 29).<p><b>and the articles</b><br>The "articles" likely refer to various items used in temple worship, such as vessels, utensils, and other sacred objects. These items were essential for the rituals and ceremonies conducted in the temple, and their dedication signifies a restoration of proper worship practices. The mention of articles also connects to the broader biblical theme of consecrating objects for God's service, as seen in the detailed descriptions of the tabernacle furnishings in <a href="/exodus/25.htm">Exodus 25-31</a>.<p><b>that he and his father had dedicated</b><br>This phrase highlights the continuity of faith and dedication between Asa and his father, Abijah. Although Abijah's reign was marked by conflict, he is noted for his brief return to the worship of Yahweh (2 Chronicles 13). Asa's actions can be seen as fulfilling and expanding upon his father's initial efforts to restore true worship in Judah. This continuity underscores the importance of generational faithfulness and the impact of a godly heritage, a theme echoed in the lives of other biblical figures such as Timothy, who was influenced by the faith of his mother and grandmother (<a href="/2_timothy/1-5.htm">2 Timothy 1:5</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a></b><br>King of Judah who reigned for 41 years. Known for his religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry, Asa is a central figure in this passage.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/h/house_of_god.htm">House of God</a></b><br>Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites, where offerings and dedications were made.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/s/silver_and_gold.htm">Silver and Gold</a></b><br>Precious metals often used in the context of offerings, dedications, and temple adornments, symbolizing wealth and devotion.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/d/dedicated_articles.htm">Dedicated Articles</a></b><br>Items set apart for sacred use in the temple, often as a sign of commitment to God and His service.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa's_father.htm">Asa's Father</a></b><br>Refers to Abijah, Asa's predecessor, who also made contributions to the temple, though his reign was less noted for religious reform.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god's_house.htm">Commitment to God’s House</a></b><br>Asa's dedication of treasures to the temple reflects a commitment to God's house. Believers today are called to prioritize their resources for the advancement of God's kingdom.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generational_faithfulness.htm">Generational Faithfulness</a></b><br>Asa continued the practice of dedication started by his father. This highlights the importance of passing down faith and devotion through generations.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_wealth_in_worship.htm">Symbolism of Wealth in Worship</a></b><br>The use of silver and gold signifies the value placed on worship and dedication. Christians are encouraged to offer their best to God, not just in material wealth but in time and talents.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/reform_and_renewal.htm">Reform and Renewal</a></b><br>Asa's actions were part of broader religious reforms. Personal and communal renewal often requires tangible actions that reflect inner spiritual commitments.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 15</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_no_record_of_temple_treasuries.htm">1 Chronicles 26:20–28: Why is there no historical or archaeological record of such vast temple treasuries despite the detailed inventory here? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/2_chr_6_18__can_a_building_house_god.htm">2 Chronicles 6:18: If the heavens cannot contain God, how can a physical building house His presence, and does this contradict other scriptures affirming God's omnipresence?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_does_god_send_a_lying_spirit.htm">In 2 Chronicles 18:21-22, how can an all-truthful God justly send a lying spirit to deceive Ahab?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_did_israel_function_without_god.htm">How can 2 Chronicles 15:3-4 claim that Israel was without the true God yet still functioned as a nation with established worship practices?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) <span class= "bld">And he brought into the house of God.</span>--The verse is identical with <a href="/1_kings/15-15.htm" title="And he brought in the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which himself had dedicated, into the house of the LORD, silver, and gold, and vessels.">1Kings 15:15</a>, substituting <span class= "ital">God</span> for <span class= "ital">Jehovah.</span> "The things that his father had dedicated" were, doubtless, taken from the spoils after Abijah's great victory over Jeroboam (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/13-16.htm" title="And the children of Israel fled before Judah: and God delivered them into their hand.">2Chronicles 13:16-19</a>); and" the things that he himself had dedicated "were a portion of the Cushite booty (<a href="/context/2_chronicles/14-13.htm" title="And Asa and the people that were with him pursued them to Gerar: and the Ethiopians were overthrown, that they could not recover themselves; for they were destroyed before the LORD, and before his host; and they carried away very much spoil.">2Chronicles 14:13-15</a>).<p>The brief reference contained in that single verse of Kings is thus an evident confirmation of the chronicler's narrative concerning the victories of Abijah and Asa, which he alone records.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 18.</span> - Except for an unimportant difference of the Keri and Chethiv kind in one word, this verse is identical with the parallel (<a href="/1_kings/15-15.htm">1 Kings 15:15</a>). <span class="cmt_word">The silver, gold, and vessels</span> were, of course, for the repair, restoration, and replacing of the revered fittings and ornaments of the temple. From what sources and after what victories the father of Asa and Asa himself had drawn these supplies is not given either here or in the parallel, but it is natural to suppose that Abijah's victory over Jeroboam (<a href="/2_chronicles/13-16.htm">2 Chronicles 13:16</a>) and Asa's over Zerah would have been the chief occasions to finnish them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">And he brought</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיָּבֵ֞א</span> <span class="translit">(way·yā·ḇê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><br /><span class="word">into the house</span><br /><span class="heb">בֵּ֣ית</span> <span class="translit">(bêṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> </span><span class="str2">A house</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of God</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the silver</span><br /><span class="heb">כֶּ֥סֶף</span> <span class="translit">(ke·sep̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3701.htm">Strong's 3701: </a> </span><span class="str2">Silver, money</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and gold</span><br /><span class="heb">וְזָהָ֖ב</span> <span class="translit">(wə·zā·hāḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> </span><span class="str2">Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky</span><br /><br /><span class="word">articles</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֵלִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵê·lîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something prepared, any apparatus</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that he</span><br /><span class="heb">קָדְשֵׁ֥י</span> <span class="translit">(qā·ḏə·šê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and his father</span><br /><span class="heb">אָבִ֛יו</span> <span class="translit">(’ā·ḇîw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">had dedicated.</span><br /><span class="heb">וְקָֽדָשָׁ֖יו</span> <span class="translit">(wə·qā·ḏā·šāw)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be set apart or consecrated</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">2 Chronicles 15:18 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:18 He brought into the house of God (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:19" /></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>