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He removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD&#8217s temple. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet, he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the entry room of the LORD’s Temple. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> As soon as Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage and put away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the LORD. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> When 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a> 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. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a> And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the mountains of Ephraim; and he restored the altar of the LORD that was before the vestibule of the LORD. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took courage and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD which was in front of the porch of the LORD. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took courage and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD which was in front of the porch of the LORD. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he took courage and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD which was in front of the porch of the LORD. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he strengthened himself and took away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then renewed the altar of Yahweh which was in front of the porch of Yahweh. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> And when Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the repulsive idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. Then he restored the altar [of burnt offering] of the LORD which was in front of the porch [of the temple] of the LORD. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the abhorrent idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He renovated the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> When 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 renovated the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD&#8217s temple. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> 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. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> As soon as Asa heard what Azariah the prophet said, he gave orders for all the idols in Judah and Benjamin to be destroyed, including those in the towns he had captured in the territory of Ephraim. He also repaired the LORD's altar that was in front of the temple porch. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> 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 the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> When Asa heard the prophet Oded's words of prophecy, he was encouraged and put away the detestable idols from all of Judah, Benjamin, and the cities he had captured in the mountains of Ephraim. He also repaired the LORD's altar in front of the LORD's entrance hall. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> When Asa heard the prophecy that Azariah son of Oded had spoken, he was encouraged. He did away with all the idols in the land of Judah and Benjamin and all the idols in the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He also repaired the altar of the LORD that stood in the Temple courtyard. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> Encouraged by what Oded's son Azariah the prophet had said in his prophecy, Asa removed the detestable idols from throughout the entire territories of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities that he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He repaired the LORD's altar that stood in front of the vestibule of the LORD's Temple. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> When 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. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a> When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. He removed the detestable idols from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had seized in the Ephraimite hill country. He repaired the altar of the LORD in front of the porch of the LORD's temple. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Azariah the son 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 the LORD, that was before the vestibule of the LORD. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> 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. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a> 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 Yahweh’s altar that was before Yahweh’s porch. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And at Asa’s hearing these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he has strengthened himself, and causes the abominations to pass away out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities that he has captured from the hill-country of Ephraim, and renews the altar of YHWH that [is] before the porch of YHWH, <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And at Asa's hearing these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he hath strengthened himself, and doth cause the abominations to pass away out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities that he hath captured from the hill-country of Ephraim, and reneweth the altar of Jehovah that is before the porch of Jehovah, <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he strengthened himself, and he will put away the abominations from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities which he took from mount Ephraim, and he will renew the altar of Jehovah which was before the porch of Jehovah.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And when Asa had heard the words, and the prophecy of Azarias the son of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and took away the idols out of all the land of Juda, and out of Benjamin, and out of the cities of mount Ephraim, which he had taken, and he dedicated the altar of the Lord, which was before the porch of the Lord. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And when Asa had heard these particular words, and the prophecy of the prophet Azariah, the son of Oded, he was strengthened, and he took away the idols from the entire land of Judah, and from Benjamin, and from the cities that he had seized of mount Ephraim, and he dedicated the altar of the Lord, which was before the portico of the Lord. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a> When Asa heard these words and the prophecy (Oded the prophet), he was encouraged to remove the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had taken in the highlands of Ephraim, and to restore the altar of the LORD which was before the vestibule of the LORD. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> When Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim. He repaired the altar of the LORD that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the LORD.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And when Asa heard these words of Azariah the son of Azor the prophet, he took courage and removed the idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken in the land of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that was in the front of the porch of the LORD. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And when Asa heard these words of Azraya, son of Azor the Prophet, he was strengthened, and he removed the images from all the land of Yehuda and of Benjamin and from the towns that he seized in the land of Aphreim, and he restored the altar of LORD JEHOVAH that was before the porch.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And when Asa heard these words, even the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the detestable things 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 the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And when Asa heard these words, and the prophesy of Adad the prophet, then he strengthened himself, and cast out the abominations from all the land of Juda and Benjamin, and from the cities which Jeroboam possessed, in mount Ephraim, and he renewed the altar of the Lord, which was before the temple of the Lord. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3494" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Asa's Reforms</a> 8<a href="/hebrew/609.htm" title="609: ’ā·sā (N-proper-ms) -- Perhaps healer, an Isr. name. Of uncertain derivation; Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite.">When Asa</a> <a href="/hebrew/8085.htm" title="8085: wə·ḵiš·mō·a‘ (Conj-w, Prep-k:: V-Qal-Inf) -- To hear. A primitive root; to hear intelligently.">heard</a> <a href="/hebrew/428.htm" title="428: hā·’êl·leh (Art:: Pro-cp) -- These. Prolonged from 'el; these or those.">these</a> <a href="/hebrew/1697.htm" title="1697: had·də·ḇā·rîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Speech, word. From dabar; a word; by implication, a matter or thing; adverbially, a cause.">words</a> <a href="/hebrew/5016.htm" title="5016: wə·han·nə·ḇū·’āh (Conj-w, Art:: N-fs) -- Prophecy. From naba'; a prediction.">and the prophecy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5752.htm" title="5752: ‘ō·ḏêḏ (N-proper-ms) -- Restorer, two Isr. Or moded; from uwd; reiteration; Oded, the name of two Israelites.">of Azariah son of Oded</a> <a href="/hebrew/5030.htm" title="5030: han·nā·ḇî (Art:: N-ms) -- A spokesman, speaker, prophet. From naba'; a prophet or inspired man.">the prophet,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2388.htm" title="2388: hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq (V-Hitpael-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong, obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer.">he took courage</a> <a href="/hebrew/5674.htm" title="5674: way·ya·‘ă·ḇêr (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To pass over, through, or by, pass on. A primitive root; to cross over; used very widely of any transition; specifically, to cover.">and removed</a> <a href="/hebrew/8251.htm" title="8251: haš·šiq·qū·ṣîm (Art:: N-mp) -- Detested thing. Or shiqquts; from shaqats; disgusting, i.e. Filthy; especially idolatrous or an idol.">the detestable idols</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: ū·min- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">from</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: mik·kāl (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the whole</a> <a href="/hebrew/776.htm" title="776: ’e·reṣ (N-fsc) -- Earth, land. From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth.">land</a> <a href="/hebrew/3063.htm" title="3063: yə·hū·ḏāh (N-proper-ms) -- From yadah; celebrated; Jehudah, the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory.">of Judah</a> <a href="/hebrew/1144.htm" title="1144: ū·ḇin·yā·min (Conj-w:: N-proper-ms) -- From ben and yamiyn; son of right hand; Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">and Benjamin</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: he·‘ā·rîm (Art:: N-fp) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">and from the cities</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3920.htm" title="3920: lā·ḵaḏ (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- To capture, seize, take. A primitive root; to catch; generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose; figuratively, to cohere.">he had captured</a> <a href="/hebrew/2022.htm" title="2022: mê·har (Prep-m:: N-msc) -- Mountain, hill, hill country. A shortened form of harar; a mountain or range of hills.">in the hill country</a> <a href="/hebrew/669.htm" title="669: ’ep̄·rā·yim (N-proper-ms) -- Dual of masculine form of 'Ephraath; double fruit; Ephrajim, a son of Joseph; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory.">of Ephraim.</a> <a href="/hebrew/2318.htm" title="2318: way·ḥad·dêš (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3ms) -- To renew, repair. A primitive root; to be new; causatively, to rebuild.">He then restored</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/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·baḥ (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="6440: lip̄·nê (Prep-l:: N-cpc) -- Face, faces. Plural of an unused noun; the face; used in a great variety of applications; also as a preposition.">was in front</a> <a href="/hebrew/197.htm" title="197: ’ū·lām (N-msc) -- A porch. Or, ulam; from 'alam; a vestibule.">of the portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD’s temple.</a> 9And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/1_kings/15-12.htm">1 Kings 15:12-15</a> He banished the male shrine prostitutes from the land and removed all the idols that his fathers had made. / He also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole and burned it in the Kidron Valley. / The high places were not removed, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted to the LORD all his days. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/14-2.htm">2 Chronicles 14:2-5</a> And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God. / He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. / He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. ... <a href="/2_chronicles/19-3.htm">2 Chronicles 19:3</a> However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.” <a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">2 Chronicles 23:16-17</a> Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. / So all the people went to the temple of Baal and tore it down. They smashed the altars and idols to pieces and killed Mattan the priest of Baal in front of the altars. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3-5</a> 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. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">2 Chronicles 30:14</a> They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">2 Chronicles 31:1</a> When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">2 Chronicles 34:3-7</a> In the eighth year of his reign, while he was still young, Josiah began to seek the God of his father David, and in the twelfth year he began to cleanse Judah and Jerusalem of the high places, the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images. / Then in his presence the altars of the Baals were torn down, and he cut to pieces the incense altars that were above them. He shattered the Asherah poles, the carved idols, and the cast images, crushed them to dust, and scattered them over the graves of those who had sacrificed to them. / Then he burned the bones of the priests on their altars. So he cleansed Judah and Jerusalem. ... <a href="/1_samuel/7-3.htm">1 Samuel 7:3-4</a> Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” / So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD. <a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm">1 Kings 18:30</a> Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. <a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a> He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-7</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. / He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people. ... <a href="/isaiah/1-16.htm">Isaiah 1:16-17</a> Wash and cleanse yourselves. Remove your evil deeds from My sight. Stop doing evil! / Learn to do right; seek justice and correct the oppressor. Defend the fatherless and plead the case of the widow.” <a href="/jeremiah/4-1.htm">Jeremiah 4:1</a> “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver, <a href="/matthew/3-8.htm">Matthew 3:8-10</a> Produce fruit, then, in keeping with repentance. / And do not presume to say to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham as our father.’ For I tell you that out of these stones God can raise up children for Abraham. / The axe lies ready at the root of the trees, and every tree that does not produce good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>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.Oded<a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm">2 Chronicles 15:1</a> And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:took courage<a href="/2_chronicles/19-11.htm">2 Chronicles 19:11</a> And, behold, Amariah the chief priest is over you in all matters of the LORD; and Zebadiah the son of Ishmael, the ruler of the house of Judah, for all the king's matters: also the Levites shall be officers before you. Deal courageously, and the LORD shall be with the good.<a href="/isaiah/44-14.htm">Isaiah 44:14</a> He heweth him down cedars, and taketh the cypress and the oak, which he strengtheneth for himself among the trees of the forest: he planteth an ash, and the rain doth nourish it.<a href="/acts/28-15.htm">Acts 28:15</a> And from thence, when the brethren heard of us, they came to meet us as far as Appii forum, and The three taverns: whom when Paul saw, he thanked God, and took courage.abominable idols [heb] abominations<a href="/leviticus/18-30.htm">Leviticus 18:30</a> Therefore shall ye keep mine ordinance, that ye commit not any one of these abominable customs, which were committed before you, and that ye defile not yourselves therein: I am the LORD your God.<a href="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15</a> Cursed be the man that maketh any graven or molten image, an abomination unto the LORD, the work of the hands of the craftsman, and putteth it in a secret place. And all the people shall answer and say, Amen.<a href="/1_kings/11-5.htm">1 Kings 11:5,7</a> For Solomon went after Ashtoreth the goddess of the Zidonians, and after Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites… the cities<a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">2 Chronicles 13:19</a> And Abijah pursued after Jeroboam, and took cities from him, Bethel with the towns thereof, and Jeshanah with the towns thereof, and Ephrain with the towns thereof.the altar of the Lord<a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1</a> Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof.<a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">2 Chronicles 8:12</a> Then Solomon offered burnt offerings unto the LORD on the altar of the LORD, which he had built before the porch,<a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_chronicles/21-6.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/2_kings/23-24.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-1.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-7.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-2.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/11-15.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-2.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-4.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm">Oded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-29.htm">Prophecy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/11-8.htm">Renewed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-22.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">Abominable</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Abominations</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-10.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-10.htm">Asa</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Benjamin</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-4.htm">Cities</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm">Country</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Courage</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Ephraim</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-5.htm">Heard</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm">Hill</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Idols</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Judah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/19-4.htm">Mount</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-9.htm">Oded</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-12.htm">Prophecy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-6.htm">Prophet</a> <a href="/job/29-20.htm">Renewed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-12.htm">Words</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 15</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm">Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah, </a> 12. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">make a solemn covenant with God</a> 16. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">He puts down Maachah his grandmother for idolatry</a> 18. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace.</a> </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'; 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This highlights the importance of heeding prophetic messages, which were often used by God to guide and correct His people. Prophets like Azariah played a crucial role in maintaining the spiritual health of Israel and Judah. The mention of Azariah as the son of Oded provides a specific historical context, grounding the narrative in a real lineage and emphasizing the continuity of prophetic ministry.he took courage Asa's response to the prophecy was one of courage, indicating a willingness to act upon divine instruction despite potential opposition. This courage is a recurring theme in the Bible, where leaders are often called to be strong and courageous in the face of challenges (<a href="/joshua/1-9.htm">Joshua 1:9</a>). Asa's courage is a model for believers to act decisively in obedience to God's word.and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin Idolatry was a persistent issue in Israel and Judah, often leading the people away from worshiping the one true God. Asa's removal of idols signifies a return to monotheistic worship and a rejection of the syncretism that plagued the nation. This act of purging idols is reminiscent of other reformative actions by kings like Hezekiah and Josiah, who also sought to restore true worship (<a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a>, <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-14</a>).and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim The hill country of Ephraim, part of the Northern Kingdom, had been captured by Asa, indicating his military success and influence beyond Judah and Benjamin. This geographical reference underscores the extent of Asa's reforms, reaching even into territories that were not originally part of his kingdom. It also reflects the historical tensions and interactions between the Northern and Southern Kingdoms.He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple Restoring the altar signifies a renewal of proper worship practices and a return to the covenantal relationship with God. The altar, located in front of the temple's portico, was central to the sacrificial system and the spiritual life of the nation. This restoration is symbolic of spiritual renewal and aligns with other biblical instances where altars are repaired or rebuilt as a sign of recommitment to God (<a href="/1_kings/18-30.htm">1 Kings 18:30</a>, <a href="/ezra/3-2.htm">Ezra 3:2</a>). The temple, as the dwelling place of God's presence, is a type of Christ, who is the ultimate mediator between God and humanity.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a> King of Judah who reigned from approximately 911 to 870 BC. Known for his religious reforms and efforts to rid Judah of idolatry. 2. <a href="/topical/a/azariah_son_of_oded.htm">Azariah son of Oded</a> A prophet who delivered God's message to Asa, encouraging him to continue his reforms and seek the Lord. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah_and_benjamin.htm">Judah and Benjamin</a> The southern kingdom of Israel, consisting of the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, over which Asa ruled. 4. <a href="/topical/e/ephraim.htm">Ephraim</a> A region in the northern kingdom of Israel. Asa captured some cities here, indicating his influence extended beyond Judah. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar_of_the_lord.htm">The Altar of the LORD</a> Located in front of the temple's portico, it was central to worship and sacrifices in the temple.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/c/courage_in_obedience.htm">Courage in Obedience</a> Asa's response to Azariah's prophecy shows the importance of courage in following God's commands, even when it requires significant change. <a href="/topical/r/removing_idols.htm">Removing Idols</a> Just as Asa removed physical idols, believers today are called to identify and remove anything that takes God's place in their hearts. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_of_worship.htm">Restoration of Worship</a> Asa's repair of the altar signifies the need to restore and prioritize true worship in our lives. <a href="/topical/i/influence_beyond_borders.htm">Influence Beyond Borders</a> Asa's actions in Ephraim demonstrate that godly influence can extend beyond immediate surroundings, encouraging believers to impact their broader communities. <a href="/topical/h/heeding_prophetic_voices.htm">Heeding Prophetic Voices</a> Asa's response to Azariah highlights the importance of listening to and acting upon godly counsel and prophetic words.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 15</a> <a href="/q/how_were_tribes_gathered_quickly_in_2_chr_15.htm">In 2 Chronicles 15:8–9, how were such large numbers gathered from multiple tribes so quickly and with no recorded logistical challenges? </a> <a href="/q/how_do_2_chron_26_and_2_kings_15_differ.htm">How do we square the accounts of 2 Chronicles 26 with 2 Kings 15, given the differing details about Uzziah (also called Azariah) and his reign?</a> <a href="/q/2_chr_29_3-5__quick_temple_restoration.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3–5 – How plausible is it that the priests and Levites restored the temple so quickly without any record of detailed construction or supply logistics? </a> <a href="/q/why_did_asa_rely_on_doctors,_not_god.htm">Why would Asa ignore divine help and rely solely on physicians in 2 Chronicles 16:12, seemingly contradicting biblical teachings on faith in God?</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>(b) THE REFORM OF WORSHIP, AND PUBLIC RENEWAL OF THE COVENANT(<a href="/context/2_chronicles/15-8.htm" title="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.">2Chronicles 15:8-15</a>).(8) And the prophecy of Oded the prophet.--Heb., And the prophecy Oded the prophet; without any connection. This is suspicious, and suggests the idea that "Oded the prophet" is a marginal gloss, which has crept into the text; especially as, according to <a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm" title="And the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:">2Chronicles 15:1</a>, not Oded, but Azariah son of Oded, was the author of the prophecy. Possibly there is a lacuna, and the original text ran: "And the prophecy which Azariah son of Oded, the prophet, spake." There is no variation in Heb. MSS., and the readings of the versions only show that the difficulty is ancient. (LXX., Vatic., "the prophecy of Adad the prophet; "but in <a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm" title="And the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:">2Chronicles 15:1</a> : "Azarias son of Oded;" Alex., "Azarias son of Adad the prophet;" Syr., "Azariah son of Azur;" Vulg., "Azariah son of Oded the prophet.") these words and the prophecy, i.e., these words, even (or, that is) the prophecy. Epexegetical use of the conjunction.He took courage.--Hithchazzaq, strengthened himself (<a href="/2_chronicles/12-13.htm" title="So king Rehoboam strengthened himself in Jerusalem, and reigned: for Rehoboam was one and forty years old when he began to reign, and he reigned seventeen years in Jerusalem, the city which the LORD had chosen out of all the tribes of Israel, to put his name there. And his mother's name was Naamah an Ammonitess.">2Chronicles 12:13</a>). The same verb as be strong chizq-), <a href="/2_chronicles/15-7.htm" title="Be you strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.">2Chronicles 15:7</a>. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - These words and the prophecy. In addition to what is said under ver. 1 on the question of the occurrence here of the name Oded, where we should have looked for the name Azariah, it may be noted that it is open to possibility that "these words" certainly referring to the language of Azariah, the "prophecy" may have in view some quotation more or less well known from Oded, satisfied by the latter part of ver. 2 or By ver. 7. This is not very likely; still, the conjunction "and" would thereby better account for itself. Nevertheless, it would still remain that the word "prophecy" is not in construct but absolute state, and we cannot count the difficulty removed, comparatively unimportant as it may be. He took courage, and put away, etc. These words may express either Asa's accomplishing of the reforms spoken of in the former chapter (vers. 3-5), or quite as probably his perseverance and renewed diligence and vigour in the same; the language, "he took courage," favours this latter view. The cities which he had taken from, etc. Some say that the reference here and in <a href="/2_chronicles/17-2.htm">2 Chronicles 17:2</a> also must be understood to be to Abijah's victory and spoils (<a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">2 Chronicles 13:19</a>), and that these two places must accordingly be in slight error. If this passage had stood alone, this view might have been more easy to accept, but the words in <a href="/2_chronicles/17-2.htm">2 Chronicles 17:2</a> explicitly state that Asa had taken such cities, and the mere fact that the history does not record when, nor even show any very convenient gap into which Asa's taking of such cities after conflict with Israel might well fit in, can scarcely be allowed to override the direct assertion of <a href="/2_chronicles/17-2.htm">2 Chronicles 17:2</a> (comp. <a href="/2_chronicles/16-11.htm">2 Chronicles 16:11</a>). At the same time, the work that would devolve on Asa in holding the cities his father Abijah had first taken, may easily account for all, and have been accounted Asa's taking, in the sense of taking to them, or retaking them. Renewed the altar. The altar, the place of which was before the porch, was the altar of burnt offering. The Hebrew for "renewed" is חִדֵּשׁ. The Vulgate translates insufficiently dedicavit. Bertheau thinks the renewal designs simply the purification of it from idolatrous defilements, although he admits that this is to assume that it had been defiled by idolatrous priests. Keil says the altar might well need genuine repair after the lapse of sixty years from the building of the temple. Of the nine occurrences of the word. five are metaphorical(as e.g. <a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a>), but of the remaining four distinctly literal uses, including the present, three must mean just strictly "repair" (<a href="/2_chronicles/24-4.htm">2 Chronicles 24:4, 12</a>; <a href="/isaiah/61-4.htm">Isaiah 61:4</a>), and the probability may therefore be that such is the meaning now. Many, however, prefer the other view. The work of Ass, as described in <a href="/2_chronicles/14-3.htm">2 Chronicles 14:3-5</a>, was one of taking away, breaking down, and cutting down; but this item shows it now, in his fifteenth year, become also one of renewing. and repairing. The porch of (so <a href="/2_chronicles/29-17.htm">2 Chronicles 29:17</a>; <a href="/1_kings/7-6.htm">1 Kings 7:6, 7, 12</a>; <a href="/ezekiel/40-7.htm">Ezekiel 40:7</a>); איּלָם, though in construct state, the kametz impure. <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>When Asa אָסָ֜א (’ā·sā) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_609.htm">Strong's 609: </a> Asa -- perhaps 'healer', an Israelite name heard וְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַ (wə·ḵiš·mō·a‘) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8085.htm">Strong's 8085: </a> To hear intelligently these הָאֵ֗לֶּה (hā·’êl·leh) Article | Pronoun - common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_428.htm">Strong's 428: </a> These, those words הַדְּבָרִ֣ים (had·də·ḇā·rîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1697.htm">Strong's 1697: </a> A word, a matter, thing, a cause and the prophecy וְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ (wə·han·nə·ḇū·’āh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5016.htm">Strong's 5016: </a> A prediction of Azariah son of Oded עֹדֵ֣ד (‘ō·ḏêḏ) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5752.htm">Strong's 5752: </a> Oded -- 'restorer', two Israelites the prophet, הַנָּבִיא֒ (han·nā·ḇî) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5030.htm">Strong's 5030: </a> A spokesman, speaker, prophet he took courage הִתְחַזַּ֗ק (hiṯ·ḥaz·zaq) Verb - Hitpael - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2388.htm">Strong's 2388: </a> To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and removed וַיַּעֲבֵ֤ר (way·ya·‘ă·ḇêr) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5674.htm">Strong's 5674: </a> To pass over, through, or by, pass on the detestable idols הַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ (haš·šiq·qū·ṣîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8251.htm">Strong's 8251: </a> Disgusting, filthy, idolatrous, an idol from וּמִן־ (ū·min-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of the whole מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every land אֶ֤רֶץ (’e·reṣ) Noun - feminine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_776.htm">Strong's 776: </a> Earth, land of Judah יְהוּדָה֙ (yə·hū·ḏāh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3063.htm">Strong's 3063: </a> Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites and Benjamin וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן (ū·ḇin·yā·min) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1144.htm">Strong's 1144: </a> Benjamin -- 'son of the right hand', youngest son of Jacob, also the name of two other Israelites and from the cities הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים (he·‘ā·rîm) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> Excitement he had captured לָכַ֖ד (lā·ḵaḏ) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3920.htm">Strong's 3920: </a> To catch, to capture, occupy, to choose, to cohere in the hill country מֵהַ֣ר (mê·har) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2022.htm">Strong's 2022: </a> Mountain, hill, hill country of Ephraim. אֶפְרָ֑יִם (’ep̄·rā·yim) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_669.htm">Strong's 669: </a> Ephraim -- a son of Joseph, also his descendants and their territory He then restored וַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙ (way·ḥad·dêš) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2318.htm">Strong's 2318: </a> To be new, to rebuild the altar מִזְבַּ֣ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar of the LORD יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel that אֲשֶׁ֥ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that was in front לִפְנֵ֖י (lip̄·nê) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm">Strong's 6440: </a> The face of the portico אוּלָ֥ם (’ū·lām) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_197.htm">Strong's 197: </a> A vestibule of the LORD?s temple. יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">2 Chronicles 15:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:8 When Asa heard these words and (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:9" /></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>