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Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God threw them into confusion with every kind of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every possible distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every possible distress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Nations were destroying each other, and cities were wiping out other cities, because God was causing trouble and unrest everywhere. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city: for God did vex them with all adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />One nation crushed another nation; one city crushed another. God had tormented them with every kind of trouble.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />One nation oppressed another nation, and one city oppressed another city, because God was bringing trouble and distress on them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Nation battled nation, and city fought city, because God was afflicting them all with every kind of distress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />One nation was crushed by another, and one city by another, for God caused them to be in great turmoil.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city: for God troubled them with all adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity. <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 they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God has troubled them with every adversity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God hath troubled them with every adversity;<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And they dashed themselves, nation upon nation, and city upon city: for God disturbed them with all straits.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />For nation shall fight against nation, and city against city, for the Lord will trouble them with all distress. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />For nation will fight against nation, and city against city. For the Lord will disturb them with every anguish.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Nation crushed nation and city crushed city, for God overwhelmed them with every kind of distress.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They were broken in pieces, nation against nation and city against city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.<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 we were scattered in every nation and people, and in towns and cities,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />And they were scattered among every nation and people, and among the towns and among the cities.<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 they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did discomfit them with all manner of adversity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And nation shall fight against nation, and city against city; for God has confounded them with every <i>kind of</i> affliction.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/15-6.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=3477" 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">The Prophecy of Azariah</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">5</span>In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts. <span class="reftext">6</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: ḡō·w- (N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">Nation</a> <a href="/hebrew/3807.htm" title="3807: wə·ḵut·tə·ṯū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-3cp) -- To beat, crush by beating. A primitive root; to bruise or violently strike.">was crushed</a> <a href="/hebrew/1471.htm" title="1471: bə·ḡō·w (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Rarely goy; apparently from the same root as gevah; a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts.">by nation,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: wə·‘îr (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">and city</a> <a href="/hebrew/5892.htm" title="5892: bə·‘îr (Prep-b:: N-fs) -- Excitement. Or par; or ayar; from uwr a city in the widest sense.">by city,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">for</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hîm (N-mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">God</a> <a href="/hebrew/2000.htm" title="2000: hă·mā·mām (V-Qal-Perf-3ms:: 3mp) -- A primitive root; properly, to put in commotion; by implication, to disturb, drive, destroy.">afflicted them</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: bə·ḵāl (Prep-b:: N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all kinds of</a> <a href="/hebrew/6869.htm" title="6869: ṣā·rāh (N-fs) -- Tightness, a female rival. Feminine of tsar; tightness; transitively, a female rival.">adversity.</a> </span><span class="reftext">7</span>But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”…<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="/matthew/24-7.htm">Matthew 24:7</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be famines and earthquakes in various places.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/19-2.htm">Isaiah 19:2</a></span><br />“So I will incite Egyptian against Egyptian; brother will fight against brother, neighbor against neighbor, city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/judges/21-25.htm">Judges 21:25</a></span><br />In those days there was no king in Israel; everyone did what was right in his own eyes.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/21-10.htm">Luke 21:10</a></span><br />Then He told them, “Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a></span><br />Nation will rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom. There will be earthquakes in various places, as well as famines. These are the beginning of birth pains.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/3-5.htm">Isaiah 3:5</a></span><br />The people will oppress one another, man against man, neighbor against neighbor; the young will rise up against the old, and the base against the honorable.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/38-21.htm">Ezekiel 38:21</a></span><br />And I will summon a sword against Gog on all My mountains, declares the Lord GOD, and every man’s sword will be against his brother.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/25-32.htm">Jeremiah 25:32-33</a></span><br />This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “Behold! Disaster is spreading from nation to nation; a mighty storm is rising from the ends of the earth.” / Those slain by the LORD on that day will be spread from one end of the earth to the other. They will not be mourned, gathered, or buried. They will be like dung lying on the ground.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/zechariah/14-13.htm">Zechariah 14:13</a></span><br />On that day a great panic from the LORD will come upon them, so that each will seize the hand of another, and the hand of one will rise against the other.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_samuel/14-20.htm">1 Samuel 14:20</a></span><br />Then Saul and all his troops assembled and marched to the battle, and they found the Philistines in total confusion, with each man wielding the sword against his neighbor.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/10-21.htm">Matthew 10:21</a></span><br />Brother will betray brother to death, and a father his child; children will rise against their parents and have them put to death.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/micah/7-6.htm">Micah 7:6</a></span><br />For a son dishonors his father, a daughter rises against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. A man’s enemies are the members of his own household.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/51-46.htm">Jeremiah 51:46</a></span><br />Do not let your heart grow faint, and do not be afraid when the rumor is heard in the land; for a rumor will come one year—and then another the next year—of violence in the land and of ruler against ruler.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/15-19.htm">2 Kings 15:19</a></span><br />Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/13-16.htm">Hosea 13:16</a></span><br />Samaria will bear her guilt because she has rebelled against her God. They will fall by the sword; their little ones will be dashed to pieces, and their pregnant women ripped open.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.</p><p class="hdg">nation</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/12-15.htm">2 Chronicles 12:15</a></b></br> Now the acts of Rehoboam, first and last, <i>are</i> they not written in the book of Shemaiah the prophet, and of Iddo the seer concerning genealogies? And <i>there were</i> wars between Rehoboam and Jeroboam continually.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/13-17.htm">2 Chronicles 13:17</a></b></br> And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter: so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/13-8.htm">Mark 13:8</a></b></br> For nation shall rise against nation, and kingdom against kingdom: and there shall be earthquakes in divers places, and there shall be famines and troubles: these <i>are</i> the beginnings of sorrows.</p><p class="hdg">destroyed [heb] beaten in pieces </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/33-11.htm">2 Chronicles 33:11</a></b></br> Wherefore the LORD brought upon them the captains of the host of the king of Assyria, which took Manasseh among the thorns, and bound him with fetters, and carried him to Babylon.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/36-17.htm">2 Chronicles 36:17</a></b></br> Therefore he brought upon them the king of the Chaldees, who slew their young men with the sword in the house of their sanctuary, and had no compassion upon young man or maiden, old man, or him that stooped for age: he gave <i>them</i> all into his hand.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/judges/2-14.htm">Judges 2:14</a></b></br> And the anger of the LORD was hot against Israel, and he delivered them into the hands of spoilers that spoiled them, and he sold them into the hands of their enemies round about, so that they could not any longer stand before their enemies.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/1_kings/1-29.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-16.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-13.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-1.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/2-10.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-14.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/7-23.htm">Discomfit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-4.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-14.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/10-7.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-21.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/1-17.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/29-14.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/9-14.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/17-9.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/2_kings/6-28.htm">Troubling</a> <a href="/2_samuel/12-18.htm">Vex</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/job/2-10.htm">Adversity</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-7.htm">Beaten</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-37.htm">Broken</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-14.htm">City</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">Crushed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">Destroyed</a> <a href="/esther/9-24.htm">Discomfit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-9.htm">Distress</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-2.htm">Divisions</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-28.htm">Kind</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-19.htm">Manner</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-15.htm">Nation</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-17.htm">Pieces</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-5.htm">Sort</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-27.htm">Sorts</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/25-19.htm">Trouble</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-20.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-18.htm">Troubling</a> <a href="/job/19-2.htm">Vex</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'; 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The division of Israel into the northern kingdom (Israel) and the southern kingdom (Judah) led to frequent conflicts. This turmoil can be seen as a fulfillment of the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28-49.htm">Deuteronomy 28:49-52</a>, where disobedience to God would result in national calamity. The phrase also echoes the broader biblical theme of divine judgment upon nations that turn away from God, as seen in the prophetic books like Isaiah and Jeremiah.<p><b>and city by city</b><br>The mention of cities being crushed highlights the widespread nature of the conflict and chaos. In ancient times, cities were centers of power, commerce, and culture. The destruction of cities signifies not just military defeat but also economic and social collapse. This devastation can be compared to the fall of Jerusalem in 586 BC, as recorded in <a href="/2_kings/25.htm">2 Kings 25</a>, where the city was besieged and destroyed by the Babylonians. The phrase underscores the comprehensive nature of the judgment that comes upon a people who forsake their covenant with God.<p><b>for God afflicted them</b><br>This part of the verse attributes the adversity directly to God's intervention. It reflects the biblical principle that God is sovereign over the affairs of nations and uses circumstances to bring about His purposes. This is consistent with the theology of the Old Testament, where God is seen as actively involved in the world, disciplining His people to bring them back to Himself. The affliction is not merely punitive but is intended to lead to repentance and restoration, as seen in the cycles of sin, judgment, and deliverance throughout the book of Judges.<p><b>with all kinds of adversity</b><br>The phrase indicates the variety and intensity of the challenges faced by the people. This could include military defeat, economic hardship, social unrest, and natural disasters. Such adversities are often used in the Bible to draw people back to reliance on God, as seen in the prophetic calls to repentance in books like Joel and Amos. The comprehensive nature of the adversity serves as a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God's commandments and the need for national and personal repentance.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a></b><br>The King of Judah during the time of this prophecy. He was known for his religious reforms and efforts to return Judah to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/a/azariah_son_of_oded.htm">Azariah son of Oded</a></b><br>The prophet who delivered God's message to Asa, encouraging him to seek the Lord and warning of the consequences of forsaking Him.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, ruled by Asa, which experienced both peace and turmoil during his reign.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/i/israel.htm">Israel</a></b><br>The northern kingdom, often in conflict with Judah and experiencing its own internal strife and external threats.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/g/god's_affliction.htm">God's Affliction</a></b><br>The divine intervention that brought adversity upon the nations and cities, serving as a wake-up call for repentance and return to God.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_forsaking_god.htm">The Consequences of Forsaking God</a></b><br>When nations or individuals turn away from God, they open themselves to turmoil and adversity. This serves as a reminder of the importance of remaining faithful to God’s commandments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty_in_adversity.htm">God's Sovereignty in Adversity</a></b><br>God uses adversity as a tool for correction and guidance. Recognizing His hand in our struggles can lead us to repentance and renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_call_to_seek_god.htm">The Call to Seek God</a></b><br>Just as Asa was encouraged to seek the Lord, we too are called to pursue a relationship with God, especially in times of trouble. Seeking God brings peace and stability.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_prophets_and_leaders.htm">The Role of Prophets and Leaders</a></b><br>Prophets like Azariah play a crucial role in guiding leaders and nations back to God. Spiritual leaders today are called to speak truth and encourage repentance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/community_and_national_repentance.htm">Community and National Repentance</a></b><br>The afflictions faced by nations and cities highlight the need for collective repentance and turning back to God. This is a call for communities and nations to seek God’s guidance and favor.<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/who_was_ithamar_in_the_bible.htm">Who was Obed-Edom in the Bible?</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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_linking_empire_city_to_'great_prostitute'.htm">In Revelation 17:1-2, the 'great prostitute' is said to corrupt the earth's inhabitants; is there any historical or archaeological evidence linking a specific empire or city to this figure?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/evidence_for_2_chronicles_15_15_peace.htm">What evidence, if any, supports the sudden peace and prosperity described in 2 Chronicles 15:15, given the frequent conflicts in the region at that time?</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>(6) <span class= "bld">And nation was destroyed of nation.</span>--<span class= "ital">And they were crushed, nation by nation and city by city.</span> The verb <span class= "ital">khathath</span> occurs <a href="/isaiah/2-4.htm" title="And he shall judge among the nations, and shall rebuke many people: and they shall beat their swords into plowshares, and their spears into pruning hooks: nation shall not lift up sword against nation, neither shall they learn war any more.">Isaiah 2:4</a> ("to beat"); but in its (intensive) passive form only here. Some MSS. have the (intensive) active form, which is found elsewhere. So LXX. and Vulg.: "And nation shall fight against nation." Nation is <span class= "ital">goy, i.e.,</span> a community of kindred, such as a tribe or clan, rather than a merely political aggregate. The allusion is to the old feuds and contentions between rival tribes, <span class= "ital">e.g.,</span> between Ephraim and Gilead (Manasseh) (Judges 12), or between Benjamin and the other tribes (Judges 20). The verse vividly pourtrays an internecine strife, like that described in <a href="/isaiah/19-2.htm" title="And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians: and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbor; city against city, and kingdom against kingdom.">Isaiah 19:2</a> : "And I will set the Egyptians against the Egyptians, and they shall fight every one against his brother, and every one against his neighbour; <span class= "ital">city against city, kingdom against kingdom</span>;" or like that depicted by the same prophet (<a href="/context/isaiah/9-18.htm" title="For wickedness burns as the fire: it shall devour the briers and thorns, and shall kindle in the thickets of the forest, and they shall mount up like the lifting up of smoke.">Isaiah 9:18-21</a>): "No man shall spare his brother . . . they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm [<span class= "ital">i.e.,</span> of his natural ally]: Manasseh, Ephraim; and Ephraim, Manasseh; and they together shall be against Judah."<p><span class= "bld">Did vex them with all adversity.</span>--<span class= "ital">Had confounded</span> (or, <span class= "ital">discomfited</span>)<span class= "ital"> them with every kind of distress.</span> (Comp. <a href="/zechariah/14-13.htm" title="And it shall come to pass in that day, that a great tumult from the LORD shall be among them; and they shall lay hold every one on the hand of his neighbor, and his hand shall rise up against the hand of his neighbor.">Zechariah 14:13</a> : "A great confusion from the Lord.")<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 6.</span> - Among other patent instances, not the least remarkable are found in <a href="/judges/20-35.htm">Judges 20:35-45</a>; <a href="/judges/9-44.htm">Judges 9:44-47</a>; these forecast and heralded that final rupture of Rehoboam and Jeroboam, which showed the "house divided against itself," and the sure consequences thereof. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/15-6.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">Nation</span><br /><span class="heb">גוֹי־</span> <span class="translit">(ḡō·w-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">was crushed</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכֻתְּת֥וּ</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵut·tə·ṯū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3807.htm">Strong's 3807: </a> </span><span class="str2">To bruise, violently strike</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by nation,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּג֖וֹי</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḡō·w)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1471.htm">Strong's 1471: </a> </span><span class="str2">A foreign nation, a Gentile, a troop of animals, a flight of locusts</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and city</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעִ֣יר</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">by city,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּעִ֑יר</span> <span class="translit">(bə·‘îr)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5892.htm">Strong's 5892: </a> </span><span class="str2">Excitement</span><br /><br /><span class="word">for</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּֽי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהִ֥ים</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hîm)</span><br /><span class="parse">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">afflicted them</span><br /><span class="heb">הֲמָמָ֖ם</span> <span class="translit">(hă·mā·mām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2000.htm">Strong's 2000: </a> </span><span class="str2">To make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with all kinds of</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּכָל־</span> <span class="translit">(bə·ḵāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> </span><span class="str2">The whole, all, any, every</span><br /><br /><span class="word">adversity.</span><br /><span class="heb">צָרָֽה׃</span> <span class="translit">(ṣā·rāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6869.htm">Strong's 6869: </a> </span><span class="str2">Tightness, a female rival</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">2 Chronicles 15:6 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/15-6.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:6 They were broken in pieces nation against (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-5.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:5"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:5" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-7.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:7"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:7" /></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>