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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 />They took an oath to the LORD with loud acclamation, with shouting and with trumpets and horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They shouted out their oath of loyalty to the LORD with trumpets blaring and rams’ horns sounding.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They swore an oath to the LORD with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />Then they took an oath before the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams’ horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Moreover, they made an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and with horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Moreover, they made an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets and with horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />Moreover, they made an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Moreover, they swore <i>an oath</i> to Yahweh with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets and with horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They swore an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with [jubilant] shouting, with trumpets, and with horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They took an oath to the LORD in a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with rams’ horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They took an oath to the LORD in a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with rams&#8217 horns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And they sware unto Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />The crowd solemnly agreed to keep their promise to the LORD, then they celebrated by shouting and blowing trumpets and horns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice; and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Asa and the people swore their oath to the LORD with shouts, singing, and the blowing of trumpets and rams' horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />In a loud voice they took an oath in the LORD's name that they would keep the covenant, and then they shouted and blew trumpets. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They also made a vow to the LORD with loud voices, shouting, trumpets, and horns. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams? horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They swore their allegiance to the LORD, shouting their approval loudly and sounding trumpets and horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And they swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />They swore to Yahweh with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets. <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 swear to YHWH with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with horns,<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 swear to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets,<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 will swear to Jehovah with a great voice, and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns.<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 they swore to the Lord with a loud voice with joyful shouting, and with sound of trumpet, and sound of comets, <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And they swore to the Lord, with a great voice, in jubilation, and with the blare of trumpets, and with the sound of horns,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They swore an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting and with trumpets and horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with horns.<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 they swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with sounding of curved and straight trumpets.<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 swore to LORD JEHOVAH with a loud voice, and with the horns, curved and straight.<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 swore unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with horns.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they swore to the Lord with a loud voice, and with trumpets, and with cornets.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/15-14.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=3567" 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">13</span>And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. <span class="reftext">14</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7650.htm" title="7650: way·yiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū (Conj-w:: V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- A primitive root; propr. To be complete, but used only as a denominative from sheba'; to seven oneself, i.e. Swear.">They took an oath</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">with a loud</a> <a href="/hebrew/6963.htm" title="6963: bə·qō·wl (Prep-b:: N-ms) -- Sound, voice. Or qol; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound.">voice,</a> <a href="/hebrew/8643.htm" title="8643: ū·ḇiṯ·rū·‘āh (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-fs) -- From ruwa'; clamor, i.e. Acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangor of trumpets, as an alarum.">with shouting,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2689.htm" title="2689: ū·ḇa·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b, Art:: N-fp) -- (an ancient) trumpet. By reduplication from chatsar; a trumpet.">trumpets,</a> <a href="/hebrew/7782.htm" title="7782: ū·ḇə·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ (Conj-w, Prep-b:: N-mp) -- A horn (for blowing). Or shophar; from shaphar in the original sense of incising; a cornet or curved horn.">and rams’ horns.</a> </span><span class="reftext">15</span>And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.…<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="/deuteronomy/27-15.htm">Deuteronomy 27:15-26</a></span><br />‘Cursed is the man who makes a carved idol or molten image—an abomination to the LORD, the work of the hands of a craftsman—and sets it up in secret.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ / ‘Cursed is he who dishonors his father or mother.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ / ‘Cursed is he who moves his neighbor’s boundary stone.’ And let all the people say, ‘Amen!’ ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Nehemiah 10:29</a></span><br />hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-3.htm">2 Kings 23:3</a></span><br />So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/joshua/24-24.htm">Joshua 24:24-25</a></span><br />So the people said to Joshua, “We will serve the LORD our God and obey His voice.” / On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-31.htm">2 Chronicles 34:31</a></span><br />So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-3.htm">Exodus 24:3-8</a></span><br />When Moses came and told the people all the words and ordinances of the LORD, they all responded with one voice: “All the words that the LORD has spoken, we will do.” / And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel. / Then he sent out some young men of Israel, and they offered burnt offerings and sacrificed young bulls as peace offerings to the LORD. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/11-17.htm">2 Kings 11:17</a></span><br />Then Jehoiada made a covenant between the LORD and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people. He also made a covenant between the king and the people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/23-16.htm">2 Chronicles 23:16</a></span><br />Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">2 Chronicles 29:10</a></span><br />Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8</a></span><br />Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/34-32.htm">2 Chronicles 34:32</a></span><br />Then he had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin take a stand in agreement to it. So all the people of Jerusalem carried out the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-9.htm">Romans 10:9-10</a></span><br />that if you confess with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. / For with your heart you believe and are justified, and with your mouth you confess and are saved.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/8-37.htm">Acts 8:37</a></span><br />And Philip said, “If you believe with all your heart, you may be baptized.” The eunuch replied, “I believe that Jesus Christ is the Son of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/22-37.htm">Matthew 22:37</a></span><br />Jesus declared, “‘Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.’<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/10-22.htm">Hebrews 10:22</a></span><br />let us draw near with a sincere heart in full assurance of faith, having our hearts sprinkled to cleanse us from a guilty conscience and our bodies washed with pure water.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And they swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.</p><p class="hdg">sware</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/5-13.htm">Nehemiah 5:13</a></b></br> Also I shook my lap, and said, So God shake out every man from his house, and from his labour, that performeth not this promise, even thus be he shaken out, and emptied. And all the congregation said, Amen, and praised the LORD. And the people did according to this promise.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Nehemiah 10:29</a></b></br> They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;</p><p class="hdg">trumpets</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/81-1.htm">Psalm 81:1-4</a></b></br> To the chief Musician upon Gittith, <i>A Psalm</i> of Asaph. Sing aloud unto God our strength: make a joyful noise unto the God of Jacob… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">Cornets</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-42.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-15.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/12-12.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-22.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-15.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-14.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/2_kings/25-24.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/6-22.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/1_chronicles/16-16.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-14.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/5-13.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/2_kings/12-13.htm">Wind-Instruments</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_samuel/6-5.htm">Cornets</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-10.htm">Horns</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-18.htm">Loud</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/17-6.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-15.htm">Oath</a> <a href="/ezra/3-13.htm">Shouting</a> <a href="/nehemiah/4-18.htm">Sounding</a> <a href="/ezra/10-5.htm">Sware</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-15.htm">Swear</a> <a href="/ezra/10-5.htm">Swore</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-28.htm">Trumpets</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-19.htm">Voice</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-28.htm">Wind-Instruments</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>They took an oath to the LORD</b><br>In the context of <a href="/2_chronicles/15.htm">2 Chronicles 15</a>, King Asa of Judah led a religious reform, calling the people back to the worship of Yahweh. Taking an oath to the LORD signifies a solemn commitment to follow God's commandments and to reject idolatry. Oaths in the ancient Near East were serious and binding, often invoking divine witnesses. This act reflects the covenantal relationship between God and Israel, reminiscent of the covenant renewals seen in <a href="/joshua/24-25.htm">Joshua 24:25</a> and <a href="/nehemiah/10-29.htm">Nehemiah 10:29</a>.<p><b>with a loud voice</b><br>The use of a loud voice indicates the communal and public nature of the oath. It was not a private or individual act but a collective declaration of faith and allegiance to God. This public proclamation underscores the seriousness and sincerity of their commitment, similar to the public reading of the Law in <a href="/nehemiah/8-3.htm">Nehemiah 8:3</a>.<p><b>with shouting</b><br>Shouting in biblical times often accompanied significant religious or military events, symbolizing enthusiasm, unity, and determination. In this context, it reflects the people's fervent dedication to the LORD. Shouting is also seen in other biblical events, such as the fall of Jericho in <a href="/joshua/6-5.htm">Joshua 6:5</a>, where it signified divine intervention and victory.<p><b>trumpets</b><br>Trumpets, or shofars, were used in Israel for various purposes, including religious ceremonies, signaling in battle, and marking important events. The use of trumpets here emphasizes the solemnity and importance of the occasion. Trumpets are also associated with divine presence and revelation, as seen in <a href="/exodus/19-16.htm">Exodus 19:16</a> during the giving of the Law at Sinai.<p><b>and rams’ horns</b><br>Rams' horns, or shofars, are specifically linked to religious and ceremonial uses in Israelite culture. They were blown to announce the Year of Jubilee (<a href="/leviticus/25-9.htm">Leviticus 25:9</a>) and during the Feast of Trumpets (<a href="/leviticus/23-24.htm">Leviticus 23:24</a>). The use of rams' horns in this oath-taking ceremony highlights the renewal of the covenant and the people's return to God, echoing themes of repentance and restoration.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a></b><br>King of Judah who led a religious reform and sought to return the people to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a></b><br>The southern kingdom of Israel, where Asa reigned and initiated religious reforms.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/o/oath_to_the_lord.htm">Oath to the LORD</a></b><br>A solemn promise made by the people of Judah to follow and obey God wholeheartedly.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/trumpets_and_rams'_horns.htm">Trumpets and Rams’ Horns</a></b><br>Instruments used in ancient Israel for religious ceremonies, symbolizing celebration and solemnity.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/prophet_azariah.htm">Prophet Azariah</a></b><br>The prophet who encouraged Asa and the people to seek the LORD, leading to the covenant renewal.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/commitment_to_god.htm">Commitment to God</a></b><br>The people of Judah made a public and communal commitment to follow God. This teaches us the importance of making a personal and collective commitment to live according to God's will.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership.htm">The Role of Leadership</a></b><br>Asa's leadership was crucial in guiding the people back to God. This highlights the responsibility of leaders to encourage and facilitate spiritual renewal.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/worship_with_joy_and_reverence.htm">Worship with Joy and Reverence</a></b><br>The use of loud voices, trumpets, and rams' horns signifies worship that is both joyful and reverent. Our worship should reflect both joy in the Lord and reverence for His holiness.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_power_of_community.htm">The Power of Community</a></b><br>The communal aspect of the oath shows the strength found in unity. As believers, we should support one another in our spiritual commitments.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_renewal.htm">The Importance of Renewal</a></b><br>Just as Judah renewed their covenant with God, we too need regular spiritual renewal to maintain our relationship with Him.<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/evidence_of_psalm_150_instruments'_use.htm">Is there any historical or archeological evidence supporting the widespread use of the instruments listed in Psalm 150:3-5 at the time it was written?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_high_places_remain_in_1_kings_15_14.htm">In 1 Kings 15:14, why are the high places said to remain, yet 2 Chronicles 14:3 claims Asa removed them?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_14_8-17_and_2_sam_5.htm">1 Chronicles 14:8-17 - How do we reconcile any discrepancies between this account of David's battles with the Philistines and the parallel text in 2 Samuel 5?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/was_abijah's_mother_michaiah_or_maachah.htm">What was King Abijah's mother's name: Michaiah (2 Chronicles 13:2) or Maachah (2 Chronicles 11:20), given Absalom's only daughter was Tamar (2 Samuel 14:27)?</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>(14) <span class= "bld">With shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.</span>--See or <a href="/1_chronicles/15-28.htm" title="Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of the LORD with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, making a noise with psalteries and harps.">1Chronicles 15:28</a>; <a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm" title="And she looked, and, behold, the king stood at his pillar at the entering in, and the princes and the trumpets by the king: and all the people of the land rejoiced, and sounded with trumpets, also the singers with instruments of music, and such as taught to sing praise. Then Athaliah rent her clothes, and said, Treason, Treason.">2Chronicles 23:13</a>. The acclamations of the people, accompanied by the loud blasts upon trumpet and clarion, naturally enhanced the solemnity of the oath.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 14.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The loud voice, the shouting, and the trumpets, and cornets</span>, spoke alike the determination, and the united joyful determination of the people (<a href="/2_chronicles/23-13.htm">2 Chronicles 23:13</a>; <a href="/nehemiah/12-27.htm">Nehemiah 12:27, 42, 43</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/15-14.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">They took an oath</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·yiš·šā·ḇə·‘ū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7650.htm">Strong's 7650: </a> </span><span class="str2">To seven oneself, swear</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">לַיהוָ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with a loud</span><br /><span class="heb">גָּד֖וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(gā·ḏō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> </span><span class="str2">Great, older, insolent</span><br /><br /><span class="word">voice,</span><br /><span class="heb">בְּק֥וֹל</span> <span class="translit">(bə·qō·wl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6963.htm">Strong's 6963: </a> </span><span class="str2">A voice, sound</span><br /><br /><span class="word">with shouting,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבִתְרוּעָ֑ה</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇiṯ·rū·‘āh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8643.htm">Strong's 8643: </a> </span><span class="str2">Clamor, acclamation of joy, a battle-cry, clangor, of trumpets, as an alarum</span><br /><br /><span class="word">trumpets,</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇa·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2689.htm">Strong's 2689: </a> </span><span class="str2">(an ancient) trumpet</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and horns.</span><br /><span class="heb">וּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃</span> <span class="translit">(ū·ḇə·šō·w·p̄ā·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7782.htm">Strong's 7782: </a> </span><span class="str2">A cornet, curved horn</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">2 Chronicles 15:14 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/15-14.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:14 They swore to Yahweh with a loud (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:13"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:13" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-15.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:15"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:15" /></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>