역대하 14:4-5 KRV

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:5

The images ; Hebrew, חַמָּנֹים . The images spoken of here are, of coarse, not the same with those (noted upon already) of 2 Chronicles 14:3 . The present khammanim are mentioned seven times beside, viz. Le 26:30; 2 Chronicles 34:4 , 2 Chronicles 34:7 ; Isaiah 17:8 ; Isaiah 27:9 ; Ezekiel 6:4 , Ezekiel 6:6 . Gesenius says Khamman is an epithet of Baal as bearing rule over the sun ( חַמָה , "heat," or "the sun"), in the oft-found compound expression, בַּעַל ... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 14:5

Images - See the margin, sun-images; and Leviticus 26:30 note. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - 2 Chronicles 14:4-5

2 Chronicles 14:4-5. He commanded Judah to seek the Lord By his royal edicts he commanded them to worship God, and him only. And to do the law, and the commandment To observe all divine institutions, which many had neglected, and to practise all that the law of Moses required of them. And the kingdom was quiet before him Though, it is probable, they were much in love with their idols, and very loath to part with them; yet the convictions of their consciences sided with the commands of... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:1-15

Reformation under Asa (14:1-16:14)God’s blessings on Asa showed his pleasure with those who removed Canaanite customs and restored the Levitical order of worship. God rewarded Asa by giving him a remarkable victory over a large and powerful army that invaded from the south. This sign of God’s pleasure encouraged Asa to continue his reforms with greater boldness (14:1-15:19; see notes on 1 Kings 15:9-15).When, however, Asa trusted in outside help instead of trusting in God, he displeased God and... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 14:5

5. he took away . . . the high places—that is, those devoted to idolatrous rites. took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images—All public objects and relics of idolatry in Jerusalem and other cities through his kingdom were destroyed; but those high places where God was worshipped under the figure of an ox, as at Beth-el, were allowed to remain (1 Kings 15:14); so far the reformation was incomplete. 1 Kings 15:14- :. HAVING PEACE, HE STRENGTHENS HIS KINGDOM WITH FORTS... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 14:2-14

C. Asa 14:2-16:14Chronicles gives much more attention to Asa than Kings does. That is because Asa’s experiences illustrated the points the Chronicler wanted to drive home to his readers.We have already seen in Rehoboam’s history that obedience brought blessing from God, but disobedience brought discipline (chs. 11-12). The Chronicler used this retributive motif frequently. We see it clearly here in Asa’s history. [Note: Raymond B. Dillard, "The Reign of Asa (2 Chronicles 14-16): An Example of... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 14:2-15

1. Asa’s Wisdom 14:2-15Asa inherited a kingdom at peace. He wisely used the peace to purge the idolatry that had crept into Judah (2 Chronicles 14:3-5). The term "Asherim" (pl. of ’asherah) refers to the various representations of Baal’s goddess consort Asherah. The Canaanites believed this goddess resided in a carved wooden pole that they erected beside a carved stone pillar in which they believed Baal abode. Both the wooden poles and the stone pillars served as incense stands, and both were... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 14:1-15

Reign of AsaThis chapter adds to what is related of Asa in 1 Kings 15:9-24 an account of the invasion of the Ethiopian Zerah.3. Took away.. the high places] In 2 Chronicles 15:17 (= 1 Kings 15:14) the opposite of this is stated; if the two passages are to be reconciled, it must be supposed that Asa sought to effect a reform which was only imperfectly executed: cp. also 2 Chronicles 17:6 with 2 Chronicles 20:33.7. The land is yet before us] i.e. free from the presence of an enemy.9. Zerah]... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 14:4

(4) And commanded Judah to seek.—‘amar with infinitive. (Comp. 1 Chronicles 21:17.) The chronicler’s own style is visible in this verse.To seek the Lord God of their fathers.—The same phrase recurs in 2 Chronicles 15:12.The law and the commandment.—Exodus 24:12, “That I may give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment that I have written” (Deuteronomy 6:25).And the images.—Hammanîm. (Comp. the word hammah, “sun.”) Pillars or statues to the sun-god, standing before or upon the... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:1-15

ASA: DIVINE RETRIBUTION2 Chronicles 14:1-15; 2 Chronicles 15:1-19; 2 Chronicles 16:1-14ABIJAH, dying, as far as we can gather from Chronicles, in the odor of sanctity, was succeeded by his son Asa. The chronicler’s history of Asa is much fuller than that which is given in the book of Kings. The older narrative is used as a framework into which material from later sources is freely inserted. The beginning of the new reign was singularly promising. Abijah had been a very David, he had fought the... read more