2 Chronicles 14, 2 Chronicles 15, 2 Chronicles 16 NIV

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14

In this and the two following chapters we have the history of the reign of Asa, a good reign and a long one. In this chapter we have, I. His piety, 2 Chron. 13:1-5. II. His policy, 2 Chron. 13:6-8. III. His prosperity, and particularly a glorious victory he obtained over a great army of Ethiopians that came out against him, 2 Chron. 13:9-15. read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:1-8

Here is, I. Asa's general character (2 Chron. 14:2): He did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 1. He aimed at pleasing God, studied to approve himself to him. Happy are those that walk by this rule, to do that which is right, not in their own eyes, or in the eye of the world, but in the eyes of God. 2. He saw God's eye always upon him, and that helped much to keep him to what was good and right. 3. God graciously accepted him in what he did, and approved his conduct... read more

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:9-15

Here is, I. Disturbance given to the peace of Asa's kingdom by a formidable army of Ethiopians that invaded them, 2 Chron. 14:9, 10. Though still they sought God, yet this fear came upon them, that their faith in God might be tried, and that God might have an opportunity of doing great things for them. It was a vast number that the Ethiopians brought against him: 1,000,000 men; and now he found the benefit of having an army ready raised against such a time of need. That provision which we... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 14 This chapter relates the death of Abijah, and the succession of Asa in his stead, 2 Chronicles 14:1 , gives a good character of the latter for his reformation in religion, and for the care he took for the safety and protection of his subjects, 2 Chronicles 14:2 , and an account is given of a large army of Ethiopians that came against him, over whom he crying to the Lord, and trusting in him, by his help obtained a complete victory, 2 Chronicles 14:9 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:1

So Abijah slept with his fathers , 1 Kings 15:8 . and Asa his son reigned in his stead; in his days the land was quiet ten years ; the Targum is, the land of Israel; but much better the Septuagint, the land of Judah; these ten years, in which it had rest from war, were the first three years of Asa's reign, and the first seven of Baasha's, according to Jarchi, and which seems right; after which there was war between them all their days, see 1 Kings 15:32 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:2

And Asa did that which was good and right ,.... See 1 Kings 15:11 . read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:3

For he took away the altars of the strange gods ,.... Or of a strange people, of the Zidonians, Ammonites, and Moabites, which had remained from the times of Solomon, and which he built for his wives, 1 Kings 11:7 . and the high places ; built for idols; for as for those on which the true God was worshipped, they were not removed in his days, 1 Kings 15:14 . and brake down the images : or statues, or pillars, erected to the honour of idols, and on which the images of them were... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:4

And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers ,.... To pray to him, and him only, and attend his worship and service; this he did by a public edict: and to do the law and the commandment : to observe all the laws of God, moral, ceremonial, and civil. read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:5

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images ,.... Perhaps the high places in 2 Chronicles 14:3 design only the high places and altars in Jerusalem, and near it; these in all the rest of the cities of the land; the "images were", as the word signifies, "sun images", either made in the form of the sun, or dedicated to it, or temples for it; See Gill on Leviticus 26:30 , and the kingdom was quiet before him ; he had no foreign enemy to molest him, and... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:6

And he built fenced cities in Judah ,.... For his defence against the kingdom of Israel and other nations, as Rehoboam had done before him; and which might have been demolished by Shishak king of Egypt, when he took them, 2 Chronicles 11:5 . for the land had rest ; according to the Targum, the land of Israel rested, and gave no disturbance to the kingdom of Judah, not having recovered the blow given them by Abijah; but it is rather to be understood of the land of Judah, which, as it... read more

2 Chronicles 14, 2 Chronicles 15, 2 Chronicles 16 Niv

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:1-8

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:9-15

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:1

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:2

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:3

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:4

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:5

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 14:6

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