2 Chronicles 15:7 ASV

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - 2 Chronicles 15:7

7. Be ye strong—Great resolution and indomitable energy would be required to persevere in the face of the opposition your reforming measures will encounter. your work shall be rewarded—What you do in the cause and for the glory of God will assuredly be followed by the happiest results both to yourself and your subjects. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

2. Asa’s reform ch. 15The Chronicler featured Azariah’s sermon (2 Chronicles 15:1-7), Asa’s reformation (2 Chronicles 15:8-15), and Maacah’s removal (2 Chronicles 15:16-19) during the middle part of Asa’s reign.A message from the prophet Azariah was the spark that ignited revival in Asa’s day. Gerhard von Rad named the literary form in which a confessional statement is made with a quotation from the canonical prophets as "the Levitical Sermon" (cf. 2 Chronicles 15:2-7; 2 Chronicles 16:7-9; 2... read more

John Dummelow

John Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

Reign of Asa (continued)An account of how Asa, moved by the prophet Azariah, made a covenant to seek .the Lord.This chapter is almost entirely supplementary to what is recorded of Asa in 1 Kings 15.1. Azariah] not mentioned elsewhere.3. For a long season] The writer seems to have principally in view the times of the Judges: see Judges 2:12; Judges 3:7; Judges 17:6; Judges 21:25. A teaching priest] For this function of the priesthood cp. Leviticus 10:11; Malachi 2:7.5. No peace.. came in] i.e.... read more

Charles John Ellicott

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers - 2 Chronicles 15:7

(7) Be ye strong therefore.—Rather, But ye, be ye strong.Be weak.—Droop, or hang down (Zephaniah 3:16; 2 Samuel 4:1).Your work shall be rewarded.—Literally, there is indeed a reward for your work; words occurring in Jeremiah 31:16. We have here the moral of the prophet’s address. The ruinous results of not “seeking,” and “forsaking,” Jehovah (2 Chronicles 15:2) have been briefly but powerfully sketched from the past history of the nation. The conclusion is, Do not ye fall away like your... read more

William Nicoll

Expositor's Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

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

Arno Clemens Gaebelein

Arno Gaebelein's Annotated Bible - 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

CHAPTER 15 The Reign of Asa, Warning and Reformation 1. The warning message of Azariah (2 Chronicles 15:1-7 ) 2. Asa’s response and reformation (2 Chronicles 15:8-19 ) But the Lord knew the danger which threatened Asa. He had begun well. He was faithful to Jehovah, and he and the people had a wonderful demonstration that the Lord hears and answers prayer. Would he continue and end as well as he had begun? The Spirit of God came at this important time upon Azariah (whom the Lord helps).... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - 2 Chronicles 15:7

15:7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your {d} work shall be rewarded.(d) Your confidence and trust in God will not be frustrated. read more

L.M. Grant

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible - 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

A MESSAGE FROM GOD (vv.1-7) As Asa returned from his victory, the Lord sent a prophet, Azariah, son of Oded, to meet him with encouraging words, telling Asa, "The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you" (v.2). Abijah reminded Asa that for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest and without law" (v.3). This refers especially to the time of the Judges, when everyone did what... read more

James Gray

James Gray's Concise Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

REHOBOAM AND JEHOSHAPHAT REHOBOAM (2 Chronicles 10-12) The story of the rejected counsel of the older men and what came of it (chap. 10) is practically as in 1 Kings 12:0 , and furnishes an illustration of the relation of divine sovereignty to human free agency. The fortification of Judah’s cities against Israel (chap. 11) was dwelt upon in the earlier books, as well as the return of the priests and Levites to Jerusalem. Rehoboam’s “wise” action (2 Chronicles 11:23 ) is to be taken in the... read more

Joseph Parker

The People's Bible by Joseph Parker - 2 Chronicles 15:1-19

2 Chronicles 15:0 "And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah [the same expression as in Numbers 24:2 . (Comp. 2 Chronicles 20:14 ; 2Ch 24:20 )] the son of Oded [by some identified with Iddo, the prophet and historian of the two preceding reigns]" ( 2Ch 15:1 ). Inspiration and Action SUCH words as these should make us solemn, and glad. Here is the eternal force, the Spirit of God; here is the transitory medium, the individual man upon whom that force so suddenly and graciously acted. God is still... read more