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Friday, August 15th, 2025
the Week of Proper 14 / Ordinary 19
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Complete Jewish Bible

2 Chronicles 14:1

Asa did what was good and right from the perspective of Adonai his God;

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Abijam;   Zeal, Religious;   Zephathah;   Thompson Chain Reference - Abijah;   Abijam;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Artaxerxes;   Judah, tribe and kingdom;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Asa;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Joahaz;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Chronicles, I;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Asa;   Chronicles, Books of;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place. During his reign the land experienced peace for ten years.
Hebrew Names Version
So Aviyah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
King James Version
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
English Standard Version
Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land had rest for ten years.
New Century Version
Abijah died and was buried in Jerusalem. His son Asa became king in his place, and there was peace in the country for ten years during Asa's time.
New English Translation
Abijah passed away and was buried in the City of David. His son Asa replaced him as king. During his reign the land had rest for ten years.
Amplified Bible
So Abijah slept with his fathers [in death], and they buried him in the City of David; and Asa his son became king in his place. The land was at peace for ten years during his days.
New American Standard Bible
So Abijah lay down with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.
World English Bible
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
Geneva Bible (1587)
So Abiiah slept with his fathers, and they buryed him in the citie of Dauid, and Asa his sonne reigned in his steade: in whose dayes the lande was quiet ten yeere.
Legacy Standard Bible
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son became king in his place. The land was quiet for ten years during his days.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa became king in his place. During his reign the land was at peace for ten years.
Contemporary English Version
Abijah died and was buried in Jerusalem. Then his son Asa became king, and Judah had ten years of peace.
Darby Translation
And Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
Easy-to-Read Version
When Abijah died, they buried him in the City of David. Abijah's son Asa became the new king after him. There was peace in the country for ten years in Asa's time.
George Lamsa Translation
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet for ten years.
Good News Translation
King Abijah died and was buried in the royal tombs in David's City. His son Asa succeeded him as king, and under Asa the land enjoyed peace for ten years.
Lexham English Bible
And Abijah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son became king in his place. In his days the land was at rest ten years.
Literal Translation
And Abijah lay with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Abia fell on slepe with his fathers, and they buryed him in ye cite of Dauid: and Asa his sonne was kynge in his steade. In his tyme was the londe in rest ten yeares.
American Standard Version
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
Bible in Basic English
So Abijah went to rest with his fathers, and they put him into the earth in the town of David, and Asa his son became king in his place; in his time the land was quiet for ten years.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
So Abia slept with his fathers, and they buryed him in the citie of Dauid, and Asa his sonne raigned in his steade, in whose dayes the lande was in quietnesse ten yeres.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God;
King James Version (1611)
So Abiiah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the citie of Dauid, and Asa his sonne reigned in his stead: in his dayes the land was quiet ten yeeres.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Abia died with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In the days of Asa the land of Juda had rest ten years.
English Revised Version
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son reigned in his stead: in his days the land was quiet ten years.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Abia slepte with hise fadris, and thei birieden hym in the citee of Dauid; and Asa, his sone, regnede for hym. In whos daies the lond restide ten yeer.
Update Bible Version
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
Webster's Bible Translation
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
New King James Version
So Abijah rested with his fathers, and they buried him in the City of David. Then Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days the land was quiet for ten years.
New Living Translation
When Abijah died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. There was peace in the land for ten years.
New Life Bible
Abijah died and they buried him in the city of David. His son Asa became king in his place. In his days the land had peace ten years.
New Revised Standard
So Abijah slept with his ancestors, and they buried him in the city of David. His son Asa succeeded him. In his days the land had rest for ten years.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and Asa his son reigned in iris stead, - in his days, the land rested ten years.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Abia slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: an Asa his son reigned in his stead: in his days the land was quiet ten years.
Revised Standard Version
So Abi'jah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land had rest for ten years.
Young's Literal Translation
And Abijah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead: in his days was the land quiet ten years.
THE MESSAGE
Abijah died and was buried with his ancestors in the City of David. His son Asa became the next king. For ten years into Asa's reign the country was at peace.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David, and his son Asa became king in his place. The land was undisturbed for ten years during his days.

Contextual Overview

1 Asa did what was good and right from the perspective of Adonai his God; 2 for he removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashing the standing-stones and chopping down the sacred poles. 3 He ordered Y'hudah to seek Adonai , the God of their ancestors, and to obey the Torah and the mitzvah. 4 He removed the high places and pillars for sun-worship from all the cities of Y'hudah, and under him the kingdom was quiet. 5 Because the land was quiet, and he had no war during those years, since Adonai had given him rest, he built fortified cities in Y'hudah. 6 "Let's build these cities," he said to Y'hudah; "we'll surround them with walls, towers, gates and bars. The land is there for us to use, because we have sought Adonai our God; we have sought him, and he has given us peace on every side." So they built and prospered. 7 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Y'hudah, equipped with shields and spears, and another 280,000 from Binyamin, with shields and bows; all were brave, strong men. 8 Zerach the Ethiopian came out to attack them with an army of one million and three hundred chariots. When he arrived at Mareshah,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3049, bc 955

slept: 2 Chronicles 9:31, 1 Kings 2:10, 1 Kings 14:31

Asa: 1 Kings 15:8-24, 1 Chronicles 3:10, Matthew 1:7, Matthew 1:8

Reciprocal: Psalms 68:30 - Rebuke

Cross-References

Genesis 10:22
The sons of Shem were ‘Elam, Ashur, Arpakhshad, Lud and Aram.
Genesis 11:2
It came about that as they traveled from the east, they found a plain in the land of Shin‘ar and lived there.
Isaiah 11:11
On that day Adonai will raise his hand again, a second time, to reclaim the remnant of his people who remain from Ashur, Egypt, Patros, Ethiopia, ‘Eilam, Shin‘ar, Hamat and the islands in the sea.
Isaiah 21:2
A dire vision has been shown to me: the betrayer betrays, and the spoiler spoils. ‘Eilam, advance! Madai, lay siege! I will end all groaning.
Isaiah 22:6
‘Eilam picks up the quivers, with cavalry and horsemen, and Kir uncovers the shields.
Isaiah 37:12
Have the gods of the nations delivered them? No, my ancestors destroyed them — Gozan, Haran, Retzef and the people of ‘Eden who were in Tel'asar.
Jeremiah 25:25
all the kings of Zimri, of ‘Eilam and of the Medes;
Ezekiel 32:24
"‘Eilam is there, with her hordes around her grave, all of them slain, killed by the sword, descended uncircumcised to the underworld, those who terrorized the land of the living; they bear their shame together with those who descended to the pit.
Daniel 1:2
and Adonai handed Y'hoyakim king of Y'hudah over to him, along with some of the articles from the house of God. He took them to the land of Shin‘ar, to the house of his god and placed the articles in the storehouse of his god.
Zechariah 5:11
He answered me, "To build it a shrine in the land of Shin‘ar. When it's ready, [the eifah] will be set down there on its base."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Asa his son reigned - If Rehoboam was (1 Kings 12:8 note) not more than 21 years old at his accession, Asa, when he mounted the throne, must have been a mere boy, not more than 10 or 11 years of age.

The land was quiet ten years - The great blow struck by Abijah 2 Chronicles 13:15-19, his alliance with Syria 1 Kings 15:19, and the rapid succession of sovereigns in Israel during the earlier part of Asa’s reign 1 Kings 15:25-33, would naturally prevent disturbance on the part of the northern kingdom. The tender age of Asa himself would be a bar to warlike enterprises on the part of Judah.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XIV

Asa succeeds his father Abijah, reigns piously, and has peace

for ten years, 1.

He makes a great reformation in Judah, and builds cities of

defense, 2-7.

His military strength, 8.

He is attacked by Zerah the Ethiopian, with an immense army;

Asa cries to the Lord, attacks the Ethiopians, and gives them

a total overthrow, 9-12.

He takes several of their cities, their cattle, &c., and

returns to Jerusalem, laden with spoils, 13-15.

NOTES ON CHAP. XIV

Verse 2 Chronicles 14:1. The land was quiet ten years. — Calmet thinks these years should be counted from the fifth to the fifteenth of Asa's reign.


 
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