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2 Chronicles 14:2

Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Obedience;   Revivals;   Rulers;   Zeal, Religious;   Thompson Chain Reference - Asa;   Jehoshaphat;   Righteousness;   Righteousness-Unrighteousness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;  

Dictionaries:

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

Encyclopedias:

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

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God.
Hebrew Names Version
Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
King James Version
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:
English Standard Version
And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
New Century Version
Asa did what the Lord his God said was good and right.
New English Translation
Asa did what the Lord his God desired and approved.
Amplified Bible
Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the LORD his God.
New American Standard Bible
And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,
World English Bible
Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Asa did that was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Yahweh his God,
Berean Standard Bible
And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
Contemporary English Version
Asa obeyed the Lord his God and did right.
Complete Jewish Bible
for he removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashing the standing-stones and chopping down the sacred poles.
Darby Translation
And Asa did what was good and right in the sight of Jehovah his God;
Easy-to-Read Version
Asa did what the Lord his God said was good and right.
George Lamsa Translation
And Asa did that which was good and right in the presence of the LORD his God;
Good News Translation
Asa pleased the Lord , his God, by doing what was right and good.
Lexham English Bible
Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God.
Literal Translation
And Asa did the good and the right in the eyes of Jehovah his God.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Asa dyd that which was good & right in the sighte of the LORDE his God,
American Standard Version
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God:
Bible in Basic English
And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Asa did that was good & right in the eyes of the Lorde his God.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
for he took away the strange altars, and the high places, and broke down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim;
King James Version (1611)
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he did that which was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God.
English Revised Version
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Asa dide that, that was good and plesaunt in the siyt of his God, and he destriede the auteris of straunge worschipyng, and `he destriede hiy places,
Update Bible Version
And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God:
Webster's Bible Translation
And Asa did [that which was] good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God:
New King James Version
1 Kings 15:9-15">[xr] Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God,
New Living Translation
Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God.
New Revised Standard
Asa did what was good and right in the sight of the Lord his God.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Asa did that which was good and that which was right, in the eyes of Yahweh his God;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Asa did that which was good and pleasing in the sight of his God, and he destroyed the altars of foreign worship, and the high places.
Revised Standard Version
And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.
Young's Literal Translation
And Asa doth that which is good, and that which is right, in the eyes of Jehovah his God,
THE MESSAGE
Asa was a good king. He did things right in God 's eyes. He cleaned house: got rid of the pagan altars and shrines, smashed the sacred stone pillars, and chopped down the sex-and-religion groves (Asherim). He told Judah to center their lives in God , the God of their fathers, to do what the law said, and to follow the commandments. Because he got rid of all the pagan shrines and altars in the cities of Judah, his kingdom was at peace. Because the land was quiet and there was no war, he was able to build up a good defense system in Judah. God kept the peace.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Asa did good and right in the sight of the LORD his God,

Contextual Overview

1 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. 2 Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God. 3 For he put away the strange altars and high places. He tore down the pillars used in worship of false gods. And he cut down the false goddesses, the Asherim. 4 He told Judah to follow the Lord God of their fathers, and to obey the Laws. 5 He put the high places and the altars of special perfume away from all the cities of Judah. And the nation had rest under his rule. 6 He built strong cities in Judah, since the land had rest. No one fought a war with him during those years, because the Lord had given him rest. 7 So he said to the people of Judah, "Let us build these cities. And let us build walls and towers around them, with iron gates. The land is still ours, because we have followed the Lord our God. We have followed Him, and He has given us rest on every side." So they built and did well. 8 Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah, with large battle-coverings and spears. And he had 280,000 men from Benjamin, with battle-coverings and bows. All of them were powerful soldiers.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

am 3063-3073, bc 941-931

good and right: 2 Chronicles 31:20, 1 Kings 15:11, 1 Kings 15:14, Luke 1:75

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 28:7 - flee before 1 Kings 15:12 - all the idols 1 Kings 22:43 - he walked 2 Chronicles 17:3 - his father David 2 Chronicles 20:32 - the way 2 Chronicles 21:12 - in the ways of Asa 2 Chronicles 34:2 - right in the sight

Cross-References

Genesis 10:19
So the land of the Canaanite was from Sidon toward Gerar as far as Gaza, then toward Sodom, Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim as far as Lasha.
Genesis 13:10
Lot looked and saw that the Jordan valley was well watered everywhere like the garden of the Lord, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. (This was before the Lord destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.)
Genesis 14:9
They fought against Chedorlaomer king of Elam, Tidal king of Goiim, Amraphel king of Shinar, and Arioch king of Ellasar, four kings against five.
Genesis 14:10
Now the Siddim valley was full of deep holes with tar. The kings of Sodom and Gomorrah turned and ran, and some fell there. But the others ran away into the hill country.
Genesis 14:20
Honor and thanks be to God Most High, Who has given into your hand those who fought against you." Then Abram gave Melchizedek a tenth of all he had taken.
Deuteronomy 29:23
‘The whole land is sulphur and salt, a burning waste, not planted and not giving any plants, and no grass grows in it. It is like Sodom and Gomorrah, Admah and Zeboiim, which the Lord destroyed in His anger.'
Deuteronomy 34:3
the Negev and the plain in the valley of Jericho, the city of palm trees, as far as Zoar.
1 Samuel 13:18
Another group turned toward Bethhoron. And another group turned toward the side of the country that looks over the valley of Zeboim toward the desert.
Nehemiah 11:34
Hadid, Zeboim, Neballat,
Isaiah 15:5
My heart cries out for Moab. His men have run away as far as Zoar and Eglath-shelishiyah. For they go up the hill of Luhith crying. On the road to Horonaim they cry in sorrow over their being destroyed.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Asa did that which was good and right,.... See

1 Kings 15:11.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 14:2. Did that which was good — He attended to what the law required relative to the worship of God. He was no idolater, though, morally speaking, he was not exempt from faults, 1 Kings 15:14. He suppressed idolatry universally, and encouraged the people to worship the true God: see 2 Chronicles 14:3-5.


 
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