2 Chronicles 15:1

1 When God's spirit came upon Azariah, Oded's son,

2 Chronicles 15:1 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 15:1

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded
The same with Iddo, as Hillerus ^F8 thinks; and some suppose this to be the name of the son as well as the father, but called Azariah, to distinguish him from him, see ( 2 Chronicles 15:8 ) on whom came, as the Targum, the spirit of prophecy, instructing him what to say to Asa; and the Jews say ^F9 he is the same with Iddo, and he the same that was sent to Jeroboam, to reprove him for the altar he built.

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FOOTNOTES:

F8 Onomastic, Sacr. p. 458.
F9 In Hieron. Trad. Heb. in Paralipom. fol. 84. L. & 85. A.

2 Chronicles 15:1 In-Context

1 When God's spirit came upon Azariah, Oded's son,

2 he confronted Asa: "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin," he said. "The LORD is with you as long as you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.

3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without the Instruction.

4 But in their time of trouble they turned to the LORD, Israel's God. They sought him and found him!

5 At that time, it wasn't safe to travel because great turmoil affected all the inhabitants of the area.