2 Chronicles 14:1

The Reign of Asa in Judah

1 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.

2 Chronicles 14:1 Meaning and 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 1 Kings 15:33 ) .

2 Chronicles 14:1 In-Context

1 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.

2 Asa did that which [was] good and right in the eyes of Yahweh his God.

3 He removed the foreign altars and high places, broke down the stone pillars, and cut down the Asherahs.

4 And he commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment.

5 And he removed the high places and the incense stands from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom had rest under him.

Footnotes

• [a]. 2 Chronicles 14:1-15 in the English Bible is 13:23-14:14 in the Hebrew Bible
• [b]. Or "fathers"