2 Chronicles 15:1

Asa’s Reform

1 The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded.

2 Chronicles 15:1 in Other Translations

1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

1 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded,

1 Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,

1 Then Azariah son of Obed, moved by the Spirit of God,

1 The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded.

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 The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded.

2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

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

4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them.

5 In those days it was not safe to travel about, for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil.

Cross References

• 1. S Numbers 11:25,26; Numbers 24:2; 2 Chronicles 20:14; Numbers 24:20