2 Chronicles 14:1-6

1 And Abijah rested with his ancestors and was buried in the City of David. Asa his son succeeded him as king, and in his days the country was at peace for ten years.

Asa King of Judah

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

3 He removed the foreign altars and the high places, smashed the sacred stones and cut down the Asherah poles.^[a]

4 He commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands.

5 He removed the high places and incense altars in every town in Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

6 He built up the fortified cities of Judah, since the land was at peace. No one was at war with him during those years, for the LORD gave him rest.

2 Chronicles 14:1-6 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 14

This chapter relates the death of Abijah, and the succession of Asa in his stead, 2Ch 14:1, gives a good character of the latter for his reformation in religion, and for the care he took for the safety and protection of his subjects, 2Ch 14:2-8, and an account is given of a large army of Ethiopians that came against him, over whom he crying to the Lord, and trusting in him, by his help obtained a complete victory, 2Ch 14:9-15.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Chronicles 21:12
• 2. S Judges 2:2
• 3. S Exodus 23:24
• 4. S Exodus 34:13; Deuteronomy 7:5; 1 Kings 15:12-14
• 5. S 1 Chronicles 16:11
• 6. S 1 Kings 15:14
• 7. Isaiah 27:9; Ezekiel 6:4; 2 Chronicles 34:4,7
• 8. S 1 Chronicles 22:9; 2 Chronicles 15:15

Footnotes

• [a] That is, wooden symbols of the goddess Asherah; here and elsewhere in 2 Chronicles