2 Chronicles 15:1

Asa’s Religious Reforms

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

2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while 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, and without a teaching priest and without law,

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

5 In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.

Cross References

• 1. 15:1 ch. 20:14; 24:20; Num. 24:2; Judg. 3:10; [ver. 8]