2 Chronicles 14:2-5

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.

2 Chronicles 14:2-5 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

Footnotes

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