2 Chronicles 15:1

1 And upon Azariah son of Oded hath been the Spirit of God,

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 And upon Azariah son of Oded hath been the Spirit of God,

2 and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, `Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah [is] with you -- in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;

3 and many days [are] to Israel without a true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law,

4 and it turneth back in its distress unto Jehovah, God of Israel, and they seek Him, and He is found of them,

5 and in those times there is no peace to him who is going out, and to him who is coming in, for many troubles [are] on all the inhabitants of the lands,