2 Chronicles 14:1-7
New Living Translation
Early Years of Asa’s Reign
14 [a]When Abijah died, he was buried in the City of David. Then his son Asa became the next king. There was peace in the land for ten years. 2 [b]Asa did what was pleasing and good in the sight of the Lord his God. 3 He removed the foreign altars and the pagan shrines. He smashed the sacred pillars and cut down the Asherah poles. 4 He commanded the people of Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands. 5 Asa also removed the pagan shrines, as well as the incense altars from every one of Judah’s towns. So Asa’s kingdom enjoyed a period of peace. 6 During those peaceful years, he was able to build up the fortified towns throughout Judah. No one tried to make war against him at this time, for the Lord was giving him rest from his enemies.
7 Asa told the people of Judah, “Let us build towns and fortify them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land is still ours because we sought the Lord our God, and he has given us peace on every side.” So they went ahead with these projects and brought them to completion.
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2 Chronicles 14:1-7
International Standard Version
14 1 [a]Then Abijah died, as had his ancestors, and he was buried in the City of David. Abijah’s[b] son Asa reigned in his place, and during his lifetime the land enjoyed rest for ten years.
Asa Chooses to do What is Right(A)
2 [c]Asa practiced what the Lord his God considered to be right 3 by removing the foreign altars and high places, tearing down the sacred pillars, cutting down the Asherim,[d] and 4 commanding Judah to seek the Lord God of their ancestors and to keep the Law and the commandments. 5 He also removed the high places and incense altars from all of the cities of Judah. As a result, the kingdom enjoyed rest under Asa’s leadership.[e]
6 Asa[f] built fortified cities throughout Judah while the land lay undisturbed, because the Lord had given him peace so that no one went to war against him during those years. 7 He had told Judah, “Let’s build up these cities, surrounding them with walls, towers, gates, and bars. The land still belongs to us, because we have kept on seeking the Lord our God. We have sought him out, and he has given us rest all around us.” So the people built and prospered.
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- 2 Chronicles 14:1 This v. is 13:23 in MT
- 2 Chronicles 14:1 Lit. His
- 2 Chronicles 14:2 This v. is 14:1 in MT, and so throughout the chapter
- 2 Chronicles 14:3 I.e. cultic pillars erected in worship to Canaanite deities; or groves
- 2 Chronicles 14:5 Lit. under him
- 2 Chronicles 14:6 Lit. He
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