Apologetics Bible

2Chronicles 15:1

Hebrew

וַעֲזַרְיָהוּ בֶּן־עוֹדֵד הָיְתָה עָלָיו רוּחַ אֱלֹהִֽים׃

va'azareyahv-ven-'voded-hayetah-'alayv-rvcha-'elohiym

KJV: And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

AKJV: And the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:

ASV: And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

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

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:1 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:2

Hebrew

וַיֵּצֵא לִפְנֵי אָסָא וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ שְׁמָעוּנִי אָסָא וְכָל־יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן יְהוָה עִמָּכֶם בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶם עִמּוֹ וְאִֽם־תִּדְרְשֻׁהוּ יִמָּצֵא לָכֶם וְאִם־תַּעַזְבֻהוּ יַעֲזֹב אֶתְכֶֽם׃

vayetze'-lifeney-'asa'-vayo'mer-lvo-shema'vniy-'asa'-vekhal-yehvdah-vvineyamin-yehvah-'imakhem-viheyvotekhem-'imvo-ve'im-tidereshuhv-yimatze'-lakhem-ve'im-ta'azevuhv-ya'azov-'etekhem

KJV: And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

AKJV: And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while you be with him; and if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

ASV: and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

YLT: 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;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:2 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will fors...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:3

Hebrew

וְיָמִים רַבִּים לְיִשְׂרָאֵל לְלֹא ׀ אֱלֹהֵי אֱמֶת וּלְלֹא כֹּהֵן מוֹרֶה וּלְלֹא תוֹרָֽה׃

veyamiym-raviym-leyishera'el-lelo'- -'elohey-'emet-vlelo'-khohen-mvoreh-vlelo'-tvorah

KJV: Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

AKJV: Now for a long season Israel has been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

ASV: Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

YLT: and many days are to Israel without a true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:3 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:4

Hebrew

וַיָּשָׁב בַּצַּר־לוֹ עַל־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וַיְבַקְשֻׁהוּ וַיִּמָּצֵא לָהֶֽם׃

vayashav-vatzar-lvo-'al-yehvah-'elohey-yishera'el-vayevaqeshuhv-vayimatze'-lahem

KJV: But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

AKJV: But when they in their trouble did turn to the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

ASV: but when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

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

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:4 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:5

Hebrew

וּבָעִתִּים הָהֵם אֵין שָׁלוֹם לַיּוֹצֵא וְלַבָּא כִּי מְהוּמֹת רַבּוֹת עַל כָּל־יוֹשְׁבֵי הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃

vva'itiym-hahem-'eyn-shalvom-layvotze'-velava'-khiy-mehvmot-ravvot-'al-khal-yvoshevey-ha'aratzvot

KJV: And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

AKJV: And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were on all the inhabitants of the countries.

ASV: And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

YLT: 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,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:5 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:6

Hebrew

וְכֻתְּתוּ גוֹי־בְּגוֹי וְעִיר בְּעִיר כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִים הֲמָמָם בְּכָל־צָרָֽה׃

vekhutetv-gvoy-vegvoy-ve'iyr-ve'iyr-khiy-'elohiym-hamamam-vekhal-tzarah

KJV: And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

AKJV: And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

ASV: And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.

YLT: and they have been beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God hath troubled them with every adversity;

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:6 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:7

Hebrew

וְאַתֶּם חִזְקוּ וְאַל־יִרְפּוּ יְדֵיכֶם כִּי יֵשׁ שָׂכָר לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם׃

ve'atem-chizeqv-ve'al-yirefv-yedeykhem-khiy-yesh-shakhar-life'ulatekhem

KJV: Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

AKJV: Be you strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

ASV: But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.

YLT: and ye, be ye strong, and let not your hands be feeble, for there is a reward for your work.'

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:7 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:8

Hebrew

וְכִשְׁמֹעַ אָסָא הַדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה וְהַנְּבוּאָה עֹדֵד הַנָּבִיא הִתְחַזַּק וַיַּעֲבֵר הַשִּׁקּוּצִים מִכָּל־אֶרֶץ יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן וּמִן־הֶעָרִים אֲשֶׁר לָכַד מֵהַר אֶפְרָיִם וַיְחַדֵּשׁ אֶת־מִזְבַּח יְהוָה אֲשֶׁר לִפְנֵי אוּלָם יְהוָֽה׃

vekhishemo'a-'asa'-hadevariym-ha'eleh-vehanevv'ah-'oded-hanaviy'-hitechazaq-vaya'aver-hashiqvtziym-mikhal-'eretz-yehvdah-vvineyamin-vmin-he'ariym-'asher-lakhad-mehar-'eferayim-vayechadesh-'et-mizevach-yehvah-'asher-lifeney-'vlam-yehvah

KJV: And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

AKJV: And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

ASV: And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.

YLT: And at Asa's hearing these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he hath strengthened himself, and doth cause the abominations to pass away out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities that he hath captured from the hill-country of Ephraim, and reneweth the altar of Jehovah that is before the porch of Jehovah,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:8 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount E...'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:9

Hebrew

וַיִּקְבֹּץ אֶת־כָּל־יְהוּדָה וּבִנְיָמִן וְהַגָּרִים עִמָּהֶם מֵאֶפְרַיִם וּמְנַשֶּׁה וּמִשִּׁמְעוֹן כִּֽי־נָפְלוּ עָלָיו מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל לָרֹב בִּרְאֹתָם כִּֽי־יְהוָה אֱלֹהָיו עִמּֽוֹ׃

vayiqevotz-'et-khal-yehvdah-vvineyamin-vehagariym-'imahem-me'eferayim-vmenasheh-vmishime'von-khiy-nafelv-'alayv-miyishera'el-larov-vire'otam-khiy-yehvah-'elohayv-'imvo

KJV: And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

AKJV: And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

ASV: And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and them that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.

YLT: and gathereth all Judah and Benjamin, and the sojourners with them out of Ephraim, and Manasseh, and out of Simeon--for they have fallen unto him from Israel in abundance, in their seeing that Jehovah his God is with him.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:9 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:10

Hebrew

וַיִּקָּבְצוּ יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם בַּחֹדֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִישִׁי לִשְׁנַת חֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵה לְמַלְכוּת אָסָֽא׃

vayiqavetzv-yervshalaim-vachodesh-hasheliyshiy-lishenat-chamesh-'eshereh-lemalekhvt-'asa'

KJV: So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

AKJV: So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

ASV: So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

YLT: And they are gathered to Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:10 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:11

Hebrew

וַיִּזְבְּחוּ לַיהוָה בַּיּוֹם הַהוּא מִן־הַשָּׁלָל הֵבִיאוּ בָּקָר שְׁבַע מֵאוֹת וְצֹאן שִׁבְעַת אֲלָפִֽים׃

vayizevechv-layhvah-vayvom-hahv'-min-hashalal-heviy'v-vaqar-sheva'-me'vot-vetzo'n-shive'at-'alafiym

KJV: And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

AKJV: And they offered to the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

ASV: And they sacrificed unto Jehovah in that day, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

YLT: and sacrifice to Jehovah on that day from the spoil they have brought in--oxen seven hundred, and sheep seven thousand,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:11 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:12

Hebrew

וַיָּבֹאוּ בַבְּרִית לִדְרוֹשׁ אֶת־יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי אֲבוֹתֵיהֶם בְּכָל־לְבָבָם וּבְכָל־נַפְשָֽׁם׃

vayavo'v-vaveriyt-lidervosh-'et-yehvah-'elohey-'avvoteyhem-vekhal-levavam-vvekhal-nafesham

KJV: And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

AKJV: And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

ASV: And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;

YLT: and they enter into a covenant to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:12 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:13

Hebrew

וְכֹל אֲשֶׁר לֹֽא־יִדְרֹשׁ לַיהוָה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל יוּמָת לְמִן־קָטֹן וְעַד־גָּדוֹל לְמֵאִישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּֽׁה׃

vekhol-'asher-lo'-yiderosh-layhvah-'elohey-yishera'el-yvmat-lemin-qaton-ve'ad-gadvol-leme'iysh-ve'ad-'ishah

KJV: That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

AKJV: That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

ASV: and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

YLT: and every one who doth not seek for Jehovah, God of Israel, is put to death, from small unto great, from man unto woman.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:13 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:14

Hebrew

וַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ לַיהוָה בְּקוֹל גָּדוֹל וּבִתְרוּעָה וּבַחֲצֹצְרוֹת וּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃

vayishave'v-layhvah-veqvol-gadvol-vviterv'ah-vvachatzotzervot-vveshvofarvot

KJV: And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

AKJV: And they swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

ASV: And they sware unto Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

YLT: And they swear to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets,

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:14 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:15

Hebrew

וַיִּשְׂמְחוּ כָל־יְהוּדָה עַל־הַשְּׁבוּעָה כִּי בְכָל־לְבָבָם נִשְׁבָּעוּ וּבְכָל־רְצוֹנָם בִּקְשֻׁהוּ וַיִּמָּצֵא לָהֶם וַיָּנַח יְהוָה לָהֶם מִסָּבִֽיב׃

vayishemechv-khal-yehvdah-'al-hashevv'ah-khiy-vekhal-levavam-nisheva'v-vvekhal-retzvonam-viqeshuhv-vayimatze'-lahem-vayanach-yehvah-lahem-misaviyv

KJV: And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.

AKJV: And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about. ¶

ASV: And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Jehovah gave them rest round about.

YLT: and rejoice do all Judah concerning the oath, for with all their heart they have sworn, and with all their good-will they have sought Him, and He is found of them, and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:15 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:16

Hebrew

וְגַֽם־מַעֲכָה אֵם ׀ אָסָא הַמֶּלֶךְ הֱסִירָהּ מִגְּבִירָה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָה לַאֲשֵׁרָה מִפְלָצֶת וַיִּכְרֹת אָסָא אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּהּ וַיָּדֶק וַיִּשְׂרֹף בְּנַחַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃

vegam-ma'akhah-'em- -'asa'-hamelekhe-hesiyrah-migeviyrah-'asher-'ashetah-la'asherah-mifelatzet-vayikherot-'asa'-'et-mifelatzetah-vayadeq-vayisherof-venachal-qidervon

KJV: And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

AKJV: And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

ASV: And also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; and Asa cut down her image, and made dust of it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.

YLT: And also Maachah, mother of Asa the king--he hath removed her from being mistress, in that she hath made for a shrine a horrible thing, and Asa cutteth down her horrible thing, and beateth it small, and burneth it by the brook Kidron:

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:16 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:17

Hebrew

וְהַבָּמוֹת לֹא־סָרוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל רַק לְבַב־אָסָא הָיָה שָׁלֵם כָּל־יָמָֽיו׃

vehavamvot-lo'-sarv-miyishera'el-raq-levav-'asa'-hayah-shalem-khal-yamayv

KJV: But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

AKJV: But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. ¶

ASV: But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

YLT: yet the high places have not turned aside from Israel; only, the heart of Asa hath been perfect all his days.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:17 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:18

Hebrew

וַיָּבֵא אֶת־קָדְשֵׁי אָבִיו וְקָֽדָשָׁיו בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים כֶּסֶף וְזָהָב וְכֵלִֽים׃

vayave'-'et-qadeshey-'aviyv-veqadashayv-veyt-ha'elohiym-khesef-vezahav-vekheliym

KJV: And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

AKJV: And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

ASV: And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

YLT: And he bringeth in the sanctified things of his father, and his own sanctified things, to the house of God, silver, and gold, and vessels.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:18 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.

2Chronicles 15:19

Hebrew

וּמִלְחָמָה לֹא הָיָתָה עַד שְׁנַת־שְׁלֹשִׁים וְחָמֵשׁ לְמַלְכוּת אָסָֽא׃

vmilechamah-lo'-hayatah-'ad-shenat-sheloshiym-vechamesh-lemalekhvt-'asa'

KJV: And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

AKJV: And there was no more war to the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

ASV: And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.

YLT: And war hath not been till the thirty and fifth year of the reign of Asa.

Exposition: 2Chronicles 15:19 emphasizes a key movement in the chapter's argument. In KJV form, the text reads: 'And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.'. Read in canonical context, the verse supports the coherence of biblical revelation by linking doctrine, narrative, and covenantal meaning.

Apologetics Notes

• Scientific Correlation: This verse is suitable for cumulative-case reasoning in apologetics: historical context, textual stability, and worldview coherence are evaluated together rather than in isolation.

• Hebrew Grammar: A close Hebrew reading should attend lexical range, clause flow, and discourse function in context; these controls reduce over-reading and preserve authorial intent.

• Historical Evidence: Historically, this verse is interpreted within the received canonical tradition, where manuscript continuity and early community usage support stable transmission and meaning.