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.
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Interpretation
This verse continues the thought already in view and fits the wider themes of temple and reform in 2 Chronicles.
Read with
This thought runs through 2 Chronicles 15:8-12.
Glossary
- Oded Person
- Restoring, or setting up. (1. ) Father of the prophet Azariah ( 2 Chr. 15:1 , 8). (2. ) A prophet in the time of Ahaz and Pekah ( 2 Chr. 28:9-15 ).
- Asa Person
- Physician, son of Abijah and grandson of Rehoboam, was the third king of Judah.
- Benjamin Person
- Son of my right hand. (1. ) The younger son of Jacob by Rachel ( Gen. 35:18 ). His birth took place at Ephrath, on the road between Bethel and Bethlehem, at a short distance from the latter place.