Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version He commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands. New Living Translation He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands. English Standard Version and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment. Berean Standard Bible He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. King James Bible And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. New King James Version He commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment. New American Standard Bible and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to comply with the Law and the commandment. NASB 1995 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment. NASB 1977 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandment. Legacy Standard Bible and said for Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Amplified Bible And he commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers [to inquire of and for Him and seek Him as a vital necessity], and to observe the law [given to Moses] and the commandment. Christian Standard Bible He told the people of Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to carry out the instruction and the commands. Holman Christian Standard Bible He told the people of Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to carry out the instruction and the commands. American Standard Version and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Contemporary English Version Then he told everyone in Judah to worship the LORD God, just as their ancestors had done, and to obey his laws and teachings. English Revised Version and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. GOD'S WORD® Translation He told the people of Judah to dedicate their lives to serving the LORD God of their ancestors and follow his teachings and commands. Good News Translation He commanded the people of Judah to do the will of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his teachings and commands. International Standard Version commanding Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to keep the Law and the commandments. Majority Standard Bible He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. NET Bible He ordered Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to observe his law and commands. New Heart English Bible and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Webster's Bible Translation And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. World English Bible and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand commands to Judah to seek YHWH, God of their fathers, and to do the Law and the command; Young's Literal Translation and saith to Judah to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, and to do the law and the command; Smith's Literal Translation And he will say to Judah to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commands. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd he commanded Juda to seek the Lord the God of their fathers, and to do the law, and all the commandments. Catholic Public Domain Version And he instructed Judah that they should seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and that they should carry out the law and all the commandments. New American Bible He told Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to observe the law and the commandment. New Revised Standard Version and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd he said to Judah, Come, let us pray before the LORD God of our fathers. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he said to Yehuda: ”Come, we will pray before LORD JEHOVAH, God of our fathers.” OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917and commanded Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Brenton Septuagint Translation and he told Juda to seek earnestly the Lord God of their fathers, and to perform the law and commandments. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Asa Reigns in Judah…3He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles. 4He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments. 5He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.… Cross References Deuteronomy 4:29 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Matthew 6:33 But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you. Isaiah 55:6 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. Psalm 105:4 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. Amos 5:4 For this is what the LORD says to the house of Israel: “Seek Me and live! 1 Chronicles 16:11 Seek out the LORD and His strength; seek His face always. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. 1 Kings 8:58 May He incline our hearts to Himself, to walk in all His ways and to keep the commandments and statutes and ordinances He commanded our fathers. Psalm 119:2 Blessed are those who keep His testimonies and seek Him with all their heart. Isaiah 55:7 Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 1 Kings 22:5 But Jehoshaphat also said to the king of Israel, “Please inquire first for the word of the LORD.” Hosea 10:12 Sow for yourselves righteousness and reap the fruit of loving devotion; break up your unplowed ground. For it is time to seek the LORD until He comes and sends righteousness upon you like rain. Zephaniah 2:3 Seek the LORD, all you humble of the earth who carry out His justice. Seek righteousness; seek humility. Perhaps you will be sheltered on the day of the LORD’s anger. Treasury of Scripture And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. commanded 2 Chronicles 29:21,27,30 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD… 2 Chronicles 30:12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD. 2 Chronicles 33:16 And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel. seek 2 Chronicles 11:16 And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers. 2 Chronicles 30:19 That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary. Isaiah 55:6,7 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: … to do Nehemiah 10:29-39 They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God's law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes; … Psalm 119:10 With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments. Jump to Previous Command Commanded Commandment Commands Fathers Judah Law Obey Observe Orders Practise SeekJump to Next Command Commanded Commandment Commands Fathers Judah Law Obey Observe Orders Practise Seek2 Chronicles 14 1. Asa following, destroys idolatry6. having peace, he strengthens his kingdom with forts and armies 9. Calling of God, he overthrows Zerah, and spoils the Ethiopians He commanded Judah The phrase "He commanded Judah" refers to King Asa's leadership and authority over the tribe of Judah. Asa, as a king, had the responsibility to guide his people in spiritual matters. The Hebrew root for "commanded" is "tsavah," which implies a directive with authority and purpose. Historically, Judah was the southern kingdom, and Asa's reign was marked by efforts to bring the nation back to the worship of Yahweh. This command reflects Asa's commitment to spiritual reform and his desire to lead his people in righteousness. to seek the LORD the God of their fathers and to observe the law and the commandments To seek the Lord God of their fathers.--The same phrase recurs in 2Chronicles 15:12. The law and the commandment.--Exodus 24:12, "That I may give thee the tables of stone, and the law and the commandment that I have written" (Deuteronomy 6:25). And the images.--Hammanim. (Comp. the word hammah, "sun.") Pillars or statues to the sun-god, standing before or upon the altars of Baal, are intended (see Leviticus 26:30; Isaiah 17:8; 2Chronicles 34:4.) Comp. the Phenician deity Baal-hamman. . . . Verse 4. - And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers. What an indication lies couched in this word "commanded" (confirmatory of the spirit of what is said above, in our previous verse-note) of the moral efforts of Asa, and that the efforts on which he may have largely relied for "taking away the high places" were moral efforts, rather than those of physical force.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew He commandedוַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say the people of Judah לִֽיהוּדָ֔ה (lî·hū·ḏāh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3063: Judah -- 'praised', a son of Jacob, also the southern kingdom, also four Israelites to seek לִדְר֕וֹשׁ (liḏ·rō·wōš) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1875: To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of their fathers, אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם (’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 1: Father and to observe וְלַעֲשׂ֖וֹת (wə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 6213: To do, make the law הַתּוֹרָ֥ה (hat·tō·w·rāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 8451: Direction, instruction, law and the commandments. וְהַמִּצְוָֽה׃ (wə·ham·miṣ·wāh) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4687: Commandment Links 2 Chronicles 14:4 NIV2 Chronicles 14:4 NLT 2 Chronicles 14:4 ESV 2 Chronicles 14:4 NASB 2 Chronicles 14:4 KJV 2 Chronicles 14:4 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 14:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 14:4 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 14:4 French Bible 2 Chronicles 14:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 14:4 And commanded Judah to seek Yahweh (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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