2 Chronicles 14 · Verse 1

2 Chronicles 14:1

So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
2 Chronicles 14:1, King James Version

2 Chronicles 14:1 in other translations

BSBThen Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.
WEBSo Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in David’s city; and Asa his son reigned in his place. In his days, the land was quiet ten years.
ASVSo Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David; and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
YLTAnd Abijah lieth with his fathers, and they bury him in the city of David, and reign doth Asa his son in his stead: in his days was the land quiet ten years.
DARBYAnd Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David. And Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.
BBESo Abijah went to rest with his fathers, and they put him into the earth in the town of David, and Asa his son became king in his place; in his time the land was quiet for ten years.
WebsterSo Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

What does 2 Chronicles 14:1 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2Ch 14:1-5. Asa Destroys Idolatry. 1. In his days the land was quiet ten years--This long interval of peace was the continued effect of the great battle of Zemaraim (compare 1Ki 15:11-14).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary

Introduction

Asa succeeds his father Abijah, reigns piously, and has peace for ten years, 2Chr 14:1. He makes a great reformation in Judah, and builds cities of defense, 2Chr 14:2-7. His military strength, 2Chr 14:8. He is attacked by Zerah the Ethiopian, with an immense army; Asa cries to the Lord, attacks the Ethiopians, and gives them a total overthrow, 2Chr 14:9-12. He takes several of their cities, their cattle, etc., and returns to Jerusalem, laden with spoils, 2Chr 14:13-15. Verse 1 The land was quiet ten years - Calmet thinks these years should be counted from the fifth to the fifteenth of Asa's reign.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
Asa's piety, He strengthens his kingdom. --Asa aimed at pleasing God, and studied to approve himself to him. Happy those that walk by this rule, not to do that which is right in their own eyes, or in the eye of the world, but which is so in God's sight. We find by experience that it is good to seek the Lord; it gives us rest; while we pursue the world, we meet with nothing but vexation. Asa consulted with his people how to make a good use of the peace they enjoyed; and concluded with them that they must not be idle, nor secure. A formidable army of Ethiopians invaded Asa's kingdom. This evil came upon them, that their faith in God might be tried. Asa's prayer is short, but it is the real language of faith and expectation from God. When we go forth in God's name, we cannot but prosper, and all things work together for the good of those whom he favours.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

2 Chronicles 14:1 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיִּשְׁכַּ֨בvai.yish.Kavand he lay downH7901
אֲבִיָּ֜ה'a.vi.YahAbijahH29
עִם\־'im-withH5973
אֲבֹתָ֗יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1
וַיִּקְבְּר֤וּvai.yik.be.Ruand people buriedH6912
אֹתוֹ֙'o.To<obj.> himH853
בְּעִ֣ירbe.'Irin [the] city ofH5892
דָּוִ֔ידda.VidDavidH1732
וַיִּמְלֹ֛ךְvai.yim.Lokhand he became kingH4427
אָסָ֥א'a.Sa'AsaH609
בְנ֖וֹve.Noson hisH1121
תַּחְתָּ֑יוtach.Tavin place of himH8478
בְּיָמָ֛יוbe.ya.Mavin days hisH3117
שָׁקְטָ֥הsha.ke.Tahit was at peaceH8252
הָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzthe landH776
עֶ֥שֶׂר'E.sertenH6235
שָׁנִֽים\׃\ \פsha.NimyearsH8141

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 14:1

  • 1 Kings 2:10

    So David slept with his fathers, and was buried in the city of David.

  • 1 Kings 15:8-24

    And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. And in the twentieth year of Jeroboam king of Israel reigned Asa over Judah. And forty and one years reigned he in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Maachah, the daughter of Abishalom. And Asa did that which was right in the eyes of the Lord, as did David his father. …

  • 1 Kings 14:31

    And Rehoboam slept with his fathers, and was buried with his fathers in the city of David. And his mother’s name was Naamah an Ammonitess. And Abijam his son reigned in his stead.

  • 2 Chronicles 9:31

    And Solomon slept with his fathers, and he was buried in the city of David his father: and Rehoboam his son reigned in his stead.

  • 1 Chronicles 3:10

    And Solomon’s son was Rehoboam, Abia his son, Asa his son, Jehoshaphat his son,

  • Matthew 1:7-8

    And Solomon begat Roboam; and Roboam begat Abia; and Abia begat Asa; And Asa begat Josaphat; and Josaphat begat Joram; and Joram begat Ozias;

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
1 Asa succeeding, destroys idolatry.
6 Having peace, he strengthens his kingdom with forts and armies.
9 Calling on God, he overthrows Zerah, and spoils the Ethiopians.

A.M. 3049. B.C. 955. slept.
9:31; 1Ki 2:10; 14:31
Asa.
1Ki 15:8-24; 1Ch 3:10; Mt 1:7,8

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 14:1

    So Abijah slept with his fathers, and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead. In his days the land was quiet ten years.

  • 2 Chronicles 14:2

    And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God:

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2 Chronicles 14:1 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y DURMIÓ Abías con sus padres, y fué sepultado en la ciudad de David. Y reinó en su lugar su hijo Asa, en cuyos días tuvo sosiego el país por diez años.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et Asa fit ce qui est bon et droit aux yeux de l’ Éternel, son Dieu;
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und Abija legte sich zu seinen Vätern, und man begrub ihn in der Stadt Davids. Und Asa, sein Sohn, ward König an seiner Statt. In seinen Tagen hatte das Land Ruhe zehn Jahre.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Dormivit autem Abia cum patribus suis, et sepelierunt eum in civitate David: regnavitque Asa filius ejus pro eo, in cujus diebus quievit terra annis decem.