2 Chronicles 15 · Verse 9

2 Chronicles 15:9

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.
2 Chronicles 15:9, King James Version

2 Chronicles 15:9 in other translations

BSBAnd he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
WEBHe gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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.
DARBYAnd he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon; for they fell away to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.
BBEAnd he got together all Judah and Benjamin and those of Ephraim and Manasseh and Simeon who were living with them; for numbers of them came to him out of Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
WebsterAnd he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they resorted to him out of Israel in multitudes, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

What does 2 Chronicles 15:9 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 15:9-15
9-15. he gathered all Judah and Benjamin--Not satisfied with these minor measures of purification and improvement, Asa meditated a grand scheme which was to pledge his whole kingdom to complete the work of reformation, and with this in view he waited for a general assembly of the people. and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh--The population of Asa's kingdom had been vastly increased by the continued influx of strangers, who, prompted by motives either of interest or of piety, sought in his dominions that security and freedom which they could not enjoy amid the complicated troubles which distracted Israel. and out of Simeon--Although a portion of that tribe, located within the territory of Judah, were already subjects of the southern kingdom, the general body of the Simeonites had joined in forming the northern kingdom of Israel. But many of them now returned of their own accord.

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

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 9 And the strangers - Many out of the different tribes, particularly out of Simeon, Ephraim, and Manasseh, having reflected that the Divine blessing was promised to the house of David, and finding the government of Jeroboam founded in idolatry, would naturally, through a spirit of piety, leave their own country, and go where they might enjoy the worship of the true God.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 15:9 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּקְבֹּ֗ץvai.yik.Botzand he gatheredH6908
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
יְהוּדָה֙ye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וּבִנְיָמִ֔ןu.vin.ya.Minand BenjaminH1144
וְהַגָּרִים֙ve.ha.ga.Rimand those [who] sojournedH1481
עִמָּהֶ֔ם'i.ma.Hemwith themH5973
מֵאֶפְרַ֥יִםme.'ef.Ra.yimfrom EphraimH669
וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖הu.me.na.Shehand ManassehH4519
וּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹןu.mi.shim.'onand from SimeonH8095
כִּֽי\־ki-forH3588
נָפְל֨וּna.fe.Luthey had fallenH5307
עָלָ֤יו'a.Lavon himH5921
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙mi.Yis.ra.'Elfrom IsraelH3478
לָרֹ֔בla.Roto multitudeH7230
בִּרְאֹתָ֕םbir.'o.Tamwhen saw theyH7200
כִּֽי\־ki-thatH3588
יְהוָ֥הYah.wehYahwehH3068
אֱלֹהָ֖יו'e.lo.HavGod hisH430
עִמּֽוֹ\׃\ \פi.Mo[was] with himH5973

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 15:9

  • 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.

  • Acts 9:31

    Then had the churches rest throughout all Judea and Galilee and Samaria, and were edified; and walking in the fear of the Lord, and in the comfort of the Holy Ghost, were multiplied.

  • Zechariah 8:21-23

    And the inhabitants of one city shall go to another, saying, Let us go speedily to pray before the Lord, and to seek the Lord of hosts: I will go also. Yea, many people and strong nations shall come to seek the Lord of hosts in Jerusalem, and to pray before the Lord. Thus saith the Lord of hosts; In those days it shall come to pass, that ten men shall take hold out of all languages of the nations, even shall take hold of the skirt of him that is a Jew, saying, We will go with you: for we have heard that God is with you.

  • 1 Chronicles 12:19

    And there fell some of Manasseh to David, when he came with the Philistines against Saul to battle: but they helped them not: for the lords of the Philistines upon advisement sent him away, saying, He will fall to his master Saul to the jeopardy of our heads.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:1-11

    And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel. For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation. …

  • 1 Kings 3:28

    And all Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king: for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do judgment.

  • 1 Kings 12:19

    So Israel rebelled against the house of David unto this day.

  • 2 Chronicles 30:25

    And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

  • Acts 7:9-10

    And the patriarchs, moved with envy, sold Joseph into Egypt: but God was with him, And delivered him out of all his afflictions, and gave him favour and wisdom in the sight of Pharaoh king of Egypt; and he made him governor over Egypt and all his house.

  • Genesis 39:3

    And his master saw that the Lord was with him, and that the Lord made all that he did to prosper in his hand.

  • 1 Samuel 18:28

    And Saul saw and knew that the Lord was with David, and that Michal Saul’s daughter loved him.

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the strangers.
11:16; 30:1-11,25
they fell.
1Ki 12:19; 1Ch 12:19
they saw.
Ge 39:3; 1Sa 18:28; 1Ki 3:28; Zec 8:21-23; Ac 7:9,10; 9:31

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 15:8

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:9

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:10

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

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2 Chronicles 15:9 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Después hizo juntar á todo Judá y Benjamín, y con ellos los extranjeros de Ephraim, y de Manasés, y de Simeón: porque muchos de Israel se habían pasado á él, viendo que Jehová su Dios era con él.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Et il assembla tout Juda et Benjamin, et les étrangers qui étaient avec eux, d’Éphraïm, et de Manassé, et de Siméon; car beaucoup d’Israélites passèrent à lui quand ils virent que l’ Éternel, son Dieu, était avec lui.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er versammelte ganz Juda und Benjamin und die Fremdlinge, die aus Ephraim und Manasse und aus Simeon bei ihnen lebten; denn in Menge liefen sie aus Israel zu ihm über, als sie sahen, daß Jehova, sein Gott, mit ihm war.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Congregavitque universum Judam et Benjamin, et advenas cum eis de Ephraim, et de Manasse, et de Simeon: plures enim ad eum confugerant ex Israël, videntes quod Dominus Deus illius esset cum eo.