2 Chronicles 15

2 Chronicles 15:3

long season] Thirty or thirty one years, conceiving this to be in the eleventh year of Asa at the end of those ten years, chap. XIV. 1.

Israel] The ten tribes, under Jeroboam, Nadab, and Baasha.

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did turne] We read not of their turning in those thirty years. This then may be taken by way of supposition; If they had turned, God would have been found of them. Or else Israel in the former may relate to all Gods people; and comprehend in it also former times, even the times of the Judges themselves.

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Be ye strong] Ye of Judah and Benjamin, ver. 2.

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Oded] See the Annotations on this verse. Both sonne, ver. 1. and father here, might prophesie.

renewed the Altar] And likely that whole Court, whereunto that chap. XX. 5 seems to have reference.

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strangers] Those Israelites out of the ten tribes, that fell to Judah, are here called strangers.

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third moneth] Likely at the Feast of Weeks or Pentecost.

fifteenth year] This may seeme a second and more through Reformation, four or five years after his victory against Zerah. Or else that victory must be reduced to this fifteenth year of Asa. And till that time they had had rest, and no warre; which fifteenth of Asa was the thirty five in his reigne, i. e. since the Kingdome of Judah was divided from the Kingdome of Israel, ver. 19. viz. 17. of Rehoboam; three of Abijah, and these fifteen of Asa.