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.”

"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 15:8
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What does 2 Chronicles 15:8 mean?

The verse 2 Chronicles 15:8 from the King James Version of the Bible reads: "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…

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The journey of faith is often marked by moments that demand courage and decisive action. In 2 Chronicles 15:8, we glimpse such a pivotal moment in the life of King Asa of Judah. The verse narrates how Asa responded to the prophetic word of Oded, which ignited a transformative…

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O Sovereign Lord, I come before You today, humbly acknowledging Your sovereignty over all creation. I reflect upon the words etched in 2 Chronicles 15:8, where Asa, upon receiving the prophetic words from Oded, found courage within himself to expel the abominable idols and…

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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 8:15 - "And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures."
1 Chronicles 8:15 - "And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader,"
1 Chronicles 15:8 - "Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:"
"And Zebadiah, and Arad, and Ader," - 1 Chronicles 8:15
1 Chronicles 2:15 - "Ozem the sixth, David the seventh:"
"And they departed not from the commandment of the king unto the priests and Levites concerning any matter, or concerning the treasures." - 2 Chronicles 8:15
2 Chronicles 4:15 - "One sea, and twelve oxen under it."
1 Chronicles 2:8 - "And the sons of Ethan; Azariah."
2 Chronicles 11:8 - "And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,"
1 Chronicles 8:2 - "Nohah the fourth, and Rapha the fifth."
"Of the sons of Elizaphan; Shemaiah the chief, and his brethren two hundred:" - 1 Chronicles 15:8
2 Kings 15:15 - "And the rest of the acts of Shallum, and his conspiracy which he made, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
2 Chronicles 15:1 - "And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:"
2 Chronicles 8:3 - "And Solomon went to Hamath-zobah, and prevailed against it."
2 Chronicles 15:19 - "And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa."
2 Chronicles 15:14 - "And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets."
2 Kings 15:8 - "¶ In the thirty and eighth year of Azariah king of Judah did Zachariah the son of Jeroboam reign over Israel in Samaria six months."
2 Chronicles 17:15 - "And next to him was Jehohanan the captain, and with him two hundred and fourscore thousand."
2 Kings 15:11 - "And the rest of the acts of Zachariah, behold, they are written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Israel."
2 Chronicles 8:2 - "That the cities which Huram had restored to Solomon, Solomon built them, and caused the children of Israel to dwell there."
2 Chronicles 15:12 - "And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;"
2 Kings 15:6 - "And the rest of the acts of Azariah, and all that he did, are they not written in the book of the chronicles of the kings of Judah?"
2 Chronicles 15:10 - "So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa."
2 Chronicles 24:8 - "And at the king's commandment they made a chest, and set it without at the gate of the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 2:15 - "Now therefore the wheat, and the barley, the oil, and the wine, which my lord hath spoken of, let him send unto his servants:"
"And the sons of Ethan; Azariah." - 1 Chronicles 2:8
"And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph," - 2 Chronicles 11:8
2 Chronicles 8:17 - "¶ Then went Solomon to Ezion-geber, and to Eloth, at the sea side in the land of Edom."