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2 Chronicles 14:4

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What does 2 Chronicles 14:4 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
2 Chronicles 14:4 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 14

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
1So 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.
2And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of Jehovah his God:
3for he took away the foreign altars, and the high places, and brake down the pillars, and hewed down the Asherim,
4and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
5Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the sun-images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.
6And he built fortified cities in Judah; for the land was quiet, and he had no war in those years, because Jehovah had given him rest.
7For he said unto Judah, Let us build these cities, and make about them walls, and towers, gates, and bars; the land is yet before us, because we have sought Jehovah our God; we have sought him, and he hath given us rest on every side. So they built and prospered.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, etc.] To pray to him, and him only, and attend his worship and service; this he did by a public edict: and to do the law and the commandment: to observe all the laws of God, moral, ceremonial, and civil.”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“14:4 The phrase seek the Lord is the Chronicler’s formula for restoration; it both highlights and critiques Asa’s reign (see 15:2, 12-13; 16:12).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“commanded: Ch2 29:21, Ch2 29:27, Ch2 29:30, Ch2 30:12, Ch2 33:16, Ch2 34:32, Ch2 34:33; Gen 18:19; Jos 24:15; Sa1 3:13; Ezr 10:7-12; Neh 13:9, Neh 13:19-22; Psa 101:2-8 seek: Ch2 11:16, Ch2 30:19; Isa 55:6, Isa 55:7; Amo 5:4 to do: Neh 10:29-39; Psa 119:10 2 Chronicles 14:5”
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