2 Chronicles 15:8

“And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, etc.] Some think that besides the above words of Azariah the son of Oded, a prophecy of Oded his father was related by him, though not recorded; but rather Oded here is the same with the son of Oded; and so the Vulgate Latin and Syriac versions read Azariah the son of Oded; and so does the Alexandrian copy of the Septuagint version: he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin; which were abominable to God, and all good men; besides the images and statues he had broken before, he removed other idols that remained, being animated and emboldened by the speech of the prophet:…”

“when Asa heard . . . the prophecy of Oded the prophet--The insertion of these words, "of Oded the prophet," is generally regarded as a corruption of the text. "The sole remedy is to erase them. They are, probably, the remains of a note, which crept in from the margin into the text" [BERTHEAU]. he took courage--Animated by the seasonable and pious address of Azariah, Asa became a more zealous reformer than ever, employing all his royal authority and influence to extirpate every vestige of idolatry from the land. and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim--He may have acquired cities of Ephraim, the conquest of which is not recorded (Ch2 17:2); but it has been commonly…”

“Some versions have “the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded,” which is perhaps the true reading. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Of Oded - Of Azariah, Ch2 15:1, who was also called by his father's name Oded. 2 Chronicles 15:12”

“15:8-18 The Chronicler described Asa’s response in the precise terms of the prophet’s exhortation, but Asa’s specific actions went far beyond its general directives. As soon as Asa heard the prophetic words, he took courage in initiating a comprehensive reform, beginning with the removal of the detestable idols that again infested the land (see 14:5). Full trust in God had won the war against the Cushites, and total renewal of the covenant brought the Promised Land to rest (15:15). 15:8 The towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim were those conquered in his war with Baasha (16:1). There was continuous warfare between Baasha and Asa (see 1 Kgs 15:16).”

“Oded: Ch2 15:1 took courage: Ch2 19:11; Isa 44:14 \*marg. Act 28:15 abominable idols: Heb. abominations, Lev 18:30; Deu 27:15; Kg1 11:5, Kg1 11:7; Kg2 23:13; Isa 65:4; Jer 16:18; Eze 8:10; Pe1 4:3; Rev 17:4, Rev 17:5 the cities: Ch2 13:19 the altar of the Lord: Ch2 4:1, Ch2 8:12, Ch2 29:18; Kg2 16:14, Kg2 18:22 2 Chronicles 15:9”

“Completion of the reform in worship, and the renewal of the covenant. - Ch2 15:8. The speech and prophecy of the prophet strengthened the king to carry out the work he had begun, viz., the extirpation of idolatry from the whole land. In Ch2 15:8 the words הנּניא עדד are surprising, not only because the prophet is called in Ch2 15:1, not Oded, but Azariah the son of Oded, but also on account of the preceding הנּבוּאה in the absolute state, which cannot stand, without more ado, for the stat. constr. נבוּאת (cf. Ch2 9:29). The view of Cler. and Ew., that by an orthographical error בּן עזריהוּ has been dropped out, does not remove the difficulty, for it leaves the stat. absol. הנּבוּאה .lo…”