--- title: "Bullinger" description: "And. This chapter supplementary to 1 Kings 15:0 . the Spirit. Hebrew. ruach. App-9 . Put by Figure of speech Metonymy (of Cause), for His gift of prop" image: "/images/missing.jpg" url: "https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/15" --- **And.** This chapter supplementary to [1 Kings 15](../../../kjv/1-kings/15) . **the Spirit.** Hebrew. *ruach.* App-9 . Put by Figure of speech *Metonymy* (of Cause), for His gift of prophecy. One of the eight occurrences outside the book of Samuel. **Azariah.** Not mentioned elsewhere. **Oded.** See [2 Chronicles 28:9](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/28/9) . Hebrew. *'oded.* **hath** = had. **without.** Figures of speech *Anaphora* and *Polysyndeton.* App-6 . **and.** Figure of speech *Polysyndeton.* **a teaching priest.** Teaching was the great priestly function. But, as generally with priests, teaching was neglected for ritual. See note on [Deuteronomy 17:11](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/17/11) ; [Deuteronomy 33:10](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/33/10) . [Malachi 2:7](../../../kjv/malachi/2/7) . **no peace.** As in the days of Deborah and Gideon ([Judges 5:6](../../../kjv/judges/5/6) ; [Judges 6:6](../../../kjv/judges/6/6) ). **vexations** = consternations. Compare [Deuteronomy 7:23](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/7/23) . [1 Samuel 5:9](../../../kjv/1-samuel/5/9) . [Amos 3:9](../../../kjv/amos/3/9) . [Zechariah 14:13](../../../kjv/zechariah/14/13) . Hebrew. *mehumah =* specially trouble from God. **the countries:** i.e. the different tribal divisions. **adversity.** By civil wars. **and the prophecy, &c.** Render: "and the prophecy (Oded was the prophet) he took", &c. **abominable idols** = abominations. Referring specially to the *'Asherim.* App-42 . **the cities . . . taken.** Probably by Abijah ([2 Chronicles 13:19](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/13/19) ). **mount** = the hill country. **strangers** = sojourners: i.e. those not of Judah. Hebrew. *gur.* See note on [Proverbs 5:3](../../../kjv/proverbs/5/3) . **Ephraim.** Jeroboam's own tribe. **Simeon.** Always more or less reckoned with Judah. **fell to him out of Israel.** See note on [1 Kings 12:17](../../../kjv/1-kings/12/17) . **third month.** The feast of Pentecost. **fifteenth year.** The dates of verses: [2 Chronicles 15:9-19](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/15/9-19) refer to the parenthesis which concern [2 Chronicles 14:9-15](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/14/9-15) . **offered** = sacrificed. Hebrew. *zabach.* App-43 . **the spoil.** Taken from the Ethiopians, &c. ([2 Chronicles 14:13-15](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/14/13-15) ). **soul.** Hebrew. *nephesh.* App-13 . **should be put to death.** Compare [Deuteronomy 17:2-6](../../../kjv/deuteronomy/17/2-6) . **Maachah.** See note on [2 Chronicles 13:2](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/13/2) . **mother** = the queen-mother. Put by Figure of speech *Synecdoche* (of Genus) for grandmother ([1 Kings 15:2](../../../kjv/1-kings/15/2) ). **idol in a grove** = a monstrous *'Asherah* for a grove. Compare [1 Kings 15:13](../../../kjv/1-kings/15/13) . See App-42 . **stamped it** = beat it small. **not taken away.** Not from "Israel" ([2 Chronicles 15:17](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/15/17) ), but from Judah ([2 Chronicles 14:3](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/14/3) ). Figure of speech *Palinodia.* App-6 . **perfect:** i.e. so far as idolatry was concerned. **things . . . dedicated** = holy things. See note on [Exodus 3:5](../../../kjv/exodus/3/5) . **no more war** = no actual campaign (as in [2 Chronicles 16:1](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/16/1) ). There was quiet between the two kings ([2 Chronicles 14:1](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/14/1) ), but there was border fighting (as in [1 Kings 15:16](../../../kjv/1-kings/15/16) , [1 Kings 15:32](../../../kjv/1-kings/15/32) ). See note on [2 Chronicles 14:1](../../../kjv/2-chronicles/14/1) . **reign** = kingdom. Compare [Numbers 24:7](../../../kjv/numbers/24/7) . 1Sa 20:31 . [1 Kings 2:12](../../../kjv/1-kings/2/12) . [1 Chronicles 11:10](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/11/10) ; 1Ch 14:2 ; [1 Chronicles 17:14](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/17/14) ; [1 Chronicles 22:10](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/22/10) ; [1 Chronicles 28:5](../../../kjv/1-chronicles/28/5) . ```json {"@context":"https://schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com","name":"Real Bible Believers","description":"RBB","publisher":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/search?q={search_term_string}","query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"ImageObject","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/15#primaryimage","inLanguage":"en-US","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","contentUrl":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/images/missing.jpg","width":640,"height":370,"caption":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 15"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/15#webpage","url":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/15","name":"Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - 2 Chronicles 15","isPartOf":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/commentaries/bullingers-companion-bible-notes/2-chronicles/15#primaryimage"},"datePublished":null,"dateModified":null,"author":{"@id":"https://realbiblebelievers.com/#/schema/person/e966585dde703268e7f6ae890ea98509"},"description":"And. 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