The First Book of the Kings
⭑ Catholic Public Domain Version 2009 ⭑
- Chapter 15 -
(2 Chronicles 13:1–3)
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
Asa Reigns in Judah
(2 Chronicles 14:1–15; 2 Chronicles 15:8–19)
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
War between Asa and Baasha
(2 Chronicles 16:1–6)
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
Jehoshaphat Succeeds Asa
(2 Chronicles 17:1–19)
23
24
Nadab Reigns in Israel
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
Baasha Reigns in Israel
33
34
Footnotes
(a)15:2
Maacha, etc: She is called elsewhere Michaia, daughter of Uriel; but it was common in those days for the same person to have two names.(Challoner)
(b)15:8 Abijam and Asa were not father and son. Asa is called the son of David, both because he is descended from him and because he was like him in holiness.(Conte)
(c)15:10
His mother, etc: That is, his grandmother; unless we suppose, which is not improbable, that the Maacha here named is different from the Maacha mentioned, ver. 2.(Challoner)
(d)15:12 The effeminate refers to men who men who have a homosexual orientation, since such men tend (often or sometimes) to be effeminate in behavior also. It is contrary to the will of God, clearly expressed in Sacred Scripture, for homosexuals to have any positions of authority, leadership, or teaching in society or in the Church.(Conte)
(e)15:13 The pagan god Priapus was a god of fertility, often portrayed in statues with exposed enlarged genitals, which is why this verse calls the idol very indecent. The spiritual level of meaning of this passage is a condemnation of the exaltation of sexuality found in modern society. Some persons behave as if they were worshiping sexuality.(Conte)
(f)15:14
The high places: There were excelsa or high places of two different kinds. Some were set up, and dedicated to the worship of idols, or strange gods; and these Asa removed, 2 Par. 14:2; others were only altars of the true God, but were erected contrary to the law, which allowed of no sacrifices but in the temple; and these were not removed by Asa.(Challoner)
(g)15:14
Perfect with the Lord: Asa had his faults; but never forsook the worship of the Lord.(Challoner)
(h)15:15 The term vessels includes various types of containers as well as types of equipment (such as devices used in sacrifices: tongs, forks, hooks, small shovels, etc.).(Conte)