4 And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

Other Translations of 2 Chronicles 14:4

New International Version

4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his laws and commands.

English Standard Version

4 and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and to keep the law and the commandment.

The Message

4 He told Judah to center their lives in God, the God of their fathers, to do what the law said, and to follow the commandments.

New King James Version

4 He commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment.

New Living Translation

4 He commanded the people of Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands.

Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 14:4

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Asa's piety, He strengthens his kingdom.

Asa aimed at pleasing God, and studied to approve himself to him. Happy those that walk by this rule, not to do that which is right in their own eyes, or in the eye of the world, but which is so in God's sight. We find by experience that it is good to seek the Lord; it gives us rest; while we pursue the world, we meet with nothing but vexation. Asa consulted with his people how to make a good use of the peace they enjoyed; and concluded with them that they must not be idle, nor secure. A formidable army of Ethiopians invaded Asa's kingdom. This evil came upon them, that their faith in God might be tried. Asa's prayer is short, but it is the real language of faith and expectation from God. When we go forth in God's name, we cannot but prosper, and all things work together for the good of those whom he favours.