2 Chronicles 14:5

And he took away out of all the cities of Juda the altars, and temples, and reigned in peace.

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

Also he took away out of all the cities of Judah the high places and the images: and the kingdom was quiet before him.

In Context

4And he commanded Juda to seek the Lord the God of their fathers, and to do the law, and all the commandments.

6He built also strong cities in Juda, for he was quiet, and there had no wars risen in his time, the Lord giving peace.

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Cross References

2 Chronicles 11:5And Roboam dwelt in Jerusalem, and built walled cities in Juda.

2 Chronicles 34:7And when he had destroyed the altars, and the groves, and had broken the idols in pieces, and had demolished all profane temples throughout all the land of Israel, he returned to Jerusalem.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 14:2-9

Asa King of Judah. ( b. c. 955.) 1 So 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. 2 And Asa did that which was good and right in the eyes of the Lord his God: 3 For he took away the altars of the strange gods, and the high places, and brake down the images, and cut down the groves: 4 And commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. 5 Also he took away out of… Read the whole commentary →

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