2Ch 15:19 | TNotes | STEP | 15:19 no more war: Literally no war . Most translations, including the NLT, add “more” to assist in conveying the probable meaning. But if “no war” is in fact the better reading, the thirty-fifth year might refer to the thirty-fifth year since the division of the northern and southern kingdoms. That would have been around the time when Zerah the Ethiopian invaded Judah and was defeated by Asa (14:9-15 ). But see the study note on 16:1. • The Chronicler inserts chronological notes into his account to divide Asa’s reign into periods that show the consequences of his decisions (see 14:1 ; 15:10 ; 16:1 , 12 , 13 ). The early battles with the north were seen as inconsequential for that period, though the Chronicler was fully aware of them (see 15:8 ). The first years of Asa’s reign were characterized by divine favor to an obedient king.

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‏ 2 Chronicles 15:19

15:19 ^a no more war: Literally no war. Most translations, including the NLT, add “more” to assist in conveying the probable meaning. But if “no war” is in fact the better reading, the thirty-fifth year might refer to the thirty-fifth year since the division of the northern and southern kingdoms. That would have been around the time when Zerah the Ethiopian invaded Judah and was defeated by Asa (14:9-15 ^b). But see the study note on 16:1.

• The Chronicler inserts chronological notes into his account to divide Asa’s reign into periods that show the consequences of his decisions (see 14:1 ^c; 15:10 ^d; 16:1 ^e, 12 ^f, 13 ^g). The early battles with the north were seen as inconsequential for that period, though the Chronicler was fully aware of them (see 15:8 ^h). The first years of Asa’s reign were characterized by divine favor to an obedient king.