And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
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George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
(Haydock)
Taken: we do not read on what occasion, chap. xvii. 2. His father had seized upon Bethel, chap. xiii. 19. (Calmet)
Yet Asa waged war himself with the king of Israel.
Dedicated. Septuagint, "renewed "as the altar had been neglected, or injured by the continual fire; (Menochius) or this was the extraordinary (Haydock) altar, which Solomon had used at the dedication of the temple. The multitude of Asa's victims required more than one, ver. 11. It is not probable that God's worship had been neglected till the 15th year of this pious king, (ver. 9) since even his wicked father was punctual in this respect, chap. xiii. 11. Before, at the higher end of the priests' court, to the east of the altar of holocausts. (Calmet)
