So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

2 CHRONICLES 15:10KJV
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2 Chronicles 15:10 (KJV)

What does 2 Chronicles 15:10 mean?

2 Chronicles 15:10 describes how the people of Judah gathered together in Jerusalem during the third month of the fifteenth year of King Asa's reign. This verse marks a specific moment when the nation came together for a significant event in their religious and national life.

The context is that King Asa had called the people to renew their commitment to God after a period of spiritual decline. The verse sets the time and place for this large assembly, highlighting its importance by noting both the month and the year of Asa’s rule. The gathering in Jerusalem was a central, unifying event for the people.

The Hebrew behind 2 Chronicles 15:10

  • "together" (קָבַץ, qavats): This word means to assemble or gather, often used for bringing people together for a common purpose. Here, it emphasizes the unity and collective action of the people responding to Asa’s call.
  • "Jerusalem" (יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם, Yerushalayim): Naming Jerusalem as the location underlines its role as the religious and political center of Judah, making the gathering especially significant.
  • "third" (שְׁלִישִׁי, shelishi) and "month" (חֹדֶשׁ, chodesh): These words specify the timing, which was likely the time of the Feast of Weeks (Shavuot), a major festival when people would already be coming to Jerusalem.
  • "fifteenth" (חֲמֵשׁ, chamesh; עָשָׂר, asar): Together, these words indicate the exact year of Asa’s reign, anchoring the event in history and showing the chronicler’s attention to detail.

Why 2 Chronicles 15:10 matters

  • This verse shows how the people responded positively to Asa’s reforms, coming together in unity at a pivotal time.
  • By specifying the time and place, the verse connects this event to Israel’s religious calendar, possibly linking it to a major festival, which would have added meaning to the assembly.
  • The gathering in Jerusalem highlights the city’s importance as the heart of worship and national identity for Judah, setting the stage for the covenant renewal that follows in the passage.

Where else these words appear

“Asa” Hebrew H609 · used in 52 verses

  • 1 Kings 15:8 And Abijam slept with his fathers; and they buried him in the city of David: and Asa his son reigned in his stead.
  • 1 Kings 16:10 And Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.
  • 2 Chronicles 15:8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

“reign” Hebrew H4438 · used in 82 verses

  • Numbers 24:7 He shall pour the water out of his buckets, and his seed shall be in many waters, and his king shall be higher than Agag, and his kingdom shall be exalted.
  • 2 Chronicles 35:19 In the eighteenth year of the reign of Josiah was this passover kept.
  • Esther 6:8 Let the royal apparel be brought which the king useth to wear, and the horse that the king rideth upon, and the crown royal which is set upon his head:

“third” Hebrew H7992 · used in 94 verses

  • Genesis 1:13 And the evening and the morning were the third day.
  • Judges 20:30 And the children of Israel went up against the children of Benjamin on the third day, and put themselves in array against Gibeah, as at other times.
  • 1 Chronicles 24:23 And the sons of Hebron; Jeriah the first, Amariah the second, Jahaziel the third, Jekameam the fourth.

“together” Hebrew H6908 · used in 121 verses

  • Genesis 41:35 And let them gather all the food of those good years that come, and lay up corn under the hand of Pharaoh, and let them keep food in the cities.
  • 2 Chronicles 32:6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,
  • Jeremiah 31:8 Behold, I will bring them from the north country, and gather them from the coasts of the earth, and with them the blind and the lame, the woman with child and her that travaileth with child together: a great company shall return thither.