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A Lawful Sanction
Commentators explain that this severe penalty was not a new or arbitrary rule created by King Asa. Instead, it was a direct application of the existing Mosaic Law, specifically from Deuteronomy 13 and 17, which mandated death for Israelites who deliberately abandoned God to worship idols within the nation.
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2 Chronicles
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Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 15:13
19th Century
Bishop
That. — And.
Whosoever would not seek the Lord God ...
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 15:13
17th Century
Pastor
That whosoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel should be
put to death
That obst…
Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 15:1–19
17th Century
Minister
The work of complete reformation appeared so difficult that Asa did not have the courage to attempt it until he was assured of Divine assistance an…