2 Chronicles 15:9

And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Asa acts after Azariah’s prophecy and the removal of idols, assembling Judah, Benjamin, and northern tribes before the Jerusalem covenant meeting.

The words — וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֗ץ (va/i.yik.Botz) translates “and he gathered,” while וְ/הַ/גָּרִים (ve./ha./ga.Rim) refers to “those who sojourned” or settled among them.

The thread — This cross-tribal mobilization parallels the northern exodus to Jerusalem in 2 Chronicles 11:16 and mirrors the intercity pilgrimage in Zechariah 8:21.

Why it lands — It demands recognizing that collective religious action follows observable divine presence, not human strategy.

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The Hebrew words

King James Version

And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

Cross-references

2 Chronicles 11:16 Those from every tribe of Israel who had set their hearts to seek the LORD their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
Acts 9:31 Then the church throughout Judea, Galilee, and Samaria experienced a time of peace. It grew in strength and numbers, living in the fear of the Lord and the encouragement of the Holy Spirit.
Zechariah 8:21 and the residents of one city will go to another, saying: ‘Let us go at once to plead before the LORD and to seek the LORD of Hosts. I myself am going.’
Genesis 39:3 When his master saw that the LORD was with him and made him prosper in all he did,
1 Samuel 18:28 When Saul realized that the LORD was with David and that his daughter Michal loved David,
1 Kings 3:28 When all Israel heard of the judgment the king had given, they stood in awe of him, for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him to administer justice.
1 Kings 12:19 So to this day Israel has been in rebellion against the house of David.
1 Chronicles 12:19 Some from Manasseh defected to David when he went with the Philistines to fight against Saul. (They did not help the Philistines because the Philistine rulers consulted and sent David away, saying, “It will cost us our heads if he defects to his master Saul.”)
2 Chronicles 30:1 Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.
2 Chronicles 30:25 Then the whole assembly of Judah rejoiced along with the priests and Levites and the whole assembly that had come from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and those who lived in Judah.