2 Chronicles 15:6 (ASV)

Passage

And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 15:4 But when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

2 Chronicles 15:5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in; but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

2 Chronicles 15:6 And they were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God did vex them with all adversity.

2 Chronicles 15:7 But be ye strong, and let not your hands be slack; for your work shall be rewarded.

2 Chronicles 15:8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "broken", "pieces", "nation", "against", and "city". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "broken" and "pieces", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "And in those times there was no..." into verse 7's "But be ye strong and let not...", so "broken" and "pieces" belong inside that flow. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "broken" and "pieces" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.