2 Chronicles 15:6 (LSB)

Passage

And nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God threw them into confusion with every kind of distress.

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 15:4 But in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and they searched for Him, and He was found by them.

2 Chronicles 15:5 Now in those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for much confusion was upon all the inhabitants of the lands.

2 Chronicles 15:6 And nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God threw them into confusion with every kind of distress.

2 Chronicles 15:7 But you, be strong and do not let your hands fall limp, for there is reward for your work.”

2 Chronicles 15:8 Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he strengthened himself and took away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then renewed the altar of Yahweh which was in front of the porch of Yahweh.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "Now in those times there was no..." into verse 7's "But you be strong and do not...", so "nation" and "crushed" 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 "nation" and "crushed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.