2 Chronicles 15

2 Chronicles 15:1

Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

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2 Chronicles 15:2

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

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to meet Asa Heb. before Asa

2 Chronicles 15:3

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

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2 Chronicles 15:4

But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

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2 Chronicles 15:5

In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

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2 Chronicles 15:6

Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

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destroyed Heb. beaten in pieces

2 Chronicles 15:7

But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded."

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2 Chronicles 15:8

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

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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.

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2 Chronicles 15:10

So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.

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2 Chronicles 15:11

At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.

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the same time Heb. in that day

2 Chronicles 15:12

Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

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2 Chronicles 15:13

And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.

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2 Chronicles 15:14

They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.

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2 Chronicles 15:15

And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

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2 Chronicles 15:16

King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.

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idol Heb. horror

2 Chronicles 15:17

The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.

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2 Chronicles 15:18

And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.

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2 Chronicles 15:19

And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

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