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2 Chronicles 15
15:1

And the Spirit7307 of Elohim430 came upon Azariah5838 the son1121 of Oded:5752

15:2

And he went out3318 to meet6440 Asa,609 and said559 unto him, Hear8085 ye me, Asa,609 and all Judah3063 and Benjamin;1144 Yahweh3068 is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek1875 him, he will be found4672 of you; but if ye forsake5800 him, he will forsake5800 you.

15:3

Now for a long7227 season3117 Israel3478 hath been without3808 the true571 Elohim,430 and without3808 a teaching3384 priest,3548 and without3808 law.8451

15:4

But when they in their trouble6862 did turn7725 unto Yahweh3068 Elohim430 of Israel,3478 and sought1245 him, he was found4672 of them.

15:5

And in those times6256 there was no peace7965 to him that went out,3318 nor to him that came in,935 but great7227 vexations4103 were upon all the inhabitants3427 of the countries.776

15:6

And nation1471 was destroyed3807 of nation,1471 and city5892 of city:5892 for Elohim430 did vex2000 them with all adversity.6869

15:7

Be ye strong2388 therefore, and let not your hands3027 be weak:7503 for your work6468 shall be3426 rewarded.7939

15:8

And when Asa609 heard8085 these words,1697 and the prophecy5016 of Oded5752 the prophet,5030 he took courage,2388 and put away5674 the abominable idols8251 out of all the land776 of Judah3063 and Benjamin,1144 and out of the cities5892 which he had taken3920 from mount2022 Ephraim,669 and renewed2318 the altar4196 of Yahweh,3068 that was before6440 the porch197 of Yahweh.3068

15:9

And he gathered6908 all Judah3063 and Benjamin,1144 and the strangers1481 with them out of Ephraim669 and Manasseh,4519 and out of Simeon:8095 for they fell5307 to him out of Israel3478 in abundance,7230 when they saw7200 that Yahweh3068 his Elohim430 was with him.

15:10

So they gathered themselves together6908 at Jerusalem3389 in the third7992 month,2320 in the fifteenth2568 year8141 of the reign4438 of Asa.609

15:11

And they offered2076 unto Yahweh3068 the same time,3117 of the spoil7998 which they had brought,935 seven7651 hundred3967 oxen1241 and seven7651 thousand505 sheep.6629

15:12

And they entered935 into a covenant1285 to seek1875 Yahweh3068 Elohim430 of their fathers1 with all their heart3824 and with all their soul;5315

15:13

That whosoever would not seek1875 Yahweh3068 Elohim430 of Israel3478 should be put to death,4191 whether4480 small6996 or great,1419 whether man376 or woman.802

15:14

And they sware7650 unto Yahweh3068 with a loud1419 voice,6963 and with shouting,8643 and with trumpets,2689 and with cornets.7782

15:15

And all Judah3063 rejoiced8055 at the oath:7621 for they had sworn7650 with all their heart,3824 and sought1245 him with their whole desire;7522 and he was found4672 of them: and Yahweh3068 gave them rest5117 round about.5439

15:16

And also concerning Maachah4601 the mother517 of Asa609 the king,4428 he removed5493 her from being queen,1377 because she had made6213 an idol4656 in a grove:842 and Asa609 cut down3772 her idol,4656 and stamped1854 it, and burnt8313 it at the brook5158 Kidron.6939

15:17

But the high places1116 were not taken away5493 out of Israel:3478 nevertheless the heart3824 of Asa609 was perfect8003 all his days.3117

15:18

And he brought into935 the house1004 of Elohim430 the things that his father1 had dedicated,6944 and that he himself had dedicated,6944 silver,3701 and gold,2091 and vessels.3627

15:19

And there was no more war4421 unto the five2568 and thirtieth7970 year8141 of the reign4438 of Asa.609