2 Chronicles 15:1 And the Spirit7307 of God430 came upon Azariah5838 the son1121 of Oded:5752 cr 2 and he went out3318 to meet6440 Asa,609 and said559 unto him, Hear8085 ye me, Asa,609 and all Judah3063 and Benjamin:1144 Jehovah3068 is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek1875 him, he will be found4672 of you; but if ye forsake5800 him, he will forsake you.5800 cr 3 Now for a long7227 season3117 Israel3478 was without3808 the true571 God,430 and without a teaching3384 priest,3548 and without law:8451 cr 4 But when in their distress6862 they turned7725 unto Jehovah,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 and sought1245 him, he was found of them.4672 cr 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 lands.776 cr 6 And they were broken3807 in pieces, nation1471 against nation,1471 and city5892 against city;5892 for God430 did vex2000 them with all adversity.6869 cr 7 But be ye strong,2388 and let not your hands3027 be slack;7503 for your work6468 shall be3426 rewarded.7939 cr

2 Chronicles 15:8 And when Asa609 heard8085 these words,1697 and{Or, even} the prophecy5016 of Oded5752 the prophet,5030 he took courage,2388 and put away5674 the abominations8251 out of all the land776 of Judah3063 and Benjamin,1144 and out of the cities5892 which he had taken3920 from the hill-country2022 of Ephraim;669 and he renewed2318 the altar4196 of Jehovah,3068 that was before6440 the porch197 of Jehovah.3068 cr 9 And he gathered6908 all Judah3063 and Benjamin,1144 and them that sojourned1481 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 Jehovah3068 his God was with him.430 cr 10 So they gathered themselves together6908 at Jerusalem3389 in the third7992 month,2320 in the fifteenth2568 year8141 of the reign4438 of Asa.609 cr 11 And they sacrificed2076 unto Jehovah3068 in that day,3117 of the spoil7998 which they had brought,935 seven7651 hundred3967 oxen1241 and seven7651 thousand505 sheep.6629 cr 12 And they entered935 into the covenant1285 to seek1875 Jehovah,3068 the God430 of their fathers,1 with all their heart3824 and with all their soul;5315 cr 13 and that whosoever would not seek1875 Jehovah,3068 the God430 of Israel,3478 should be put to death,4191 whether4480 small6996 or great,1419 whether man376 or woman.802 cr 14 And they sware7650 unto Jehovah3068 with a loud1419 voice,6963 and with shouting,8643 and with trumpets,2689 and with cornets.7782 cr 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 Jehovah3068 gave them rest5117 round about.5439 cr

2 Chronicles 15:16 And also Maacah,4601 the mother517 of Asa609 the king,4428 he removed5493 from being queen,1377{Or, queen mother} because she had made6213 an abominable image4656 for{Or, for Asherah} an Asherah842 and Asa609 cut down3772 her image,4656 and made dust1854 of it, and burnt8313 it at the brook5158 Kidron.6939 cr 17 But the high places1116 were not taken away5493 out of Israel:3478 nevertheless the heart3824 of Asa609 was perfect8003 all his days.3117 cr 18 And he brought935 into the house1004 of God430 the things that his father1 had dedicated,6944 and that he himself had dedicated,6944 silver,3701 and gold,2091 and vessels.3627 cr 19 And there was no more war4421 unto the five2568 and thirtieth7970 year8141 of the reign4438 of Asa.609 cr