NASB — 2 Chronicles 15 — KJV

The Prophet Azariah Warns Asa

1 Now athe Spirit° of God° came° on Azariah° the son° of Oded°, 2 and he went° out Ito meet° Asa° and said° to him, “Listen° to me, Asa°, and all° Judah° and Benjamin°: athe LORD° is with you when you are with Him. And bif° you seek° Him, He will let you find° Him; but if° you forsake° Him, He will forsake° you. 3 aFor many° days° Israel° was without° the true° God° and without° ba teaching° priest° and without° law°. 4 But ain their distress° they turned° to the LORD° God° of Israel°, and they sought° Him, and He let them find° Him. 5 aIn those° times° there° was no° peace° to him who went° out or to him who came° in, for many° disturbances° Iafflicted° all° the inhabitants° of the lands°. 6 aNation° was crushed° by nation°, and city° by city°, for God° troubled° them with every° kind of distress°. 7 But you, abe strong° and do not Ilose°° courage°°, for there° is breward° for your work°.”

[1] a2Ch 20:14; 24:20
[2] ILit before Asa a2Ch 20:17 b2Ch 15:4, 15
[3] a1K 12:28-33 bLv 10:8-11; 2Ch 17:9
[4] aDt 4:29
[5] ILit were on aJg 5:6
[6] aMt 24:7
[7] ILit let your hands drop aJsh 1:7, 9 bPs 58:11

Asa’s Reforms

8 ¶ Now when Asa° heard° these° words° and the Iprophecy° which Azariah° the son of Oded° the prophet° spoke, he took° courage° and removed° the abominable° idols° from all° the land° of Judah° and Benjamin° and from athe cities° which° he had captured° in the hill° country° of Ephraim°. bHe then restored° the altar° of the LORD° which° was in front° of the porch° of the LORD°. 9 He gathered° all° Judah° and Benjamin° and those from Ephraim°, Manasseh° and Simeon° awho resided° with them, for many° defected° to him from Israel° when they saw° that the LORD° his God° was with him. 10 So they assembled° at Jerusalem° in the third° month° of the fifteenth°° year° of Asa’s° reign°. 11 aThey sacrificed° to the LORD° that day° 700°° oxen° and 7,000°° sheep° from the spoil° they had brought°. 12 aThey entered° into the covenant° to seek° the LORD° God° of their fathers° with all° their heart° and soul°; 13 and whoever°° would not seek° the LORD° God° of Israel° ashould be put° to death°, whether° small° or° great°, man° or° woman°. 14 Moreover, they made° an oath° to the LORD° with a loud° voice°, with shouting°, with trumpets° and with horns°. 15 All° Judah° rejoiced° concerning° the oath°, for they had sworn° with their whole° heart° and had sought° Him Iearnestly°°, and He let them find° Him. So athe LORD° gave° them rest° on every° side°.

[8] IWith several ancient versions; Heb the prophecy, Oded the prophet a2Ch 13:19 b2Ch 4:1; 8:12
[9] a2Ch 11:16
[11] a2Ch 14:13-15
[12] a2Ch 23:16
[13] aEx 22:20; Dt 13:6-9
[15] ILit with their whole desire a2Ch 14:7

16aHe also° removed° Maacah°, the mother° of King° Asa°, from the [position of] queen° mother°, because° she had made° a horrid° image° Ias ban Asherah°, and cAsa° cut° down° her horrid° image°, crushed° [it] and burned° [it] at the brook° Kidron°. 17 But the high° places° were not removed° from Israel°; nevertheless° Asa’s° heart° was blameless° all° his days°. 18 He brought° into the house° of God° the dedicated° things° of his father° and his own dedicated° things°: silver° and gold° and utensils°. 19 And there was no° more war° until° the thirty-fifth°° year° of Asa’s° reign°.

[16] IOr for Asherah a1K 15:13-15 bEx 34:13 c2Ch 14:2-5


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Asa with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah the son of Obed, make a solemn Covenant with God.

1 ¶ And the Spiritº of Godº came² upon² Azariahº the sonº of Oded:º 2 And he went outºª to meetº Asa,º and saidºª unto him, Hearºª ye me, Asa,º and all² Judahº and Benjamin;º The LORDº [is] with² you, while ye be² with² him; and if² ye seekºª him, he will be foundºª of you; but if² ye forsakeºª him, he will forsakeºª you. 3 Now for a long¹ seasonº² Israelº [hath been] withoutº the trueº God,º and without² a teachingºª priest,º and without² law.º 4 But when they in their troubleº did turnºª unto² the LORDº Godº of Israel,º and soughtºª him, he was foundºª of them. 5 And in those² timesº [there was] no² peaceº to him that went out,ºª nor to him that came in,ºª but² greatº vexationsº [were] upon² all² the inhabitantsºª of the countries.º 6 And nationº was destroyedºª of nation,º and cityº of city:º for² Godº did vexºª them with all² adversity.º 7 Be ye strongºª² therefore, and let not² your handsº be weak:ºª for² your workº shall beº rewarded.º 8 And when Asaº heardºª these² words,º and the prophecyº of Odedº the prophet,º he took courage,ºª and put awayºª the abominable idolsº out of all²² the landº of Judahº and Benjamin,º and out of² the citiesº which² he had takenºª from mountº² Ephraim,º and renewedºª² the altarº of the LORD,º that² [was] beforeº the porchº of the LORD.º 9 And he gatheredºª² all² Judahº and Benjamin,º and the strangersºª with² them out of Ephraimº² and Manasseh,º and out of Simeon:º² for² they fellºª to² him out of Israelº² in abundance,º when they sawºª that² the LORDº his Godº [was] with² him. 10 So they gathered themselves togetherºª at Jerusalemº in the thirdº month,º in the fifteenthºº yearº of the reignº of Asa.º 11 And they offeredºª unto the LORDº the same² time,º of² the spoilº [which] they had brought,ºª sevenº hundredº oxenº and sevenº thousandº sheep.º 12 And they enteredºª into a covenantº to seekºª² the LORDº Godº of their fathersº with all² their heartº and with all² their soul;º 13 That whosoever²² would not² seekºª the LORDº Godº of Israelº should be put to death,ºª whetherº smallº or² great,º whether manº² or² woman.º 14 And they swareºª unto the LORDº with a loudº voice,º and with shouting,º and with trumpets,º and with cornets.º 15 And all² Judahº rejoicedºª at² the oath:º for² they had swornºª with all² their heart,º and soughtºª him with their whole² desire;º and he was foundºª of them: and the LORDº gave them restºª round about.º²

[1] Nu 24:2; Jg 3:10; 2S 23:2; 2Ch 20:14; 24:20; 2P 1:21.
[2] Dt 20:1; Jg 9:7; 2K 21:14; 1Ch 28:9; 2Ch 12:1; 13:4, 12; 15:4, 15; 20:15, 20; 24:20; 32:8; 33:12; Ps 49:1; Is 7:13; 55:6; Jr 29:12; Mt 7:7; 13:9; Ro 11:1; He 10:38; 12:25; Jm 4:8; Rv 2:7, 11, 17, 29; 3:6, 13, 22.
[3] Lv 10:11; Dt 33:10; 1K 12:28; 2Ch 17:8; Ne 8:9; Jr 10:10; Ezk 44:21; Ho 3:4; Mi 3:11; Mal 2:7; Mt 2:4; Jn 17:3; Ro 2:12; 7:8; 1Co 9:21; 1Th 1:9; 1Ti 3:2; 1Jn 5:20.
[4] Dt 4:29; Jg 3:9; 10:10; 2Ch 15:15; Ps 106:44; Is 55:6; 65:1; Ho 6:1; 14:1; Ro 10:20.
[5] Jg 5:6; 1S 13:6; Ps 121:8; Mt 24:6; Lk 21:25.
[6] Jg 2:14; 2Ch 12:15; 13:17; 33:11; 36:17; Ps 106:41; Is 10:6; Am 3:6; Mk 13:8; Lk 21:9, 22.
[7] Gn 15:1; Jsh 1:7, 9; Ru 2:12; 1Ch 28:20; Ps 19:11; 27:14; 58:11; Is 35:3; Dn 10:19; Mt 5:12, 46; 6:1, 4, 6, 18; 10:41; Lk 6:35; Ro 4:4; 1Co 3:8, 14; 9:17; 15:58; 16:13; Ep 6:10; Col 3:24; He 6:10; 10:35; 2Jn 1:8.
[8] Lv 18:30; Dt 27:15; 1K 11:5, 7; 2K 16:14; 18:22; 23:13; 2Ch 4:1; 8:12; 13:19; 15:1; 19:11; 29:18; Is 44:14; 65:4; Jr 16:18; Ezk 8:10; Ac 28:15; 1P 4:3; Rv 17:4.
[9] Gn 39:3; 1S 18:28; 1K 3:28; 12:19; 1Ch 12:19; 2Ch 11:16; 30:1, 25; Zc 8:21; Ac 7:9; 9:31.
[10] Es 8:9.
[11] Nu 31:28, 50; 1S 15:15, 21; 1Ch 26:26; 2Ch 1:6; 7:5; 14:13.
[12] Dt 4:29; 10:12; 29:1, 12; 1K 8:48; 2K 23:3; 2Ch 15:4; 23:16; 29:10; 34:31; Ne 9:38; 10:29; Jr 29:12; 50:5; Ac 24:14; 2Co 8:5.
[13] Gn 19:11; Ex 12:29; 22:20; Dt 13:5; 17:2; 29:18; 1K 18:40; Jb 3:19; 34:19; Ps 115:13; Ac 26:22; Rv 6:15; 20:12.
[14] Ne 5:13; 10:29; Ps 81:1.
[15] Dt 26:11; Jsh 23:1; 2Ch 15:2, 4, 6, 12; 23:16; 29:10, 36; Ne 8:9; Jb 34:29; Ps 32:11; 119:106, 111; Pv 3:17; Is 26:8; 45:19; 2Co 1:12; Php 1:23.

He putteth down Maachah his mother for her idolatry.

16 ¶ And also² [concerning] Maachahº the motherº of Asaº the king,º he removedºª her from [being] queen,º² because² she had madeºª an idolº in a grove:º and Asaº cut downºª² her idol,º and stampedºª [it], and burntºª [it] at the brookº Kidron.º 17 But the high placesº were not² taken awayºª out of Israel:º² nevertheless² the heartº of Asaº was² perfectº all² his days.º

[16] Ex 32:20, 27; Lv 26:30; Dt 7:5, 25; 9:21; 13:6; 33:9; 1K 15:2, 10, 13, 14; 2K 23:6, 12, 15; 2Ch 14:3; 34:7; Zc 13:3; Mk 3:21, 31; 2Co 5:16.
[17] Dt 12:13; 1K 3:2; 11:4; 22:43; 2K 12:3; 14:4; 2Ch 14:3; 16:7.

He bringeth dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoyeth a long peace.

18 ¶ And he brought¹ª into² the houseº of Godº² the things that his fatherº had dedicated,º and that he himself had dedicated,º silver,º and gold,º and vessels.º 19 And there was² no² [more] warº unto² the fiveº and thirtiethº yearº of the reignº of Asa.º

[18] 1K 7:51; 15:14; 1Ch 26:20.
[19] 1K 15:16, 31, 33; 2Ch 16:1.


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