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The Prophecy of Azariah
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you while ye are with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.
and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
Now for a long while Israel [was] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;
For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law,
but in their trouble they turned to Jehovah the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found of them.
but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
And in those times there [was] no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in, but great disturbances were amongst all the inhabitants of the countries.
In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.
And nation was broken against nation, and city against city; for God disturbed them with all manner of distress.
They were broken in pieces. Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.
But as for you, be firm and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your deeds.
But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.”
Asa's Reforms
And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities that he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.
And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities that he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.
As soon as Asa heard these words, the prophecy of Azariah the son of Oded, he took courage and put away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities that he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim, and he repaired the altar of the Lord that was in front of the vestibule of the house of the Lord.b
And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon; for they fell away to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that Jehovah his God was with him.
And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were residing with them, for great numbers had deserted to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
And they assembled themselves at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
They were gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
And they sacrificed to Jehovah in that day, of the spoil that they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
They sacrificed to the Lord on that day from the spoil that they had brought 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep.
And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul,
and that whoever would not seek Jehovah the God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
but that whoever would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
And they swore to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
They swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns.
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they took the oath with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them. And Jehovah gave them rest round about.
And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.
And also Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen, because she had made an idol for the Asherah; and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burned it in the valley Kidron.
Even Maacah, his mother, King Asa removed from being queen mother because she had made a detestable image for Asherah. Asa cut down her image, crushed it, and burned it at the brook Kidron.
But the high places were not removed from Israel; only, Asa's heart was perfect all his days.
But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days.
And he brought into the house of God the things which his father had dedicated, and the things which he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
And he brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.