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The Prophet Azariah Warns Asa
Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,
Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,
and 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. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you 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.
“For many days 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 distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him.
but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
“In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for many disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.
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.
“Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every kind 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 you, be strong and do not lose courage, for there is reward for your work.”
But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded.”
Asa’s Reforms
Now when Asa heard these words and the prophecy 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 the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD which was in front of the porch of the LORD.
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
He gathered all Judah and Benjamin and those from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who resided with them, for many defected to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD 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.
So they assembled at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
They were gathered at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
They sacrificed to the LORD that day 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep from the spoil they had brought.
They sacrificed to the Lord on that day from the spoil that they had brought 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep.
They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and 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 whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, 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.
Moreover, they made an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets and with horns.
They swore an oath to the Lord with a loud voice and with shouting and with trumpets and with horns.
All Judah rejoiced concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had sought Him earnestly, and He let them find Him. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
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.
He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from the position of queen mother, because she had made a horrid image as an Asherah, and Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook 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; nevertheless Asa’s heart was blameless all his days.
But the high places were not taken out of Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was wholly true all his days.
He brought into the house of God the dedicated things of his father and his own dedicated things: silver and gold and utensils.
And he brought into the house of God the sacred gifts of his father and his own sacred gifts, silver, and gold, and vessels.