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Asa’s Religious Reforms
Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,
Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,
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 King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
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.
For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without the Law to instruct them.
Now for a long while Israel [was] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;
But whenever they were in trouble and turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him out, they found him.
but in their trouble they turned to Jehovah the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found of them.
“During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land.
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.
Nation fought against nation, and city against city, for God was troubling them with every kind of problem.
And nation was broken against nation, and city against city; for God disturbed them with all manner of distress.
But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.”
But as for you, be firm and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your deeds.
When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet,a he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the entry room of the LORD’s Temple.
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.
Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. For many from Israel had moved to Judah during Asa’s reign when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
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 they assembled themselves at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
On that day they sacrificed to the LORD 700 cattle and 7,000 sheep and goats from the plunder they had taken in the battle.
And they sacrificed to Jehovah in that day, of the spoil that they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death — whether young or old, man or woman.
and that whoever would not seek Jehovah the God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
They shouted out their oath of loyalty to the LORD with trumpets blaring and rams’ horns sounding.
And they swore to Jehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
All in Judah were happy about this covenant, for they had entered into it with all their heart. They earnestly sought after God, and they found him. And the LORD gave them rest from their enemies on every side.
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 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.
Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa’s heart remained completely faithful throughout his life.
But the high places were not removed from Israel; only, Asa's heart was perfect all his days.
He brought into the Temple of God the silver and gold and the various items that he and his father had dedicated.
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.