1The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.
2The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.
3The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.
4The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.
5He 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; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
6He 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; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
7He 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; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
8He 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; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
9Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.
10Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.
11Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.
12Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.
13But when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
14But when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
15But when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
16But when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
17In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.
18In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.
19In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.
20In those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in; but great troubles were on all the inhabitants of the lands.
21They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.
22They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.
23They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.
24They were broken in pieces, nation against nation, and city against city; for God troubled them with all adversity.
25But you be strong! Don’t let your hands be slack, for your work will be rewarded.”
26But you be strong! Don’t let your hands be slack, for your work will be rewarded.”
27But you be strong! Don’t let your hands be slack, for your work will be rewarded.”
28But you be strong! Don’t let your hands be slack, for your work will be rewarded.”
29When 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 which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the LORD’s altar that was before the LORD’s porch.
30When 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 which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the LORD’s altar that was before the LORD’s porch.
31When 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 which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the LORD’s altar that was before the LORD’s porch.
32When 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 which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the LORD’s altar that was before the LORD’s porch.
33He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
34He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
35He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
36He gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and those who lived with them out of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon; for they came to him out of Israel in abundance when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
37So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
38So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
39So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
40So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
41They sacrificed to the LORD in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.
42They sacrificed to the LORD in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.
43They sacrificed to the LORD in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.
44They sacrificed to the LORD in that day, of the plunder which they had brought, seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep.
45They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
46They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
47They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
48They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
49and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
50and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
51and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
52and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
53They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets.
54They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets.
55They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets.
56They swore to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets, and with cornets.
57All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then the LORD gave them rest all around.
58All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then the LORD gave them rest all around.
59All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then the LORD gave them rest all around.
60All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then the LORD gave them rest all around.
61Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
62Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
63Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
64Also Maacah, the mother of Asa the king, he removed from being queen mother, because she had made an abominable image for an Asherah; so Asa cut down her image, ground it into dust, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
65But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
66But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
67But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
68But the high places were not taken away out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
69He brought the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels into God’s house.
70He brought the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels into God’s house.
71He brought the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels into God’s house.
72He brought the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated, silver, gold, and vessels into God’s house.
73There was no more war to the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
74There was no more war to the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
75There was no more war to the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
76There was no more war to the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.