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2 Chronicles 15

The Prophet Azariah Warns Asa

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Now  athe Spirith7307 of Godh430 cameh1961 on Azariahh5838 the sonh1121 of Odedh5752,

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and he wenth3318 out  1to meeth6440 Asah609 and saidh559 to him, "Listenh8085 to me, Asah609, and allh3605 Judahh3063 and Benjaminh1144:  athe LORDh3068 is with you when you are with Him. And  bifh518 you seekh1875 Him, He will let you findh4672 Him; but ifh518 you forsakeh5800a Him, He will forsakeh5800a you.

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aFor manyh7227a daysh3117 Israelh3478 was withouth3808 the trueh571 Godh430 and withouth3808  ba teachingh3384 priesth3548 and withouth3808 lawh8451.

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"But  ain their distressh6862b they turnedh7725 to the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478, and they soughth1245 Him, and He let them findh4672 Him.

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aIn thoseh1992a timesh6256 thereh369 was noh369 peaceh7965 to him who wenth3318 out or to him who cameh935 in, for manyh7227a disturbancesh4103  1afflictedh5921 allh3605 the inhabitantsh3427 of the landsh776.

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aNationh1471 was crushedh3807 by nationh1471, and cityh5892b by cityh5892b, for Godh430 troubledh2000 them with everyh3605 kind of distressh6869a.

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"But you,  abe strongh2388 and do not  1loseh3027h7503 courageh3027h7503, for thereh3426 is  brewardh7939 for your workh6468."

Asa's Reforms

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Now when Asah609 heardh8085 theseh428 wordsh1697 and the  1prophecyh5016 which Azariahh5838 the son of Odedh5752 the propheth5030 spoke, he tookh2388 courageh2388 and removedh5674a the abominableh8251 idolsh8251 from allh3605 the landh776 of Judahh3063 and Benjaminh1144 and from  athe citiesh5892b whichh834 he had capturedh3920 in the hillh2022 countryh2022 of Ephraimh669.  bHe then restoredh2318 the altarh4196 of the LORDh3068 whichh834 was in fronth6440 of the porchh197 of the LORDh3068.

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He gatheredh6908 allh3605 Judahh3063 and Benjaminh1144 and those from Ephraimh669, Manassehh4519 and Simeonh8095  awho residedh1481a with them, for manyh7230 defectedh5307 to him from Israelh3478 when they sawh7200 that the LORDh3068 his Godh430 was with him.

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So they assembledh6908 at Jerusalemh3389 in the thirdh7992 monthh2320 of the fifteenthh2568h6240 yearh8141 of Asa'sh609 reignh4438.

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 aThey sacrificedh2076 to the LORDh3068 that dayh3117 700h7651h3967 oxenh1241 and 7,000h7651h505 sheeph6629 from the spoilh7998 they had broughth935.

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 aThey enteredh935 into the covenanth1285 to seekh1875 the LORDh3068 Godh430 of their fathersh1 with allh3605 their hearth3824 and soulh5315;

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and whoeverh834h3605 would not seekh1875 the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478  ashould be puth4191 to deathh4191, whetherh4480 smallh6996b orh5704 greath1419, manh376 orh5704 womanh802.

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Moreover, they madeh7650 an oathh7650 to the LORDh3068 with a loudh1419 voiceh6963, with shoutingh8643, with trumpetsh2689 and with hornsh7782.

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Allh3605 Judahh3063 rejoicedh8055 concerningh5921 the oathh7621, for they had swornh7650 with their wholeh3605 hearth3824 and had soughth1245 Him  1earnestlyh3605h7522, and He let them findh4672 Him. So  athe LORDh3068 gaveh5117 them resth5117 on everyh5439 sideh5439.

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 aHe alsoh1571 removedh5493 Maacahh4601, the motherh517 of Kingh4428 Asah609, from the position of queenh1377 motherh1377, becauseh834 she had madeh6213a a horridh4656 imageh4656  1as  ban Asherahh842, and  cAsah609 cuth3772 downh3772 her horridh4656 imageh4656, crushedh1854 it and burnedh8313 it at the brookh5158a Kidronh6939.

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But the highh1116 placesh1116 were not removedh5493 from Israelh3478; neverthelessh7534 Asa'sh609 hearth3824 was blamelessh8003 allh3605 his daysh3117.

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He broughth935 into the househ1004 of Godh430 the dedicatedh6944 thingsh6944 of his fatherh1 and his own dedicatedh6944 thingsh6944: silverh3701 and goldh2091 and utensilsh3627.

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And there was noh3808 more warh4421 untilh5704 the thirty-fifthh7970h2568 yearh8141 of Asa'sh609 reignh4438.



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