1 GLT And Azariah the son of Oded, on him came the Spirit of God. BSB BSB: Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.
2 GLT And he went out before Asa, and he said to him,“Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Yahweh is with you all, when you all are with him. And if you all seek him, he will be found by you all; but if you all abandon him, he will abandon you all. BSB BSB: So 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. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
3 GLT And many days were to Israel without the true God, and without a priest teaching, and without the law. BSB BSB: For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
4 GLT But they turned in their distress to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and they sought him, and he was found by them. BSB BSB: But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
5 GLT And in those times there was no peace for one going out, nor for one coming in; for great dismay was upon all the inhabitants of the lands. BSB BSB: In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.
6 GLT And they were beaten down, nation by nation, and city by city, for God confused them in all distress. BSB BSB: Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.
7 GLT But you all, be strong, and do not let your hands grow slack, for there is reward for your work.” BSB BSB: But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”
8 GLT And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he strengthened himself and caused to pass away the abhorrences from all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities that he had captured from the hill country of Ephraim. And he restored the altar of Yahweh which was before the porch of Yahweh. BSB BSB: When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.
9 GLT And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the sojourners with them from Ephraim and Manasseh, and from Simeon; for they fell on him from Israel in abundance when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him. BSB BSB: And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
10 GLT And they gathered at Jerusalem in the third month, in the 15 th year of the reign of Asa. BSB BSB: So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.
11 GLT And they sacrificed to Yahweh in that day from the plunder they brought: 700 oxen and 7, 000 sheep. BSB BSB: At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.
12 GLT And they entered into a covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their being. BSB BSB: Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
13 GLT And any who does not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, will be killed, whether small or great, whether man or woman. BSB BSB: And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.
14 GLT And they swore to Yahweh with a great voice, and with a shout, and with trumpets and with horns. BSB BSB: They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.
15 GLT And all Judah rejoiced about the oath, for with all their heart they swore, and with all their will they sought him, and he was found by them. And Yahweh gave rest to them all around. BSB BSB: And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
16 GLT And also Maacah, the mother of King Asa, he took her away from being queen, because she made to Asherah an abominable image. And Asa cut down her abominable image, and crushed and burned at the brook Kidron. BSB BSB: King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
17 GLT But the high places they did not take away from Israel. Nevertheless, the heart of Asa was undivided all his days. BSB BSB: The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.
18 GLT And he brought the sacred things of his father and his sacred things into the house of God, silver and gold and items. BSB BSB: And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
19 GLT And war was not until the 35 th year of the reign of Asa. BSB BSB: And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
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