2 Chronicles 15

1 And as for 'Azaryahu the son of 'Oded—on him came the spirit of God;

And Azarias the son of Oded—upon him came the Spirit of the Lord,

2 And he went out to meet Assa, and said unto him, Hear me, O Assa, and all Judah and Benjamin, The Lord is with you, while ye remain with him; and if ye seek him, he will let himself be found by you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

and he went out to meet Asa, and all Juda and Benjamin, and said, Hear me, Asa, and all Juda and Benjamin. The Lord [is] with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him out, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

3 And many days [had elapsed] for Israel, [they being] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

And Israel [has been] a long time without the true God, and without a priest to expound [the truth], and without the law.

4 But they returned when they were in distress unto the Lord, the God of Israel, and they sought him, and he let himself be found by them.

But he shall turn them to the Lord God of Israel, and he will be found of them.

5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, and to him that came in; but there were great confusions among all the inhabitants of the countries.

And in that time there is no peace to one going out, or to one coming in, for the terror of the Lord is upon all that inhabit the lands.

6 And nation was dashed to pieces against nation, and city against city; for God did confound them with all kind of distress.

And nation shall fight against nation, and city against city; for God has confounded them with every [kind of] affliction.

7 But as for you, be ye strong, and let not your hands be weak; for there is a reward for your doing.

But be you strong, and let not your hands be weakened: for there is a reward for your work.

8 And when Assa heard these words, and the prophecy of 'Oded the prophet, he was strengthened, and he put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had captured from the mountain of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.

And when [Asa] heard these words, and the prophesy of Adad the prophet, then he strengthened himself, and cast out the abominations from all the land of Juda and Benjamin, and from the cities which Jeroboam possessed, in mount Ephraim, and he renewed the altar of the Lord, which was before the temple of the Lord.

9 And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, and those that sojourned with them out of Ephraim and Menasseh, and out of Simeon; for they had joined him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

And he assembled Juda and Benjamin, and the strangers that lived with him, of Ephraim, and of Manasse, and of Symeon: for many of Israel were joined to him, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

10 And so they assembled themselves at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Assa.

And they assembled at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

11 And they sacrificed unto the Lord on the same day, of the booty which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

And he sacrificed to the Lord in that day of the spoils which they brought, seven hundred calves and seven thousand sheep.

12 And they entered into the covenant to seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

And he entered into a covenant that they should seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.

13 So that whosoever would not seek the Lord the God of Israel should be put to death, from the small even up to the great, whether it be man or woman.

And that whoever should not seek the Lord God of Israel, should die, whether young or old, whether man or woman.

14 And they swore unto the Lord with a loud voice, and with [joyful] shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

And they swore to the Lord with a loud voice, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

15 And all Judah rejoiced because of the oath; for with all their heart had they sworn, and with their whole desire did they seek him, and he let himself be found by them: and the Lord gave them rest on every side.

And all Juda rejoiced concerning the oath: for they swore with all their heart, and they sought him with all their desires; and he was found of them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.

16 And also concerning Ma'achah the mother of king Assa, he removed her from being queen, because she had made a scandalous image for the grove; and Assa cut down her scandalous image, and had it ground up, and burnt it by the brook Kidron.

And he removed Maacha his mother from being priestess to Astarte; and he cut down the idol, and burnt it in the brook of Kedron.

17 But the high-places were not removed out of Israel; nevertheless the heart of Assa was entire all his days.

Nevertheless they removed not the high places: they still existed in Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

18 And be brought the things which his father had sanctified, and his own sanctified things, into the house of God, —silver, and gold, and vessels.

And he brought in the holy things of David his father, and the holy things of the house of God, silver, and gold, and vessels.

19 And there was no war until the five-and-thirtieth year of the reign of Assa.

And there was no war [waged] with him until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.