2 Chronicles 15:1-7

Christian Standard Bible

Revival under Asa

15 The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded.^{(A) 2} So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Asa and all Judah and Benjamin, hear me. The Lord is with you^(B) when you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you,^(C) but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.^{(D) 3} For many years Israel has been without the true God,^(E) without a teaching priest, and without instruction,^{(F) 4} but when they turned to the Lord God of Israel in their distress and sought him, he was found by them. ⁵ In those times there was no peace for those who went about their daily activities because the residents of the lands had many conflicts. ⁶ Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, for God troubled them with every possible distress. ⁷ But as for you, be strong; don’t give up,^[a] for your work has a reward.”^(G)