⁹ And they will say, ‘^(A)Because they forsook Yahweh their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and took hold of other gods and worshiped them and served them, therefore Yahweh has brought all this calamity on them.’”

² and he went out ^[a]to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: ^(A)Yahweh is with you when you are with Him. And ^(B)if you seek Him, He will be found; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.