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2 Chronicles 15
Common English Bible
2 Chronicles 15
Common English Bible
15 When God’s spirit came upon Azariah, Oded’s son, 2 he confronted Asa: “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin,” he said. “The Lord is with you as long as you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you abandon him, he will abandon you. 3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without the Instruction. 4 But in their time of trouble they turned to the Lord, Israel’s God. They sought him and found him! 5 At that time, it wasn’t safe to travel because great turmoil affected all the inhabitants of the area. 6 Nation was crushed by nation and city by city, as God troubled them with every kind of problem. 7 But as for you, be brave and don’t lose heart, because your work will be rewarded!”
Asa’s reforms
8 As soon as Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah, Oded’s son,[a] he felt brave and removed the detestable idols from all of Judah and Benjamin, as well as from the cities he had captured in Ephraim’s highlands, and he repaired the Lord’s altar that stood before the Lord’s entrance hall. 9 Then Asa gathered all Judah and Benjamin, along with those who were living among them as immigrants from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, because many people from Israel had joined up with him when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. 10 They gathered in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s rule. 11 On that day they sacrificed to the Lord part of the loot they had taken: seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. 12 They made a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and all their being. 13 They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the Lord, Israel’s God, would be put to death, whether young or old, male or female. 14 They swore this to the Lord with a loud voice, shouts of joy, and blasts from trumpets and horns. 15 All Judah was delighted with the solemn pledge because they had sworn it with all their hearts. When they enthusiastically sought God, he was found by them, and the Lord gave them peace on every side. 16 Asa the king even removed his grandmother Maacah from the position of queen mother because she had made an image of Asherah. Asa cut down her image, pulverized it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 17 Although the shrines weren’t removed from Israel, Asa nevertheless remained committed with all his heart throughout his life. 18 He brought into God’s temple the various silver and gold objects that he and his father had dedicated. 19 There was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s rule.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 15:8 Cf Syr, Vulg; MT and the prophecy of the prophet Oded
2 Chronicles 15
New King James Version
2 Chronicles 15
New King James Version
The Reforms of Asa
15 Now (A)the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. 2 And he went out [a]to meet Asa, and said to him: “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. (B)The Lord is with you while you are with Him. (C)If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but (D)if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. 3 (E)For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a (F)teaching priest, and without (G)law; 4 but (H)when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them. 5 And in those times there was no peace to the one who went out, nor to the one who came in, but great turmoil was on all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 (I)So nation was [b]destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity. 7 But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!”
8 And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of [c]Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities (J)which he had taken in the mountains of Ephraim; and he restored the altar of the Lord that was before the vestibule of the Lord. 9 Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and (K)those who dwelt with them from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon, for they came over to him in great numbers from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 11 (L)And they offered to the Lord [d]at that time seven hundred bulls and seven thousand sheep from the [e]spoil they had brought. 12 Then they (M)entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; 13 (N)and whoever would not seek the Lord God of Israel (O)was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. 14 Then they took an oath before the Lord with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams’ horns. 15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and (P)sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the Lord gave them (Q)rest all around.
16 Also he removed (R)Maachah, the [f]mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of [g]Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron. 17 But (S)the [h]high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.
18 He also brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated and that he himself had dedicated: silver and gold and utensils. 19 And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit. before
- 2 Chronicles 15:6 Lit. beaten in pieces
- 2 Chronicles 15:8 So with MT, LXX; Syr., Vg. Azariah the son of Oded (cf. v. 1)
- 2 Chronicles 15:11 Lit. in that day
- 2 Chronicles 15:11 plunder
- 2 Chronicles 15:16 Or grandmother
- 2 Chronicles 15:16 A Canaanite deity
- 2 Chronicles 15:17 Places for pagan worship
2 Chronicles 15
New International Version
2 Chronicles 15
New International Version
Asa’s Reform(A)
15 The Spirit of God came on(B) Azariah son of Oded. 2 He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you(C) when you are with him.(D) If you seek(E) him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.(F) 3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach(G) and without the law.(H) 4 But in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him,(I) and he was found by them. 5 In those days it was not safe to travel about,(J) for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil. 6 One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another,(K) because God was troubling them with every kind of distress. 7 But as for you, be strong(L) and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded.”(M)
8 When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of[a] Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols(N) from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured(O) in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar(P) of the Lord that was in front of the portico of the Lord’s temple.
9 Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and the people from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them, for large numbers(Q) had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.
10 They assembled at Jerusalem in the third month(R) of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. 11 At that time they sacrificed to the Lord seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep and goats from the plunder(S) they had brought back. 12 They entered into a covenant(T) to seek the Lord,(U) the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul. 13 All who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, were to be put to death,(V) whether small or great, man or woman. 14 They took an oath to the Lord with loud acclamation, with shouting and with trumpets and horns. 15 All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God(W) eagerly, and he was found by them. So the Lord gave them rest(X) on every side.
16 King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maakah(Y) from her position as queen mother,(Z) because she had made a repulsive image for the worship of Asherah.(AA) Asa cut it down, broke it up and burned it in the Kidron Valley.(AB) 17 Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa’s heart was fully committed to the Lord all his life. 18 He brought into the temple of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.(AC)
19 There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 15:8 Vulgate and Syriac (see also Septuagint and verse 1); Hebrew does not have Azariah son of.
2 Krönikeboken 15
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2 Krönikeboken 15
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Asas reformer
15 Guds Ande kom över Asarja, Odeds son. 2 Han gick ut mot Asa och sade till honom: "Hör mig, du Asa, och ni hela Juda och Benjamin. Herren är med er när ni är med honom, och om ni söker honom låter han sig finnas av er. Men om ni överger honom kommer han att överge er. 3 En lång tid levde Israel utan den sanne Guden, utan präster som undervisade dem och utan någon lag. 4 Men i sin nöd omvände de sig till Herren, Israels Gud, och när de sökte honom lät han sig finnas av dem. 5 Under de tiderna fanns det ingen trygghet när man gick ut eller in, utan stor förvirring rådde bland alla som bodde här i länderna. 6 Folk drabbade samman med folk och stad med stad, ty Gud förvirrade dem med all slags nöd. 7 Men var nu starka och låt inte modet falla, ty ert arbete skall få sin lön."
8 När Asa hörde dessa ord och denna profetia av profeten Oded, tog han mod till sig och avlägsnade de eländiga avgudabilderna ur Juda och Benjamins hela land och ur de städer som han hade erövrat i Efraims bergsbygd. Han upprättade på nytt Herrens altare, det som stod framför Herrens förhus. 9 Och han samlade hela Juda och Benjamin, liksom de främlingar från Efraim, Manasse och Simeon som bodde ibland dem, ty många från Israel hade slutit sig till honom, när de såg att Herren, hans Gud, var med honom. 10 De samlades i Jerusalem i tredje månaden av Asas femtonde regeringsår. 11 Av det byte de hade fört med sig offrade de på den dagen åt Herren 700 tjurar och 7 000 djur av småboskapen. 12 Och de slöt det förbundet att de skulle söka Herren, sina fäders Gud, av hela sitt hjärta och av hela sin själ. 13 Var och en som inte sökte Herren, Israels Gud, skulle bli dödad, liten eller stor, man eller kvinna. 14 Och de svor eden inför Herren med hög röst, under jubel och till ljudet av trumpeter och horn. 15 Hela Juda gladde sig över eden, för de hade svurit den av hela sitt hjärta, och de sökte Herren med hela sin vilja. Han lät sig finnas av dem, och han lät dem få ro på alla sidor.
16 Kung Asa avsatte också sin moder Maaka från hennes drottningvärdighet, därför att hon hade satt upp en avgudabild åt Aseran. Asa högg ner hennes avgudabild, krossade den och brände upp den i Kidrons dal. 17 Men offerhöjderna blev inte avlägsnade ur Israel. Asas hjärta var dock hängivet Gud så länge han levde. 18 Han förde in i Guds hus både det hans far och det han själv hade helgat åt Herren: silver, guld och kärl.
19 Och det blev inget krig förrän i Asas trettiofemte regeringsår.
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