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2 Chronicles 15
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The Spirit of God Comes on Azariah

15 Now (A)the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded, 2 and he went out [a]to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: (B)Yahweh is with you when you are with Him. And (C)if you seek Him, He will be found; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you. 3 (D)Now for many days Israel was without the true God and without (E)a teaching priest and without law. 4 But (F)in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and they searched for Him, and He was found by them. 5 (G)Now in those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for much confusion was upon all the inhabitants of the lands. 6 (H)And nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God threw them into confusion with every kind of distress. 7 But you, (I)be strong and do not let your hands fall limp, for there is (J)reward for your work.”

Asa Takes Away Detestable Idols

8 Now when Asa heard these words and the [b]prophecy which Azariah the son of Oded the prophet spoke, he strengthened himself and took away the detestable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from (K)the cities which he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. (L)He then renewed the altar of Yahweh which was in front of the porch of Yahweh. 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin and those from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon (M)who sojourned with them, for many defected to him from Israel when they saw that Yahweh his God was with him. 10 So they assembled at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign. 11 (N)And they sacrificed to Yahweh that day 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep from the spoil they had brought. 12 (O)They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; 13 and whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, (P)should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. 14 Moreover, they swore an oath to Yahweh with a loud voice, with shouting, with trumpets and with horns. 15 All Judah was glad concerning the oath, for they had sworn with their whole heart and had searched for Him with all their desire, and He was found by them. So (Q)Yahweh gave them rest on every side.

16 (R)He also removed Maacah, the mother of King Asa, from being queen mother, because she had made a horrid image [c]as (S)an Asherah; and (T)Asa cut down her horrid image, crushed it and burned it at the brook Kidron. 17 But the high places were not [d]removed from Israel; nevertheless Asa’s heart was wholly devoted all his days. 18 And he brought into the house of God the holy things of his father and his own holy things: silver and gold and utensils. 19 And there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit before Asa
  2. 2 Chronicles 15:8 As in several ancient versions; Heb the prophecy, Oded the prophet
  3. 2 Chronicles 15:16 Or for Asherah
  4. 2 Chronicles 15:17 Or taken away, cf. 2 Kin 15:35; 18:4; 2 Chr 17:6
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2 Crónicas 15
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Reformas religiosas de Asa

15 El Espíritu de Dios vino sobre(A) Azarías, hijo de Oded, 2 y salió al encuentro[a] de Asa y le dijo: «Óiganme, Asa y todo Judá y Benjamín: el Señor estará con ustedes(B) mientras ustedes estén con Él. Y si lo buscan, se dejará encontrar por ustedes(C); pero si lo abandonan, Él los abandonará. 3 Por muchos días Israel estuvo sin el Dios verdadero(D) y sin sacerdote que enseñara, y sin ley(E). 4 Pero en su angustia se volvieron al Señor, Dios de Israel, y lo buscaron, y Él se dejó encontrar por ellos(F). 5 En aquellos tiempos no había paz para el que salía ni para el que entraba(G), sino muchas tribulaciones sobre todos los habitantes de las tierras. 6 Y era destruida nación por nación, y ciudad por ciudad, porque Dios los afligió con toda clase de adversidades(H). 7 Pero ustedes, esfuércense y no desmayen[b](I), porque hay recompensa por sus obras(J)».

8 Cuando Asa oyó estas palabras y la profecía del profeta Azarías, hijo de Oded[c], se animó y quitó los ídolos abominables de toda la tierra de Judá y de Benjamín, y de las ciudades que había conquistado en la región montañosa de Efraín(K). También restauró el altar del Señor que estaba delante del pórtico del Señor(L). 9 Entonces reunió a todo Judá y Benjamín y a los de Efraín, Manasés y Simeón que residían con ellos. Porque muchos de Israel se pasaron a él cuando vieron que el Señor su Dios estaba con él(M). 10 Así que se reunieron en Jerusalén en el tercer mes del año quince del reinado de Asa. 11 Y aquel día sacrificaron al Señor 700 bueyes y 7,000 ovejas del botín que habían traído(N). 12 Hicieron[d] pacto para buscar al Señor(O), Dios de sus padres, con todo su corazón y con toda su alma; 13 y que todo el que no buscara al Señor, Dios de Israel, moriría, ya fuera pequeño o grande, hombre o mujer(P). 14 Además, lo juraron al Señor a gran voz, con gritos, trompetas y cuernos. 15 Y todo Judá se alegró en cuanto al juramento, porque habían jurado de todo corazón y habían buscado sinceramente[e] al Señor y Él se dejó encontrar por ellos. Y el Señor les dio tranquilidad por todas partes(Q).

16 (R)El rey Asa también depuso a Maaca, su madre[f], de ser reina madre, porque ella había hecho una horrible imagen de[g] Asera[h]. Asa derribó la[i] horrible imagen(S), la hizo pedazos(T) y la quemó junto al torrente Cedrón. 17 Pero los lugares altos no fueron quitados de Israel; sin embargo, el corazón de Asa fue intachable todos sus días. 18 Y trajo a la casa de Dios las cosas consagradas por su padre y sus propias cosas consagradas: plata, oro y utensilios. 19 No hubo más guerra hasta el año treinta y cinco del reinado de Asa.

Footnotes

  1. 15:2 Lit. delante.
  2. 15:7 Lit. no dejen caer sus manos.
  3. 15:8 Así en algunas versiones antiguas; en heb. la profecía de Oded el profeta.
  4. 15:12 Lit. Entraron en el.
  5. 15:15 Lit. con todo su deseo.
  6. 15:16 Lit. madre del rey Asa.
  7. 15:16 O para.
  8. 15:16 I.e. diosa de Canaán.
  9. 15:16 Lit. su.
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2 Chronicles 15
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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

  1. 2 Chronicles 15:2 Lit. before
  2. 2 Chronicles 15:6 Lit. beaten in pieces
  3. 2 Chronicles 15:8 So with MT, LXX; Syr., Vg. Azariah the son of Oded (cf. v. 1)
  4. 2 Chronicles 15:11 Lit. in that day
  5. 2 Chronicles 15:11 plunder
  6. 2 Chronicles 15:16 Or grandmother
  7. 2 Chronicles 15:16 A Canaanite deity
  8. 2 Chronicles 15:17 Places for pagan worship
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