15:1 And Azarias the son of Oded-- upon him
came the Spirit of Yehovah,
15:2 and he went out to meet Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin, and said, Hear
me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. Yehovah [is] with you, while ye are
with him; and if ye seek him out, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake
him, he will forsake you.
15:3 And Israel [has been] a long time without the true Elohim, and without a
priest to expound [the truth], and without the law.
15:4 But he shall turn them to Yehovah Elohim of Israel, and he will be found
of them.
15:5 And in that time there is no peace to one going out, or to one coming
in, for the terror of Yehovah is upon all that inhabit the lands.
15:6 And nation shall fight against nation, and city against city; for Elohim
has confounded them with every [kind of] affliction.
15:7 But be ye strong, and let not your hands be weakened: for there is a
reward for your work.
15:8 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 Judah and Benjamin, and from the cities which Jeroboam possessed, in
mount Ephraim, and he renewed the altar of Yehovah, which was before the
temple of Yehovah.
15:9 And he assembled Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers that dwelt with
him, of Ephraim, and of Manasse, and of Symeon: for many of Israel were
joined to him, when they saw that Yehovah his Elohim was with him.
15:10 And they assembled at Jerusalem in the third month, I the fifteenth
year of the reign of Asa.
15:11 And he sacrificed to Yehovah in that day of the spoils which they
brought, seven hundred calves and seven thousand sheep.
15:12 And he entered into a covenant that they should seek Yehovah Elohim of
their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.
15:13 And that whoever should not seek Yehovah Elohim of Israel, should die,
whether young or old, whether man or woman.
15:14 And they swore to Yehovah with a loud voice, and with trumpets, and
with cornets.
15:15 And all Judah 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 Yehovah gave them rest round about.
15:16 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.
15:17 Nevertheless they removed not the high places: they still existed in
Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
15:18 And he brought in the holy things of David his father, and the holy
things of the house of Elohim, silver, and gold, and vessels.
15:19 And there was no war [waged] with him until the thirty-fifth year of
the reign of Asa. |
15:1 And the Spirit of Elohim came upon Azariah
the son of Oded:
15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and
all Judah and Benjamin; Yehovah is with you, while ye be with him; and if
ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake
you.
15:3 Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true Elohim, and
without a teaching priest, and without law.
15:4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto Yehovah Elohim of Israel,
and sought him, he was found of them.
15:5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him
that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the
countries.
15:6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for Elohim did vex
them with all adversity.
15:7 Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work
shall be rewarded.
15:8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet,
he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of
Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount
Ephraim, and renewed the altar of Yehovah, that was before the porch of the
Yehovah.
15:9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out
of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of
Israel in abundance, when they saw that Yehovah his Elohim was with him.
15:10 So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month,
in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
15:11 And they offered unto Yehovah the same time, of the spoil which they
had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
15:12 And they entered into a covenant to seek Yehovah Elohim of their fathers
with all their heart and with all their soul;
15:13 That whosoever would not seek Yehovah Elohim of Israel should be put to
death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
15:14 And they sware unto Yehovah with a loud voice, and with shouting, and
with trumpets, and with cornets.
15:15 And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their
heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and
Yehovah gave them rest round about.
15:16 And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her
from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down
her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron.
15:17 But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless
the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
15:18 And he brought into the house of Elohim the things that his father had
dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.
15:19 And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the
reign of Asa. |