2 Chronicles - 15

1 - And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

2 - And he went out to meet Asa - , and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa - , and all Judah - and Benjamin - ; The LORD 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.

3 - Now for a long season Israel - hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

4 - But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel - , and sought him, he was found of them.

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.

6 - And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.

7 - Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

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 the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD.

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 the LORD his God was with him.

10 - So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem - in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa - .

11 - And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

12 - And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

13 - That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel - should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

14 - And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.

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 the LORD gave them rest round about.

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.

17 - But the high places were not taken away out of Israel - : nevertheless the heart of Asa - was perfect all his days.

18 - And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

19 - And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa - .