2 Chronicles 15:2

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Modern

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Traditional

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.

Literal

And he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. YHWH is with you in your being with Him, and if you seek Him, He will be found by you. But if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Latin

…egressus est in occursum Asa, et dixit ei: Audite me, Asa, et omnis Juda et Benjamin: Dominus vobiscum, quia fuistis cum eo. Si quæsieritis eum, invenietis: si autem dereliqueritis eum, derelinquet vos.

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English

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

Notes

2 Chronicles 15:1–7

The prophet Azariah is not mentioned elsewhere. His speech to King Asa and the people of Judah also conveyed the Chronicler’s message to the people of Judah after the exile in Babylon: The Lord will stay with his people, he will be found by those who seek him, and he will reward their obedience.

Theme notes and profiles

Asa God’s Plan to Restore

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People

Asa: King of Judah, son of Abijah; father of Jehoshaphat Benjamin: Youngest son of Jacob and Rachel Judah: Israelite tribe, kingdom, and province

Glossary

Azariah Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy

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