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And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
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Then Azariah son of Obed, moved by the Spirit of God,
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The Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.
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Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
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Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,
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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.
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went out to meet Asa. He said, "Listen carefully, Asa, and listen Judah and Benjamin: GOD will stick with you as long as you stick with him. If you look for him he will let himself be found; but if you leave him he'll leave you.
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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.
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And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
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and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. "Listen to me, Asa!" he shouted. "Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
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Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
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For a long time Israel didn't have the real God, nor did they have the help of priest or teacher or book.
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For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach and without the law.
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For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law;
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For a long time, Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without God's law.
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But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
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But when they were in trouble and got serious, and decided to seek GOD, the God of Israel, GOD let himself be found.
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But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them.
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but when in their trouble they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.
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But whenever you were in distress and turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him out, you found him.
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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.
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At that time it was a dog-eat-dog world; life was constantly up for grabs--no one, regardless of country, knew what the next day might bring.
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In those days it was not safe to travel about, for all the inhabitants of the lands were in great turmoil.
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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.
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During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the nation on every hand.
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And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity.
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Nation battered nation, city pummeled city. God let loose every kind of trouble among them.
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One nation was being crushed by another and one city by another, because God was troubling them with every kind of distress.
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So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity.
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Nation fought against nation, and city against city, for God was troubling you with every kind of problem.
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Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.
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"But it's different with you: Be strong. Take heart. Payday is coming!"
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But as for you, be strong and do not give up, for your work will be rewarded."
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But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!"
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And now, you men of Judah, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded."
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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.
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Asa heard the prophecy of Azariah son of Obed, took a deep breath, then rolled up his sleeves, and went to work: He cleaned out the obscene and polluting sacred shrines from the whole country of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had taken in the hill country of Ephraim. He spruced up the Altar of GOD that was in front of The Temple porch.
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When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage. He removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hills of Ephraim. He repaired the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD's temple.
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And when Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and removed the abominable idols from all the land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities 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.
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When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet, he took courage and removed all the idols in the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the foyer of the LORD's Temple.
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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.
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Then he called an assembly for all Judah and Benjamin, including those from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who were living there at the time (for many from Israel had left their homes and joined forces with Asa when they saw that GOD was on his side).
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Then he assembled all Judah and Benjamin and the people from Ephraim, Manasseh and Simeon who had settled among them, for large numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
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Then he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and 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.
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Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. Many had moved to Judah during Asa's reign when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.
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So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
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They all arrived in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa's reign
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They assembled at Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa's reign.
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So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.
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The people gathered at Jerusalem in late spring, during the fifteenth year of Asa's reign.
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And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.
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for a great assembly of worship. From their earlier plunder they offered sacrifices of 700 oxen and 7,000 sheep for the worship.
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At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred head of cattle and seven thousand sheep and goats from the plunder they had brought back.
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And they offered to the LORD at that time seven hundred bulls and seven thousand sheep from the spoil they had brought.
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On that day they sacrificed to the LORD some of the animals they had taken as plunder in the battle--seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep and goats.
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And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
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Then they bound themselves in a covenant to seek GOD, the God of their fathers, wholeheartedly, holding nothing back.
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They entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
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Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
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Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
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That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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And they agreed that anyone who refused to seek GOD, the God of Israel, should be killed, no matter who it was, young or old, man or woman.
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All who would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, were to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman.
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and whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
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They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death--whether young or old, man or woman.
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And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets.
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They shouted out their promise to GOD, a joyful sound accompanied with blasts from trumpets and rams' horns.
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They took an oath to the LORD with loud acclamation, with shouting and with trumpets and horns.
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Then they took an oath before the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams' horns.
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They shouted out their oath of loyalty to the LORD with trumpets blaring and horns sounding.
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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.
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The whole country felt good about the covenant promise--they had given their promise joyfully from the heart. Anticipating the best, they had sought God--and he showed up, ready to be found. GOD gave them peace within and without--a most peaceable kingdom!
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All Judah rejoiced about the oath because they had sworn it wholeheartedly. They sought God eagerly, and he was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.
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And all Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart and sought Him with all their soul; and He was found by them, and the LORD gave them rest all around.
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All were happy about this covenant, for they had entered into it with all their hearts. Eagerly they sought after God, and they found him. And the LORD gave them rest from their enemies on every side.
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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.
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In his clean-up of the country, Asa went so far as to remove his mother, Queen Maacah, from her throne because she had built a shockingly obscene image of the sex goddess Asherah. Asa tore it down, smashed it, and burned it up in the Kidron Valley.
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King Asa also deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother, because she had made a repulsive Asherah pole. Asa cut the pole down, broke it up and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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Also he removed Maachah, the mother of Asa the king, from being queen mother, because she had made an obscene image of Asherah; and Asa cut down her obscene image, then crushed and burned it by the Brook Kidron.
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King Asa even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down the pole, broke it up, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.
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But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.
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Unfortunately he didn't get rid of the local sex-and-religion shrines. But he was well-intentioned--his heart was in the right place, loyal to GOD
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Although he did not remove the high places from Israel, Asa's heart was fully committed to the LORD all his life.
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But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days.
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Although the pagan shrines were not completely removed from Israel, Asa remained fully committed to the LORD throughout his life.
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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.
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All the gold and silver vessels and artifacts that he and his father had consecrated for holy use he installed in The Temple of God.
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He brought into the temple of God the silver and gold and the articles that he and his father had dedicated.
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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.
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He brought into the Temple of God the silver and gold and the utensils that he and his father had dedicated.
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And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa.
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There wasn't a trace of war up to the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign.
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There was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign.
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And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa.
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So there was no more war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign.
