| New King James Version | King James Bible |
| 1Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded. | 1And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded: |
| 2And 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. | 2And 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. |
| 3For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law; | 3Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law. |
| 4but when in their trouble they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them. | 4But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. |
| 5And 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. | 5And 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. |
| 6So nation was destroyed by nation, and city by city, for God troubled them with every adversity. | 6And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. |
| 7But you, be strong and do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded!” | 7Be ye strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded. |
| 8And 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. | 8And 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. |
| 9Then 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. | 9And 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. |
| 10So they gathered together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. | 10So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. |
| 11And they offered to the LORD at that time seven hundred bulls and seven thousand sheep from the spoil they had brought. | 11And they offered unto the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. |
| 12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; | 12And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; |
| 13and whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. | 13That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. |
| 14Then they took an oath before the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting and trumpets and rams’ horns. | 14And they sware unto the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. |
| 15And 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. | 15And 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. |
| 16Also 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. | 16And 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. |
| 17But the high places were not removed from Israel. Nevertheless the heart of Asa was loyal all his days. | 17But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. |
| 18He 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. | 18And 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. |
| 19And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of the reign of Asa. | 19And there was no more war unto the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa. |
| The Holy Bible, New King James Version, Copyright © 1982 Thomas Nelson. All rights reserved. | King James Bible, text courtesy of BibleProtector.com. |
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