And the Spirit{H7307} of God{H430} came upon Azariah{H5838} the son{H1121} of Oded:{H5752}

and he went out{H3318} to meet{H6440} Asa,{H609} and said{H559} unto him, Hear{H8085} ye me, Asa,{H609} and all Judah{H3063} and Benjamin:{H1144} Jehovah{H3068} is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek{H1875} him, he will be found{H4672} of you; but if ye forsake{H5800} him, he will forsake{H5800} you.

Now for a long{H7227} season{H3117} Israel{H3478} was without{H3808} the true{H571} God,{H430} and without a teaching{H3384} priest,{H3548} and without law:{H8451}

But when in their distress{H6862} they turned{H7725} unto Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} and sought{H1245} him, he was found{H4672} of them.

And in those times{H6256} there was no peace{H7965} to him that went out,{H3318} nor to him that came in;{H935} but great{H7227} vexations{H4103} were upon all the inhabitants{H3427} of the lands.{H776}

And they were broken{H3807} in pieces, nation{H1471} against nation,{H1471} and city{H5892} against city;{H5892} for God{H430} did vex{H2000} them with all adversity.{H6869}

But be ye strong,{H2388} and let not your hands{H3027} be slack;{H7503} for your work{H6468} shall be{H3426} rewarded.{H7939}

And when Asa{H609} heard{H8085} these words,{H1697} and the prophecy{H5016} of Oded{H5752} the prophet,{H5030} he took courage,{H2388} and put away{H5674} the abominations{H8251} out of all the land{H776} of Judah{H3063} and Benjamin,{H1144} and out of the cities{H5892} which he had taken{H3920} from the hill-country{H2022} of Ephraim;{H669} and he renewed{H2318} the altar{H4196} of Jehovah,{H3068} that was before{H6440} the porch{H197} of Jehovah.{H3068}

And he gathered{H6908} all Judah{H3063} and Benjamin,{H1144} and them that sojourned{H1481} with them out of Ephraim{H669} and Manasseh,{H4519} and out of Simeon:{H8095} for they fell{H5307} to him out of Israel{H3478} in abundance,{H7230} when they saw{H7200} that Jehovah{H3068} his God{H430} was with him.

So they gathered themselves together{H6908} at Jerusalem{H3389} in the third{H7992} month,{H2320} in the fifteenth{H2568} year{H8141} of the reign{H4438} of Asa.{H609}

And they sacrificed{H2076} unto Jehovah{H3068} in that day,{H3117} of the spoil{H7998} which they had brought,{H935} seven{H7651} hundred{H3967} oxen{H1241} and seven{H7651} thousand{H505} sheep.{H6629}

And they entered{H935} into the covenant{H1285} to seek{H1875} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of their fathers,{H1} with all their heart{H3824} and with all their soul;{H5315}

and that whosoever would not seek{H1875} Jehovah,{H3068} the God{H430} of Israel,{H3478} should be put to death,{H4191} whether{H4480} small{H6996} or great,{H1419} whether man{H376} or woman.{H802}

And they sware{H7650} unto Jehovah{H3068} with a loud{H1419} voice,{H6963} and with shouting,{H8643} and with trumpets,{H2689} and with cornets.{H7782}

And all Judah{H3063} rejoiced{H8055} at the oath;{H7621} for they had sworn{H7650} with all their heart,{H3824} and sought{H1245} him with their whole desire;{H7522} and he was found{H4672} of them: and Jehovah{H3068} gave them rest{H5117} round about.{H5439}

And also Maacah,{H4601} the mother{H517} of Asa{H609} the king,{H4428} he removed{H5493} from being queen,{H1377} because she had made{H6213} an abominable image{H4656} for an Asherah;{H842} and Asa{H609} cut down{H3772} her image,{H4656} and made dust{H1854} of it, and burnt{H8313} it at the brook{H5158} Kidron.{H6939}

But the high places{H1116} were not taken away{H5493} out of Israel:{H3478} nevertheless the heart{H3824} of Asa{H609} was perfect{H8003} all his days.{H3117}

And he brought{H935} into the house{H1004} of God{H430} the things that his father{H1} had dedicated,{H6944} and that he himself had dedicated,{H6944} silver,{H3701} and gold,{H2091} and vessels.{H3627}

And there was no more war{H4421} unto the five{H2568} and thirtieth{H7970} year{H8141} of the reign{H4438} of Asa.{H609}