Verse 8

When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the LORD’s temple.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra profeten Oded, fikk han mot og fjernet de avskyelige avgudene fra hele Juda og Benjamin og fra de byene han hadde erobret i Efraim-fjellene. Han gjenopprettet Herrens alter som sto foran tempelets forgård.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra profeten Oded, tok han mot til seg og fjernet de avskyelige avgudene fra hele Judas og Benjamins land og fra de byene han hadde tatt fra fjellet Efraim. Og han fornyet Herrens alter som sto foran Herrens forhall.

  • Norsk King James

    Og da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra Oded, fikk han mot, og han fjernet de avskyelige gudene fra hele Juda og Benjamin og fra byene han hadde tatt fra Efraim-fjellet. Så han fornyet Herren sitt alter som sto foran porten til Herren.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Da Asa hørte ordene og profetien fra Oded, profeten, ble han oppmuntret. Han fjernet alle styggedommene fra hele Juda og Benjamins land, og fra byene han hadde inntatt i Efraims fjell. Han fornyet Herrens alter foran Herrens forhall.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra profeten Oded, styrket han seg selv og fjernet motbydelighetene fra hele Juda og Benjamin, og fra de byene han hadde tatt i Efraims fjell. Han fornyet Herrens alter som sto foran Herrens port.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra Oded, profeten, tok han mot til seg og fjernet de avskyelige avgudene fra hele Juda og Benjamins land og fra byene han hadde tatt fra Efraims fjell, og fornyet Herrens alter som sto foran Herrens forhall.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Da Asa hørte disse ord og profetien fra Oded, profeten, ble han oppmuntret; han fjernet de avskyelige avgudene fra hele Juda og Benjamin, fra byene han hadde erobret på Efraims fjell, og han gjenopprettet HERRENS alter som lå foran hans dørsted.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra Oded, profeten, tok han mot til seg og fjernet de avskyelige avgudene fra hele Juda og Benjamins land og fra byene han hadde tatt fra Efraims fjell, og fornyet Herrens alter som sto foran Herrens forhall.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra profeten Oded, tok han mot til seg og fjernet de avskyelige avgudene fra hele Juda og Benjamin og fra de byene han hadde inntatt i Efraims fjell. Han gjenreiste Herrens alter som sto foran Herrens tempelforhall.

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra profeten Oded, tok han mot til seg og fjernet de avskyelige avgudene fra hele Juda og Benjamin og fra de byene han hadde inntatt i Efraims fjellområde. Han gjenopprettet også HERRENs alter foran HERRENs tempel.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Der Asa hørte disse Ord og Odeds, Prophetens, Prophetie, blev han frimodig og borttog Vederstyggelighederne af det ganske Judæ og Benjamins Land og af de Stæder, som han havde indtaget af Ephraims Bjerg, og fornyede Herrens Alter, som var for Herrens Forhuus.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    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.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Når Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra profeten Oded, tok han mot, og fjernet de avskyelige avgudene fra hele Juda og Benjamin og fra byene han hadde tatt fra Efraimfjellene, og fornyet Herrens alter som var foran Herrens forhall.

  • KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

    And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed 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.

  • King James Version 1611 (Original)

    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.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien til profeten Oded, tok han mot til seg og fjernet avskyelighetene fra hele Juda og Benjamin og fra byene han hadde erobret fra fjellandet Efraim; og han gjenreiste Herrens alter som sto foran Herrens forhall.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien fra profeten Oded, styrket han seg selv og fjernet avskyelighetene fra hele Juda og Benjamin, og fra byene han hadde erobret i Efraims fjellområde, og fornyet Herrens alter som var foran Herrens tempel.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Og da Asa hørte disse ordene og profetien til Oded profeten, tok han mot til seg og fjernet alle avskyeligheter fra hele Juda og Benjamin, og fra byene han hadde tatt i Efraims fjelland; og han fornyet Herrens alter, som var foran Herrens forhall.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Da Asa hørte disse ordene fra profeten Asarja, Odeds sønn, tok han mot til seg og fjernet alle de avskyelige ting i hele landet Juda og Benjamin og fra byene han hadde inntatt fra Efraims fjelland; og han gjenoppbygget Herrens alter foran forhallen til Herrens hus.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    Whan Asa herde these wordes, and the propheciege (of Asarias the sonne) of Obed the prophet, he toke a corage vnto him, and put awaye the abhominacions out of all ye londe of Iuda and Ben Iamin, and out of the cities that he had wonne vpon mount Ephraim: and renued the LORDES altare, which stode before the porche of the LORDE.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And when Asa heard these wordes, and the prophesie of Obed the Prophet, he was encouraged, and tooke away the abominations out of all the lande of Iudah, and Beniamin, and out of the cities which he had taken of mount Ephraim, and he renued the altar of the Lorde, that was before the porche of the Lorde.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    And when Asa heard those wordes, and the prophecie of Azaria the sonne of Obed the prophete, he toke courage, and put away the abhominable idols out of all the lande of Iuda and Beniamin, and out of the cities which he wan in mount Ephraim, and renued the aulter of the Lorde that was before the porche of the Lorde.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    ¶ 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.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Yahweh, that was before the porch of Yahweh.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    And at Asa's hearing these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he hath strengthened himself, and doth cause the abominations to pass away out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities that he hath captured from the hill-country of Ephraim, and reneweth the altar of Jehovah that `is' before the porch of Jehovah,

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Jehovah, that was before the porch of Jehovah.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    And Asa, hearing these words of Azariah, the son of Oded the prophet, took heart and put away all the disgusting things out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the towns which he had taken from the hill-country of Ephraim; and he made new again the altar of the Lord in front of the covered way of the Lord's house.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    When Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominations out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from the hill country of Ephraim; and he renewed the altar of Yahweh, that was before the porch of Yahweh.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he was encouraged. He removed the detestable idols from the entire land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had seized in the Ephraimite hill country. He repaired the altar of the LORD in front of the porch of the LORD’s temple.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 8:12 : 12 At that time Solomon offered burnt offerings to the Lord on the altar of the Lord that he had constructed in front of the portico.
  • 2 Chr 13:19 : 19 Abijah pursued Jeroboam and captured cities from him: Bethel and its surrounding villages, Jeshanah and its surrounding villages, and Ephron and its surrounding villages.
  • 2 Chr 4:1 : 1 He made a bronze altar, twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
  • Lev 18:30 : 30 So keep my charge not to practice any of the abominable customs that were done before you, so you do not defile yourselves by them. I am the LORD your God.
  • Deut 27:15 : 15 Cursed is anyone who makes a carved or cast idol, an abomination to the LORD, the work of a craftsman, and sets it up in secret. Then all the people shall say, 'Amen.'
  • 1 Kgs 11:5 : 5 Solomon followed Ashtoreth the goddess of the Sidonians, and Milcom the abomination of the Ammonites.
  • 1 Kgs 11:7 : 7 At that time Solomon built a high place for Chemosh, the abomination of Moab, on the hill east of Jerusalem, and for Molech, the abomination of the Ammonites.
  • 2 Kgs 16:14 : 14 As for the bronze altar that was before the Lord, he brought it from the front of the temple—from between his new altar and the temple of the Lord—and placed it on the north side of his new altar.
  • 2 Kgs 18:22 : 22 But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ isn’t He the one whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem, ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’?
  • 2 Kgs 23:13 : 13 The king also defiled the high places east of Jerusalem, on the south of the Mount of Corruption, which Solomon, the king of Israel, had built for Ashtoreth, the detestable idol of the Sidonians, for Chemosh, the detestable idol of Moab, and for Milcom, the abomination of the Ammonites.
  • 2 Chr 19:11 : 11 Behold, Amariah the chief priest will be over you in matters of the LORD, and Zebadiah son of Ishmael, the leader over the tribe of Judah, will be responsible for kingly affairs. The Levites will serve as officials before you. Act courageously, and may the LORD be with those who do right.
  • 2 Chr 29:18 : 18 Then they went to King Hezekiah and said, 'We have purified the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table for the bread of the Presence with all its utensils.'
  • Isa 44:14 : 14 He cuts down cedars or chooses a cypress or an oak. He lets it grow strong among the trees of the forest. He plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.
  • Isa 65:4 : 4 They sit among graves and spend the night in secret places; they eat the flesh of pigs, and their pots hold broth of impure things.
  • Jer 16:18 : 18 I will first repay them double for their iniquity and their sin, because they have defiled My land with the lifeless forms of their vile images and have filled My inheritance with their abominations.
  • Ezek 8:10 : 10 So I went in and looked, and behold, there were all sorts of carvings of crawling things, detestable animals, and all the idols of the house of Israel engraved on the walls all around.
  • Acts 28:15 : 15 From there, the brothers and sisters, having heard about us, came as far as Appius Forum and the Three Taverns to meet us. When Paul saw them, he gave thanks to God and was encouraged.
  • 1 Pet 4:3 : 3 For you have already spent enough time in the past doing what the Gentiles choose to do, living in debauchery, lust, drunkenness, orgies, carousing, and detestable idolatry.
  • Rev 17:4-5 : 4 The woman was dressed in purple and scarlet, adorned with gold, precious stones, and pearls. She held in her hand a golden cup full of abominations and the impurities of her immorality. 5 On her forehead was written a name: 'Mystery, Babylon the Great, the Mother of Prostitutes and of the Abominations of the Earth.'