2 Chronicles 15

The Spirit of God empowers Azariah son of Oded to deliver a message to King Asa, reminding him that YHWH will be found by those who seek Him but will forsake those who forsake Him.[1][3] In response, Asa leads a national covenant renewal where the people of Judah and Benjamin gather to seek YHWH with all their heart and soul, resulting in YHWH granting them peace and rest on every side.[3][4]

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Verse 2
וַ/יֵּצֵא֮ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse and he went out and he went out and he went out HC/Vqw3ms לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc אָסָא֒ 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and said and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms ל֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤅 lo to him to him HR/Sp3ms שְׁמָע֕וּ/נִי 𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅/𐤍𐤉 shemauni hear me Listen to me Hear me HVqv2mp/Sp1cs אָסָ֖א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa-2 Asa Asa Asa HNp וְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) and all and whole of and all of HC/Ncmsc יְהוּדָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/בִנְיָמִ֑ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 uvineyamin and Benjamin and Son-of-the-Right-Hand and Bineyamin HC/Np יְהוָ֤ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp עִמָּ/כֶם֙ 𐤏𐤌/𐤊𐤌 imakhem with you with you (masculine plural) with you HR/Sp2mp בִּֽ/הְיֽוֹתְ/כֶ֣ם 𐤁/𐤄𐤉𐤅𐤕/𐤊𐤌 biheyotekhem in being you in your being when you are HR/Vqc/Sp2mp עִמּ֔/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms וְ/אִֽם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim and if and if and if HC/C תִּדְרְשֻׁ֨/הוּ֙ 𐤕𐤃𐤓𐤔/𐤄𐤅 tidereshuhu you seek him you seek him you seek him HVqi2mp/Sp3ms יִמָּצֵ֣א 𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 yimatse he will be found he will be found he will be found HVNi3ms לָ/כֶ֔ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem of you by you HR/Sp2mp וְ/אִם 𐤅/𐤀𐤌 veim-2 and if and if and if HC/C תַּעַזְבֻ֖/הוּ 𐤕𐤏𐤆𐤁/𐤄𐤅 taazevuhu you forsake him you abandon him you forsake him HVqi2mp/Sp3ms יַעֲזֹ֥ב 𐤉𐤏𐤆𐤁 yaazov he will forsake he will abandon he will abandon HVqi3ms אֶתְ/כֶֽם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object [·] HTo/Sp2mp
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וְ/כִ/שְׁמֹ֨עַ 𐤅/𐤊/𐤔𐤌𐤏 vekhishemoa and-when-he-heard and as hearing and when he heard HC/R/Vqc אָסָ֜א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp הַ/דְּבָרִ֣ים 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 hadevarim Ndaba (Zulu) the-words the spoken matters the words HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אֵ֗לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these ones these HTd/Pdxcp וְ/הַ/נְּבוּאָה֮ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤅𐤀𐤄 vehanevuah and-the-prophecy and the prophetic declaration and the prophecy HC/Td/Ncfsa עֹדֵ֣ד 𐤏𐤃𐤃 oded Oded Encourager Oded HNp הַ/נָּבִיא֒ 𐤄/𐤍𐤁𐤉𐤀 hanavi the-prophet the proclaiming spokesman the prophet HTd/Ncmsa הִתְחַזַּ֗ק 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒 hitechazaq kosa (Bemba (Zambia)) he-strengthened-himself Strengthen yourself he strengthened himself HVtp3ms וַ/יַּעֲבֵ֤ר 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤁𐤓 vayaaver and-he-passed-away and he caused to cross and he removed HC/Vhw3ms הַ/שִּׁקּוּצִים֙ 𐤄/𐤔𐤒𐤅𐤑𐤉𐤌 hashiqutsim the-abominations the abhorred objects the abominations HTd/Ncmpa מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal kila (Swahili) from-all from the entirety of from all HR/Ncmsc אֶ֤רֶץ 𐤀𐤓𐤑 erets Ayé (Yoruba) land land land HNcbsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/בִנְיָמִ֔ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 uvineyamin and-Benjamin and Son-of-the-Right-Hand and Bineyamin HC/Np וּ/מִן 𐤅/𐤌𐤍 umin and-from and from and from HC/R הֶ֣/עָרִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the-cities the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which which HTr לָכַ֖ד 𐤋𐤊𐤃 lakhad he-had-captured he captured he captured HVqp3ms מֵ/הַ֣ר 𐤌/𐤄𐤓 mehar from-hill-country from the mountain from the hill country HR/Ncmsc אֶפְרָ֑יִם 𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 eferayim Ephraim Double Fruitfulness Eferayim HNp וַ/יְחַדֵּשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤃𐤔 vayechadesh and-he-renewed and he renewed and he renewed HC/Vpw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct-object-marker object-marker [·] HTo מִזְבַּ֣ח 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇 mizebach altar sacrifice-place altar of HNcmsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֲשֶׁ֕ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher-2 which that-which which HTr לִ/פְנֵ֖י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of to before the face of HR/Ncbpc אוּלָ֥ם 𐤀𐤅𐤋𐤌 ulam vestibule bound entrance hall vestibule HNcmsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וַ/יִּקְבֹּ֗ץ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑 vayiqebots and he assembled and he gathered together and he gathered together HC/Vqw3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal kila (Swahili) all entirety of all of HNcmsc יְהוּדָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp וּ/בִנְיָמִ֔ן 𐤅/𐤁𐤍𐤉𐤌𐤍 uvineyamin and Benjamin and Son-of-the-Right-Hand and Bineyamin HC/Np וְ/הַ/גָּרִים֙ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤂𐤓𐤉𐤌 vehagarim and the sojourners and the ones sojourning and the sojourners HC/Td/Vqrmpa עִמָּ/הֶ֔ם 𐤏𐤌/𐤄𐤌 imahem with them with them with them HR/Sp3mp מֵ/אֶפְרַ֥יִם 𐤌/𐤀𐤐𐤓𐤉𐤌 meeferayim from Ephraim from Double-Fruitfulness from Eferayim HR/Np וּ/מְנַשֶּׁ֖ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤍𐤔𐤄 umenasheh and Manasseh and Forgetfulness-Causer and Menasheh HC/Np וּ/מִ/שִּׁמְע֑וֹן 𐤅/𐤌/𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅𐤍 umishimeon and from Simeon and from Hearing-one and from Shimeon HC/R/Np כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC נָפְל֨וּ 𐤍𐤐𐤋𐤅 nafelu they had fallen they fell they fell HVqp3cp עָלָ֤י/ו 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤅 alayv to him upon him upon him HR/Sp3ms מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤌/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 miyiserael from Israel from Israel from Yiserael HR/Np לָ/רֹ֔ב 𐤋/𐤓𐤁 larov in great numbers to abundance to abundance HR/Ncbsa בִּ/רְאֹתָ֕/ם 𐤁/𐤓𐤀𐤕/𐤌 bireotam when they saw in their seeing in their seeing HR/Vqc/Sp3mp כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 that for/because that HC יְהוָ֥ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהָ֖י/ו 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉/𐤅 elohayv Mulimu (Lozi) his God his mighty-ones his Elohim HNcmpc/Sp3ms עִמּֽ/וֹ 𐤏𐤌/𐤅 imo with him with him with him HR/Sp3ms
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וַ/יִּשְׂמְח֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤇𐤅 vayisemechu samka (Kirundi) and they rejoiced and they rejoiced and they rejoiced HC/Vqw3mp כָל 𐤊𐤋 khal kila (Swahili) all all of all of HNcmsc יְהוּדָ֜ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤃𐤄 yehudah Judah Yah Is Praised Yehudah HNp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al over upon over HR הַ/שְּׁבוּעָ֗ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤁𐤅𐤏𐤄 hashevuah the oath the sworn oath the sworn oath HTd/Ncfsa כִּ֤י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because for HC בְ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 vekhal kila (Swahili) with all and whole of with all of HR/Ncmsc לְבָבָ/ם֙ 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤌 levavam their heart their inner core their heart HNcmsc/Sp3mp נִשְׁבָּ֔עוּ 𐤍𐤔𐤁𐤏𐤅 nishebau they had sworn they swore an oath they swore an oath HVNp3cp וּ/בְ/כָל 𐤅/𐤁/𐤊𐤋 uvekhal kila (Swahili) and with all and in all of and in all of HC/R/Ncmsc רְצוֹנָ֣/ם 𐤓𐤑𐤅𐤍/𐤌 retsonam their desire their favor their desire HNcmsc/Sp3mp בִּקְשֻׁ֔/הוּ 𐤁𐤒𐤔/𐤄𐤅 biqeshuhu they had sought Him they earnestly sought him they earnestly sought him HVpp3cp/Sp3ms וַ/יִּמָּצֵ֖א 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤑𐤀 vayimatse and He was found was found and it was found HC/VNw3ms לָ/הֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem by them by them HR/Sp3mp וַ/יָּ֧נַח 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤇 vayanach and gave rest and he rested and he gave rest HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לָ/הֶ֖ם 𐤋/𐤄𐤌 lahem-2 to them to them HR/Sp3mp מִ/סָּבִֽיב 𐤌/𐤎𐤁𐤉𐤁 misaviv all around from around from around HR/Ncbsa
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וְ/גַֽם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam And also and also and also HC/Ta מַעֲכָ֞ה 𐤌𐤏𐤊𐤄 maakhah Maacah Maakah (Pressed-Place) Maakhah HNp אֵ֣ם 𐤀𐤌 em mother mother of mother of HNcfsc אָסָ֣א 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa Asa Asa Asa HNp הַ/מֶּ֗לֶךְ 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤊 hamelekhe the king the king the king HTd/Ncmsa הֱסִירָ/הּ֙ 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓/𐤄 hesirah he removed her he caused her to depart he removed her HVhp3ms/Sp3fs מִ/גְּבִירָ֔ה 𐤌/𐤂𐤁𐤉𐤓𐤄 migevirah from queen mother from a high-ranking lady from the queen mother HR/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher because that-which because HTr עָשְׂתָ֥ה 𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤄 asetah she had made she did she did HVqp3fs לַ/אֲשֵׁרָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤀𐤔𐤓𐤄 laasherah for Asherah to the Asherah-pole to Asherah HR/Np מִפְלָ֑צֶת 𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤑𐤕 mifelatset a horrible thing horror-image a horrible thing HNcfsa וַ/יִּכְרֹ֤ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤓𐤕 vayikherot kata (Swahili) and he cut down and he cut and he cut HC/Vqw3ms אָסָא֙ 𐤀𐤎𐤀 asa-2 Asa Asa Asa HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker [·] HTo מִפְלַצְתָּ֔/הּ 𐤌𐤐𐤋𐤑𐤕/𐤄 mifelatsetah her horrible thing her horror-idol her horrible thing HNcfsc/Sp3fs וַ/יָּ֕דֶק 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤒 vayadeq kobuka (Lingala) and he beat small and he pulverized and he pulverized HC/Vhw3ms וַ/יִּשְׂרֹ֖ף 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤐 vayiserof and he burned and he burned and he burned HC/Vqw3ms בְּ/נַ֥חַל 𐤁/𐤍𐤇𐤋 benachal in the brook in a seasonal stream of in the brook HR/Ncmsc קִדְרֽוֹן 𐤒𐤃𐤓𐤅𐤍 qideron Kidron Kidron Ravine Qideron HNp