1Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.stylus2 Chronicles 24:20, 2 Chronicles 20:14, 2 Chronicles 24:20, 2 Chronicles 20:14, Numbers 24:22So 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.stylusJames 4:8, James 4:8, 2 Chronicles 24:20, 2 Chronicles 24:20, 2 Chronicles 15:43For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.stylusNehemiah 8:9, Nehemiah 8:9, Leviticus 10:11, 2 Chronicles 17:8, 2 Chronicles 17:94But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.stylusIsaiah 55:6, Isaiah 55:6, Deuteronomy 4:29, Deuteronomy 4:30, Deuteronomy 4:295In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.stylusJudges 5:6, Judges 5:6, Psalms 121:8, Psalms 121:8, Matthew 24:66Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.stylusLuke 21:22, Luke 21:24, Luke 21:22, Luke 21:24, Isaiah 10:67But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded.”stylusJoshua 1:7, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Joshua 1:7, 1 Corinthians 15:58, Joshua 1:98When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.stylus2 Chronicles 13:19, 2 Chronicles 8:12, 2 Chronicles 13:19, 2 Chronicles 8:12, 2 Chronicles 4:19And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.stylus2 Chronicles 11:16, 2 Chronicles 11:16, Acts 9:31, Acts 9:31, Zechariah 8:2110So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa’s reign.stylusEsther 8:9, Esther 8:911At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.stylus2 Chronicles 14:13, 2 Chronicles 14:15, 2 Chronicles 14:13, 2 Chronicles 14:15, 1 Samuel 15:1512Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.stylusDeuteronomy 10:12, Acts 24:14, 2 Chronicles 23:16, Deuteronomy 10:12, Acts 24:1413And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.stylusExodus 22:20, Exodus 22:20, Deuteronomy 29:18, 1 Kings 18:40, Psalms 115:1314They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.stylusPsalms 81:1, Psalms 81:4, Nehemiah 5:13, Nehemiah 10:29, Psalms 81:115And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.stylus2 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Chronicles 14:7, 2 Chronicles 15:12, 2 Chronicles 15:12, 2 Corinthians 1:1216King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.stylus1 Kings 15:13, 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 15:13, 1 Kings 15:24, 1 Kings 15:217The high places were not removed from Israel, but Asa’s heart was fully devoted all his days.stylus2 Kings 12:3, 2 Kings 14:4, 1 Kings 22:43, 2 Chronicles 14:3, 2 Chronicles 14:518And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.stylus1 Chronicles 26:20, 1 Chronicles 26:26, 1 Kings 7:51, 1 Kings 15:14, 1 Kings 15:1519And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa’s reign.stylus1 Kings 15:31, 2 Chronicles 16:1, 1 Kings 15:16, 1 Kings 15:17, 1 Kings 15:33