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2 Chronicles 15:3

Judgment

1 Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

2 So 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.

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

4 But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

5 In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.

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BSB
For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.
KJV
Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
WEB
Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.
ASV
Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:
DARBY
Now for a long while Israel [was] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;
BLB
And many days [were] to Israel without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.
ÅB
I lange tider var Israel uten sann Gud og uten prest som lærte dem, og uten lov.
OTB
I lang tid var Israel uten den sanne Gud, uten en lærende prest, og uten loven.
B1930
I lange tider var Israel uten sann Gud og uten prest som lærte dem, og uten lov.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Nehemiah 8:9

    Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as they heard the words of the Law.

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  • Leviticus 10:11

    so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:8–9

    accompanied by certain Levites—Shemaiah, Nethaniah, Zebadiah, Asahel, Shemiramoth, Jehonathan, Adonijah, Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah—along with the priests Elishama and Jehoram.

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  • Jeremiah 10:10

    But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

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  • Micah 3:11

    Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

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  • Malachi 2:7

    For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

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  • Hosea 3:4

    For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

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  • Ezekiel 44:21–23

    No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

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