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2 Chronicles 15:3

Judgment

1 And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

4 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

5 And in those times there was no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations were upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

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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

    And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day is holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law.

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  • Leviticus 10:11

    And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

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  • 2 Chronicles 17:8–9

    And with them he sent Levites, even Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tob-adonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

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  • Jeremiah 10:10

    But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation.

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  • Micah 3:11

    The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet will they lean upon the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? none evil can come upon us.

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  • Malachi 2:7

    For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he is the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

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  • Hosea 3:4

    For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and without teraphim:

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  • Ezekiel 44:21–23

    Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.

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