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2 Chronicles 15:4

RepentancePrayerGod's presence

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.

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

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.

6 Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.

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BSB
But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.
KJV
But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
WEB
But when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
ASV
But when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.
DARBY
but in their trouble they turned to Jehovah the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found of them.
BLB
And they turned in their distress to YHWH, God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He was found by them.
ÅB
Da vendte de i sin trengsel om til Herren, Israels Gud, og søkte ham, og han lot seg finne av dem.
OTB
Men i sin nød vendte de seg til Herren, Israels Gud, og de søkte Ham, og Han lot dem finne Ham.
B1930
Da vendte de i sin trengsel om til Herren, Israels Gud, og søkte ham, og han lot sig finne av dem.

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Cross references

  • Isaiah 55:6

    Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near.

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  • Deuteronomy 4:29–30

    But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul.

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  • 2 Chronicles 15:15

    And 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.

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  • Isaiah 65:1–2

    “I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me; I was found by those who did not seek Me. To a nation that did not call My name, I said, ‘Here I am! Here I am!’

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  • Hosea 6:1

    Come, let us return to the LORD. For He has torn us to pieces, but He will heal us; He has wounded us, but He will bind up our wounds.

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  • Hosea 14:1–3

    Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity.

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  • Romans 10:20

    And Isaiah boldly says: “I was found by those who did not seek Me; I revealed Myself to those who did not ask for Me.”

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  • Psalms 106:44

    Nevertheless He heard their cry; He took note of their distress.

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