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The Spirit of God came upon Azari'ah the son of Oded,
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and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The LORD is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
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For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;
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but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
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In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.
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They were broken in pieces, nation against nation and city against city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.
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But you, take courage! Do not let your hands be weak, for your work shall be rewarded."
Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved. (Revised Standard Version - Holy Bible)
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