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Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,
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and 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. And if you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
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"For many days Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest and without law.
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"But in their distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him.
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"In those times there was no peace to him who went out or to him who came in, for many disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.