2 Chronicles 15:4

4 but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

2 Chronicles 15:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 15:4

But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of
Israel
When being carried captive by neighbouring nations, and oppressed; and they cried unto the Lord, and repented of their sins, and turned from them to him:

and sought him;
by prayer and supplication:

he was found of them;
and appeared for their help and deliverance, of which there are many instances in the book of Judges.

2 Chronicles 15:4 In-Context

2 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 abandon him, he will abandon you.

3 For a long time Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;

4 but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.

5 In those times it was not safe for anyone to go or come, for great disturbances afflicted all the inhabitants of the lands.

6 They were broken in pieces, nation against nation and city against city, for God troubled them with every sort of distress.