Scriptures

New Living Translation (NLT)

2 Chronicles 14
¹³ Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar, and so many Ethiopians fell that they were unable to rally. They were destroyed by the LORD and his army, and the army of Judah carried off a vast amount of plunder.
¹⁴ While they were at Gerar, they attacked all the towns in that area, and terror from the LORD came upon the people there. As a result, a vast amount of plunder was taken from these towns, too.
¹⁵ They also attacked the camps of herdsmen and captured many sheep, goats, and camels before finally returning to Jerusalem.
2 Chronicles 15
¹ Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,
² and he went out to meet King Asa as he was returning from the battle. “Listen to me, Asa!” he shouted. “Listen, all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The LORD will stay with you as long as you stay with him! Whenever you seek him, you will find him. But if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
³ For a long time Israel was without the true God, without a priest to teach them, and without the Law to instruct them.
⁴ But whenever they were in trouble and turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him out, they found him.
⁵ “During those dark times, it was not safe to travel. Problems troubled the people of every land.
⁶ Nation fought against nation, and city against city, for God was troubling them with every kind of problem.
⁷ But as for you, be strong and courageous, for your work will be rewarded.”
⁸ When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet, he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the LORD, which stood in front of the entry room of the LORD’s Temple.