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Azariah went out to meet Asa. He said to him, "Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you really look for him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will desert you.
Reference
Hebrew: ʻĂzaryâh
Azarjah, the name of nineteen Israelites
Greek: ἀπάντησις (apántēsis)
a (friendly) encounter
Greek: Ἀσά (Asá)
Asa, an Israelite
Hebrew: ʼÂçâʼ
Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: Ἀσά (Asá)
Asa, an Israelite
Hebrew: ʼÂçâʼ
Asa, the name of a king and of a Levite
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ὅλος (hólos)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
Hebrew: kôl
{properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)}
Greek: δῆμος (dēmos)
the public (as bound together socially)
Hebrew: ʻam
{a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock}
Greek: Ἰουδά (Ioudá)
Judah (i.e. Jehudah or Juttah), a part of (or place in) Palestine
Hebrew: Yᵉhûwdâh
Jehudah (or Judah), the name of five Israelites; also of the tribe descended from the first, and of its territory
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: Βενιαμίν (Beniamín)
Benjamin, an Israelite
Hebrew: Binyâmîyn
Binjamin, youngest son of Jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
Greek: ἐμαυτοῦ (emautoû)
of myself so likewise the dative case , and accusative case
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Greek: ῥαββονί (rhabboní)
God
Hebrew: ʼâdôwn
sovereign, i.e. controller (human or divine)
Greek: ἐπάν (epán)
a particle of indefinite contemporaneousness; whenever, as soon as
Greek: ἐστί (estí)
he (she or it) is; also (with neuter plural) they are
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ἀφοράω (aphoráō)
to consider attentively
Hebrew: chêzêv
a sight
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἀνευρίσκω (aneurískō)
to find out
Hebrew: shᵉkach
to discover (literally or figuratively)
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Hebrew: ʼillûw
nay, i.e. (softened) if
Greek: ἔρημος (érēmos)
Hebrew: yᵉshîymôwn
a desolation
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: θέλησις (thélēsis)
determination (properly, the act), i.e. option
Hebrew: tsᵉbâʼ
to please
Greek: ἔρημος (érēmos)
Hebrew: yᵉshîymôwn
a desolation
Parallel theme
James 4:8
Hebrews 10:38
Hebrews 12:25
References Lord
2 Chronicles 24:20
2 Chronicles 15:4
1 Chronicles 28:9
2 Chronicles 15:15
2 Chronicles 20:20
2 Chronicles 13:12
Deuteronomy 20:1
Verse Explanation
Azariah told Asa that the Lord would remain with them as long as they remained with Him. If they sought Him, they would find Him, but if they abandoned Him, He would allow them to experience the consequences of leaving Him.
History
10th century BC. The message reflects the covenant principle that faithfulness to God brings blessing while rebellion brings judgment.