1. And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.
2. And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you while ye are with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.
3. Now for a long while Israel was without the true God and without a teaching priest, and without law;
4. but in their trouble they turned to Jehovah the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found of them.
5. And in those times there was no peace to him that went out nor to him that came in, but great disturbances were amongst all the inhabitants of the countries.
6. And nation was broken against nation, and city against city; for God disturbed them with all manner of distress.