1. The Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,
2. and he went to meet King Asa. He called out, “Listen to me, King Asa, and all you people of Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you as long as you are with him. If you look for him, he will let you find him, but if you turn away, he will abandon you.
3. For a long time Israel lived without the true God, without priests to teach them, and without a law.
4. But when trouble came, they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel. They searched for him and found him.