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2 Chronicles 19:3

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

But not everything about you is bad. You destroyed the sacred poles used in worshipping the goddess Asherah—that shows you have tried to obey the LORD.

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Everyone in Israel will mourn at his funeral. But he will be the last one from Jeroboam's family to receive a proper burial, because he's the only one the LORD God of Israel is pleased with.

But some of the people from Israel wanted to worship the LORD God, just as their ancestors had done. So they followed the priests and Levites to Jerusalem, where they could offer sacrifices to the LORD.

Rehoboam turned back to the LORD, and so the LORD did not let Judah be completely destroyed, and Judah was prosperous again.

but he still did wrong and refused to obey the LORD.

They made a solemn promise to faithfully worship the LORD God their ancestors had worshipped,

Everyone was happy because they had made this solemn promise, and in return, the LORD blessed them with peace from all their enemies.

Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he asked the LORD what to do. He then told the people of Judah to go without eating to show their sorrow.

but he did not destroy the local shrines. So the people still worshipped foreign gods, instead of faithfully serving the God their ancestors had worshipped.

then gave orders to find Ahaziah. Jehu's officers found him hiding in Samaria. They brought Ahaziah to Jehu, who immediately put him to death. They buried Ahaziah only because they respected Jehoshaphat his grandfather, who had done his best to obey the LORD. There was no one from Ahaziah's family left to become king of Judah.

Jotham remained faithful to the LORD his God and became a very powerful king.

Ezra had spent his entire life studying and obeying the Law of the LORD and teaching it to others.

I am faithful to you, and you can trust me. I will sing and play music for you, my God.

I know that my selfish desires won't let me do anything that is good. Even when I want to do right, I cannot.

One day, Samuel told all the people of Israel, “If you really want to turn back to the LORD, then prove it. Get rid of your foreign idols, including the ones of the goddess Astarte. Turn to the LORD with all your heart and worship only him. Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.”




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