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2 Chronicles 12:14

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

Rehoboam did what was evil, because he did not determine in his heart to seek the Lord.

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However, some good is found in you, for you have eradicated the Asherah poles from the land and have determined in your heart to seek God.’


Be alert, stand firm in the faith,  be courageous,  be strong.


Therefore, my dear brothers and sisters, be steadfast, immovable, always excelling in the Lord’s work,  because you know that your labour in the Lord is not in vain.


So my people come to you in crowds,  sit in front of you, and hear your words, but they don’t obey them. Their mouths go on passionately, but their hearts pursue dishonest profit.


I have not spoken in secret, somewhere in a land of darkness. I did not say to the descendants of Jacob: Seek me in a wasteland. I am the Lord, who speaks righteously, who declares what is right.


whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God,  the Lord, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.’


Those from every tribe of Israel who had determined in their hearts to seek the Lord their God followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.


‘Ask,   and it will be given to you.   Seek, and you will find. Knock, and the door   will be opened to you.


Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our ancestors, keep this desire for ever in the thoughts of the hearts of your people, and confirm their hearts towards you.


Samuel told them, ‘If you  are returning to the Lord   with all your heart,  get rid of the foreign gods  and the Ashtoreths that are among you, set your hearts on the Lord, and worship only him.  Then he will rescue you from the Philistines.’


If only they had such a heart to fear me and keep all my commands always, so that they and their children would prosper for ever.


Judah did what was evil in the Lord’s sight.  They provoked him to jealous anger  more than all that their ancestors had done with the sins they committed.





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