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2 Chronicles 12:14

New Century Version

Rehoboam did evil because he did not want to obey the Lord.

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The people of Judah did what the Lord said was wrong. Their sins made the Lord very angry, even more angry than he had been at their ancestors.

Lord, you are the God of our ancestors, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. Make your people want to serve you always, and make them want to obey you.

There were people from all the tribes of Israel who wanted to obey the Lord, the God of Israel. So they went to Jerusalem with the Levites to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.

But there is some good in you. You took the Asherah idols out of this country, and you have tried to obey God.”

My heart is steady, God; my heart is steady. I will sing and praise you.

Their hearts were not really loyal to God; they did not keep his agreement.

They would not be like their ancestors who were stubborn and disobedient. Their hearts were not loyal to God, and they were not true to him.

I did not speak in secret or hide my words in some dark place. I did not tell the family of Jacob to look for me in empty places. I am the Lord, and I speak the truth; I say what is right.

So they come to you in crowds as if they were really ready to listen. They sit in front of you as if they were my people and hear your words, but they will not obey them. With their mouths they tell me they love me, but their hearts desire their selfish profits.

“Ask, and God will give to you. Search, and you will find. Knock, and the door will open for you.

So my dear brothers and sisters, stand strong. Do not let anything move you. Always give yourselves fully to the work of the Lord, because you know that your work in the Lord is never wasted.

Be alert. Continue strong in the faith. Have courage, and be strong.

I wish their hearts would always respect me and that they would always obey my commands so that things would go well for them and their children forever!

Samuel spoke to the whole group of Israel, saying, “If you’re turning back to the Lord with all your hearts, you must remove your foreign gods and your idols of Ashtoreth. You must give yourselves fully to the Lord and serve only him. Then he will save you from the Philistines.”




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