All Judah rejoiced over the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.
2 Chronicles 15:4 - New Revised Standard Version but when in their distress they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition But when they in their trouble turned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and [in desperation earnestly] sought Him, He was found by them. American Standard Version (1901) but when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. Common English Bible But in their time of trouble they turned to the LORD, Israel’s God. They sought him and found him! Catholic Public Domain Version And when, in their anguish, they will have returned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and will have sought him, they shall find him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And when in their distress they shall return to the Lord the God of Israel, and shall seek him, they shall find him. |
All Judah rejoiced over the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and had sought him with their whole desire, and he was found by them, and the Lord gave them rest all around.
He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, while you are with him. If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
While he was in distress he entreated the favor of the Lord his God and humbled himself greatly before the God of his ancestors.
Listen to me, you that pursue righteousness, you that seek the Lord. Look to the rock from which you were hewn, and to the quarry from which you were dug.
let the wicked forsake their way, and the unrighteous their thoughts; let them return to the Lord, that he may have mercy on them, and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
“Come, let us return to the Lord; for it is he who has torn, and he will heal us; he has struck down, and he will bind us up.
Therefore say to them, Thus says the Lord of hosts: Return to me, says the Lord of hosts, and I will return to you, says the Lord of hosts.
Then Isaiah is so bold as to say, “I have been found by those who did not seek me; I have shown myself to those who did not ask for me.”