2 Chronicles 15:1

And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded,

Douay-Rheims 1899

In The King James Version

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

In Context

2And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: Hear ye me, Asa, and all Juda and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, because you have been with him. If you seek him, you shall find: but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

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Cross References

Judges 3:10And the spirit of the Lord was in him, and he judged Israel. And he went out to fight, and the Lord delivered into his hands Chusan Rasathaim king of Syria, and he overthrew him.

2 Chronicles 20:14And Jahaziel the son of Zacharias, the son of Banaias, the son of Jehiel, the son of Mathanias, a Levite of the sons of Asaph, was there, upon whom the spirit of the Lord came in the midst of the multitude,

2 Peter 1:21For prophecy came not by the will of man at any time: but the holy men of God spoke, inspired by the Holy Ghost.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 15:1

Asa and his army were now returning in triumph from the battle, laden with spoils and adorned with the trophies of victory, the pious prince, we may now suppose, studying what he should render to God for this great favour. He knew that the work of reformation, which he had begun in his kingdom, was not perfected; his enemies abroad were subdued, but there were more dangerous enemies at home that were yet unconquered—idols in Judah and Benjamin: his victory over the former emboldened him vigorously to renew his… Read the whole commentary →

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