2 Chronicles 15:13

and, whosoever would not seek unto Yahweh God of Israel, should be put to death,—whether small or great, whether man or woman.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.

In Context

12And they entered into a covenant, to seek Yahweh, God of their fathers,—with all their heart, and with all their soul;

14So they bound themselves by oath unto Yahweh, with a loud voice, and with shouting,—and with trumpets and with horns.

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Cross References

Exodus 12:29And it came to pass, at midnight, that Yahweh, smote every firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh who sat upon his throne, unto the firstborn of the captive who was in the pit of his prison,—and every firstborn of beasts.

Exodus 22:20He that sacrificeth to the gods shall be devoted to destruction,—except [he sacrificeth] to Yahweh alone.

Deuteronomy 17:2When there shall be found in thy midst, within any of thy gates, which Yahweh thy God is giving unto thee, man or woman who doeth the thing which is wicked in the eyes of Yahweh thy God by transgressing his covenant;

1 Kings 18:40And Elijah said unto them—Seize ye the prophets of Baal—let not, a man, of them escape. So they seized them. And Elijah took them down unto the ravine of Kishon, and slaughtered them there.

Job 34:19For he hath shewn no respect of persons unto princes, neither hath he recognised the rich rather than the poor? For, the work of his hands, are they all.

Zephaniah 1:6And them who turn away from following Yahweh,—and have neither sought Yahweh, nor enquired for him.

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 15:9-19

Asa Reforms His Kingdom. ( b. c. 940.) 8 And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the Lord , that was before the porch of the Lord . 9 And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they… Read the whole commentary →

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