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Berean Standard Bible

“So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.”

2 Chronicles 15:2

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King Asa of Judah returns from a military victory, and the prophet Azariah meets him with a message from God. It is both encouragement and warning.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

World English Bible (WEB)

and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! Yahweh is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

King James Version (KJV)

And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

American Standard Version (ASV)

and he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y salió al encuentro á Asa, y díjole: Oidme, Asa, y todo Judá y Benjamín: Jehová es con vosotros, si vosotros fuereis con él: y si le buscareis, será hallado de vosotros; mas si le dejareis, él también os dejará.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

y le dio un mensaje para el rey Asá. Entonces Azarías fue a encontrar al rey Asá, y le dijo: «¡Escúchame, rey Asá! ¡Escuchen, Judá y Benjamín! ¡El Señor estará con ustedes, siempre y cuando ustedes estén con él! ¡Todas las veces que lo busquen, lo encontrarán! Pero si lo abandonan, él también los abandonará a ustedes.

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