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2 Chronicles · read by Richard Owen Roberts
70 verses, in order. Only the verses Richard read aloud are shown.
2 Chronicles 6
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When the skies are shut and there is no rain because Your people have sinned against You, and they pray toward this place and confess Your name, and they turn from their sins because You have afflicted them,Read from KJV · Seek My Face
2 Chronicles 7
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When Solomon had finished the house of the LORD and the royal palace, successfully carrying out all that was in his heart to do for the house of the LORD and for his own palace,Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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the LORD appeared to him at night and said to him: "I have heard your prayer and have chosen this place for Myself as a house of sacrifice.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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If I close the sky so there is no rain, or if I command the locust to devour the land, or if I send a plague among My people,Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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and if My people who are called by My name humble themselves and pray and seek My face and turn from their wicked ways, then I will hear from heaven, forgive their sin, and heal their land.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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Now My eyes will be open and My ears attentive to the prayers offered in this place.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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For I have now chosen and consecrated this temple so that My Name may be there forever. My eyes and My heart will be there for all time.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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And as for you, if you walk before Me as your father David walked, doing all I have commanded you, and if you keep My statutes and ordinances,Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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then I will establish your royal throne, as I covenanted with your father David when I said, 'You will never fail to have a man to rule over Israel.'Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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But if you turn away and forsake the statutes and commandments I have set before you, and if you go off to serve and worship other gods,Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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then I will uproot Israel from the soil I have given them, and I will banish from My presence this temple I have sanctified for My Name. I will make it an object of scorn and ridicule among all the peoples.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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And when this temple has become a heap of rubble, all who pass by it will be appalled and say, 'Why has the LORD done such a thing to this land and to this temple?'Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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And others will answer, 'Because they have forsaken the LORD, the God of their fathers, who brought them out of the land of Egypt, and have embraced other gods, worshiping and serving them—because of this, He has brought all this disaster upon them.'"Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
2 Chronicles 12
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And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.Read from NASB1995 · James 4 - Backsliding Prevention by Recovery
2 Chronicles 14
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Then Abijah rested with his fathers and was buried in the City of David. And his son Asa reigned in his place, and in his days the land was at peace for ten years.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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And Asa did what was good and right in the eyes of the LORD his God.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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He removed the foreign altars and high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and chopped down the Asherah poles.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.Read from NKJV · Seek My Face
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He also removed the high places and incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and under him the kingdom was at peace.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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Because the land was at peace, Asa built fortified cities in Judah. In those days no one made war with him, because the LORD had given him rest.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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So he said to the people of Judah, "Let us build these cities and surround them with walls and towers, with doors and bars. The land is still ours because we have sought the LORD our God. We have sought Him and He has given us rest on every side." So they built and prospered.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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Asa had an army of 300,000 men from Judah bearing large shields and spears, and 280,000 men from Benjamin bearing small shields and drawing the bow. All these were mighty men of valor.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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Then Zerah the Cushite came against them with an army of 1,000,000 men and 300 chariots, and they advanced as far as Mareshah.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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So Asa marched out against him and lined up in battle formation in the Valley of Zephathah near Mareshah.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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Then Asa cried out to the LORD his God: "O LORD, there is no one besides You to help the powerless against the mighty. Help us, O LORD our God, for we rely on You, and in Your name we have come against this multitude. O LORD, You are our God. Do not let a mere mortal prevail against You."Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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So the LORD struck down the Cushites before Asa and Judah, and the Cushites fled.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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Then Asa and his army pursued them as far as Gerar. The Cushites fell and could not recover, for they were crushed before the LORD and His army. So the people of Judah carried off a great amount of plunderRead from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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and attacked all the cities around Gerar, because the terror of the LORD had fallen upon them. They plundered all the cities, since there was much plunder there.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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They also attacked the tents of the herdsmen and carried off many sheep and camels. Then they returned to Jerusalem.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
2 Chronicles 15
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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.Read from NASB1995 · Change Our Heart's - Part 4
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For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.Read from NASB1995 · Change Our Heart's - Part 4
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Nation was crushed by nation, and city by city, for God afflicted them with all kinds of adversity.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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But as for you, be strong; do not be discouraged, for your work will be rewarded."Read from NASB1995 · Change Our Heart's - Part 4
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When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD's temple.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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And he assembled all Judah and Benjamin, along with those from the tribes of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them, for great numbers had come over to him from Israel when they saw that the LORD his God was with him.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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So they gathered together in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Asa's reign.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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At that time they sacrificed to the LORD seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep from all the plunder they had brought back.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams' horns.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.Read from NASB1995 · Seeking Gods Face
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King Asa also removed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made a detestable Asherah pole. Asa chopped down the pole, crushed it, and burned it in the Kidron Valley.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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And he brought into the house of God the silver and gold articles that he and his father had dedicated.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Asa's reign.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
2 Chronicles 16
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In the thirty-sixth year of Asa's reign, Baasha king of Israel went up against Judah and fortified Ramah to prevent anyone from leaving or entering the territory of Asa king of Judah.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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So Asa withdrew the silver and gold from the treasuries of the house of the LORD and the royal palace, and he sent it with this message to Ben-hadad king of Aram, who was ruling in Damascus:Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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"Let there be a treaty between me and you, between my father and your father. See, I have sent you silver and gold. Now go and break your treaty with Baasha king of Israel, so that he will withdraw from me."Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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And Ben-hadad listened to King Asa and sent the commanders of his armies against the cities of Israel, conquering Ijon, Dan, Abel-maim, and all the store cities of Naphtali.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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Then King Asa brought all the men of Judah, and they carried away the stones of Ramah and the timbers Baasha had used for building. And with these materials he built up Geba and Mizpah.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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Were not the Cushites and Libyans a vast army with many chariots and horsemen? Yet because you relied on the LORD, He delivered them into your hand.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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For the eyes of the LORD roam to and fro over all the earth, to show Himself strong on behalf of those whose hearts are fully devoted to Him. You have acted foolishly in this matter. From now on, therefore, you will be at war."Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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Asa was angry with the seer and became so enraged over this matter that he put the man in prison. And at the same time Asa oppressed some of the people.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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Now the rest of the acts of Asa, from beginning to end, are indeed written in the Book of the Kings of Judah and Israel.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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In the thirty-ninth year of his reign, Asa became diseased in his feet, and his malady became increasingly severe. Yet even in his illness he did not seek the LORD, but only the physicians.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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So in the forty-first year of his reign, Asa died and rested with his fathers.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
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And he was buried in the tomb that he had cut out for himself in the City of David. They laid him on a bier that was full of spices and various blended perfumes; then they made a great fire in his honor.Read from NASB1995 · Seek My Face
2 Chronicles 24
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After the death of Jehoiada, however, the officials of Judah came and paid homage to the king, and he listened to them.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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They abandoned the house of the LORD, the God of their fathers, and served the Asherah poles and idols. So wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this guilt of theirs.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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Nevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them; but they would not listen.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, "This is what God says: 'Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot prosper? Because you have forsaken the LORD, He has forsaken you.'"Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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But they conspired against Zechariah, and by order of the king, they stoned him in the courtyard of the house of the LORD.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
2 Chronicles 26
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And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father Amaziah had done.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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He sought God throughout the days of Zechariah, who instructed him in the fear of God. And as long as he sought the LORD, God gave him success.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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But when Uzziah grew powerful, his arrogance led to his own destruction. He was unfaithful to the LORD his God, for he entered the temple of the LORD to burn incense on the altar of incense.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
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Then Azariah the priest, along with eighty brave priests of the LORD, went in after him.Read from NASB1995 · Humble Yourselves
2 Chronicles 29
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And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.Read from NASB1995 · Acts 3 - Times of Refreshing
2 Chronicles 34
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Josiah was eight years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem thirty-one years.Read from NASB1995 · Acts 3 - Times of Refreshing