11 translations · Hebrew
2 Chronicles 15:2
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.
2 Chronicles 15:2 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- 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.
- KJV King James Version
- 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.
- BSB 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.
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- and he goes out before Asa and says to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; YHWH [is] with you—in your being with Him, and if you seek Him, He is found by you, and if you forsake Him, He forsakes you;
- FBV Free Bible Version
- He went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you while you are with him. If you look for him, you will find him; but if you abandon him, he will abandon you.
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- and he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, 'Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah [is] with you — in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;
- DBY Darby Translation
- And he went out to meet Asa, and said to 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.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- 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; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And 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.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֵּצֵא֮ | way·yê·ṣê | So he went out | H3318 יָצָא to come out: come |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lip̄·nê | to meet | H6440 פָּנֶה face: before |
| אָסָא֒ | ’ā·sā | Asa | H609 אָסָא Asa |
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | and said | H559 אָמַר to say |
| ל֔וֹ | lōw | to him | H9005 ל to/for |
| שְׁמָע֕וּנִי | šə·mā·‘ū·nî | Listen to me | H8085 שָׁמַע to hear: hear |
| אָסָ֖א | ’ā·sā | Asa | H609 אָסָא Asa |
| וְכָל־ | wə·ḵāl | and all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| יְהוּדָ֣ה | yə·hū·ḏāh | Judah | H3063 יְהוּדָה Judah |
| וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן | ū·ḇin·yā·min | and Benjamin | H1144 בִּנְיָמִין Benjamin |
| יְהוָ֤ה | Yah·weh | The LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| עִמָּכֶם֙ | ‘im·mā·ḵem | is with you | H5973 עִם with |
| בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶ֣ם | bih·yō·wṯ·ḵem | when you are | H1961 הָיָה to be |
| עִמּ֔וֹ | ‘im·mōw | with Him | H5973 עִם with |
| וְאִֽם־ | wə·’im- | If | H518 אִם if |
| תִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙ | tiḏ·rə·šu·hū | you seek Him | H1875 דָּרַשׁ to seek |
| יִמָּצֵ֣א | yim·mā·ṣê | He will be found | H4672 מָצָא to find |
| לָכֶ֔ם | lā·ḵem | by you | H9005 ל to/for |
| וְאִם־ | wə·’im- | but if | H518 אִם if |
| תַּעַזְבֻ֖הוּ | ta·‘az·ḇu·hū | you forsake Him | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
| יַעֲזֹ֥ב | ya·‘ă·zōḇ | He will forsake | H5800 עָזַב to leave: forsake |
| אֶתְכֶֽם׃ס | ’eṯ·ḵem | you | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
Related verses
- James 4:8
Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded.
- 2 Chronicles 24:20
The Spirit of God came on Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest; and he stood above the people, and said to them, “Thus says God, ‘Why do you disobey Yahweh’s commandments, so that you can’t prosper? Because you have forsaken Yahweh, he has also forsaken you.’”
- 2 Chronicles 15:4
But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
- 1 Chronicles 28:9
You, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for Yahweh searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts. If you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
- Jeremiah 29:12–14
You shall call on me, and you shall go and pray to me, and I will listen to you. You shall seek me, and find me, when you search for me with all your heart. I will be found by you,” says Yahweh, “and I will turn again your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places where I have driven you, says Yahweh. I will bring you again to the place from where I caused you to be carried away captive.”
- Hebrews 10:38
But the righteous will live by faith. If he shrinks back, my soul has no pleasure in him.”
- Isaiah 55:6–7
Seek Yahweh while he may be found. Call on him while he is near. Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
- 2 Chronicles 15:15
All Judah rejoiced at the oath, for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them. Then Yahweh gave them rest all around.
- Matthew 7:7–8
“Ask, and it will be given you. Seek, and you will find. Knock, and it will be opened for you. For everyone who asks receives. He who seeks finds. To him who knocks it will be opened.
- 2 Chronicles 20:20
They rose early in the morning, and went out into the wilderness of Tekoa. As they went out, Jehoshaphat stood and said, “Listen to me, Judah, and you inhabitants of Jerusalem! Believe in Yahweh your God, so you will be established! Believe his prophets, so you will prosper.”
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:
2 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.
3 Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.
4 But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 15 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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