Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, and he was found by them. New Living Translation But whenever they were in trouble and turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him out, they found him. English Standard Version but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. Berean Standard Bible But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them. King James Bible But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. New King James Version but when in their trouble they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them. New American Standard Bible But in their distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him. NASB 1995 “But in their distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him. NASB 1977 “But in their distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and they sought Him, and He let them find Him. Legacy Standard Bible But in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and they searched for Him, and He was found by them. Amplified Bible But when they were in their trouble and distress they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and [in desperation earnestly] sought Him, and He let them find Him. Christian Standard Bible but when they turned to the LORD God of Israel in their distress and sought him, he was found by them. Holman Christian Standard Bible but when they turned to the LORD God of Israel in their distress and sought Him, He was found by them. American Standard Version but when in their distress they turned unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. Contemporary English Version But whenever trouble came, Israel turned back to the LORD their God and worshiped him. English Revised Version But when in their distress they turned unto the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. GOD'S WORD® Translation But when they were in trouble, they turned to the LORD God of Israel. When they searched for him, he let them find him. Good News Translation But when trouble came, they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel. They searched for him and found him. International Standard Version but they turned to the LORD God of Israel in their distress. When they sought him, he let them become reacquainted with him. Majority Standard Bible But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them. NET Bible Because of their distress, they turned back to the LORD God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them. New Heart English Bible But when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. Webster's Bible Translation But when they in their trouble returned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. World English Bible But when in their distress they turned to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionand it turns back in its distress to YHWH, God of Israel, and they seek Him, and He is found by them, Young's Literal Translation and it turneth back in its distress unto Jehovah, God of Israel, and they seek Him, and He is found of them, Smith's Literal Translation And he will turn back in straits to him upon Jehovah God of Israel, and they will seek him and he will be found to them. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd when in their distress they shall return to the Lord the God of Israel, and shall seek him, they shall find him. Catholic Public Domain Version And when, in their anguish, they will have returned to the Lord, the God of Israel, and will have sought him, they shall find him. New American Bible but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. New Revised Standard Version but when in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought him, he was found by them. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleBut when in their distress they prayed to the LORD God of Israel and sought him, he was found by them. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And when it distressed them, they prayed before LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel, and they looked for him and he was found by them. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917but when in their distress they turned unto the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found of them. Brenton Septuagint Translation But he shall turn them to the Lord God of Israel, and he will be found of them. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Prophecy of Azariah…3For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law. 4But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them. 5In those days there was no safety for travelers, because the residents of the lands had many conflicts.… Cross References Jeremiah 29:13 You will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. Deuteronomy 4:29-31 But if from there you will seek the LORD your God, you will find Him if you seek Him with all your heart and with all your soul. / When you are in distress and all these things have happened to you, then in later days you will return to the LORD your God and listen to His voice. / For the LORD your God is a merciful God; He will not abandon you or destroy you or forget the covenant with your fathers, which He swore to them by oath. Isaiah 55:6-7 Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. Hosea 5:15 Then I will return to My place until they admit their guilt and seek My face; in their affliction they will earnestly seek Me.” Psalm 32:6 Therefore let all the godly pray to You while You may be found. Surely when great waters rise, they will not come near. Joel 2:12-13 “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. Matthew 7:7-8 Ask, and it will be given to you; seek, and you will find; knock, and the door will be opened to you. / For everyone who asks receives; he who seeks finds; and to him who knocks, the door will be opened. 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. Acts 17:27 God intended that they would seek Him and perhaps reach out for Him and find Him, though He is not far from each one of us. Hebrews 11:6 And without faith it is impossible to please God. For anyone who approaches Him must believe that He exists and that He rewards those who earnestly seek Him. 1 Samuel 7:3-4 Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” / So the Israelites put away the Baals and Ashtoreths and served only the LORD. 1 Kings 8:47-50 and when they come to their senses in the land to which they were taken, and they repent and plead with You in the land of their captors, saying, ‘We have sinned and done wrong; we have acted wickedly,’ / and when they return to You with all their heart and soul in the land of the enemies who took them captive, and when they pray to You in the direction of the land that You gave to their fathers, the city You have chosen, and the house I have built for Your Name, / then may You hear from heaven, Your dwelling place, their prayer and petition, and may You uphold their cause. ... Nehemiah 9:27-28 So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. Psalm 9:10 Those who know Your name trust in You, for You, O LORD, have not forsaken those who seek You. Psalm 34:4 I sought the LORD, and He answered me; He delivered me from all my fears. Treasury of Scripture But when they in their trouble did turn to the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. in their trouble Deuteronomy 4:29,30 But if from thence thou shalt seek the LORD thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul… Jeremiah 3:9,10 And it came to pass through the lightness of her whoredom, that she defiled the land, and committed adultery with stones and with stocks… Jeremiah 10:10-16 But the LORD is the true God, he is the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation… found of them 2 Chronicles 15:15 And 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 of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about. Isaiah 55:6 Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Isaiah 65:1,2 I am sought of them that asked not for me; I am found of them that sought me not: I said, Behold me, behold me, unto a nation that was not called by my name… Jump to Previous Distress Find Found Israel Rewarded Search Searching Seek Sought Trouble Turn Turned TurnethJump to Next Distress Find Found Israel Rewarded Search Searching Seek Sought Trouble Turn Turned Turneth2 Chronicles 15 1. Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah, 12. make a solemn covenant with God 16. He puts down Maachah his grandmother for idolatry 18. He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace. But in their distress The phrase "in their distress" refers to a time of great trouble or adversity. The Hebrew word for "distress" is "tsarah," which often denotes a narrow or tight place, symbolizing the pressure and challenges faced by the people. Historically, Israel faced numerous periods of distress due to external threats and internal strife. This context highlights the recurring theme in Scripture where God uses difficult circumstances to draw His people back to Himself, emphasizing His sovereignty and the purpose behind trials. they turned to the LORD the God of Israel and sought Him and He was found by them Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew But in their distressבַּצַּר־ (baṣ·ṣar-) Preposition-b, Article | Adjective - masculine singular Strong's 6862: Narrow, a tight place, a pebble, an opponent they turned וַיָּ֙שָׁב֙ (way·yā·šāḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again to עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against the LORD, יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the God אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc and sought Him, וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ (way·ḇaq·šu·hū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after and He was found וַיִּמָּצֵ֥א (way·yim·mā·ṣê) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present by them. לָהֶֽם׃ (lā·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Links 2 Chronicles 15:4 NIV2 Chronicles 15:4 NLT 2 Chronicles 15:4 ESV 2 Chronicles 15:4 NASB 2 Chronicles 15:4 KJV 2 Chronicles 15:4 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 15:4 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 15:4 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 15:4 French Bible 2 Chronicles 15:4 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:4 But when in their distress they turned (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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