2 Chronicles 15:1

The NET Bible®

God's Spirit came upon Azariah son of Oded.

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The Spirit of God came on Azariah son of Oded.

Hebrew Names Version
The Spirit of God came on `Azaryah the son of `Oded:

King James Version
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

English Standard Version
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded,

New Century Version
The Spirit of God entered Azariah son of Oded.

Amplified Bible
Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,

New American Standard Bible
Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,

World English Bible
The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then the Spirite of God came vpon Azariah the sonne of Obed.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,

Berean Standard Bible
Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

Contemporary English Version
Some time later, God spoke to Azariah son of Oded.

Complete Jewish Bible
The Spirit of God came on ‘Azaryah the son of ‘Oded;

Darby Translation
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.

Easy-to-Read Version
The Spirit of God came on Azariah, who was Obed's son.

George Lamsa Translation
AND the Spirit of the LORD came upon Azariah the son of Azor;

Good News Translation
The spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,

Lexham English Bible
Now Azariah the son of Oded—the Spirit of God came upon him.

Literal Translation
And the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And the sprete of God came vpo Asarias the sonne of Obed,

American Standard Version
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

Bible in Basic English
And the spirit of God came on Azariah, the son of Oded;

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And the spirite of God came on Azaria the sonne of Obed,

JPS Old Testament (1917)
And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded;

King James Version (1611)
And the Spirit of God came vpon Azariah the sonne of Oded.

Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Azarias the son of Oded—upon him came the Spirit of the Lord,

English Revised Version
And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Forsothe Azarie, the sone of Obeth, whanne the spirit of the Lord was comyn in to hym,

Update Bible Version
And the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded:

Webster's Bible Translation
And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

New King James Version
Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.

New Living Translation
Then the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded,

New Life Bible
The Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.

New Revised Standard
The spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, as for Azariah son of Oded, there came upon him, the spirit of God.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded,

Revised Standard Version
The Spirit of God came upon Azari'ah the son of Oded,

Young's Literal Translation
And upon Azariah son of Oded hath been the Spirit of God,

THE MESSAGE
Then Azariah son of Obed, moved by the Spirit of God, went out to meet Asa. He said, "Listen carefully, Asa, and listen Judah and Benjamin: God will stick with you as long as you stick with him. If you look for him he will let himself be found; but if you leave him he'll leave you. For a long time Israel didn't have the real God, nor did they have the help of priest or teacher or book. But when they were in trouble and got serious, and decided to seek God , the God of Israel, God let himself be found. At that time it was a dog-eat-dog world; life was constantly up for grabs—no one, regardless of country, knew what the next day might bring. Nation battered nation, city pummeled city. God let loose every kind of trouble among them.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,

Contextual Overview

¹ God's Spirit came upon Azariah son of Oded. ² He met Asa and told him, "Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. If you seek him, he will respond to you, but if you reject him, he will reject you. ³ For a long time Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law. ⁴ Because of their distress, they turned back to the Lord God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them. ⁵ In those days no one could travel safely, for total chaos had overtaken all the people of the surrounding lands. ⁶ One nation was crushed by another, and one city by another, for God caused them to be in great turmoil. ⁷ But as for you, be strong and don't get discouraged, for your work will be rewarded."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the Spirit: 2 Chronicles 20:14, 2 Chronicles 24:20, Numbers 24:2, Judges 3:10, 2 Samuel 23:2, 2 Peter 1:21

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 15:8 - Oded

Cross-References

Genesis 15:1
After these things the word of the Lord came to Abram in a vision: "Fear not, Abram! I am your shield and the one who will reward you in great abundance."

Genesis 15:2
But Abram said, "O sovereign Lord , what will you give me since I continue to be childless, and my heir is Eliezer of Damascus?"

Genesis 15:3
Abram added, "Since you have not given me a descendant, then look, one born in my house will be my heir!"

Genesis 15:4
But look, the word of the Lord came to him: "This man will not be your heir, but instead a son who comes from your own body will be your heir."

Genesis 15:5
The Lord took him outside and said, "Gaze into the sky and count the stars—if you are able to count them!" Then he said to him, "So will your descendants be."

Genesis 15:6
Abram believed the Lord , and the Lord considered his response of faith as proof of genuine loyalty.

Genesis 15:10
So Abram took all these for him and then cut them in two and placed each half opposite the other, but he did not cut the birds in half.

Genesis 15:14
But I will execute judgment on the nation that they will serve. Afterward they will come out with many possessions.

Genesis 15:16
In the fourth generation your descendants will return here, for the sin of the Amorites has not yet reached its limit."

Genesis 15:17
When the sun had gone down and it was dark, a smoking firepot with a flaming torch passed between the animal parts.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded,.... The same with Iddo, as Hillerus h thinks; and some suppose this to be the name of the son as well as the father, but called Azariah, to distinguish him from him, see 2 Chronicles 15:8 on whom came, as the Targum, the spirit of prophecy, instructing him what to say to Asa; and the Jews say i he is the same with Iddo, and he the same that was sent to Jeroboam, to reprove him for the altar he built.

h Onomastic, Sacr. p. 458. i In Hieron. Trad. Heb. in Paralipom. fol. 84. L. & 85. A.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Oded is by some identified with Iddo, the prophet and historian of the two preceding reigns. In the Hebrew the two names differ very slightly.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

CHAPTER XV

Azariah's prophecy concerning Israel, and his exhortation to

Asa, 1-7.

Asa completes the reformation which he had begun, his kingdom

is greatly strengthened, and all to people make a solemn

covenant with the Lord, 8-15.

His treatment of his mother Maachah, 16.

He brings into the house of God the things that has father had

dedicated, 17, 18.

And he has no war till the thirty-fifth year of his reign, 19.

NOTES ON CHAP. XV

Verse 2 Chronicles 15:1. Azariah the son of Oded — We know nothing of this prophet but what is related of him here.