2 Chronicles 15:2-7

15:2 He met¹ Asa and told him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him.² If you seek him, he will respond to you,³ but if you reject him, he will reject you. 15:3 For a long time⁴ Israel had no true God, or priest to instruct them, or law. 15:4 Because of their distress, they turned back to the Lord God of Israel. They sought him and he responded to them.⁵ 15:5 In those days⁶ no one could travel safely,⁷ for total chaos had overtaken all the people of the surrounding lands.⁸ 15:6 One nation was crushed by another, and one city by another, for God caused them to be in great turmoil.⁹ 15:7 But as for you, be strong and don’t get discouraged,¹⁰ for your work will be rewarded.”¹¹

¹tn Heb “went out before.”

²tn Heb “when you are with him.”

³tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

⁴tn Heb “Many days.”

⁵tn Heb “and he allowed himself to be found by them.”

⁶tn Heb “times.”

⁷tn Heb “there was peace for the one going out or the one coming in.”

⁸tn Heb “for great confusion was upon all the inhabitants of the lands.”

⁹tn Heb “threw them into confusion with all distress.”

¹⁰tn Heb “and let not your hands drop.”

¹¹tn Heb “for there is payment for your work.”