2 Chronicles 15:17

15:17 The high places were not eliminated from Israel, yet Asa was wholeheartedly devoted to the Lord throughout his lifetime. ¹ 

2 Chronicles 15:2

15:2 He met ²  Asa and told him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin! The Lord is with you when you are loyal to him. ³  If you seek him, he will respond to you, ⁴  but if you reject him, he will reject you.

2 Chronicles 20:3

20:3 Jehoshaphat was afraid, so he decided to seek the Lord’s advice. ⁵  He decreed that all Judah should observe a fast.

Psalms 37:37

37:37 Take note of the one who has integrity! Observe the godly! ⁶ 

For the one who promotes peace has a future. ⁷ 

[15:17]  ¹ tn Heb “yet the heart of Asa was complete all his days.”

[15:2]  ² tn Heb “went out before.”

[15:2]  ³ tn Heb “when you are with him.”

[15:2]  ⁴ tn Heb “he will allow himself to be found by you.”

[20:3]  ⁵ tn Heb “and he set his face to seek the Lord.”

[37:37]  ⁶ tn Or “upright.”

[37:37]  ⁷ tn Heb “for [there is] an end for a man of peace.” Some interpret אַחֲרִית (’akharit, “end”) as referring to offspring (see the next verse and Ps 109:13; cf. NEB, NRSV).