And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.
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- WEB and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to obey his law and command.
- BSB He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
- NKJV He commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandment.
- NASB and commanded Judah to seek the Lord God of their fathers and to comply with the Law and the commandment.
- NLT He commanded the people of Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his law and his commands.
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Quick answer
Asa commands all Judah to seek the Lord and keep His law. Reform is not only removing evil but positively pursuing God.
Overview
Beyond tearing down idols, Asa directs the nation toward obedience to the God of their fathers. 'Seeking Yahweh' is a key Chronicles theme: wholehearted pursuit of God that brings life and blessing. This call to seek God and obey His word finds its fullest answer in the gospel, where God is sought and found through Christ.
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- 2 Chr 33:16And he repaired the altar of the LORD, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the LORD God of Israel.
- Gen 18:19For I know him, that he will command his children and his household after him, and they shall keep the way of the LORD, to do justice and judgment; that the LORD may bring upon Abraham that which he hath spoken of him.
- Neh 13:9Then I commanded, and they cleansed the chambers: and thither brought I again the vessels of the house of God, with the meat offering and the frankincense.
- Ps 119:10With my whole heart have I sought thee: O let me not wander from thy commandments.
- 1 Sam 3:13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.
- Josh 24:15And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.
- 2 Chr 29:21And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
- Isa 55:6–7Seek ye the LORD while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near:
- Amos 5:4For thus saith the LORD unto the house of Israel, Seek ye me, and ye shall live:
- Ps 101:2–8I will behave myself wisely in a perfect way. O when wilt thou come unto me? I will walk within my house with a perfect heart.
- 2 Chr 30:19That prepareth his heart to seek God, the LORD God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.
- 2 Chr 11:16And after them out of all the tribes of Israel such as set their hearts to seek the LORD God of Israel came to Jerusalem, to sacrifice unto the LORD God of their fathers.
- 2 Chr 34:32–33And he caused all that were present in Jerusalem and Benjamin to stand to it. And the inhabitants of Jerusalem did according to the covenant of God, the God of their fathers.
- 2 Chr 30:12Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.
- Ezra 10:7–12And they made proclamation throughout Judah and Jerusalem unto all the children of the captivity, that they should gather themselves together unto Jerusalem;
- Neh 10:29–39They clave to their brethren, their nobles, and entered into a curse, and into an oath, to walk in God’s law, which was given by Moses the servant of God, and to observe and do all the commandments of the LORD our Lord, and his judgments and his statutes;
- 2 Chr 29:30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
- 2 Chr 29:27And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
- Neh 13:19–22And it came to pass, that when the gates of Jerusalem began to be dark before the sabbath, I commanded that the gates should be shut, and charged that they should not be opened till after the sabbath: and some of my servants set I at the gates, that there should no burden be brought in on the sabbath day.
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