2 Chronicles 15 · Verse 2

2 Chronicles 15:2

And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
2 Chronicles 15:2, King James Version

2 Chronicles 15:2 in other translations

BSBSo he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
WEBHe went out to meet Asa, and said to him, “Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin! The LORD is with you while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.
ASVand he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.
YLTand he goeth out before Asa, and saith to him, ‘Hear, me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; Jehovah is with you--in your being with Him, and if ye seek Him, He is found of you, and if ye forsake Him, He forsaketh you;
DARBYAnd he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: Jehovah is with you while ye are with him; and if ye seek him he will be found of you, but if ye forsake him he will forsake you.
BBEAnd he came face to face with Asa and said to him, Give ear to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin: the Lord is with you while you are with him; if your heart's desire is for him, he will be near you, but if you give him up, he will give you up.
WebsterAnd he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you, while ye are with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

What does 2 Chronicles 15:2 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
2. The Lord is with you, while ye be with him--You have had, in your recent signal success, a remarkable proof that God's blessing is upon you; your victory has been the reward of your faith and piety. If you steadfastly adhere to the cause of God, you may expect a continuance of His favor; but if you abandon it, you will soon reap the bitter fruits of apostasy.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 2 The Lord is with you, while ye be with him - This is the settled and eternal purpose of God; to them who seek him he will ever be found propitious, and them alone will he abandon who forsake him. In this verse the unconditional perseverance of the saints has no place: a doctrine which was first the ruin of the human race, Ye shall not die; and ever since the fall, has been the plague and disgrace of the Church of Christ. The Targum is curious: "Hearken to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Word of the Lord shall be your helper, while ye walk in his ways. If ye seek doctrine from his presence he will be found of you in times of trouble; but if you cast away his fear, he will abandon you."

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

2 Chronicles 15:2 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיֵּצֵא֮vai.ye.Tze'and he went outH3318
לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> beforeH6440
אָסָא֒'a.Sa'AsaH609
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
ל֔וֹloto him
שְׁמָע֕וּנִיshe.ma.'U.nilisten to meH8085
אָסָ֖א'a.Sa'O AsaH609
וְכָל\־ve.kholand allH3605
יְהוּדָ֣הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וּבִנְיָמִ֑ןu.vin.ya.Minand BenjaminH1144
יְהוָ֤הYah.wehYahwehH3068
עִמָּכֶם֙'i.ma.Khem[is] with youH5973
בִּֽהְיֽוֹתְכֶ֣םbih.yot.Khemwhen are youH1961
עִמּ֔וֹi.Mowith himH5973
וְאִֽם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
תִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙tid.re.Shu.huyou will seek himH1875
יִמָּצֵ֣אyi.ma.Tze'he will let himself be foundH4672
לָכֶ֔םla.Khemby you
וְאִם\־ve.'im-and ifH518
תַּעַזְבֻ֖הוּta.'az.Vu.huyou will forsake himH5800
יַעֲזֹ֥בya.'a.Zohe will forsakeH5800
אֶתְכֶֽם\׃\ \ס'et.Khem<obj.> youH853

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 15:2

  • James 4:8

    Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:20

    And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:4

    But when they in their trouble did turn unto the Lord God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:9

    And thou, Solomon my son, know thou the God of thy father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind: for the Lord searcheth all hearts, and understandeth all the imaginations of the thoughts: if thou seek him, he will be found of thee; but if thou forsake him, he will cast thee off for ever.

  • Jeremiah 29:12-14

    Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart. And I will be found of you, saith the Lord: and I will turn away your captivity, and I will gather you from all the nations, and from all the places whither I have driven you, saith the Lord; and I will bring you again into the place whence I caused you to be carried away captive.

  • Hebrews 10:38

    Now the just shall live by faith: but if any man draw back, my soul shall have no pleasure in him.

  • Isaiah 55:6-7

    Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near: Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts: and let him return unto the Lord, and he will have mercy upon him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.

  • 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.

  • Matthew 7:7-8

    Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you: For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened.

  • 2 Chronicles 20:20

    And they rose early in the morning, and went forth into the wilderness of Tekoa: and as they went forth, Jehoshaphat stood and said, Hear me, O Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem; Believe in the Lord your God, so shall ye be established; believe his prophets, so shall ye prosper.

  • Hebrews 12:25

    See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:

  • 2 Chronicles 13:12

    And, behold, God himself is with us for our captain, and his priests with sounding trumpets to cry alarm against you. O children of Israel, fight ye not against the Lord God of your fathers; for ye shall not prosper.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
to meet Asa. Heb. before Asa. Hear ye me.
13:4; 20:15,20; Jud 9:7; Ps 49:1,2; Isa 7:13; Mt 13:9; Re 2:7,11,17
Re 2:29; 3:6,13,22
The Lord.
13:12; 32:8; De 20:1; Jas 4:8
if ye seek him.
4,15; 33:12; Isa 55:6,7; Jer 29:12-14; Mt 7:7,8
if ye forsake.
12:1-3; 24:20; 2Ki 21:14; 1Ch 28:9; Ro 11:1,2; Heb 10:38; 12:25

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 15:1

    And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

  • 2 Chronicles 15:2

    And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The Lord is with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you.

  • 2 Chronicles 15:3

    Now for a long season Israel hath been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

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2 Chronicles 15:2 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		Y salió al encuentro á Asa, y díjole: Oidme, Asa, y todo Judá y Benjamín: Jehová es con vosotros, si vosotros fuereis con él: y si le buscareis, será hallado de vosotros; mas si le dejareis, él también os dejará.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		et il sortit au-devant d’Asa, et lui dit: Asa, et tout Juda et Benjamin, écoutez-moi: L’ Éternel est avec vous quand vous êtes avec lui; et si vous le cherchez vous le trouverez, et si vous l’abandonnez il vous abandonnera.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Und er ging hinaus, Asa entgegen, und sprach zu ihm: Höret mich, Asa und ganz Juda und Benjamin! Jehova ist mit euch, wenn ihr mit ihm seid. Und wenn ihr ihn suchet, wird er sich von euch finden lassen; wenn ihr ihn aber verlasset, wird er euch verlassen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		egressus est in occursum Asa, et dixit ei: Audite me, Asa, et omnis Juda et Benjamin: Dominus vobiscum, quia fuistis cum eo. Si quæsieritis eum, invenietis: si autem dereliqueritis eum, derelinquet vos.