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2 Chronicles 15:12
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord , the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
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Christian Standard Bible®
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with all their heart and all their soul.
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with all their heart and all their soul.
Hebrew Names Version
They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
King James Version
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
English Standard Version
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord , the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul,
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord , the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul,
New Century Version
Then they made an agreement to obey the Lord , the God of their ancestors, with their whole being.
Then they made an agreement to obey the Lord , the God of their ancestors, with their whole being.
New English Translation
They solemnly agreed to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with their whole heart and being.
They solemnly agreed to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with their whole heart and being.
Amplified Bible
They entered into a covenant (solemn agreement) to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
They entered into a covenant (solemn agreement) to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
New American Standard Bible
They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
World English Bible
They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
Geneva Bible (1587)
And they made a couenant to seeke the Lorde God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soule.
And they made a couenant to seeke the Lorde God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soule.
Legacy Standard Bible
They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul;
They entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul;
Berean Standard Bible
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.
Contemporary English Version
They made a solemn promise to faithfully worship the Lord God their ancestors had worshiped,
They made a solemn promise to faithfully worship the Lord God their ancestors had worshiped,
Complete Jewish Bible
and they entered into a covenant to seek Adonai , the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their being;
and they entered into a covenant to seek Adonai , the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their being;
Darby Translation
And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
And they entered into a covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
Easy-to-Read Version
Then they made an agreement to serve the Lord God with all their heart and with all their soul. He is the God their ancestors served.
Then they made an agreement to serve the Lord God with all their heart and with all their soul. He is the God their ancestors served.
George Lamsa Translation
And they entered into a covenant to pray to the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into a covenant to pray to the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Good News Translation
They made a covenant in which they agreed to worship the Lord , the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
They made a covenant in which they agreed to worship the Lord , the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul.
Lexham English Bible
And they entered into a covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their inmost being,
And they entered into a covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their inmost being,
Literal Translation
And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.
And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah the God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And they entred in to ye couenaunt, that they wolde seke the LORDE God of their fathers, with all their hert and with all their soule.
And they entred in to ye couenaunt, that they wolde seke the LORDE God of their fathers, with all their hert and with all their soule.
American Standard Version
And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into the covenant to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
Bible in Basic English
And they made an agreement to be true to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and all their soul;
And they made an agreement to be true to the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and all their soul;
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And they made a couenaunt to seeke the Lorde God of their fathers, with all their heart, and all their soule.
And they made a couenaunt to seeke the Lorde God of their fathers, with all their heart, and all their soule.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
King James Version (1611)
And they entred into a couenant to seeke the Lord God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soule:
And they entred into a couenant to seeke the Lord God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soule:
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he entered into a covenant that they should seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.
And he entered into a covenant that they should seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.
English Revised Version
And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into the covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Asa entride bi custom to make strong the boond of pees, that thei schulden seke the Lord God of her fadris in al her herte, and in al her soule.
And Asa entride bi custom to make strong the boond of pees, that thei schulden seke the Lord God of her fadris in al her herte, and in al her soule.
Update Bible Version
And they entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into the covenant to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
Webster's Bible Translation
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
New King James Version
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;
New Life Bible
And they agreed to follow the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul.
And they agreed to follow the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and soul.
New Revised Standard
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord , the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their soul.
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord , the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and with all their soul.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And they entered into a covenant, to seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, - with all their heart, and with all their soul;
And they entered into a covenant, to seek Yahweh, God of their fathers, - with all their heart, and with all their soul;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he went in to confirm as usual the covenant, that they should seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart, and with all their soul.
And he went in to confirm as usual the covenant, that they should seek the Lord the God of their fathers with all their heart, and with all their soul.
Revised Standard Version
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul;
Young's Literal Translation
and they enter into a covenant to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
and they enter into a covenant to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
They entered into the covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and soul;
Contextual Overview
8 When Asa heard this message from Azariah the prophet, he took courage and removed all the detestable idols from the land of Judah and Benjamin and in the towns he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. And he repaired the altar of the Lord , which stood in front of the entry room of the Lord 's Temple. 9 Then Asa called together all the people of Judah and Benjamin, along with the people of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon who had settled among them. For many from Israel had moved to Judah during Asa's reign when they saw that the Lord his God was with him. 10 The people gathered at Jerusalem in late spring, during the fifteenth year of Asa's reign. 11 On that day they sacrificed to the Lord 700 cattle and 7,000 sheep and goats from the plunder they had taken in the battle. 12 Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord , the God of their ancestors, with all their heart and soul. 13 They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the Lord , the God of Israel, would be put to death—whether young or old, man or woman. 14 They shouted out their oath of loyalty to the Lord with trumpets blaring and rams' horns sounding. 15 All in Judah were happy about this covenant, for they had entered into it with all their heart. They earnestly sought after God, and they found him. And the Lord gave them rest from their enemies on every side. 16 King Asa even deposed his grandmother Maacah from her position as queen mother because she had made an obscene Asherah pole. He cut down her obscene pole, broke it up, and burned it in the Kidron Valley. 17 Although the pagan shrines were not removed from Israel, Asa's heart remained completely faithful throughout his life.
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
they entered: 2 Chronicles 23:16, 2 Chronicles 29:10, 2 Chronicles 34:31, 2 Chronicles 34:32, Deuteronomy 29:1, Deuteronomy 29:12, 2 Kings 23:3, Nehemiah 9:38, Nehemiah 10:29, Jeremiah 50:5, 2 Corinthians 8:5
seek: 2 Chronicles 15:4, Deuteronomy 4:29, Deuteronomy 10:12, 1 Kings 8:48, Jeremiah 29:12, Jeremiah 29:13, Acts 24:14
Reciprocal: Joshua 24:25 - made 2 Kings 11:4 - made a covenant 2 Kings 11:17 - made a covenant 2 Chronicles 15:15 - sought him 2 Chronicles 34:30 - great and small Nehemiah 13:25 - made them Jeremiah 29:14 - I will be Jeremiah 34:8 - had
Cross-References
Genesis 2:21
So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the opening.
So the Lord God caused the man to fall into a deep sleep. While the man slept, the Lord God took out one of the man's ribs and closed up the opening.
Genesis 15:3
You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir."
You have given me no descendants of my own, so one of my servants will be my heir."
Genesis 15:5
Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!"
Then the Lord took Abram outside and said to him, "Look up into the sky and count the stars if you can. That's how many descendants you will have!"
Genesis 15:8
But Abram replied, "O Sovereign Lord , how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?"
But Abram replied, "O Sovereign Lord , how can I be sure that I will actually possess it?"
Genesis 15:9
The Lord told him, "Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
The Lord told him, "Bring me a three-year-old heifer, a three-year-old female goat, a three-year-old ram, a turtledove, and a young pigeon."
Genesis 15:13
Then the Lord said to Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.
Then the Lord said to Abram, "You can be sure that your descendants will be strangers in a foreign land, where they will be oppressed as slaves for 400 years.
Genesis 15:14
But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
But I will punish the nation that enslaves them, and in the end they will come away with great wealth.
1 Samuel 26:12
So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul's head. Then he and Abishai got away without anyone seeing them or even waking up, because the Lord had put Saul's men into a deep sleep.
So David took the spear and jug of water that were near Saul's head. Then he and Abishai got away without anyone seeing them or even waking up, because the Lord had put Saul's men into a deep sleep.
Job 33:15
He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.
He speaks in dreams, in visions of the night, when deep sleep falls on people as they lie in their beds.
Acts 20:9
As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below.
As Paul spoke on and on, a young man named Eutychus, sitting on the windowsill, became very drowsy. Finally, he fell sound asleep and dropped three stories to his death below.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
And they entered into a covenant,.... Asa and all his people; that is, as Piscator remarks, they went between the pieces of the calf cut asunder, for the confirmation of the covenant, see Jeremiah 34:18,
to seek the Lord God of their fathers, with all their heart, and with all their soul; to serve and worship him most truly, sincerely, and cordially.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Solemn renewals of the original covenant which God made with their fathers in the wilderness Exodus 24:3-8 occur from time to time in the history of the Jews, following upon intervals of apostasy. This renewal in the reign of Asa is the first on record. The next falls 300 years later in the reign of Josiah. There is a third in the time of Nehemiah (see the marginal references). On such occasions, the people bound themselves by a solem oath to observe all the directions of the Law, and called down God’s curse upon them if they forsook it.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse 2 Chronicles 15:12. They entered into a covenant — The covenant consisted of two parts:
1. We will seek the God of our fathers with all our heart, and with all our soul.
2. Whosoever, great or small, man or woman, will not worship the true God, and serve him alone, shall be put to death. Thus no toleration was given to idolatry, so that it must be rooted out: and that this covenant might be properly binding, they confirmed it with an oath; and God accepted them and their services.
