1 Then the Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded,
2 and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: The Lord is with you while you are with Him. If you all seek Him, He will be found with you. But if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
3 For a long time Israel has been without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without law,
4 but when in their trouble they turned to the Lord God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.
5 And at that time there was no peace to the one traveling in or out because there was a great panic on all those who dwelt in the land.