2 Chronicles 15:1-3

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

15 The Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.

² And he 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. If you seek Him [inquiring for and of Him, craving Him as your soul’s first necessity], He will be found by you; but if you [become indifferent and] forsake Him, He will forsake you.

³ Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.