1 God's Holy Spirit came to a man named Azariah, the son of Oded. ✨️ 2 Azariah went to King Asa and said, “Asa, and all of you Judah and Benjamin, listen. God is with you when you stay with Him. If you look for Him, you will find Him. If you leave Him, He will leave you.” ️ 3 For a long time the people had no true God, no teacher about God, and no God rules. ⏳ 4 But when they had trouble, they turned to the Lord, the God of Israel. They looked for Him and found Him. ✨ 5 In those days it was not safe. People had no peace when they went out or came in. ♂️ 6 Group fought group. City fought city. God let big trouble come to them. ⚔️️ 7 But you, be strong. Do not give up. God will give you good for your work. 8 Asa heard the words. He felt brave. He took away the fake gods from Judah, Benjamin, and the towns in the hill land of Ephraim. He fixed God’s special table at God’s house front. ❌✝️ 9 Asa called all Judah and Benjamin. Many from Ephraim, Manasseh, and Simeon came too, because they saw God was with Asa. ➡️ 10 They met in Jerusalem in month 3, in year 15 of King Asa. ️ 11 That day they gave 700 cows and 7,000 sheep to God. These came from the things they won. 12 They made a big promise to look for the Lord God with all their heart and all their life. ❤️ 13 If a person would not look for the Lord God of Israel, that person would be killed, big or small, man or woman. ⚖️ 14 They said the promise loud. They shouted. They blew horns to God. 15 All Judah was happy about the promise. They used all their heart to look for God and found Him. God gave them rest all around. ✨ 16 King Asa even took the queen mom job from his mom, Maacah, because she made a fake god pole. Asa cut it down and burned it by the Kidron river. ✂️ 17 The high places stayed in Israel. But Asa loved God with a full heart all his life. ⛰️❤️ 18 Asa put gifts in God’s house. He brought silver, gold, and things from his dad and from himself. 19 There was no more war until year 35 of King Asa. ️✅