1. The Spirit of God came on Azariah, who was Obed’s son.
2. Azariah went to meet Asa and said, “Listen to me, Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you look for him, you will find him. But if you leave him, he will leave you.
3. For a long time Israel was without the true God. And they were without a teaching priest, and without the law.
4. But when the Israelites had trouble, they turned again to the Lord, the God of Israel. They looked for him and found him.