1. The Spirit of God came on Azariah. He was the son of Oded.
2. Azariah went out to meet Asa. He said to him, "Asa and all you people of Judah and Benjamin, listen to me. The Lord is with you when you are with him. If you really look for him, you will find him. But if you desert him, he will desert you.
3. "For a long time Israel didn't worship the true God. They didn't have a priest who taught them. So they didn't know God's law.