## II Chronicles Chapter 15

###### II Chronicles 15:1
[II Chronicles 15:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:1)

וַעֲזַרְיָ֙הוּ֙ בֶּן־עוֹדֵ֔ד הָיְתָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ אֱלֹהִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And the spirit of God came upon ῾Azaryahu the son of ῾Oded:

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And Azaryahu the son of Oded had upon him the spirit of G d.


###### II Chronicles 15:2
[II Chronicles 15:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:2)

וַיֵּצֵא֮ לִפְנֵ֣י אָסָא֒ וַיֹּ֣אמֶר ל֔וֹ שְׁמָע֕וּנִי אָסָ֖א וְכׇל־יְהוּדָ֣ה וּבִנְיָמִ֑ן יְהֹוָ֤ה עִמָּכֶם֙ בִּֽהְיוֹתְכֶ֣ם עִמּ֔וֹ וְאִֽם־תִּדְרְשֻׁ֙הוּ֙ יִמָּצֵ֣א לָכֶ֔ם וְאִם־תַּעַזְבֻ֖הוּ יַעֲזֹ֥ב אֶתְכֶֽם׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
and he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear me, Asa, and all Yehuda and Binyamin; The Lord is with you, while you are with him; and if you seek him, he will be found by you; but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he went out before Assa and he said to him: Hear me, Assa, and all of Judah and Benjamin. The L rd is with you for you are with Him. And if you seek Him, He will be found for you. And if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.


###### II Chronicles 15:3
[II Chronicles 15:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:3)

וְיָמִ֥ים רַבִּ֖ים לְיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל לְלֹ֣א**׀** אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֱמֶ֗ת וּלְלֹ֛א כֹּהֵ֥ן מוֹרֶ֖ה וּלְלֹ֥א תוֹרָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Now for a long time Yisra᾽el has been without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without Tora.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And there were many days for Israel without a G d of truth and without a priest teaching and without Torah.


###### II Chronicles 15:4
[II Chronicles 15:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:4)

וַיָּ֙שׇׁב֙ בַּצַּר־ל֔וֹ עַל־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיְבַקְשֻׁ֖הוּ וַיִּמָּצֵ֥א לָהֶֽם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But when they in their trouble did turn to the Lord God of Yisra᾽el and sought him, he was found by them.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they returned in their trouble to the L rd, the G d of Israel, and they sought Him and He was found for them.


###### II Chronicles 15:5
[II Chronicles 15:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:5)

וּבָעִתִּ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין שָׁל֖וֹם לַיּוֹצֵ֣א וְלַבָּ֑א כִּ֚י מְהוּמֹ֣ת רַבּ֔וֹת עַ֥ל כׇּל־יֹשְׁבֵ֖י הָאֲרָצֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And in those times there was no peace to him who went out, nor to him who came in, but there were great vexations upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And in those days there was no peace for those going or coming, for there were great commotions for all the inhabitants of the lands.


###### II Chronicles 15:6
[II Chronicles 15:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:6)

וְכֻתְּת֥וּ גוֹי־בְּג֖וֹי וְעִ֣יר בְּעִ֑יר כִּֽי־אֱלֹהִ֥ים הֲמָמָ֖ם בְּכׇל־צָרָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And they were broken in pieces; nation against nation, and city against city: for God did vex them with all manner of adversity.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And nation strove against nation and city against city, for G d confounded them with every (kind of) trouble.


###### II Chronicles 15:7
[II Chronicles 15:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:7)

וְאַתֶּ֣ם חִזְק֔וּ וְאַל־יִרְפּ֖וּ יְדֵיכֶ֑ם כִּ֛י יֵ֥שׁ שָׂכָ֖ר לִפְעֻלַּתְכֶֽם׃{ס}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
Be strong therefore, and let not your hands be weak: for your work shall be rewarded.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
But you, be strong, and let your hands not falter, for there is reward for your work!


###### II Chronicles 15:8
[II Chronicles 15:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:8)

וְכִשְׁמֹ֨עַ אָסָ֜א הַדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֗לֶּה וְהַנְּבוּאָה֮ עֹדֵ֣ד הַנָּבִיא֒ הִתְחַזַּ֗ק וַיַּעֲבֵ֤ר הַשִּׁקּוּצִים֙ מִכׇּל־אֶ֤רֶץ יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וּמִן־הֶ֣עָרִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר לָכַ֖ד מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וַיְחַדֵּשׁ֙ אֶת־מִזְבַּ֣ח יְהֹוָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֕ר לִפְנֵ֖י אוּלָ֥ם יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of ῾Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the disgusting idols out of all the land of Yehuda and Binyamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Efrayim, and renewed the altar of the Lord, that was before the porch of the Lord.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And when Assa heard these words and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he strengthened himself and removed the abominations from all the land of Judah and of Benjamin and from the cities which he had taken from the mountain of Ephraim, and he renewed the altar of the L rd which was before the Ulam of the L rd.


###### II Chronicles 15:9
[II Chronicles 15:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:9)

וַיִּקְבֹּ֗ץ אֶת־כׇּל־יְהוּדָה֙ וּבִנְיָמִ֔ן וְהַגָּרִים֙ עִמָּהֶ֔ם מֵאֶפְרַ֥יִם וּמְנַשֶּׁ֖ה וּמִשִּׁמְע֑וֹן כִּֽי־נָפְל֨וּ עָלָ֤יו מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל֙ לָרֹ֔ב בִּרְאֹתָ֕ם כִּֽי־יְהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהָ֖יו עִמּֽוֹ׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he gathered all Yehuda and Binyamin, and the strangers with them out of Efrayim and Menashshe, and out of Shim῾on: for they deserted to him out of Yisra᾽el in great numbers, when they saw that the Lord his God was with him.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he gathered all of Judah and Benjamin and those living with them from Ephraim and Menasheh and Shimon, for many of Israel had gone over to him when they saw that the L rd his G d was with him.


###### II Chronicles 15:10
[II Chronicles 15:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:10)

וַיִּקָּבְצ֥וּ יְרוּשָׁלַ֖͏ִם בַּחֹ֣דֶשׁ הַשְּׁלִשִׁ֑י לִשְׁנַ֥ת חֲמֵשׁ־עֶשְׂרֵ֖ה לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
So they gathered themselves together at Yerushalayim in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they were gathered in Jerusalem in the third month of the fifteenth year of Assa's reign.


###### II Chronicles 15:11
[II Chronicles 15:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:11)

וַיִּזְבְּח֤וּ לַֽיהֹוָה֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא מִן־הַשָּׁלָ֖ל הֵבִ֑יאוּ בָּקָר֙ שְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת וְצֹ֖אן שִׁבְעַ֥ת אֲלָפִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And they offered to the Lord at the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they sacrificed to the L rd on that day from the spoils that they had brought: cattle, seven hundred; and sheep, seven thousand.


###### II Chronicles 15:12
[II Chronicles 15:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:12)

וַיָּבֹ֣אוּ בַבְּרִ֔ית לִדְר֕וֹשׁ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם בְּכׇל־לְבָבָ֖ם וּבְכׇל־נַפְשָֽׁם׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul;

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they entered into a covenant to seek out the L rd the G d of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul.


###### II Chronicles 15:13
[II Chronicles 15:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:13)

וְכֹ֨ל אֲשֶׁ֧ר לֹֽא־יִדְרֹ֛שׁ לַיהֹוָ֥ה אֱלֹהֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל יוּמָ֑ת לְמִן־קָטֹן֙ וְעַד־גָּד֔וֹל לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ וְעַד־אִשָּֽׁה׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
that whoever would not seek the Lord God of Yisra᾽el should be put to death, whether young or old, whether man or woman.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And all who would not seek out the L rd, the G d of Israel, would be put to death, from small to great, from man to woman.


###### II Chronicles 15:14
[II Chronicles 15:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:14)

וַיִּשָּֽׁבְעוּ֙ לַֽיהֹוָ֔ה בְּק֥וֹל גָּד֖וֹל וּבִתְרוּעָ֑ה וּבַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת וּבְשׁוֹפָרֽוֹת׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And they swore to the Lord with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with shofarot.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And they swore to the L rd with a great voice, and with shouting and with trumpets and with shofaroth.


###### II Chronicles 15:15
[II Chronicles 15:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:15)

וַיִּשְׂמְח֨וּ כׇל־יְהוּדָ֜ה עַל־הַשְּׁבוּעָ֗ה כִּ֤י בְכׇל־לְבָבָם֙ נִשְׁבָּ֔עוּ וּבְכׇל־רְצוֹנָ֣ם בִּקְשֻׁ֔הוּ וַיִּמָּצֵ֖א לָהֶ֑ם וַיָּ֧נַח יְהֹוָ֛ה לָהֶ֖ם מִסָּבִֽיב׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And all Yehuda rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found by them: and the Lord gave them rest round about.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And all of Judah rejoiced in the oath, for they swore with all their heart and they sought Him with all their will. And He was found for them, and the L rd gave them rest roundabout.


###### II Chronicles 15:16
[II Chronicles 15:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:16)

וְגַֽם־מַעֲכָ֞ה אֵ֣ם**׀** אָסָ֣א הַמֶּ֗לֶךְ הֱסִירָהּ֙ מִגְּבִירָ֔ה אֲשֶׁר־עָשְׂתָ֥ה לָאֲשֵׁרָ֖ה מִפְלָ֑צֶת וַיִּכְרֹ֤ת אָסָא֙ אֶת־מִפְלַצְתָּ֔הּ וַיָּ֕דֶק וַיִּשְׂרֹ֖ף בְּנַ֥חַל קִדְרֽוֹן׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And also Ma῾akha the mother of Asa the king, did he remove from being queen, because she had made a monstrous image for an ashera: and Asa cut down her image, and ground it, and burnt it in the wadi Qidron.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And also Ma'achah, King Assa's mother, did he depose as queen for having made an obscenity for the asheirah. And Assa cut off her obscenity and ground (it) and burned (it) in the Kidron valley.


###### II Chronicles 15:17
[II Chronicles 15:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:17)

וְהַ֨בָּמ֔וֹת לֹא־סָ֖רוּ מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל רַ֧ק לְבַב־אָסָ֛א הָיָ֥ה שָׁלֵ֖ם כׇּל־יָמָֽיו׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
But the high places were not taken away out of Yisra᾽el: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
But the mounds [(on which they had sacrificed to the L rd after the destruction of Shiloh)] were not removed from Israel [(even though they were forbidden after the Temple had been built)]. Only the heart of Assa was whole [with the L rd] all of his days.


###### II Chronicles 15:18
[II Chronicles 15:18](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:18)

וַיָּבֵ֞א אֶת־קׇדְשֵׁ֥י אָבִ֛יו וְקׇדָשָׁ֖יו בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כֶּ֥סֶף וְזָהָ֖ב וְכֵלִֽים׃

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And he brought into the house of God the things that his father had dedicated, and that he himself had dedicated, silver, and gold, and vessels.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And he brought his father's consecrated things and his own consecrated things to the house of G d, silver and gold and vessels.


###### II Chronicles 15:19
[II Chronicles 15:19](https://torahapp.org/share/book/II%20Chronicles/r/15:19)

וּמִלְחָמָ֖ה לֹ֣א הָיָ֑תָה עַ֛ד שְׁנַת־שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים וְחָמֵ֖שׁ לְמַלְכ֥וּת אָסָֽא׃{פ}

**The Koren Jerusalem Bible:**
And there was no more war until the thirty fifth year of the reign of Asa.

**The Rashi Ketuvim by Rabbi Shraga Silverstein:**
And there was no war until the thirty-fifth year of Assa's reign.