Bible Cross References
he walked
2 Chronicles 17:3-6
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The LORD blessed Jehoshaphat because he followed the example of his father's early life and did not worship Baal.
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He served his father's God, obeyed God's commands, and did not act the way the kings of Israel did.
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The LORD gave Jehoshaphat firm control over the kingdom of Judah, and all the people brought him gifts, so that he became wealthy and highly honored.
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He took pride in serving the LORD and destroyed all the pagan places of worship and the symbols of the goddess Asherah in Judah.
the way
2 Chronicles 14:2-5
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Asa pleased the LORD, his God, by doing what was right and good.
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He removed the foreign altars and the pagan places of worship, broke down the sacred stone columns, and cut down the symbols of the goddess Asherah.
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He commanded the people of Judah to do the will of the LORD, the God of their ancestors, and to obey his teachings and commands.
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Because he abolished the pagan places of worship and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, the kingdom was at peace under his rule.
2 Chronicles 14:11-13
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Asa prayed to the LORD his God, "O LORD, you can help a weak army as easily as a powerful one. Help us now, O LORD our God, because we are relying on you, and in your name we have come out to fight against this huge army. LORD, you are our God; no one can hope to defeat you."
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The LORD defeated the Ethiopian army when Asa and the Judean army attacked them. They fled,
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and Asa and his troops pursued them as far as Gerar. So many of the Ethiopians were killed that the army was unable to rally and fight. They were overpowered by the LORD and his army, and the army took large amounts of loot.
1 Kings 15:11
Asa did what pleased the LORD, as his ancestor David had done.
departed not
2 Chronicles 16:7-12
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At that time the prophet Hanani went to King Asa and said, "Because you relied on the king of Syria instead of relying on the LORD your God, the army of the king of Israel has escaped from you.
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Didn't the Ethiopians and the Libyans have large armies with many chariots and cavalry troops? But because you relied on the LORD, he gave you victory over them.
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The LORD keeps close watch over the whole world, to give strength to those whose hearts are loyal to him. You have acted foolishly, and so from now on you will always be at war."
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This made Asa so angry with the prophet that he had him put in chains. It was at this same time that Asa began treating some of the people cruelly.
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All the events of Asa's reign from beginning to end are recorded in The History of the Kings of Judah and Israel.
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In the thirty-ninth year that Asa was king, he was crippled by a severe foot disease; but even then he did not turn to the LORD for help, but to doctors.
Psalm 18:21
I have obeyed the law of the LORD; I have not turned away from my God.
Psalm 36:3
Their speech is wicked and full of lies; they no longer do what is wise and good.