"Now for a long season Israel {hath been} without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law." — 2 Chronicles 15:3

2 Chronicles 15:3 · KJV

“Now for a long season Israel {hath been} without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.”

— 2 Chronicles 15:3

And he went out to meet Asa, and said unto him, Hear ye me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD {is} with you, while ye be with him; and if ye seek him, he will be found of you; but if ye forsake him, he will forsake you. {to meet...: Heb. before Asa}

Verse 4

But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

2 Chronicles 15 — Context

And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:

Now for a long season Israel {hath been} without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law.

But when they in their trouble did turn unto the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them.

And in those times {there was} no peace to him that went out, nor to him that came in, but great vexations {were} upon all the inhabitants of the countries.

Cross References

Nehemiah 8:9

And Nehemiah, which {is} the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said unto all the people, This day {is} holy unto the LORD your God; mourn not, nor weep. For all the people wept, when they heard the words of the law. {the Tirshatha: or, the governor}

Leviticus 10:11

And that ye may teach the children of Israel all the statutes which the LORD hath spoken unto them by the hand of Moses.

2 Chronicles 17:8-9

And with them {he sent} Levites, {even} Shemaiah, and Nethaniah, and Zebadiah, and Asahel, and Shemiramoth, and Jehonathan, and Adonijah, and Tobijah, and Tobadonijah, Levites; and with them Elishama and Jehoram, priests.

Jeremiah 10:10

But the LORD {is} the true God, he {is} the living God, and an everlasting king: at his wrath the earth shall tremble, and the nations shall not be able to abide his indignation. {true...: Heb. God of truth} {living God: Heb. living Gods} {everlasting...: Heb. king of eternity}

Malachi 2:7

For the priest's lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth: for he {is} the messenger of the LORD of hosts.

Hosea 3:4

For the children of Israel shall abide many days without a king, and without a prince, and without a sacrifice, and without an image, and without an ephod, and {without} teraphim: {image: Heb. a standing, or, statue, or, pillar}

Matthew 2:4-5

And when he had gathered all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, he demanded of them where Christ should be born.

Ezekiel 44:21-23

Neither shall any priest drink wine, when they enter into the inner court.