2 Chronicles 15:3 “For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest…”

2 Chronicles 15:3

For many years Israel has been without the true God, without a priest to instruct them, and without the law.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

American Standard Version

Now for a long season Israel was without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law:

Geneva Bible 1599

Nowe for a long season Israel hath bene without the true God, and without Priest to teach and without Lawe.

Darby Translation

Now for a long while Israel [was] without the true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law;

Young's Literal Translation

and many days [are] to Israel without a true God, and without a teaching priest, and without law,

Bible in Basic English

Now for a long time Israel has been without the true God, and without a teaching priest and without the law;

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Cross references

“a long”

Hosea 3:4 1 Kings 12:28–33

Hosea 3:4 · BSB

For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

1 Kings 12:28–33 · BSB

After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

“true God”

Jeremiah 10:10 John 17:3 1 Thessalonians 1:9 1 John 5:20

Jeremiah 10:10 · BSB

But the LORD is the true God; He is the living God and eternal King. The earth quakes at His wrath, and the nations cannot endure His indignation.

John 17:3 · BSB

Now this is eternal life, that they may know You, the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom You have sent.

1 Thessalonians 1:9 · BSB

For they themselves report what kind of welcome you gave us, and how you turned to God from idols to serve the living and true God

1 John 5:20 · BSB

And we know that the Son of God has come and has given us understanding, so that we may know Him who is true; and we are in Him who is true—in His Son Jesus Christ. He is the true God and eternal life.

“a teaching”

Nehemiah 8:9 Leviticus 10:11 Ezekiel 44:21–23 Micah 3:11 Malachi 2:7 Deuteronomy 33:10

Nehemiah 8:9 · BSB

Nehemiah the governor, Ezra the priest and scribe, and the Levites who were instructing the people said to all of them, “This day is holy to the LORD your God. Do not mourn or weep.” For all the people were weeping as th…

Leviticus 10:11 · BSB

so that you may teach the Israelites all the statutes that the LORD has given them through Moses.”

Ezekiel 44:21–23 · BSB

No priest may drink wine before he enters the inner court.

Micah 3:11 · BSB

Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”

Malachi 2:7 · BSB

For the lips of a priest should preserve knowledge, and people should seek instruction from his mouth, because he is the messenger of the LORD of Hosts.

Deuteronomy 33:10 · BSB

He will teach Your ordinances to Jacob and Your law to Israel; he will set incense before You and whole burnt offerings on Your altar.

“without law”

Romans 2:12 1 Corinthians 9:21 Romans 7:8 Romans 7:9

Romans 2:12 · BSB

All who sin apart from the law will also perish apart from the law, and all who sin under the law will be judged by the law.

1 Corinthians 9:21 · BSB

To those without the law I became like one without the law (though I am not outside the law of God but am under the law of Christ), to win those without the law.

Romans 7:8 · BSB

But sin, seizing its opportunity through the commandment, produced in me every kind of covetous desire. For apart from the law, sin is dead.

Romans 7:9 · BSB

Once I was alive apart from the law; but when the commandment came, sin sprang to life and I died.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

2So he went out to meet Asa and said to him, “Listen to me, Asa and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you when you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you, but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.

4But in their distress they turned to the LORD, the God of Israel, and sought Him, and He was found by them.

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