And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about. Treasury of Scripture rejoiced 2 Chronicles 23:16-21 And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD's people... 2 Chronicles 29:10,36 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us... Deuteronomy 26:11 And you shall rejoice in every good thing which the LORD your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite... Nehemiah 8:9 And Nehemiah, which is the Tirshatha, and Ezra the priest the scribe, and the Levites that taught the people, said to all the people... Psalm 32:11 Be glad in the LORD, and rejoice, you righteous: and shout for joy, all you that are upright in heart. Psalm 119:111 Your testimonies have I taken as an heritage for ever: for they are the rejoicing of my heart. Proverbs 3:17 Her ways are ways of pleasantness, and all her paths are peace. 2 Corinthians 1:12 For our rejoicing is this, the testimony of our conscience, that in simplicity and godly sincerity, not with fleshly wisdom... sworn Psalm 119:106 I have sworn, and I will perform it, that I will keep your righteous judgments. sought him 2 Chronicles 15:2,4,12 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him, Hear you me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin; The LORD is with you... Isaiah 26:8 Yes, in the way of your judgments, O LORD, have we waited for you; the desire of our soul is to your name... Isaiah 45:19 I have not spoken in secret, in a dark place of the earth: I said not to the seed of Jacob, Seek you me in vain... Philippians 1:23 For I am in a strait between two, having a desire to depart, and to be with Christ; which is far better: and he was 2 Chronicles 15:4 But when they in their trouble did turn to the LORD God of Israel, and sought him, he was found of them. the Lord 2 Chronicles 15:6 And nation was destroyed of nation, and city of city: for God did vex them with all adversity. Joshua 23:1 And it came to pass a long time after that the LORD had given rest to Israel from all their enemies round about... Job 34:29 When he gives quietness, who then can make trouble? and when he hides his face, who then can behold him?...
Context Asa's Reforms
8And when Asa heard these words, and the prophecy of Oded the prophet, he took courage, and put away the abominable idols out of all the land of Judah and Benjamin, and out of the cities which he had taken from mount Ephraim, and renewed the altar of the LORD, that was before the porch of the LORD. 9And he gathered all Judah and Benjamin, and the strangers with them out of Ephraim and Manasseh, and out of Simeon: for they fell to him out of Israel in abundance, when they saw that the LORD his God was with him. 10So they gathered themselves together at Jerusalem in the third month, in the fifteenth year of the reign of Asa. 11And they offered to the LORD the same time, of the spoil which they had brought, seven hundred oxen and seven thousand sheep. 12And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; 13That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. 14And they swore to the LORD with a loud voice, and with shouting, and with trumpets, and with cornets. 15And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about. 16And also concerning Maachah the mother of Asa the king, he removed her from being queen, because she had made an idol in a grove: and Asa cut down her idol, and stamped it, and burnt it at the brook Kidron. 17But the high places were not taken away out of Israel: nevertheless the heart of Asa was perfect all his days. 18And 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. 19And there was no more war to the five and thirtieth year of the reign of Asa. Parallel Verses American Standard Version
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and Jehovah gave them rest round about.
Douay-Rheims Bible
All that mere in Juda with a curse: for with all their heart they swore, and with all their will they sought him, and they found him, and the Lord gave them rest round about.
Darby Bible Translation
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath; for they took the oath with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them. And Jehovah gave them rest round about.
King James Bible
And all Judah rejoiced at the oath: for they had sworn with all their heart, and sought him with their whole desire; and he was found of them: and the LORD gave them rest round about.
Young's Literal Translation
and rejoice do all Judah concerning the oath, for with all their heart they have sworn, and with all their good-will they have sought Him, and He is found of them, and Jehovah giveth rest to them round about.
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