The Prophecy of Azariah
2 Chronicles 15:1
In 11 translations
- BSB
- Now the Spirit of God came upon Azariah son of Oded.
- KJV
- And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
- WEB
- The Spirit of God came on Azariah the son of Oded.
- ASV
- And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded:
- LSV
- And the Spirit of God has been on Azariah son of Oded,
- YLT
- And upon Azariah son of Oded hath been the Spirit of God,
- DBY
- And the Spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded.Elohim
- DRC
- And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded,
- GNV
- Then the Spirite of God came vpon Azariah the sonne of Obed.
- JPS
- And the spirit of God came upon Azariah the son of Oded;
- LXXE
- And Azarias the son of Oded—upon him came the Spirit of the Lord,
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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.
Original-language editions
- WLC
- וַעֲזַרְיָ֨הוּ֙ בֶּן־עוֹדֵ֔ד הָיְתָ֥ה עָלָ֖יו ר֥וּחַ אֱלֹהִֽים׃
- LXX-Br
- Καὶ Ἀζαρίας υἱὸς Ὡδὴδ, ἐγένετο ἐπʼ αὐτὸν πνεῦμα Κυρίου.
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How traditions read it
Identified with the Holy Spirit in Christian tradition · Holy Spirit
The Hebrew speaks of the spirit (rûaḥ) of God or of the LORD. Christian tradition identifies it with the Holy Spirit, a person of the Trinity; Jewish tradition reads it as God's own power or presence, not a separate person.
In the reference works topics that cite this verse
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Cross-references most cited first
- 2 Chronicles 24:20Then the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah son of Jehoiada the priest, who stood up before the people and said to them, “This is what God says: ‘Why do you transgress the commandments of the LORD so that you cannot…
- 2 Chronicles 20:14Then the Spirit of the LORD came upon Jahaziel son of Zechariah, the son of Benaiah, the son of Jeiel, the son of Mattaniah, a Levite from Asaph’s descendants, as he stood in the midst of the assembly.
- Numbers 24:2When Balaam looked up and saw Israel encamped tribe by tribe, the Spirit of God came upon him,
- 2 Peter 1:21For no such prophecy was ever brought forth by the will of man, but men spoke from God as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.
- Judges 3:10The Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he became Israel’s judge and went out to war. And the LORD delivered Cushan-rishathaim king of Aram into the hand of Othniel, who prevailed against him.
- 2 Samuel 23:2The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.
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