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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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