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</div><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheadingv">Verse<a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New International Version</a> All who would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, were to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Living Translation</a> They agreed that anyone who refused to seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death—whether young or old, man or woman. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Standard Version</a> but that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">King James Bible</a> That whosoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/15.htm">New King James Version</a> and whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> and whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel was to be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1995</a> and whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/15.htm">NASB 1977 </a> and whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> and whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, man or woman. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/15.htm">Amplified Bible</a> and that whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel would be put to death, young or old, man or woman. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel would be put to death, young or old, man or woman. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/15.htm">American Standard Version</a> and that whosoever would not seek Jehovah, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/15.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> and to put to death anyone who refused to obey him. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/15.htm">English Revised Version</a> and that whosoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/15.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> All people (young or old, male or female) who refused to dedicate their lives to the LORD God of Israel were to be killed. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Good News Translation</a> Anyone, young or old, male or female, who did not worship him was to be put to death. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/15.htm">International Standard Version</a> and they further agreed that whoever would refuse to seek the LORD God of Israel was to be executed, whether important or unimportant, man or woman. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, would be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/15.htm">NET Bible</a> Anyone who would not seek the LORD God of Israel would be executed, whether they were young or old, male or female. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and that whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/15.htm">World English Bible</a> and that whoever would not seek Yahweh, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and everyone who does not seek for YHWH, God of Israel, is put to death, from small to great, from man to woman. <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and every one who doth not seek for Jehovah, God of Israel, is put to death, from small unto great, from man unto woman. <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And every one who will not seek for Jehovah God of Israel shall be put to death, from small and even to great, from man and even to woman.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And if any one, said he, seek not the Lord the God of Israel, let him die, whether little or great, man or woman. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/15.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> “But if anyone,” he said, “will not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, let him die, from the least even to the greatest, from man even to woman.” <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/15.htm">New American Bible</a> and everyone who would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, from least to greatest, man or woman. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/15.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether young or old, man or woman.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/15.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And that whosoever would not pray to the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/15.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And everyone whoever would not pray before LORD JEHOVAH, God of Israel, would die, from the little one and unto the great one, and from the men and unto the women.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/15.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> and that whosoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel, should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/15.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And that whoever should not seek the Lord God of Israel, should die, whether young or old, whether man or woman. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=3558" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/15.htm">Asa's Reforms</a> …12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul. 13<a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: wə·ḵōl (Conj-w:: N-ms) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">And</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">whoever</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">would not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1875.htm" title="1875: yiḏ·rōš (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; properly, to tread or frequent; usually to follow; by implication, to seek or ask; specifically to worship.">seek</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê- (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4191.htm" title="4191: yū·māṯ (V-Hofal-Imperf-3ms) -- To die. A primitive root: to die; causatively, to kill.">would be put to death,</a> <a href="/hebrew/4480.htm" title="4480: lə·min- (Prep-l) -- From. Or minniy; or minney; for men; properly, a part of; hence, from or out of in many senses.">whether</a> <a href="/hebrew/6996.htm" title="6996: qā·ṭōn (Adj-ms) -- Small, young, unimportant. Or qaton; from quwt; abbreviated, i.e. Diminutive, literally or figuratively.">young</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/1419.htm" title="1419: gā·ḏō·wl (Adj-ms) -- Great. Or gadol; from gadal; great; hence, older; also insolent.">old,</a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: lə·mê·’îš (Prep-l, Prep-m:: N-ms) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/5704.htm" title="5704: wə·‘aḏ- (Conj-w:: Prep) -- As far as, even to, up to, until, while. Properly, the same as ad; as far as, whether of space or time or degree.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/802.htm" title="802: ’iš·šāh (N-fs) -- Woman, wife, female. Feminine of 'iysh or 'enowsh; irregular plural, nashiym; a woman.">woman.</a> 14They took an oath to the LORD with a loud voice, with shouting, trumpets, and rams’ horns.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm">Deuteronomy 13:6-10</a> If your very own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you embrace, or your closest friend secretly entices you, saying, “Let us go and worship other gods” (which neither you nor your fathers have known, / the gods of the peoples around you, whether near or far, whether from one end of the earth or the other), / you must not yield to him or listen to him. Show him no pity, and do not spare him or shield him. ... <a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Exodus 22:20</a> If anyone sacrifices to any god other than the LORD alone, he must be set apart for destruction. <a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Deuteronomy 17:2-5</a> If a man or woman among you in one of the towns that the LORD your God gives you is found doing evil in the sight of the LORD your God by transgressing His covenant / and going to worship other gods, bowing down to them or to the sun or moon or any of the host of heaven—which I have forbidden— / and if it is reported and you hear about it, you must investigate it thoroughly. If the report is true and such an abomination has happened in Israel, ... <a href="/joshua/23-16.htm">Joshua 23:16</a> If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which He commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them, then the anger of the LORD will burn against you, and you will quickly perish from this good land He has given you.” <a href="/1_kings/18-40.htm">1 Kings 18:40</a> Then Elijah ordered them, “Seize the prophets of Baal! Do not let a single one escape.” So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there. <a href="/deuteronomy/13-12.htm">Deuteronomy 13:12-15</a> If, regarding one of the cities the LORD your God is giving you to inhabit, you hear it said / that wicked men have arisen from among you and have led the people of their city astray, saying, “Let us go and serve other gods” (which you have not known), / then you must inquire, investigate, and interrogate thoroughly. And if it is established with certainty that this abomination has been committed among you, ... <a href="/leviticus/24-16.htm">Leviticus 24:16</a> Whoever blasphemes the name of the LORD must surely be put to death; the whole assembly must surely stone him, whether he is a foreign resident or native; if he blasphemes the Name, he must be put to death. <a href="/numbers/25-5.htm">Numbers 25:5</a> So Moses told the judges of Israel, “Each of you must kill all of his men who have joined in worshiping Baal of Peor.” <a href="/deuteronomy/17-12.htm">Deuteronomy 17:12</a> But the man who acts presumptuously, refusing to listen either to the priest who stands there to serve the LORD your God, or to the judge, must be put to death. You must purge the evil from Israel. <a href="/deuteronomy/19-19.htm">Deuteronomy 19:19</a> you must do to him as he intended to do to his brother. So you must purge the evil from among you. <a href="/romans/1-18.htm">Romans 1:18</a> The wrath of God is being revealed from heaven against all the godlessness and wickedness of men who suppress the truth by their wickedness. <a href="/hebrews/10-28.htm">Hebrews 10:28-29</a> Anyone who rejected the law of Moses died without mercy on the testimony of two or three witnesses. / How much more severely do you think one deserves to be punished who has trampled on the Son of God, profaned the blood of the covenant that sanctified him, and insulted the Spirit of grace? <a href="/matthew/10-37.htm">Matthew 10:37-39</a> Anyone who loves his father or mother more than Me is not worthy of Me; anyone who loves his son or daughter more than Me is not worthy of Me; / and anyone who does not take up his cross and follow Me is not worthy of Me. / Whoever finds his life will lose it, and whoever loses his life for My sake will find it. <a href="/luke/14-26.htm">Luke 14:26-27</a> “If anyone comes to Me and does not hate his father and mother and wife and children and brothers and sisters—yes, even his own life—he cannot be My disciple. / And whoever does not carry his cross and follow Me cannot be My disciple. <a href="/john/3-36.htm">John 3:36</a> Whoever believes in the Son has eternal life. Whoever rejects the Son will not see life. Instead, the wrath of God remains on him.”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>That whoever would not seek the LORD God of Israel should be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.whosoever<a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Exodus 22:20</a> He that sacrificeth unto any god, save unto the LORD only, he shall be utterly destroyed.<a href="/deuteronomy/13-5.htm">Deuteronomy 13:5-15</a> And that prophet, or that dreamer of dreams, shall be put to death; because he hath spoken to turn you away from the LORD your God, which brought you out of the land of Egypt, and redeemed you out of the house of bondage, to thrust thee out of the way which the LORD thy God commanded thee to walk in. So shalt thou put the evil away from the midst of thee… <a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Deuteronomy 17:2-5</a> If there be found among you, within any of thy gates which the LORD thy God giveth thee, man or woman, that hath wrought wickedness in the sight of the LORD thy God, in transgressing his covenant, … whether small<a href="/genesis/19-11.htm">Genesis 19:11</a> And they smote the men that were at the door of the house with blindness, both small and great: so that they wearied themselves to find the door.<a href="/exodus/12-29.htm">Exodus 12:29</a> And it came to pass, that at midnight the LORD smote all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, from the firstborn of Pharaoh that sat on his throne unto the firstborn of the captive that was in the dungeon; and all the firstborn of cattle.<a href="/deuteronomy/29-18.htm">Deuteronomy 29:18</a> Lest there should be among you man, or woman, or family, or tribe, whose heart turneth away this day from the LORD our God, to go and serve the gods of these nations; lest there should be among you a root that beareth gall and wormwood;<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/13-20.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-9.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-19.htm">Small</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/14-11.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-9.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/16-13.htm">Death</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-8.htm">Great</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-12.htm">Seek</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-30.htm">Small</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-17.htm">True.</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/31-15.htm">Whether</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-3.htm">Young</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 15</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-1.htm">Asa, with Judah and many of Israel, moved by the prophecy of Azariah, </a> 12. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm">make a solemn covenant with God</a> 16. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-16.htm">He puts down Maachah his grandmother for idolatry</a> 18. <a href="/2_chronicles/15-18.htm">He brings dedicated things into the house of God, and enjoys a long peace.</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/15.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/15.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>And whoever would not seek the LORD, the God of Israel This phrase emphasizes the exclusivity and seriousness of worshiping Yahweh, the God of Israel. In the context of <a href="/2_chronicles/15.htm">2 Chronicles 15</a>, King Asa is leading a religious reform in Judah, urging the people to return to the covenantal faithfulness to God. The call to seek the LORD is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, often associated with repentance and turning away from idolatry (<a href="/deuteronomy/4-29.htm">Deuteronomy 4:29</a>, <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6</a>). The phrase underscores the covenant relationship between God and Israel, where seeking God is synonymous with obedience and loyalty to His commandments.would be put to death The severity of this consequence reflects the theocratic nature of ancient Israel, where religious apostasy was not only a spiritual issue but also a legal one. The death penalty for not seeking the LORD highlights the importance of communal purity and the dangers of idolatry, which could lead the nation away from God's protection and blessings. This echoes the covenant curses outlined in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where disobedience to God's laws would result in severe punishment. It also serves as a stark reminder of the holiness and justice of God, who demands exclusive worship.whether young or old, man or woman This phrase indicates the universal application of the command to seek the LORD, showing that no one is exempt from the covenant obligations, regardless of age or gender. It reflects the communal responsibility of the Israelites to uphold the covenant and maintain the purity of worship. This inclusivity is seen throughout the Old Testament, where entire communities are called to repentance and renewal (<a href="/joel/2-15.htm">Joel 2:15-16</a>). It also foreshadows the New Testament teaching that salvation and the call to follow God are available to all people, transcending social and cultural boundaries (<a href="/galatians/3-28.htm">Galatians 3:28</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/a/asa.htm">Asa</a> - King of Judah who led a religious reform and sought to return the people to the worship of Yahweh. 2. <a href="/topical/a/azariah_son_of_oded.htm">Azariah son of Oded</a> - A prophet who encouraged Asa and the people of Judah to seek the Lord wholeheartedly. 3. <a href="/topical/j/judah.htm">Judah</a> - The southern kingdom of Israel, where Asa reigned and implemented his reforms. 4. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_renewal.htm">Covenant Renewal</a> - The event where the people of Judah renewed their covenant with God, committing to seek Him earnestly. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_god_of_israel.htm">The God of Israel</a> - Yahweh, the one true God whom the people of Judah were commanded to seek.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_seriousness_of_seeking_god.htm">The Seriousness of Seeking God</a> The command in <a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13</a> underscores the seriousness with which God views our pursuit of Him. It is not a casual endeavor but a life-or-death commitment. <a href="/topical/c/covenant_faithfulness.htm">Covenant Faithfulness</a> The renewal of the covenant by Asa and the people of Judah serves as a reminder of the importance of remaining faithful to our commitments to God. Our relationship with Him should be marked by sincerity and dedication. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_leadership_in_spiritual_renewal.htm">The Role of Leadership in Spiritual Renewal</a> Asa's leadership was crucial in guiding the nation back to God. This highlights the responsibility of leaders to encourage and facilitate spiritual growth and renewal within their communities. <a href="/topical/i/inclusivity_in_seeking_god.htm">Inclusivity in Seeking God</a> The verse mentions "young or old, man or woman," indicating that seeking God is a universal call. No one is exempt from the responsibility to pursue a relationship with the Lord. <a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_neglecting_god.htm">The Consequences of Neglecting God</a> The severe consequence of death for not seeking God serves as a stark warning about the spiritual death that results from turning away from Him. It calls us to examine our lives and ensure we are actively pursuing God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_15.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 15</a> <a href="/q/how_do_1_sam_31_and_1_chr_10_align.htm">How does 1 Samuel 31's account of Saul's death align with 1 Chronicles 10:13-14, which portrays his demise as divine judgment?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_demand_execution_in_2_chron_15_13.htm">Why would a loving God demand the execution of anyone who refused to seek Him (2 Chronicles 15:13), conflicting with other biblical passages emphasizing mercy?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_micaiah's_prophecy_differ.htm">In 2 Chronicles 18:14-17, why does Micaiah offer a prophecy so different from the other prophets--could this indicate conflicting traditions?</a> <a href="/q/are_psychics_compatible_with_christianity.htm">Is consulting psychics compatible with Christian beliefs?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/15.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(13) That.--And.Whosoever would not seek the Lord God . . .--Part of the solemn oath of the king and people; a sanction prescribed by the law of <a href="/deuteronomy/13-6.htm" title="If your brother, the son of your mother, or your son, or your daughter, or the wife of your bosom, or your friend, which is as your own soul, entice you secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods, which you have not known, you, nor your fathers;">Deuteronomy 13:6</a>, sqq., <a href="/context/deuteronomy/17-2.htm" title="If there be found among you, within any of your gates which the LORD your God gives you, man or woman, that has worked wickedness in the sight of the LORD your God, in transgressing his covenant,">Deuteronomy 17:2-6</a>.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/15.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 13. - Whosoever would not... should be put to death (see <a href="/exodus/22-20.htm">Exodus 22:20</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/13-9.htm">Deuteronomy 13:9</a>; <a href="/deuteronomy/17-2.htm">Deuteronomy 17:2-6</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>And וְכֹ֨ל (wə·ḵōl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every whoever אֲשֶׁ֧ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that would not לֹֽא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no seek יִדְרֹ֛שׁ (yiḏ·rōš) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1875.htm">Strong's 1875: </a> To tread, frequent, to follow, to seek, ask, to worship the LORD, לַיהוָ֥ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3069.htm">Strong's 3069: </a> YHWH the God אֱלֹהֵֽי־ (’ĕ·lō·hê-) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative of Israel, יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc would be put to death, יוּמָ֑ת (yū·māṯ) Verb - Hofal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4191.htm">Strong's 4191: </a> To die, to kill whether לְמִן־ (lə·min-) Preposition-l <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of young קָטֹן֙ (qā·ṭōn) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6996.htm">Strong's 6996: </a> Small, young, unimportant or וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while old, גָּד֔וֹל (gā·ḏō·wl) Adjective - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1419.htm">Strong's 1419: </a> Great, older, insolent man לְמֵאִ֖ישׁ (lə·mê·’îš) Preposition-l, Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> A man as an individual, a male person or וְעַד־ (wə·‘aḏ-) Conjunctive waw | Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5704.htm">Strong's 5704: </a> As far as, even to, up to, until, while woman. אִשָּֽׁה׃ (’iš·šāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_802.htm">Strong's 802: </a> Woman, wife, female <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">2 Chronicles 15:13 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-13.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 15:13 And that whoever would not seek Yahweh (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-12.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:12"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:12" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/15-14.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 15:14"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 15:14" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>