2 Chronicles 15:1 (DRB)

Passage

And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded,

Nearby Context

2 Chronicles 15:1 And the spirit of God came upon Azarias the son of Oded,

2 Chronicles 15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: Hear ye me, Asa, and all Juda and Benjamin: The Lord is with you, because you have been with him. If you seek him, you shall find: but if you forsake him, he will forsake you.

2 Chronicles 15:3 And many days shall pass in Israel, without the true God, and without a priest a teacher, and without the law.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "came", "upon", "azarias", and "oded". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "came", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The next verse adds "And he went out to meet Asa...", so "Spirit" and "came" should be read forward into that movement. In 2 Chronicles context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "Spirit" and "came" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.