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He said, "I have not troubled Israel, but you and your father's house have, because ayou have forsaken the commandments of the Lord and byou have followed the Baals.
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1 Kings 9:9, 2 Chronicles 15:2
1 Kings 9
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"And they will say, 'aBecause they forsook the Lord their God, who brought their fathers out of the land of Egypt, and adopted other gods and worshiped them and served them, therefore the Lord has brought all this adversity on them.'"
2 Chronicles 15
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and he went out to meet Asa and said to him, "Listen to me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin: athe Lord is with you when you are with Him. And bif you seek Him, He will let you find Him; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.