For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law;
2 Chronicles 15:3
Surrounding context
15:2 And he went out to meet Asa, and said to him: "Hear me, Asa, and all Judah and Benjamin. The LORD is with you while you are with Him. If you seek Him, He will be found by you; but if you forsake Him, He will forsake you.
15:3 For a long time Israel has been without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law;
15:4 but when in their trouble they turned to the LORD God of Israel, and sought Him, He was found by them.