2 Chronicles 29:10

2 Chronicles 29:10 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
• New International Version (NIV)Now I intend to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, in order that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us.

Context of 2 Chronicles 29:10

8Therefore, the wrath of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you see with your own eyes. 9Our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this. It is in my heart now to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel so that his burning anger may turn away from us. 11My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to serve him, and to be his ministers and burners of incense.” 12Then the Levites stood up: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;

2 Chronicles 29:10 word by word

עַתָּה֙ עִם־לְבָבִ֔י לִכְר֣וֹת בְּרִ֔ית לַיהוָ֖ה אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְיָשֹׁ֥ב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• in mine heartלֵבָבlêbâb · heartH3824
• to makeכָּרַתkârath · to cut: make(covenant)H3772
• a covenantבְּרִיתberîyth · covenantH1285
• with the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• that his fierceחָרוֹןchârôn chârôn · burning angerH2740
• wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
• may turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 29:10

• 2 Chronicles 6:7My father David had his heart set on building a temple for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
• 2 Chronicles 15:12Then they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with all their heart and all their soul.
• 2 Chronicles 23:16Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself, the king, and the people that they would be the Lord’s people.
• 2 Chronicles 34:30The king went up to the Lord’s temple with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the Levites — all the people from the oldest to the youngest. He read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that had been found in the Lord’s temple.
• Ezra 10:3Therefore, let’s make a covenant before our God to send away all the foreign wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the command of our God. Let it be done according to the law.
• Nehemiah 9:38In view of all this, we are making a binding agreement in writing on a sealed document containing the names of our leaders, Levites, and priests.
• Nehemiah 10:1Those whose seals were on the document were the governor Nehemiah son of Hacaliah, and Zedekiah,
• Jeremiah 34:15Today you repented and did what pleased me, each of you proclaiming freedom for his neighbor. You made a covenant before me at the house that bears my name.
• Jeremiah 50:5They will ask about Zion, turning their faces to this road. They will come and join themselves to the Lord in a permanent covenant that will never be forgotten.
• 2 Corinthians 8:5and not just as we had hoped. Instead, they gave themselves first to the Lord and then to us by God’s will.
• 2 Kings 23:3Next, the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant in the Lord’s presence to follow the Lord and to keep his commands, his decrees, and his statutes with all his heart and with all his soul in order to carry out the words of this covenant that were written in this book; all the people agreed to the covenant.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29:10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 10To make a covenant - To renew the covenant under which the whole people were constantly considered, and of which circumcision was the sign; and the spirit of which was, I will be your God: Ye shall be my people.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5-11Hezekiah's speech used words common during exile to describe the nation's failure. Like during Rehoboam's separation (2 Chronicles 12:1; see 13:10), the people were unfaithful when they abandoned the Lord.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 10-1110-11. Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God--Convinced of the sin and bitter fruits of idolatry, Hezekiah intended to reverse the policy of his father, and to restore, in all its ancient purity and glory, the worship of the true God. His commencement of this resolution at the beginning of his reign attests his sincere piety. It also proves the strength of his conviction that righteousness exalteth a nation; for, instead of waiting…Read the comment

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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings