English Standard Version
2 Chronicles 29:10
10Now 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)But now I will make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.
Context of 2 Chronicles 29:10
8Therefore the wrath of the Lord came on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has made them an object of horror, of astonishment, and of hissing, as you see with your own eyes. 9For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 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. 11My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him." 12Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
Read all of 2 Chronicles 292 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 6:7Now it was in the heart of David my father to build a house for the name of the Lord, the God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 15:12And they entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and with all their soul,
- 2 Chronicles 23:16And Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and all the people and the king that they should be the Lord's people.
- 2 Chronicles 34:30And the king went up to the house of the Lord, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem and the priests and the Levites, all the people both great and small. And he read in their hearing all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the Lord.
- Ezra 10:3Therefore let us make a covenant with our God to put away all these wives and their children, according to the counsel of my lord and of those who tremble at the commandment of our God, and let it be done according to the Law.
- Nehemiah 9:38"Because of all this we make a firm covenant in writing; on the sealed document are the names of our princes, our Levites, and our priests.
- Nehemiah 10:1"On the seals are the names of Nehemiah the governor, the son of Hacaliah, Zedekiah,
- Jeremiah 34:15You recently repented and did what was right in my eyes by proclaiming liberty, each to his neighbor, and you made a covenant before me in the house that is called by my name,
- Jeremiah 50:5They shall ask the way to Zion, with faces turned toward it, saying, 'Come, let us join ourselves to the Lord in an everlasting covenant that will never be forgotten.'
- 2 Corinthians 8:5and this, not as we expected, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and then by the will of God to us.
- 2 Kings 23:3And the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the Lord, to walk after the Lord and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all his heart and all his soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people joined in 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
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