God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 30:8
8Don’t be impossible to deal with like your ancestors. Reach out for the Lord. Come to his holy place that he made holy forever. Serve the Lord your God, and he will turn his burning anger away from you.
2 Chronicles 30:8 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.
- New International Version (NIV)Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; submit to the Lord. Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the Lord your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the Lord; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you.
Context of 2 Chronicles 30:8
6Messengers took letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah. The king’s order said, “Israelites, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel. Then he will return to the few of you who escaped from the power of the kings of Assyria. 7Don’t be like your ancestors and your relatives who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their ancestors. He made them something that shocks people, as you have seen. Don’t be impossible to deal with like your ancestors. Reach out for the Lord. Come to his holy place that he made holy forever. Serve the Lord your God, and he will turn his burning anger away from you. 9When you return to the Lord, your relatives and children will find compassion from those who captured them. They will return to this land. The Lord your God is merciful and compassionate. He will not turn his face away from you if you return to him.” 10So the messengers went from city to city in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun. But the people ridiculed them.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 302 Chronicles 30:8 word by word
עַתָּ֕ה אַל־תַּקְשׁ֥וּ עָרְפְּכֶ֖ם כַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם תְּנוּ־יָ֣ד לַיהוָ֗ה וּבֹ֤אוּ לְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הִקְדִּ֣ישׁ לְעוֹלָ֔ם וְעִבְדוּ֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם וְיָשֹׁ֥ב מִכֶּ֖ם חֲר֥וֹן אַפּֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Now be ye not stiffneckedעֹ֫רֶף‛ôreph · neckH6203
- Now be ye not stiffneckedקָשָׁהqâshâh · to hardenH7185
- as your fathersאָב'âb · fatherH1
- yieldנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
- yourselvesיָדyâd · hand: themselvesH3027
- unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
- and enterבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): comeH935
- into his sanctuaryמִקְדָּשׁmiqdâsh miqqedâsh · sanctuaryH4720
- which he hath sanctifiedקָדַשׁqâdash · to consecrate: consecateH6942
- for everעוֹלָם‛ôlâm ‛ôlâm · forever: enduringH5769
- and serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
- your Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- that the fiercenessחָרוֹןchârôn chârôn · burning angerH2740
- of his wrathאַף'aph · face: angerH639
- may turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: returnH7725
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 30:8
- 2 Chronicles 36:13Zedekiah also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar. Nebuchadnezzar had made Zedekiah swear an oath of allegiance to him in God’s name. But Zedekiah became so stubborn and so impossible to deal with that he refused to turn back to the Lord God of Israel.
- Exodus 32:9The Lord added, “I’ve seen these people, and they are impossible to deal with.
- Deuteronomy 10:16So circumcise your uncircumcised hearts, and don’t be impossible to deal with any longer.
- Romans 10:21Then Isaiah said about Israel, “All day long I have stretched out my hands to disobedient and rebellious people.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:24All the leaders and soldiers and all of King David’s sons pledged their loyalty to King Solomon.
- Ezra 10:19They shook hands as a pledge that they would get rid of their wives. They sacrificed a ram from their flock as an offering for guilt because they were guilty.
- Psalms 68:31Ambassadors will come from Egypt. Sudan will stretch out its hands to God ⌞in prayer⌟.
- Romans 6:13Never offer any part of your body to sin’s power. No part of your body should ever be used to do any ungodly thing. Instead, offer yourselves to God as people who have come back from death and are now alive. Offer all the parts of your body to God. Use them to do everything that God approves of.
- Psalms 63:2So I look for you in the holy place to see your power and your glory.
- Psalms 68:24Your festival processions, O God, can be seen by everyone. They are the processions for my God, my king, into the holy place.
- Psalms 73:17Only when I came into God’s holy place did I ⌞finally⌟ understand what would happen to them.
- Psalms 132:13The Lord has chosen Zion. He wants it for his home.
- Deuteronomy 6:13You must fear the Lord your God, serve him, and take your oaths only in his name.
- Joshua 24:15But if you don’t want to serve the Lord, then choose today whom you will serve. Even if you choose the gods your ancestors served on the other side of the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you live, my family and I will still serve the Lord.”
- Matthew 4:10Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! Scripture says, ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”
- John 12:26Those who serve me must follow me. My servants will be with me wherever I will be. If people serve me, the Father will honor them.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30:8
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-27This story of Hezekiah's Passover celebration shows the Chronicler's focus on Israel's unity, the people's spiritual readiness, and the success of following Solomon's restoration plan at the temple dedication (2 Chronicles 7:14).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1-122Ch 30:1-12. Hezekiah Proclaims a Passover. 1-5. Hezekiah sent to all ... Judah ... to come to ... Jerusalem, to keep the passover--This great religious festival had not been regularly observed by the Hebrews in their national capacity for a long time because of the division of the kingdom and the many disorders that had followed that unhappy event. Hezekiah longed extremely to see its observance revived; and the expression of his wishes having received a…Read the comment
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 30
- 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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