God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 7:19
19But if you and your descendants turn away from me and abandon my commands and laws that I gave you, and follow and serve other gods and worship them,
2 Chronicles 7:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)But if ye turn away, and forsake my statutes and my commandments, which I have set before you, and shall go and serve other gods, and worship them;
- New International Version (NIV)“But if you turn away and forsake the decrees and commands I have given you and go off to serve other gods and worship them,
- English Standard Version (ESV)"But if you turn aside and forsake my statutes and my commandments that I have set before you, and go and serve other gods and worship them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)“But if you turn away and forsake My statutes and My commandments which I have set before you, and go and serve other gods, and worship them,
Context of 2 Chronicles 7:19
17“If you will be faithful to me as your father David was, do everything I command, and obey my laws and rules, 18then I will establish your royal dynasty as I said in a promise to your father David, ‘You will never fail to have an heir ruling Israel.’ But if you and your descendants turn away from me and abandon my commands and laws that I gave you, and follow and serve other gods and worship them, 20then I will uproot Israel from the land I gave them. I will reject this temple that I declared holy for my name. I will make it an example and an object of ridicule for all the people of the world. 21Everyone passing by this impressive temple will be appalled. They will ask, ‘Why did the Lord do these things to this land and this temple?’
Read all of 2 Chronicles 72 Chronicles 7:19 word by word
וְאִם־תְּשׁוּב֣וּן אַתֶּ֔ם וַעֲזַבְתֶּם֙ חֻקּוֹתַ֣י וּמִצְוֹתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר נָתַ֖תִּי לִפְנֵיכֶ֑ם וַהֲלַכְתֶּ֗ם וַעֲבַדְתֶּם֙ אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֔ים וְהִשְׁתַּחֲוִיתֶ֖ם לָהֶֽם׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- But if ye turn awayשׁוּבshûb · to return: turn backH7725
- and forsakeעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800
- my statutesחֻקָּהchûqqâh · statuteH2708
- and my commandmentsמִצְוָהmitsvâh · commandmentH4687
- which I have setנָתַןnâthan · to give: putH5414
- beforeפָּנֶהpânîym · face: beforeH6440
- you, and shall goהָלַךְhâlak · to go: wentH1980
- and serveעָבַד‛âbad · to serve: ministerH5647
- otherאַחֵר'achêr · anotherH312
- godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
- and worshipשָׁחָהshâchâh · to bowH7812
Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 7:19
- Leviticus 26:14“If you will not listen to me and obey all these commands,
- Deuteronomy 28:15Obey the Lord your God, and faithfully follow all his commands and laws that I am giving you today. If you don’t, all these curses will come to you and stay close to you:
- 1 Samuel 12:25But if you go on doing what is evil, you and your king will be wiped out.”
- 1 Chronicles 28:9“And you, my son Solomon, learn to know your father’s God. Serve the Lord wholeheartedly and willingly because he searches every heart and understands every thought ⌞we have⌟. If you dedicate your life to serving him, he will accept you. But if you abandon him, he will reject you from then on.
- Deuteronomy 4:23Be careful that you don’t forget the promise that the Lord your God made to you. Don’t make your own carved idols or statues that represent anything the Lord your God has forbidden.
- Joshua 23:15“Every good word the Lord your God has promised you has come true for you. In the same way the Lord will bring about every evil curse until he has destroyed you from this good land that he has given you.
- 1 Kings 9:6But if you and your descendants dare to turn away from me and do not keep my commands and laws that I gave to you, and follow and serve other gods and worship them,
- 1 Kings 11:4In his old age, his wives tempted him to follow other gods. He was no longer committed to the Lord his God as his father David had been.
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Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 7
- 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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