2 Chronicles 13:11

2 Chronicles 13:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And they burn unto the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the Lord our God; but ye have forsaken him.
• New International Version (NIV)Every morning and evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the Lord. They set out the bread on the ceremonially clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. We are observing the requirements of the Lord our God. But you have forsaken him.
• English Standard Version (ESV)They offer to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt offerings and incense of sweet spices, set out the showbread on the table of pure gold, and care for the golden lampstand that its lamps may burn every evening. For we keep the charge of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken him.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And they burn to the Lord every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense; they also set the showbread in order on the pure gold table, and the lampstand of gold with its lamps to burn every evening; for we keep the command of the Lord our God, but you have forsaken Him.

Context of 2 Chronicles 13:11

9But you banished the Lord’s priests, Aaron’s descendants, and the Levites, and appointed your own priests just as the surrounding nations do! Anyone who comes to consecrate himself with a young bull or seven rams becomes a priest of these fake gods! 10But as for us, the Lord is our God and we have not rejected him. Aaron’s descendants serve as the Lord’s priests and the Levites assist them with the work. They offer burnt sacrifices to the Lord every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. Certainly we are observing the Lord our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him. 12Now look, God is with us as our leader. His priests are ready to blow the trumpets to signal the attack against you. You Israelites, don’t fight against the Lord God of your ancestors, for you will not win!” 13Now Jeroboam had sent some men to ambush the Judahite army from behind. The main army was in front of the Judahite army; the ambushers were behind it.

2 Chronicles 13:11 word by word

וּמַקְטִרִ֣ים לַיהוָ֡ה עֹל֣וֹת בַּבֹּֽקֶר־בַּבֹּ֣קֶר וּבָעֶֽרֶב־בָּעֶ֣רֶב וּקְטֹֽרֶת־סַמִּים֩ וּמַעֲרֶ֨כֶת לֶ֜חֶם עַל־הַשֻּׁלְחָ֣ן הַטָּה֗וֹר וּמְנוֹרַ֨ת הַזָּהָ֤ב וְנֵרֹתֶ֙יהָ֙ לְבָעֵר֙ בָּעֶ֣רֶב בָּעֶ֔רֶב כִּֽי־שֹׁמְרִ֣ים אֲנַ֔חְנוּ אֶת־מִשְׁמֶ֖רֶת יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְאַתֶּ֖ם עֲזַבְתֶּ֥ם אֹתֽוֹ׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And they burnקָטַרqâţar · to offer: offerH6999
• unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• every morningבֹּ֫קֶרbôqer · morningH1242
• and every eveningעֶ֫רֶב‛ereb · eveningH6153
• burnt sacrificesעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930
• and sweetסַםsam · spiceH5561
• incenseקְטֹ֫רֶתqeţôreth · incenseH7004
• the shewbreadמַעֲרֶ֫כֶתma‛ăreketh · rowH4635
• the shewbreadלֶ֫חֶםlechem · food: breadH3899
• upon the pureטָהוֹרţâhôr ţâhôr · pureH2889
• tableשֻׁלְחָןshûlchân · tableH7979
• and the candlestickמְנוֹרָהmenôrâh menôrâh · lampstandH4501
• of goldזָהָבzâhâb · goldH2091
• with the lampsנֵרnîyr nir nêyr nêr nêrâh · lampH5216
• thereof, to burnבָּעַרbâ‛ar · to burn: burnH1197
• for we keepשָׁמַרshâmar · to keep: obeyH8104
• the chargeמִשְׁמֶ֫רֶתmishmereth · chargeH4931
• our Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• but ye have forsakenעָזַב‛âzab · to leave: forsakeH5800

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 13:11

• 2 Chronicles 2:4Look, I am ready to build a temple to honor the Lord my God and to dedicate it to him in order to burn fragrant incense before him, to set out the bread that is regularly displayed, and to offer burnt sacrifices each morning and evening, and on Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and at other times appointed by the Lord our God. This is something Israel must do on a permanent basis.
• Exodus 29:38“Now this is what you are to prepare on the altar every day continually: two lambs a year old.
• Exodus 30:1“You are to make an altar for burning incense; you are to make it of acacia wood.
• Leviticus 2:1“‘When a person presents a grain offering to the Lord, his offering must consist of choice wheat flour, and he must pour olive oil on it and put frankincense on it.
• Numbers 16:6Do this, Korah, you and all your company: Take censers,
• Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the holy place of the Lord and burn incense.
• Revelation 8:3Another angel holding a golden censer came and was stationed at the altar. A large amount of incense was given to him to offer up, with the prayers of all the saints, on the golden altar that is before the throne.
• Exodus 25:30You are to set the Bread of the Presence on the table before me continually.
• Leviticus 24:5“You must take choice wheat flour and bake twelve loaves; there must be two tenths of an ephah of flour in each loaf,
• Exodus 25:31“You are to make a lampstand of pure gold. The lampstand is to be made of hammered metal; its base and its shaft, its cups, its buds, and its blossoms are to be from the same piece.
• Exodus 27:20“You are to command the Israelites that they bring to you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, so that the lamps will burn regularly.
• Leviticus 24:2“Command the Israelites to bring to you pure oil of beaten olives for the light, to make a lamp burn continually.
• Genesis 26:5All this will come to pass because Abraham obeyed me and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.”
• Numbers 9:19When the cloud remained over the tabernacle many days, then the Israelites obeyed the instructions of the Lord and did not journey.
• Ezekiel 44:8You have not kept charge of my holy things, but you have assigned foreigners to keep charge of my sanctuary for you.
• Ezekiel 48:11This will be for the priests who are set apart from the descendants of Zadok who kept my charge and did not go astray when the people of Israel strayed off, like the Levites did.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13:11

• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 10-11Abijah’s speech shows he cares about keeping worship pure in Jerusalem. The account in Kings does not mention Abijah’s devotion (1 Kings 15:3–4).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-124-12. Abijah stood up upon Mount Zemaraim--He had entered the enemy's territory and was encamped on an eminence near Beth-el (Jos 18:22). Jeroboam's army lay at the foot of the hill, and as a pitched battle was expected, Abijah, according to the singular usage of ancient times, harangued the enemy. The speakers in such circumstances, while always extolling their own merits, poured out torrents of invective and virulent abuse upon the adversary. So did…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 13:11

• Backsliders
• Decision
• Faith
• Faithfulness
• Incense
• Levites
• Offerings
• Priest
• Rebellion
• Reproof
• War

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Sweet Incense
• Abijah
• Lamp
• Zemaraim
• Bamah
• Candlestick, the Golden
• Chronicles, Books of
• Israel, History of

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 13

• 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