New English Translation
2 Chronicles 29:10
10Now I intend to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger.
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
8The Lord was angry at Judah and Jerusalem and made them an appalling object of horror at which people hiss out their scorn, as you can see with your own eyes. 9Look, our fathers died violently and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off because of this. Now I intend to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger. 11My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to serve in his presence and offer sacrifices.” 12The following Levites prepared to carry out the king’s orders: From the Kohathites: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah; from the Merarites: Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel; from the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden 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 my father David had a strong desire to build a temple to honor the Lord God of Israel.
- 2 Chronicles 15:12They solemnly agreed to seek the Lord God of their ancestors with their whole heart and being.
- 2 Chronicles 23:16Jehoiada then drew up a covenant stipulating that he, all the people, and the king should be loyal to the Lord.
- 2 Chronicles 34:30The king went up to the Lord’s temple, accompanied by all the people of Judah, the residents of Jerusalem, the priests, and the Levites. All the people were there, from the oldest to the youngest. He read aloud all the words of the scroll of the covenant that had been discovered in the Lord’s temple.
- Ezra 10:3Therefore let us enact a covenant with our God to send away all these women and their offspring, in keeping with your counsel, my lord, and that of those who respect the commandments of our God. And let it be done according to the law.
- Nehemiah 9:38(10:1) “Because of all of this we are entering into a binding covenant in written form; our leaders, our Levites, and our priests have affixed their names on the sealed document.”
- Nehemiah 10:1On the sealed documents were the following names: Nehemiah the governor, son of Hacaliah, along with Zedekiah,
- Jeremiah 34:15Recently, however, you yourselves showed a change of heart and did what is pleasing to me. You granted your fellow countrymen their freedom and you made a covenant to that effect in my presence in the house that I have claimed for my own.
- Jeremiah 50:5They will ask the way to Zion; they will turn their faces toward it. They will come and bind themselves to the Lord in a lasting covenant that will never be forgotten.
- 2 Corinthians 8:5And they did this not just as we had hoped, but they gave themselves first to the Lord and to us by the will of God.
- 2 Kings 23:3The king stood by the pillar and renewed the covenant before the Lord, agreeing to follow the Lord and to obey his commandments, laws, and rules with all his heart and being, by carrying out the terms of this covenant recorded on this scroll. All the people agreed to keep 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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