New English Translation
2 Chronicles 30:8
8Now, don’t be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger.
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 delivered the letters from the king and his officials throughout Israel and Judah. This royal edict read: “O Israelites, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so he may return to you who have been spared from the kings of Assyria. 7Don’t be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their ancestors, provoking him to destroy them, as you can see. Now, don’t be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the Lord and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the Lord your God so that he might relent from his raging anger. 9For if you return to the Lord, your brothers and sons will be shown mercy by their captors and return to this land. The Lord your God is merciful and compassionate; he will not reject you if you return to him.” 10The messengers journeyed from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but people mocked and 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 36:13He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him vow allegiance in the name of God. He was stubborn and obstinate, and refused to return to the Lord God of Israel.
- Exodus 32:9Then the Lord said to Moses: “I have seen this people. Look what a stiff-necked people they are!
- Deuteronomy 10:16Therefore, cleanse your heart and stop being so stubborn!
- Romans 10:21But about Israel he says, “All day long I held out my hands to this disobedient and stubborn people!”
- 1 Chronicles 29:24All the officers and warriors, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.
- Ezra 10:19(They gave their word to send away their wives; their guilt offering was a ram from the flock for their guilt.)
- Psalms 68:31They come with red cloth from Egypt, Ethiopia voluntarily offers tribute to God.
- Romans 6:13and do not present your members to sin as instruments to be used for unrighteousness, but present yourselves to God as those who are alive from the dead and your members to God as instruments to be used for righteousness.
- Psalms 63:2Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor.
- Psalms 68:24They see your processions, O God – the processions of my God, my king, who marches along in holy splendor.
- Psalms 73:17Then I entered the precincts of God’s temple, and understood the destiny of the wicked.
- Psalms 132:13Certainly the Lord has chosen Zion; he decided to make it his home.
- Deuteronomy 6:13You must revere the Lord your God, serve him, and take oaths using only his name.
- Joshua 24:15If you have no desire to worship the Lord, choose today whom you will worship, whether it be the gods whom your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But I and my family will worship the Lord!”
- Matthew 4:10Then Jesus said to him, “Go away, Satan! For it is written: ‘You are to worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’”
- John 12:26If anyone wants to serve me, he must follow me, and where I am, my servant will be too. If anyone serves me, the Father will honor him.
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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