New King James Version
2 Chronicles 30:8
8Now 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.
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 Living Translation (NLT)Do not be stubborn, as they were, but submit yourselves to the Lord. Come to his Temple, which he has set apart as holy forever. Worship the Lord your God so that his fierce anger will turn away from you.
Context of 2 Chronicles 30:8
6Then the runners went throughout all Israel and Judah with the letters from the king and his leaders, and spoke according to the command of the king: “Children of Israel, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel; then He will return to the remnant of you who have escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7And do not be like your fathers and your brethren, who trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, so that He gave them up to desolation, as you see. 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. 9For if you return to the Lord, your brethren and your children will be treated with compassion by those who lead them captive, so that they may come back to this land; for the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn His face from you if you return to Him.” 10So the runners passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, as far as Zebulun; but they laughed at them and mocked 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 36:13And he also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear an oath by God; but he stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the Lord God of Israel.
- Exodus 32:9And the Lord said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and indeed it is a stiff-necked people!
- Deuteronomy 10:16Therefore circumcise the foreskin of your heart, and be stiff-necked no longer.
- Romans 10:21But to Israel he says: “All day long I have stretched out My hands To a disobedient and contrary people.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:24All the leaders and the mighty men, and also all the sons of King David, submitted themselves to King Solomon.
- Ezra 10:19And they gave their promise that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they presented a ram of the flock as their trespass offering.
- Psalms 68:31Envoys will come out of Egypt; Ethiopia will quickly stretch out her hands to God.
- Romans 6:13And do not present your members as instruments of unrighteousness to sin, but present yourselves to God as being alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness to God.
- Psalms 63:2So I have looked for You in the sanctuary, To see Your power and Your glory.
- Psalms 68:24They have seen Your procession, O God, The procession of my God, my King, into the sanctuary.
- Psalms 73:17Until I went into the sanctuary of God; Then I understood their end.
- Psalms 132:13For the Lord has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His dwelling place:
- Deuteronomy 6:13You shall fear the Lord your God and serve Him, and shall take oaths in His name.
- Joshua 24:15And if it seems evil to you to serve the Lord, choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the River, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you dwell. But as for me and my house, we will serve the Lord.”
- Matthew 4:10Then Jesus said to him, “Away with you, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and Him only you shall serve.’ ”
- John 12:26If anyone serves Me, let him follow Me; and where I am, there My servant will be also. If anyone serves Me, him My Father will honor.
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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