Tree of Life Version
2 Chronicles 30:8
8Do not stiffen your neck as your fathers did, but reconcile to Adonai, and come to His Temple, which He has consecrated forever, and worship Adonai your God that His burning anger 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 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
6At the king’s command, the couriers went throughout all Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials saying: “You men of Israel, turn back to Adonai, the God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and He will return to the remnant of you who escaped from the hand of the kings of Assyria. 7Do not be like your fathers and brothers who acted unfaithfully against Adonai, the God of their fathers, so that He made them a horror as you see. Do not stiffen your neck as your fathers did, but reconcile to Adonai, and come to His Temple, which He has consecrated forever, and worship Adonai your God that His burning anger may turn away from you. 9For if you return to Adonai, your brothers and children will receive compassion before their captors, and will return to this land. For Adonai your God is compassionate and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.” 10As the couriers traveled from town to town through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh and as far as Zebulun, they were scorned and mocked.
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 take an oath by God. He also stiffened his neck and hardened his heart so as not to turn to Adonai, the God of Israel.
- Exodus 32:9Adonai said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and behold, it is a stiff-necked people.
- Deuteronomy 10:16“Circumcise the foreskin of your heart therefore, and do not be stiff-necked anymore.
- Romans 10:21But about Israel He says, “All day long I stretched forth My hands to a disobedient and contrary people.”
- 1 Chronicles 29:24All the officials and mighty men, as well as all the sons of King David, pledged their hand in support of King Solomon.
- Ezra 10:19They all gave their hands in pledge to put away their wives, and for their guilt, they offered a ram of the flock as a guilt offering.
- Psalms 68:31Rebuke the beast of the reeds, the herd of bulls with the calves, peoples trampling down pieces of silver. He has scattered the peoples who delight in war!
- Romans 6:13And do not keep yielding your body parts to sin as tools of wickedness; but yield yourselves to God as those alive from the dead, and your body parts as tools of righteousness to God.
- Psalms 63:2O God, You are my God, earnestly I seek You. My soul thirsts for You. My flesh longs for You in a dry and weary land, where there is no water.
- Psalms 68:24So your foot may wade in blood, and your dogs’ tongue may have their share of your enemies’ blood.”
- Psalms 73:17until I entered the Sanctuary of God, and perceived their end.
- Psalms 132:13For Adonai has chosen Zion, He has desired it for His dwelling:
- Deuteronomy 6:13You must fear Adonai your God and serve Him, and swear by His Name.
- Joshua 24:15If it seems bad to you to worship Adonai, then choose for yourselves today whom you will serve—whether the gods that your fathers worshipped that were beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will worship Adonai!”
- Matthew 4:10Then Yeshua says to him, “Go away, satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship Adonai your God, and Him only shall you serve.’”
- John 12:26If any man serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, there also will My servant be. 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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