2 Chronicles 30:8 “Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD…”

2 Chronicles 30:8

Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

Now don’t be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

American Standard Version

Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto Jehovah, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever, and serve Jehovah your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you.

Geneva Bible 1599

Be not ye now stiffenecked like your fathers, but giue the hand to the Lord, and come into his sanctuarie, which he hath sanctified for euer, and serue the Lord your God, and the fiercenesse of his wrath shall turne away from you.

Darby Translation

Now, harden not your necks, as your fathers; yield yourselves to Jehovah, and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever; and serve Jehovah your God, that the fierceness of his anger may turn away from you.

Young's Literal Translation

'Now, harden not your neck like your fathers, give a hand to Jehovah, and come in to His sanctuary, that He hath sanctified to the age, and serve Jehovah your God, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from you;

Bible in Basic English

Now do not be hard-hearted, as your fathers were; but give yourselves to the Lord, and come into his holy place, which he has made his for ever, and be the servants of the Lord your God, so that the heat of his wrath may be turned away from you.

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Cross references

“be ye not stiffnecked”

Exodus 32:9 Deuteronomy 10:16 2 Chronicles 36:13 Romans 10:21

Exodus 32:9 · BSB

The LORD also said to Moses, “I have seen this people, and they are indeed a stiff-necked people.

Deuteronomy 10:16 · BSB

Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more.

2 Chronicles 36:13 · BSB

He also rebelled against King Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God. But Zedekiah stiffened his neck and hardened his heart against turning to the LORD, the God of Israel.

Romans 10:21 · BSB

But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”

“yield yourselves”

1 Chronicles 29:24 Ezra 10:19 Psalm 68:31 Romans 6:13–19

1 Chronicles 29:24 · BSB

All the officials and mighty men, as well as all of King David’s sons, pledged their allegiance to King Solomon.

Ezra 10:19 · BSB

They pledged to send their wives away, and for their guilt they presented a ram from the flock as a guilt offering.

Psalm 68:31 · BSB

Envoys will arrive from Egypt; Cush will stretch out her hands to God.

Romans 6:13–19 · BSB

Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righ…

“enter into”

Psalm 63:2 Psalm 68:24 Psalm 73:17

Psalm 63:2 · BSB

So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.

Psalm 68:24 · BSB

They have seen Your procession, O God— the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.

Psalm 73:17 · BSB

until I entered God’s sanctuary; then I discerned their end.

“which he hath”

Psalm 132:13 Psalm 132:14

Psalm 132:13 · BSB

For the LORD has chosen Zion; He has desired it for His home:

Psalm 132:14 · BSB

“This is My resting place forever and ever; here I will dwell, for I have desired this home.

“serve”

Deuteronomy 6:13 Deuteronomy 6:17 Joshua 24:15 Matthew 4:10 John 12:26 Romans 6:22

Deuteronomy 6:13 · BSB

Fear the LORD your God, serve Him only, and take your oaths in His name.

Deuteronomy 6:17 · BSB

You are to diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God and the testimonies and statutes He has given you.

Joshua 24:15 · BSB

But if it is unpleasing in your sight to serve the LORD, then choose for yourselves this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your fathers served beyond the Euphrates, or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you a…

Matthew 4:10 · BSB

“Away from Me, Satan!” Jesus told him. “For it is written: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.’ ”

John 12:26 · BSB

If anyone serves Me, he must follow Me; and where I am, My servant will be as well. If anyone serves Me, the Father will honor him.

Romans 6:22 · BSB

But now that you have been set free from sin and have become slaves to God, the fruit you reap leads to holiness, and the outcome is eternal life.

“the fierceness”

2 Chronicles 29:10 2 Chronicles 28:11 2 Chronicles 28:13 2 Kings 23:26 Psalm 78:49

2 Chronicles 29:10 · BSB

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.

2 Chronicles 28:11 · BSB

Now therefore, listen to me and return the captives you took from your kinsmen, for the fierce anger of the LORD is upon you.”

2 Chronicles 28:13 · BSB

“You must not bring the captives here,” they said, “for you are proposing to bring guilt upon us from the LORD and to add to our sins and our guilt. For our guilt is great, and fierce anger is upon Israel.”

2 Kings 23:26 · BSB

Nevertheless, the LORD did not turn away from the fury of His burning anger, which was kindled against Judah because of all that Manasseh had done to provoke Him to anger.

Psalm 78:49 · BSB

He unleashed His fury against them, wrath, indignation, and calamity— a band of destroying angels.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

7Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.

9For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”

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