2 Chronicles 30:8

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.

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Word by word — the Hebrew

Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
stiffnecked	תַּקְשׁ֥וּ tak.Shu	H7185	properly · verb, hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine plural
fathers	כַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם ka.'a.vo.tei.Khem	H1	father · preposition + noun, common feminine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
yield	תְּנוּ te.nu-	H5414	to give · verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
yourselves	יָ֣ד yad	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders singular absolute
LORD	לַיהוָ֗ה la.Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · preposition + proper noun, a title
enter	וּבֹ֤אוּ u.Vo.'u	H935	to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
sanctuary	לְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙ le.mik.da.Sho	H4720	a consecrated thing or place · preposition + noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
sanctified	הִקְדִּ֣ישׁ hik.Dish	H6942	to be (causatively · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
ever	לְעוֹלָ֔ם le.'o.Lam	H5769	properly · preposition + noun, common masculine singular absolute
serve	וְעִבְדוּ֙ ve.'iv.Du	H5647	to work (in any sense) · conjunction + verb, qal imperative, 2nd person masculine plural
LORD	יְהוָ֣ה Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
God	אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם 'e.lo.hei.Khem	H430	gods in the ordinary sense · noun, common masculine plural construct + pronominal suffix, 2nd person masculine plural
fierceness	חֲר֥וֹן cha.Ron	H2740	a burning of anger · noun, common masculine singular construct
wrath	אַפּֽוֹ 'a.Po	H639	properly · noun, common masculine singular construct + pronominal suffix, 3rd person masculine singular
away	וְיָשֹׁ֥ב ve.ya.Sho	H7725	to turn back (hence · conjunction + verb, qal jussive, 3rd person masculine singular

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Cross-references

Exodus 32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:
2 Chronicles 29:10 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.
Deuteronomy 10:16 Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.
Deuteronomy 6:13 Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name.
Deuteronomy 6:17 Ye shall diligently keep the commandments of the LORD your God, and his testimonies, and his statutes, which he hath commanded thee.
Joshua 24:15 And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were…
2 Kings 23:26 Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all th…
1 Chronicles 29:24 And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:1-12

Here is, I. A passover resolved upon. That annual feast was instituted as a memorial of the bringing of the children of Israel out of Egypt. It happened that the reviving of the temple service fell within the appointed days of that feast, the seventeenth day of the first month: this brought that forgotten solemnity to mind. "What shall we do," says Hezekiah, "about the passover? It is a very comfortable ordinance, and has been long neglected. How shall we revive it? The time has elapsed for this year; we cannot go about it immediately; the congregation is thin, the people have not notice, the priests are not prepared, Ch2 30:3. Must we defer it till another year?" Many, it is likely, were fo…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:6

the posts--that is, runners, or royal messengers, who were taken from the king's bodyguard (Ch2 23:1-2). Each, well mounted, had a certain number of miles to traverse. Having performed his course, he was relieved by another, who had to scour an equal extent of ground; so that, as the government messengers were despatched in all directions, public edicts were speedily diffused throughout the country. The proclamation of Hezekiah was followed by a verbal address from himself, piously urging the duty, and setting forth the advantages, of a return to the pure faith and institutions which God had delivered to their ancestors through Moses. the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:6

So the posts went - רצים ratsim, the runners or couriers; persons who were usually employed to carry messages; men who were light of foot, and confidential.

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:8

Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were,.... Obstinate and refractory, like heifers unaccustomed to the yoke, which draw back from it, and will not submit to it: but yield yourselves unto the Lord; be subject unto him, or "give the hand" (q) to him, as a token of subjection and homage, or of entering into covenant with him, promising for the future to serve and obey him: and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever; set apart for worship and service, until the Messiah should come: and serve the Lord your God; there, in the temple, according to his prescribed will: that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you; which had already broke out, in suffering…

Dictionary and topics

Pentateuch — The five-fold volume, consisting of the first five books of the Old Testament. This word does not occur in Scripture, nor is it certainly known when the roll was thus divided into five portions…
Samaria, Country Of — Samaria at first included all the tribes over which Jeroboam made himself king, whether east or west of the river Jordan. (1 Kings 13:32) But whatever extent the word might have acquired, it…
Writing — The art of writing must have been known in the time of the early Pharaohs. Moses is commanded “to write for a memorial in a book” (Ex. 17:14) a record of the attack of Amalek. Frequent mention is…
Derision · .The people of Israel scoff at Hezekiah — .The people of Israel scoff at Hezekiah
Month · .An celebrated in — .An celebrated in
Proclamation · Imperial — Imperial
Repentance · 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29; — 4:29-31;10:16;30:1-3,8-10;32:29;
Scoffing · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Scorning And Mocking · All solemn admonitions — All solemn admonitions
Self-Will · Forbid — Forbid
Self-Will And Stubbornness · Forbidden — Forbidden

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 30:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:1-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:6

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:6

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:8

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 30:8

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 30:1-12

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:6

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 30:6

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 30:8

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 30:5

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 30:7