Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before him and serve him, to minister before him and to burn incense.” New Living Translation My sons, do not neglect your duties any longer! The LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him, and to lead the people in worship and present offerings to him.” English Standard Version My sons, do not now be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to minister to him and to be his ministers and make offerings to him.” Berean Standard Bible Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.” King James Bible My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense. New King James Version My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense.” New American Standard Bible My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be His ministers and burn incense.” NASB 1995 “My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers and burn incense.” NASB 1977 “My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers and burn incense.” Legacy Standard Bible My sons, do not be at ease now, for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers and offer offerings up in smoke.” Amplified Bible My sons, do not be negligent and careless now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in His presence, to attend to His service, and to be His ministers and burn incense.” Christian Standard Bible My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence, to serve him, and to be his ministers and burners of incense.” Holman Christian Standard Bible My sons, don’t be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in His presence, to serve Him, and to be His ministers and burners of incense.” American Standard Version My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Brenton Septuagint Translation And now be not wanting to your duty, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him to minister, and to be ministers and burners of incense to him. Contemporary English Version Let's not waste any time, my friends. You are the ones who were chosen to be the LORD's priests and to offer him sacrifices. Douay-Rheims Bible My sons, be not negligent: the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, and to minister to him, and to worship him, and to burn incense to him. English Revised Version My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense. GOD'S WORD® Translation Don't be negligent, my sons. The LORD has chosen you to stand in front of him, serve him, be his servants, and burn sacrifices." Good News Translation My sons, do not lose any time. You are the ones that the LORD has chosen to burn incense to him and to lead the people in worshiping him." International Standard Version Please don't be careless, you descendants of Aaron, because the LORD has chosen you to minister in his presence, to serve him, to be his ministers, and to burn incense." JPS Tanakh 1917 My sons, be not now negligent; for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before Him, to minister unto Him, and that ye should be His ministers, and offer unto Him.' Literal Standard Version My sons, do not be at rest now, for YHWH has fixed on you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be ministering and making incense to Him.” Majority Standard Bible Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.” New American Bible My sons, do not be negligent any longer, for it is you whom the LORD has chosen to stand before him, to minister to him, to be his ministers and to offer incense.” NET Bible My sons, do not be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to serve in his presence and offer sacrifices." New Revised Standard Version My sons, do not now be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in his presence to minister to him, and to be his ministers and make offerings to him.” New Heart English Bible My sons, do not be negligent now; for the LORD has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers, and burn incense." Webster's Bible Translation My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister to him, and burn incense. World English Bible My sons, don’t be negligent now; for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers and burn incense.” Young's Literal Translation My sons, be not now at rest, for on you hath Jehovah fixed to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be to Him ministering and making perfume.' Additional Translations ... Context Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple…10Now 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. 11Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.” 12Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;… Cross References Numbers 3:6 "Bring the tribe of Levi and present them to Aaron the priest to assist him. Numbers 8:6 "Take the Levites from among the Israelites and make them ceremonially clean. 2 Chronicles 35:2 He appointed the priests to their duties and encouraged them in the service of the house of the LORD. Psalm 134:1 Come, bless the LORD, all you servants of the LORD who serve by night in the house of the LORD! Treasury of Scripture My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD has chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that you should minister to him, and burn incense. negligent. Galatians 6:7,8 Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap… the Lord Numbers 3:6-9 Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him… Numbers 8:6-14 Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them… Numbers 18:2-6 And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they may be joined unto thee, and minister unto thee: but thou and thy sons with thee shall minister before the tabernacle of witness… Jump to Previous Burn Burning Care Chosen Fixed Him Incense Making Marked Minister Ministering Ministers Negligent Offer Offerings Perfume Presence Rest Servants Serve StandJump to Next Burn Burning Care Chosen Fixed Him Incense Making Marked Minister Ministering Ministers Negligent Offer Offerings Perfume Presence Rest Servants Serve Stand2 Chronicles 29 1. Hezekiah's good reign.3. He restores religion 5. He exhorts the Levites 12. They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God 20. Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices, 24. wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests (11) My sons.--A condescending term from the king; just as my father was a term of respect (2Kings 2:12; 2Kings 5:13; 2Kings 13:14). Be not now negligent.--The Niphal form of the verb shalah ("to be at ease") occurs nowhere else. The margin is incorrect. The Lord hath chosen you.--You hath the Lord chosen. The pronoun is emphatic. (Comp. the similar words: 1Chronicles 23:13; Deuteronomy 10:8.) . . . Verse 11. - Be not now negligent; Hebrew, אַל־תִּשָּׂלוּ. This verb in kal (supposing it the same verb) occurs but five times (Job 3:26; Job 12:6; Psalm 122:6; Jeremiah 12:1; Lamentations 1:5), the radical idea of it being the safety of ease or security rather than any absolute safety. In niph. it is found only in this place and in 2 Kings 4:28, where the rendering of the Authorized Version, "Do not deceive me," will easily yield the same essential idea. The derivative adjective (שֶׁלֵו) occurs eight times, and always has the same flavour about it (1 Chronicles 4:40; Job 16:12; Job 20:20; Job 21:23; Psalm 73:12; Jeremiah 49:31; Ezekiel 23:42; Zechariah 7:7). And the derivative nouns (שֶׁלֶו and שַׁלְוָה) occur nine times, and, at any rate, in almost every instance evidently carrying the same fundamental idea (Psalm 30:6; Psalm 122:7; Proverbs 1:32; Proverbs 17:1; Jeremiah 22:21; Ezekiel 16:49; Daniel 8:25; Daniel 11:21, 24). Our Authorized Version, therefore, sufficiently reproduces the thought of Hezekiah, though perhaps this would more exactly come out of the rendering, "Be not now at ease," i.e. sacrifice ease and self-indulgence, etc. To serve him... that ye should minister. The same verb is used in both these places; so Revised Version, To minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Now,עַתָּ֖ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb Strong's 6258: At this time my sons, בָּנַ֕י (bā·nay) Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's 1121: A son do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb Strong's 408: Not be negligent, תִּשָּׁל֑וּ (tiš·šā·lū) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's 7952: Deceive, be negligent for כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3069: YHWH has chosen בָּחַ֣ר (bā·ḥar) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 970: Selected, a youth you בָכֶ֞ם (ḇā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew to stand לַעֲמֹ֤ד (la·‘ă·mōḏ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations before Him, לְפָנָיו֙ (lə·p̄ā·nāw) Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 6440: The face to serve Him, לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ (lə·šā·rə·ṯōw) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to to וְלִהְי֥וֹת (wə·lih·yō·wṯ) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be minister מְשָׁרְתִ֥ים (mə·šā·rə·ṯîm) Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 8334: To attend as a, menial, worshipper, to contribute to before Him, ל֖וֹ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew and to burn incense.” וּמַקְטִרִֽים׃ (ū·maq·ṭi·rîm) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire Links 2 Chronicles 29:11 NIV2 Chronicles 29:11 NLT 2 Chronicles 29:11 ESV 2 Chronicles 29:11 NASB 2 Chronicles 29:11 KJV 2 Chronicles 29:11 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 29:11 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 29:11 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 29:11 French Bible 2 Chronicles 29:11 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 29:11 My sons don't be negligent now (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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