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2 Chronicles 30:8

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Don't be stubborn like your ancestors. Decide now to obey the LORD our God! Come to Jerusalem and worship him in the temple that will belong to him for ever. Then he will stop being angry,

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But the LORD was still furious with the people of Judah because Manasseh had done so many things to make him angry.

Every official and every soldier, as well as all David's other sons, were loyal to him.

Send these prisoners back home—they are your own relatives. If you don't, the LORD will punish you in his anger.

and they said: If you bring these prisoners into Samaria, that will be one more thing we've done to sin against the LORD. And he is already angry enough with us.

So I have decided to renew our agreement with the LORD God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop being so angry with us.

King Nebuchadnezzar of Babylonia had forced Zedekiah to promise in God's name that he would be loyal. Zedekiah was stubborn and refused to turn back to the LORD God of Israel, so he rebelled against Nebuchadnezzar.

because it belongs to me, and this is where I will be worshipped for ever. I will never stop watching over it.

Why can't our officials stay on in Jerusalem and take care of this for us? Let everyone who has sinned in this way meet here at a certain time with leaders and judges from their own towns. If we take care of this problem, God will surely stop being so terribly angry with us.

I have seen your power and your glory in the place of worship.

We have seen crowds marching to your place of worship, our God and King.

Force the Egyptians to bring gifts of bronze; make the Ethiopians hurry to offer presents.

Then I went to your temple, and there I understood what will happen to my enemies.

God was so angry and furious that he went into a rage and caused them great trouble by sending swarms of destroying angels.

Moses, I have seen how stubborn these people are,

Attack from every side! Babylon surrenders! The enemy tears down its walls and towers. I am taking my revenge by doing to Babylon what it did to other cities.

Jesus answered, “Go away Satan! The Scriptures say: ‘Worship the Lord your God and serve only him.’ ”

If you serve me, you must go with me. My servants will be with me wherever I am. If you serve me, my Father will honour you.

And Isaiah said about the people of Israel, “All day long the Lord has reached out to people who are stubborn and refuse to obey.”

Now you have been set free from sin, and you are God's slaves. This will make you holy and will lead you to eternal life.

Remember your agreement with the LORD and stop being so stubborn.

Worship and obey the LORD your God with fear and trembling, and promise that you will be loyal to him.

Always obey the laws that the LORD has given you

But if you don't want to worship the LORD, then choose now! Will you worship the same idols your ancestors did? Or since you're living on land that once belonged to the Amorites, perhaps you'll worship their gods. I won't. My family and I are going to worship and obey the LORD!

And so they stand before the throne of God and worship him in his temple day and night. The one who sits on the throne will spread his tent over them.




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