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1 Chronicles 28:8

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

‘So now in the sight of all Israel, the assembly of the Lord, and in the hearing of our God, observe and follow all the commands of the Lord your God so that you may possess this good land and leave it as an inheritance to your descendants for ever.

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‘Now, Israel, listen to the statutes and ordinances  I am teaching you to follow, so that you may live,  enter, and take possession of the land the Lord, the God of your ancestors,  is giving you.


Search and read the scroll of the  Lord: Not one of them will be missing, none will be lacking its mate, because he has ordered it by my   mouth, and he will gather them by his Spirit.


A good man leaves an inheritance to his   grandchildren, but the sinner’s wealth is stored up for the righteous.


So do not give your daughters to their sons in marriage or take their daughters for your sons.  Never pursue their welfare or prosperity,  so that you will be strong, eat the good things of the land, and leave it as an inheritance to your sons for ever.’


‘Be careful to do as the Lord your God has commanded you; you are not to turn aside to the right or the left.


The people here were of more noble character than those in Thessalonica, since they received the word with eagerness and examined  the Scriptures  daily to see if these things were so.


So I immediately sent for you, and it was good of you to come. So now we are all in the presence of God to hear everything you have been commanded by the Lord.’


My son, don’t forget my teaching, but let your heart keep my commands;


but also with those who are standing here with us today in the presence of the Lord our God and with those who are not here today.


‘All of you are standing today before the Lord your God #– #your leaders, tribes, elders, officials, all the men of Israel,


I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you today that you will quickly perish  from the land you are about to cross the Jordan to possess. You will not live long there, but you will certainly be destroyed.


Carefully follow them, for this will show your wisdom and understanding in the eyes of the peoples. When they hear about all these statutes, they will say, “This great nation is indeed a wise and understanding people.”


I will establish his kingdom for ever if he perseveres in keeping my commands and my ordinances as he is doing today.”


‘As for you, Solomon my son, know the God of your father, and serve him wholeheartedly and with a willing mind,  for the Lord searches every heart and understands the intention of every thought.  If you seek him, he will be found by you, but if you abandon him, he will reject you for ever.


‘Pay strict attention to everything I have said to you. You must not invoke the names of other gods; they must not be heard on your lips.  ,


Follow the whole instruction the Lord your God has commanded you, so that you may live, prosper, and have a long life in the land you will possess.


Moses and the elders of Israel commanded the people, ‘Keep every command I am giving you today.


If you abandon the Lord and worship foreign gods, he will turn against you, harm you, and completely destroy  you, after he has been good to you.’





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