2 Chronicles 34:27

Easy To Read Version

‘Josiah, you repented and you humbled yourself, and tore your clothes. {\cf2\super [434]} You cried before me. So, because your heart was tender,

Cross References

2 Samuel 1:11

Then David tore his clothes to show he was very sad. All the men with David did the same thing.

2 Chronicles 12:7

The Lord saw that the king and the leaders of Judah had humbled themselves. Then the message from the Lord came to Shemaiah. The Lord said to Shemaiah, “The king and the leaders humbled themselves. So I will not destroy them, but I will save them soon. I will not use Shishak to pour out my anger on Jerusalem.

2 Chronicles 32:26

But Hezekiah and those people living in Jerusalem changed their hearts and lives. They became humble and stopped being proud. So the Lord’s anger didn’t come on them while Hezekiah was alive.

2 Chronicles 33:12

When these troubles came to him, Manasseh begged for help from the Lord his God. Manasseh humbled himself before the God of his ancestors. {\cf2\super [409]}

2 Chronicles 33:13

Manasseh prayed to God and begged God to help him. The Lord heard Manasseh’s begging and felt sorry for him. The Lord let him return to Jerusalem and to his throne. Then Manasseh knew that the Lord was the true God.

2 Chronicles 33:19

Manasseh’s prayer and how God listened and felt sorry for him is written in The Book of the Seers. Also all of Manasseh’s sins and wrongs before he humbled himself, and the places where he built high places {\cf2\super [416]} and set up the Asherah Poles {\cf2\super [417]} are written in The Book of the Seers.

2 Chronicles 34:19

When King Josiah heard the words of the law being read, he tore his clothes. {\cf2\super [429]}

2 Chronicles 34:26

“But tell this to King Josiah of Judah. He sent you to ask the Lord: This is what the Lord God of Israel says about the words you heard a little while ago:

2 Chronicles 34:28

I will take you to be with your ancestors. {\cf2\super [435]} {\cf2\super [436]} You will go to your grave in peace. You won’t have to see any of the trouble that I will bring on this place and on the people living here.’” Hilkiah and the king’s servants brought back this message to King Josiah.

Psalm 10:17

Lord, you heard what poor people want.\par Listen to their prayers\par and do what they ask!\par

Psalm 34:18

When some people have troubles\par they stop being proud.\par The Lord is close to those humble people.\par He will save them. {\cf2\super [211]} \par

Psalm 51:17

The sacrifice that God wants\par is an humble spirit. {\cf2\super [306]} \par God, you will not turn away a person\par who comes with an humble, submissive heart. {\cf2\super [307]} \par

Psalm 6:9

The Lord heard my prayer.\par And the Lord accepted and answered my prayer.\par

Exodus 10:3

So Moses and Aaron went to Pharaoh. They told him, “The Lord, the God of the Hebrew people, says, ‘How long will you refuse to obey me? Let my people go to worship me!

Isaiah 57:15

God is high and lifted up.\par God lives forever.\par God’s name is holy.\par God says:\par I live in a high and holy place,\par but also with people that are\par sad and humble.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are humble in spirit.\par I will give new life to the people\par that are sad in their hearts.\par

Isaiah 65:24

I will know what they need\par before they ask.\par And I will help them—\par even before they finish asking.\par

Isaiah 66:2

I myself made all things.\par All things are here because I made them.”\par The Lord himself said these things.\par “Tell me, what people do I care for?\par I care for the poor people.\par I care for the people that are very sad.\par I care for people that obey my words.\par

Isaiah 66:5

You people that obey the Lord’s commands\par should listen to the things\par the Lord says,\par “Your brothers hated you.\par They turned against you\par because you followed me.\par Your brothers said,\par ‘We will come back to you\par when the Lord is honored.\par Then we will be happy with you.’\par Those bad people will be punished.\par

Ezekiel 36:26

\{God said,\} “I will also put a new spirit in you \{and change your way of thinking\}. I will take out the heart of stone from your body and give you a tender, human heart.

Ezekiel 9:4

Then the Lord (Glory) said to him, “Go through the city of Jerusalem. Put a mark on the forehead of every person that feels sad and upset about all the terrible things people are doing in this city.”