2 Chronicles 30:8

New International Reader's Version

Don’t be stubborn. Don’t be as your people were. Obey the Lord. Come to his temple. He has set it apart to himself forever. Serve the Lord your God. Then he’ll stop being angry with you.

Cross References

2 Kings 23:26

In spite of that, the Lord didn’t turn away from his great anger against Judah. That’s because of everything Manasseh had done to make him very angry.

1 Chronicles 29:24

All the officers and warriors promised to be completely faithful to King Solomon. So did all of King David’s sons.

2 Chronicles 28:11

Listen to me! You have taken your relatives from Judah as prisoners. The Lord is very angry with you. So send your relatives back.”

2 Chronicles 28:13

“Don’t bring those prisoners here,” they said. “If you do, we’ll be guilty in the sight of the Lord. Do you really want to add to our sin and guilt? We’re already very guilty. The Lord is very angry with Israel.”

2 Chronicles 29:10

So I’m planning to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel. Then he’ll stop being angry with us.

2 Chronicles 36:13

Zedekiah also refused to remain under the control of King Nebuchadnezzar. The king had forced Zedekiah to make a promise in God’s name. But Zedekiah’s heart became very stubborn. He wouldn’t turn to the Lord, the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:5

‘I brought my people out of Egypt. Since then, a temple for my Name has not been built. I have not chosen a city in any tribe of Israel for that purpose. And I have not chosen anyone to be ruler over my people Israel.

2 Chronicles 6:6

But now I have chosen Jerusalem. I will put my Name there. And I have chosen David to rule over my people Israel.’

2 Chronicles 7:16

I have chosen this temple. I have set it apart for myself. My Name will be there forever. My eyes and my heart will always be there.

Ezra 10:14

Our officials can act for the whole community. Have everyone in our towns who has married a woman from another land come at a certain time. Tell them to come together with the elders and judges of each town. Then our God will no longer be angry with us concerning this whole matter.”

Ezra 10:19

All of them made a firm promise to send their wives away. Each of these men brought a ram from his flock as a guilt offering.

Psalm 63:2

I have seen you in the sacred tent. There I have seen your power and your glory.

Psalm 68:24

God, those who worship you come marching into view. My God and King, those who follow you have entered the sacred tent.

Psalm 68:31

Messengers will come from Egypt. The people of Cush will be quick to bring gifts to you.

Psalm 73:17

It troubled me until I entered God’s temple. Then I understood what will finally happen to bad people.

Psalm 78:49

Because he was so angry with Egypt, he caused them to have great trouble. In his great anger he sent destroying angels against them.

Exodus 32:9

“I have seen these people,” the Lord said to Moses. “They are stubborn.

Jeremiah 50:15

Shout against them on every side! They are giving up. The towers of the city are falling. Its walls are being pulled down. The Lord is paying back its people. So pay them back yourselves. Do to them what they have done to others.

Matthew 4:10

Jesus said to him, “Get away from me, Satan! It is written, ‘Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve.’ ” (Deuteronomy 6:13)

John 12:26

Anyone who serves me must follow me. And where I am, my servant will also be. My Father will honor the one who serves me.

Romans 10:21

But Isaiah also speaks about what God says concerning Israel. God said, “All day long I have held out my hands. I have held them out to a stubborn people who do not obey me.” (Isaiah 65:2)

Romans 6:22

You have been set free from sin. God has made you his slaves. The benefit you gain leads to holy living. And the end result is eternal life.

Deuteronomy 10:16

So don’t be stubborn anymore. Obey the Lord.

Deuteronomy 6:13

Worship the Lord your God. He is the only one you should serve. When you make promises, do so in his name.

Deuteronomy 6:17

Be sure to obey the Lord’s commands. Obey the terms and rules he has given you.

Joshua 24:15

But suppose you don’t want to serve him. Then choose for yourselves right now whom you will serve. You can choose the gods your people served east of the Euphrates River. Or you can serve the gods of the Amorites. After all, you are living in their land. But as for me and my family, we will serve the Lord.”

Revelation 7:15

So “they are in front of the throne of God. They serve him day and night in his temple. The one who sits on the throne will be with them to keep them safe.