No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice; so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
2 Chronicles 14:4 - New Revised Standard Version and commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their ancestors, and to keep the law and the commandment. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And commanded Judah to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers [to inquire of and for Him and crave Him as a vital necessity], and to obey the law and the commandment. American Standard Version (1901) and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment. Common English Bible and urged Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their ancestors, by doing what the Instruction and the commandments required. Catholic Public Domain Version And he instructed Judah that they should seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, and that they should carry out the law and all the commandments. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And he commanded Juda to seek the Lord the God of their fathers, and to do the law, and all the commandments. |
No, for I have chosen him, that he may charge his children and his household after him to keep the way of the Lord by doing righteousness and justice; so that the Lord may bring about for Abraham what he has promised him.”
Those who had set their hearts to seek the Lord God of Israel came after them from all the tribes of Israel to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the Lord, the God of their ancestors.
He took away the foreign altars and the high places, broke down the pillars, hewed down the sacred poles,
He also removed from all the cities of Judah the high places and the incense altars. And the kingdom had rest under him.
They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. He commanded the priests the descendants of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
Then Hezekiah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song to the Lord began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of King David of Israel.
King Hezekiah and the officials commanded the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of the seer Asaph. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed down and worshiped.
The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the officials commanded by the word of the Lord.
who set their hearts to seek God, the Lord the God of their ancestors, even though not in accordance with the sanctuary's rules of cleanness.”
He also restored the altar of the Lord and offered on it sacrifices of well-being and of thanksgiving; and he commanded Judah to serve the Lord the God of Israel.
Then I gave orders and they cleansed the chambers, and I brought back the vessels of the house of God, with the grain offering and the frankincense.
With my whole heart I seek you; do not let me stray from your commandments.
Now if you are unwilling to serve the Lord, choose this day whom you will serve, whether the gods your ancestors served in the region beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living; but as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
For I have told him that I am about to punish his house forever, for the iniquity that he knew, because his sons were blaspheming God, and he did not restrain them.