For I have made myself known to him so that he will command his sons and his household after him to keep the way of Adonai by doing righteousness and justice, so that Adonai may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
2 Chronicles 14:4 - Tree of Life Version He also removed the high places and the incense stands out of all the cities of Judah. So the kingdom remained untroubled under him. 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. |
For I have made myself known to him so that he will command his sons and his household after him to keep the way of Adonai by doing righteousness and justice, so that Adonai may bring upon Abraham what He has spoken about him.”
Those from all the tribes of Israel, who had set their hearts to seek Adonai, followed the Levites to Jerusalem to sacrifice to Adonai, the God of their fathers.
He commanded Judah to seek Adonai, the God of their fathers, and to obey the Torah and the mitzvah.
He built up fortified cities in Judah, for the land was untroubled and he was not engaged in warfare during those years because Adonai had given him rest.
They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs and seven he-goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary and Judah, and he commanded the kohanim—the sons of Aaron—to offer them on the altar of Adonai.
Then Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of Adonai also began with the trumpets, together with the instruments of King David of Israel.
Moreover, King Hezekiah and the officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to Adonai with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and 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 Adonai.
every one who prepares his heart to seek Adonai, the God of his fathers, even though he is not pure according to rules of the sanctuary.”
He rebuilt the altar of Adonai and sacrificed on it sacrifices of fellowship and thanksgiving, and commanded Judah to serve Adonai the God of Israel.
and commanded the storerooms to be cleansed. Then I restored the utensils of the House of God, the offerings and the frankincense.
With my whole heart have I sought You —let me not stray from Your mitzvot.
If it seems bad to you to worship Adonai, then choose for yourselves today whom you will serve—whether the gods that your fathers worshipped that were beyond the River or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will worship Adonai!”
For I have told him that I am about to judge his house forever for the iniquity that he knew about, because his sons brought a curse on themselves yet he did not rebuke them.