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Version</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were faithless to the LORD God of their fathers, so that he made them a desolation, as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/30.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, <i>who</i> therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/30.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />And do not be like your fathers and your brethren, who trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, so that He gave them up to desolation, as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were untrue to the LORD God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, just as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/30.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were unfaithful to the LORD God of their fathers, so that He made them a horror, as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“And do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were unfaithful to the LORD God of their fathers, so that He made them a horror, as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were unfaithful to Yahweh, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers and your brothers, who were unfaithful to the LORD God of their fathers, so that He made them a horror (lifeless, desolate), just as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don’t be like your ancestors and your brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their ancestors so that he made them an object of horror as you yourselves see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Don&#8217t be like your fathers and your brothers who were unfaithful to Yahweh, the God of their ancestors so that He made them an object of horror as you yourselves see. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/30.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as ye see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't follow the example of your ancestors and your Israelite relatives in the north. They were unfaithful to the LORD, and he punished them horribly. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/30.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as ye see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Don't be like your ancestors and your relatives who were unfaithful to the LORD God of their ancestors. He made them something that shocks people, as you have seen.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Do not be like your ancestors and your Israelite relatives who were unfaithful to the LORD their God. As you can see, he punished them severely. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/30.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Don't be like your ancestors and your relatives, who weren't faithful to the LORD God of their ancestors, who, as a result, made them a desolate horror, as you well know. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/30.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Don't be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD God of their ancestors, provoking him to destroy them, as you can see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers, and like your brothers, who trespassed against the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/30.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Don’t be like your fathers and like your brothers, who trespassed against Yahweh, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as you see. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />and do not be like your fathers and like your brothers, who trespassed against YHWH, God of their fathers, and He gives them to desolation, as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> and do not be like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, God of their fathers, and He giveth them to desolation, as ye do see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And ye shall not be as your fathers and as your brethren who trespassed against Jehovah the God of their fathers, and he will give them to desolation according to what ye see.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />Be not like your fathers, and brethren, who departed from the Lord the God of their fathers, and he hath given them up to destruction, as you see. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />Do not choose to be like your fathers and brothers, who withdrew from the Lord, the God of their fathers. And so he delivered them over to destruction, as you yourselves discern.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/30.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Do not be like your ancestors and your kin who acted treacherously toward the LORD, the God of their ancestors, so that he handed them over to desolation, as you yourselves now see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />Do not be like your ancestors and your kindred, who were faithless to the LORD God of their ancestors, so that he made them a desolation, as you see.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And be not like your fathers and like your brethren who trespassed against the LORD God of our fathers so that he gave them up to desolation, as you see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />You shall not be like your fathers and like your brethren who were false to LORD JEHOVAH, God of our fathers, and he gave them to a curse, just as you see.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who acted treacherously against the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He delivered them to be an astonishment, as ye see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And be not as your fathers, and your brethren, who revolted from the Lord God of their fathers, and he gave them up to desolation, as ye see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7783" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Hezekiah Proclaims a Passover</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the king and his officials, which read: “Children of Israel, return to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped the grasp of the kings of Assyria. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: wə·’al- (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">Do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/1961.htm" title="1961: tih·yū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To fall out, come to pass, become, be. A primitive root; to exist, i.e. Be or become, come to pass.">be</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ka·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem (Prep-k:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">like your fathers</a> <a href="/hebrew/251.htm" title="251: wə·ḵa·’ă·ḥê·ḵem (Conj-w, Prep-k:: N-mpc:: 2mp) -- A brother. A primitive word; a brother (like 'ab).">and brothers</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">who</a> <a href="/hebrew/4603.htm" title="4603: mā·‘ă·lū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; properly, to cover up; used only figuratively, to act covertly, i.e. Treacherously.">were unfaithful</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-b:: N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">to the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê (N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/1.htm" title="1: ’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Father. A primitive word; father, in a literal and immediate, or figurative and remote application).">of their fathers,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: way·yit·tə·nêm (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms:: 3mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">so that He made them</a> <a href="/hebrew/8047.htm" title="8047: lə·šam·māh (Prep-l:: N-fs) -- Waste, horror. From shamem; ruin; by implication, consternation.">an object of horror,</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ka·’ă·šer (Prep-k:: Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.">as</a> <a href="/hebrew/859.htm" title="859: ’at·tem (Pro-2mp) -- You (masc. sing.). ">you</a> <a href="/hebrew/7200.htm" title="7200: rō·’îm (V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp) -- To see. A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively.">can see.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Now do not stiffen your necks as your fathers did. Submit to the LORD and come to His sanctuary, which He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that His fierce anger will turn away from you.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/17-7.htm">2 Kings 17:7-23</a></span><br />All this happened because the people of Israel had sinned against the LORD their God, who had brought them out of the land of Egypt from under the hand of Pharaoh king of Egypt. They had worshiped other gods / and walked in the customs of the nations that the LORD had driven out before the Israelites, as well as in the practices introduced by the kings of Israel. / The Israelites secretly did things against the LORD their God that were not right. From watchtower to fortified city, they built high places in all their cities. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Nehemiah 9:26-31</a></span><br />But they were disobedient and rebelled against You; they flung Your law behind their backs. They killed Your prophets, who had admonished them to return to You. They committed terrible blasphemies. / So You delivered them into the hands of enemies who oppressed them, and in their time of distress they cried out to You. From heaven You heard them, and in Your great compassion You gave them deliverers who saved them from the hands of their enemies. / But as soon as they had rest, they again did evil in Your sight. So You abandoned them to the hands of their enemies, who had dominion over them. When they cried out to You again, You heard from heaven, and You delivered them many times in Your compassion. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-25.htm">Jeremiah 7:25-26</a></span><br />From the day your fathers came out of the land of Egypt until this day, I have sent you all My servants the prophets again and again. / Yet they would not listen to Me or incline their ear, but they stiffened their necks and did more evil than their fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Ezekiel 20:13-21</a></span><br />Yet the house of Israel rebelled against Me in the wilderness. They did not follow My statutes and they rejected My ordinances—though the man who does these things will live by them—and they utterly profaned My Sabbaths. Then I resolved to pour out My wrath upon them and put an end to them in the wilderness. / But I acted for the sake of My name, so that it would not be profaned in the eyes of the nations in whose sight I had brought them out. / Moreover, with an uplifted hand I swore to them in the wilderness that I would not bring them into the land that I had given them—a land flowing with milk and honey, the glory of all lands— ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/78-8.htm">Psalm 78:8</a></span><br />Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-4.htm">Isaiah 1:4-5</a></span><br />Alas, O sinful nation, a people laden with iniquity, a brood of evildoers, children who act corruptly! They have forsaken the LORD; they have despised the Holy One of Israel and turned their backs on Him. / Why do you want more beatings? Why do you keep rebelling? Your head has a massive wound, and your whole heart is afflicted.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hosea/9-9.htm">Hosea 9:9</a></span><br />They have deeply corrupted themselves as in the days of Gibeah; He will remember their guilt; He will punish their sins.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/amos/2-4.htm">Amos 2:4-5</a></span><br />This is what the LORD says: “For three transgressions of Judah, even four, I will not revoke My judgment, because they reject the Law of the LORD and fail to keep His statutes; they are led astray by the lies in which their fathers walked. / So I will send fire upon Judah to consume the citadels of Jerusalem.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/23-29.htm">Matthew 23:29-32</a></span><br />Woe to you, scribes and Pharisees, you hypocrites! You build tombs for the prophets and decorate the monuments of the righteous. / And you say, ‘If we had lived in the days of our fathers, we would not have been partners with them in shedding the blood of the prophets.’ / So you testify against yourselves that you are the sons of those who murdered the prophets. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Acts 7:51-53</a></span><br />You stiff-necked people with uncircumcised hearts and ears! You always resist the Holy Spirit, just as your fathers did. / Which of the prophets did your fathers fail to persecute? They even killed those who foretold the coming of the Righteous One. And now you are His betrayers and murderers— / you who received the law ordained by angels, yet have not kept it.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/10-21.htm">Romans 10:21</a></span><br />But as for Israel he says: “All day long I have held out My hands to a disobedient and obstinate people.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-7.htm">Hebrews 3:7-11</a></span><br />Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice, / do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion, in the day of testing in the wilderness, / where your fathers tested and tried Me, and for forty years saw My works. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_corinthians/10-6.htm">1 Corinthians 10:6-11</a></span><br />These things took place as examples to keep us from craving evil things as they did. / Do not be idolaters, as some of them were. As it is written: “The people sat down to eat and drink and got up to indulge in revelry.” / We should not commit sexual immorality, as some of them did, and in one day twenty-three thousand of them died. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/2-8.htm">1 Peter 2:8</a></span><br />and, “A stone of stumbling and a rock of offense.” They stumble because they disobey the word—and to this they were appointed.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jude/1-5.htm">Jude 1:5-7</a></span><br />Although you are fully aware of this, I want to remind you that after Jesus had delivered His people out of the land of Egypt, He destroyed those who did not believe. / And the angels who did not stay within their own domain but abandoned their proper dwelling—these He has kept in eternal chains under darkness, bound for judgment on that great day. / In like manner, Sodom and Gomorrah and the cities around them, who indulged in sexual immorality and pursued strange flesh, are on display as an example of those who sustain the punishment of eternal fire.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And be not you like your fathers, and like your brothers, which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as you see.</p><p class="hdg">like</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/ezekiel/20-13.htm">Ezekiel 20:13-18</a></b></br> But the house of Israel rebelled against me in the wilderness: they walked not in my statutes, and they despised my judgments, which <i>if</i> a man do, he shall even live in them; 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Historically, the Israelites often fell into cycles of disobedience and idolatry, leading to their downfall. The call to not emulate their ancestors is a reminder of the consequences of turning away from God. This echoes the broader biblical theme of learning from past mistakes, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_corinthians/10-11.htm">1 Corinthians 10:11</a>, which speaks of the past as examples for instruction.<p><b>who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers</b><br>Unfaithfulness here refers to the Israelites' idolatry and abandonment of the covenant with God. The phrase "the God of their fathers" emphasizes the continuity of the covenant relationship established with the patriarchs—Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. This highlights the seriousness of their unfaithfulness, as it was not just a personal failing but a breach of a longstanding divine relationship. The call to faithfulness is a recurring theme in the Old Testament, seen in <a href="/deuteronomy/7-9.htm">Deuteronomy 7:9</a>, which speaks of God's faithfulness to those who love Him and keep His commandments.<p><b>so that He made them an object of horror</b><br>This phrase refers to the consequences of Israel's unfaithfulness, which included defeat, exile, and suffering. The "object of horror" can be understood as the result of divine judgment, where the once-chosen people became a cautionary tale for others. This is consistent with the warnings given in <a href="/deuteronomy/28.htm">Deuteronomy 28</a>, where blessings and curses are outlined based on Israel's obedience or disobedience. The historical context includes the fall of the Northern Kingdom to Assyria, which served as a tangible example of this horror.<p><b>as you can see</b><br>This phrase indicates that the evidence of God's judgment was visible and undeniable to the people being addressed. It suggests that the consequences of past unfaithfulness were still apparent, possibly through the desolation of the land or the presence of foreign powers. This serves as a powerful reminder of the reality of divine judgment and the importance of repentance and returning to God. The visible consequences are meant to provoke a response, urging the people to learn from the past and seek restoration with God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and called the people back to the worship of Yahweh.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/j/judah_and_israel.htm">Judah and Israel</a></b><br>The divided kingdoms during the time of Hezekiah. Judah was the southern kingdom, and Israel was the northern kingdom.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_passover.htm">The Passover</a></b><br>The event Hezekiah was preparing for, inviting all of Israel and Judah to return to the Lord and celebrate together.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_fathers_and_brothers.htm">The Fathers and Brothers</a></b><br>Refers to the ancestors of the Israelites who had turned away from God, leading to their downfall.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord,_the_god_of_their_fathers.htm">The LORD, the God of their fathers</a></b><br>Emphasizes the covenant relationship between God and the Israelites, highlighting their heritage and responsibility.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/c/call_to_repentance.htm">Call to Repentance</a></b><br>Hezekiah's message is a timeless call to turn away from the unfaithfulness of the past and return to God. We are encouraged to examine our own lives and seek God's forgiveness and guidance.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_unfaithfulness.htm">Consequences of Unfaithfulness</a></b><br>The verse highlights the serious consequences of turning away from God. It serves as a reminder that our actions have spiritual and sometimes physical repercussions.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/i/importance_of_spiritual_heritage.htm">Importance of Spiritual Heritage</a></b><br>Recognizing the faith of our spiritual ancestors can inspire us to uphold and continue their legacy of faithfulness to God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/u/unity_in_worship.htm">Unity in Worship</a></b><br>Hezekiah's invitation to all of Israel and Judah to celebrate Passover together underscores the importance of unity in worship and community in faith.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a></b><br>The failures of previous generations serve as lessons for us today. We are called to learn from their mistakes and strive for a closer relationship with God.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 30</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_the_davidic_covenant_promises.htm">What promises define the Davidic Covenant?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_feasible_were_30,000_sacrifices.htm">How could 2 Chronicles 35:7's massive number of sacrificed animals (30,000 lambs and goats) be logistically and historically feasible?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_does_isaiah_30_9-11_show_god's_patience.htm">How does Isaiah 30:9-11 align with other biblical passages on God's patience when it represents the people as refusing to hear truth?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_are_worship_styles.htm">What are the different styles of worship?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/30.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(7) <span class= "bld">And be not ye like your fathers.</span>--From the days of Jeroboam downwards.<p><span class= "bld">And like your brethren.</span>--Of Naphtali and the Trans-Jordan, whom Tiglath-pileser carried captive.<p><span class= "bld">Trespassed.</span>--<span class= "ital">Were unfaithful to Jehovah.</span><p><span class= "bld">Who therefore gave them up</span> <span class= "bld">to desolation.</span>--<span class= "ital">And He made them an astonishment</span> (<a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm" title="Why the wrath of the LORD was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as you see with your eyes.">2Chronicles 29:8</a>).<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - A strange and significant snatch of corroborating history is to be found in <a href="/1_chronicles/5-23.htm">1 Chronicles 5:23-26</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">Do not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְאַל־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·’al-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not</span><br /><br /><span class="word">be</span><br /><span class="heb">תִּֽהְי֗וּ</span> <span class="translit">(tih·yū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1961.htm">Strong's 1961: </a> </span><span class="str2">To fall out, come to pass, become, be</span><br /><br /><span class="word">like your fathers</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲבֽוֹתֵיכֶם֙</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and brothers</span><br /><span class="heb">וְכַ֣אֲחֵיכֶ֔ם</span> <span class="translit">(wə·ḵa·’ă·ḥê·ḵem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw, Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_251.htm">Strong's 251: </a> </span><span class="str2">A brother, )</span><br /><br /><span class="word">who</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲשֶׁ֣ר</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">were unfaithful</span><br /><span class="heb">מָעֲל֔וּ</span> <span class="translit">(mā·‘ă·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_4603.htm">Strong's 4603: </a> </span><span class="str2">To cover up, to act covertly, treacherously</span><br /><br /><span class="word">to the LORD,</span><br /><span class="heb">בַּיהוָ֖ה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b | Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the God</span><br /><span class="heb">אֱלֹהֵ֣י</span> <span class="translit">(’ĕ·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of their fathers,</span><br /><span class="heb">אֲבוֹתֵיהֶ֑ם</span> <span class="translit">(’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·hem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> </span><span class="str2">Father</span><br /><br /><span class="word">so that He made</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיִּתְּנֵ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(way·yit·tə·nêm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> </span><span class="str2">To give, put, set</span><br /><br /><span class="word">them an object of horror,</span><br /><span class="heb">לְשַׁמָּ֔ה</span> <span class="translit">(lə·šam·māh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8047.htm">Strong's 8047: </a> </span><span class="str2">Ruin, consternation</span><br /><br /><span class="word">as</span><br /><span class="heb">כַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר</span> <span class="translit">(ka·’ă·šer)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> </span><span class="str2">Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that</span><br /><br /><span class="word">you</span><br /><span class="heb">אַתֶּ֥ם</span> <span class="translit">(’at·tem)</span><br /><span class="parse">Pronoun - second person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_859.htm">Strong's 859: </a> </span><span class="str2">Thou and thee, ye and you</span><br /><br /><span class="word">can see.</span><br /><span class="heb">רֹאִֽים׃</span> <span class="translit">(rō·’îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7200.htm">Strong's 7200: </a> </span><span class="str2">To see</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 30:7 Don't be you like your fathers (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 30:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 30:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 30:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 30:8" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>