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Come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God, so that his fierce anger will turn away from you. <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Living Translation</a> Do not be stubborn, as they were, but submit yourselves to the LORD. Come to his Temple, which he has set apart as holy forever. Worship the LORD your God so that his fierce anger will turn away from you. <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/30.htm">English Standard Version</a> Do not now be stiff-necked as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD and come to his sanctuary, which he has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/30.htm">King James Bible</a> Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/30.htm">New King James Version</a> Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD; and enter His sanctuary, which He has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of His wrath may turn away from you. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/30.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the LORD and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/30.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the LORD and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/30.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but yield to the LORD and enter His sanctuary which He has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Now do not stiffen your neck like your fathers, but give your hand to Yahweh and enter His sanctuary which He has set apart as holy forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that His burning anger may turn away from you. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/30.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now do not stiffen your neck [becoming obstinate] like your fathers, but yield to the LORD and come to His sanctuary which He has sanctified and set apart forever, and serve the LORD your God, so that His burning anger will turn away from you. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Don’t become obstinate now like your ancestors did. Give your allegiance to the LORD, and come to his sanctuary that he has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God so that he may turn his burning anger away from you, <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Don&#8217t become obstinate now like your fathers did. Give your allegiance to Yahweh, and come to His sanctuary that He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God so that He may turn His burning anger away from you, <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/30.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto Jehovah, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever, and serve Jehovah your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/30.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Don't be stubborn like your ancestors. Decide now to obey the LORD our God! Come to Jerusalem and worship him in the temple that will belong to him forever. Then he will stop being angry, <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/30.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever, and serve the LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/30.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Don't be impossible to deal with like your ancestors. Reach out for the LORD. Come to his holy place that he made holy forever. Serve the LORD your God, and he will turn his burning anger away from you. <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Good News Translation</a> Do not be stubborn as they were, but obey the LORD. Come to the Temple in Jerusalem, which the LORD your God has made holy forever, and worship him so that he will no longer be angry with you. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/30.htm">International Standard Version</a> So don't be stiff-necked like your ancestors were. Instead, submit to the LORD, enter his sanctuary that he has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God so that he'll stop being angry with you. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/30.htm">NET Bible</a> Now, don't be stubborn like your fathers! Submit to the LORD and come to his sanctuary which he has permanently consecrated. Serve the LORD your God so that he might relent from his raging anger. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Now do not be stiff-necked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves to the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now be ye not stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.<div class="vheading2">Majority Text Translations</div><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> 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. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/30.htm">World English Bible</a> Now don’t be stiff-necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to Yahweh, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve Yahweh your God, that his fierce anger may turn away from you. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/30.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> Now do not harden your neck like your fathers, give a hand to YHWH, and come into His sanctuary that He has sanctified for all time, and serve your God YHWH, and the fierceness of His anger turns back from you; <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'Now, harden not your neck like your fathers, give a hand to Jehovah, and come in to His sanctuary, that He hath sanctified to the age, and serve Jehovah your God, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from you; <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> Now ye shall not harden your neck as your fathers; ye shall give the hand to Jehovah, and come ye into his holy place which he consecrated forever: and serve ye Jehovah your God, and he will turn back from you the burning of his anger.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Harden not your necks, as your fathers did: yield yourselves to the Lord, and come to his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: serve the Lord the God of your fathers, and the wrath of his indignation shall be turned away from you. <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/30.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Do not choose to harden your necks, as your fathers did. Surrender to the hands of the Lord. And go to his Sanctuary, which he has sanctified unto eternity. Serve the Lord, the God of your fathers, and the fury of his wrath will be turned away from you. <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/30.htm">New American Bible</a> Do not be stiff-necked, as your ancestors were; stretch out your hands to the LORD and come to his sanctuary that he has consecrated forever, and serve the LORD, your God, that he may turn his burning anger from you. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/30.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Do not now be stiff-necked as your ancestors were, but yield yourselves to the LORD and come to his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever, and serve the LORD your God, so that his fierce anger may turn away from you.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/30.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now do not be stiffnecked as your fathers were, but enter into the sanctuary which he has sanctified for ever, and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you. <a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/30.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Also now, you shall not harden your necks like your fathers, but enter the Holy Place, that which is hallowed for eternity, and work for LORD JEHOVAH your God, that he would turn the heat of his wrath from you.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/30.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were; but yield yourselves unto the LORD, and enter into His sanctuary, which He hath sanctified for ever, and serve the LORD your God, that His fierce anger may turn away from you. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/30.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And now harden not your hearts, as your fathers did: give glory to the Lord God, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, and he shall turn away his fierce anger from you. <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7794" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/30.htm">Hezekiah Proclaims a Passover</a> …7Do 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. 8<a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: ‘at·tāh (Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now</a> <a href="/hebrew/408.htm" title="408: ’al- (Adv) -- Not (a subjective neg.). A negative particle; not; once as a noun, nothing.">do not</a> <a href="/hebrew/7185.htm" title="7185: taq·šū (V-Hifil-Imperf-2mp) -- To be hard, severe or fierce. A primitive root; properly, to be dense, i.e. Tough or severe.">stiffen</a> <a href="/hebrew/6203.htm" title="6203: ‘ā·rə·pə·ḵem (N-msc:: 2mp) -- Back of the neck, neck. From araph; the nape or back of the neck; hence, the back generally.">your necks</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).">as your fathers did.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: tə·nū- (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">Submit</a> <a href="/hebrew/3027.htm" title="3027: yāḏ (N-fs) -- Hand (indicating power, means, direction, etc.)"></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (Prep-l:: 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/935.htm" title="935: ū·ḇō·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">and come</a> <a href="/hebrew/4720.htm" title="4720: lə·miq·dā·šōw (Prep-l:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A sacred place, sanctuary. Or miqqdash; from qadash; a consecrated thing or place, especially, a palace, sanctuary or asylum.">to His sanctuary,</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.">which</a> <a href="/hebrew/6942.htm" title="6942: hiq·dîš (V-Hifil-Perf-3ms) -- To be set apart or consecrated. A primitive root; to be clean.">He has consecrated</a> <a href="/hebrew/5769.htm" title="5769: lə·‘ō·w·lām (Prep-l:: N-ms) -- Long duration, antiquity, futurity. ">forever.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5647.htm" title="5647: wə·‘iḇ·ḏū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To work, serve. A primitive root; to work; by implication, to serve, till, enslave, etc.">Serve</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">the LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: ’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem (N-mpc:: 2mp) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">your God,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2740.htm" title="2740: ḥă·rō·wn (N-msc) -- (burning of) anger. Or charon; from charah; a burning of anger.">so that His fierce anger</a> <a href="/hebrew/639.htm" title="639: ’ap·pōw (N-msc:: 3ms) -- A nostril, nose, face, anger. From 'anaph; properly, the nose or nostril; hence, the face, and occasionally a person; also ire."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wə·yā·šōḇ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjImperf.Jus-3ms) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">will turn away</a> <a href="/hebrew/mik·kem (Prep:: 2mp) -- ">from you.</a> 9For if you return to the LORD, your brothers and sons will receive mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the LORD your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn His face away from you if you return to Him.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7-8</a> Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. / Draw near to God, and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. <a href="/romans/12-1.htm">Romans 12:1-2</a> Therefore I urge you, brothers, on account of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God, which is your spiritual service of worship. / Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God. <a href="/hebrews/3-15.htm">Hebrews 3:15</a> As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.” <a href="/hebrews/12-9.htm">Hebrews 12:9</a> Furthermore, we have all had earthly fathers who disciplined us, and we respected them. Should we not much more submit to the Father of our spirits and live? <a href="/isaiah/55-6.htm">Isaiah 55:6-7</a> Seek the LORD while He may be found; call on Him while He is near. / Let the wicked man forsake his way and the unrighteous man his thoughts; let him return to the LORD, that He may have compassion, and to our God, for He will freely pardon. <a href="/jeremiah/4-1.htm">Jeremiah 4:1</a> “If you will return, O Israel, return to Me,” declares the LORD. “If you will remove your detestable idols from My sight and no longer waver, <a href="/joel/2-12.htm">Joel 2:12-13</a> “Yet even now,” declares the LORD, “return to Me with all your heart, with fasting, weeping, and mourning.” / So rend your hearts and not your garments, and return to the LORD your God. For He is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger, abounding in loving devotion. And He relents from sending disaster. <a href="/1_peter/5-6.htm">1 Peter 5:6</a> Humble yourselves, therefore, under God’s mighty hand, so that in due time He may exalt you. <a href="/matthew/11-28.htm">Matthew 11:28-30</a> Come to Me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest. / Take My yoke upon you and learn from Me, for I am gentle and humble in heart, and you will find rest for your souls. / For My yoke is easy and My burden is light.” <a href="/romans/6-13.htm">Romans 6:13</a> Do not present the parts of your body to sin as instruments of wickedness, but present yourselves to God as those who have been brought from death to life; and present the parts of your body to Him as instruments of righteousness. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a> Circumcise your hearts, therefore, and stiffen your necks no more. <a href="/jeremiah/18-11.htm">Jeremiah 18:11</a> Now therefore, tell the men of Judah and the residents of Jerusalem that this is what the LORD says: ‘Behold, I am planning a disaster for you and devising a plan against you. Turn now, each of you, from your evil ways, and correct your ways and deeds.’ <a href="/ezekiel/18-30.htm">Ezekiel 18:30-32</a> Therefore, O house of Israel, I will judge you, each according to his ways, declares the Lord GOD. Repent and turn from all your transgressions, so that your iniquity will not become your downfall. / Cast away from yourselves all the transgressions you have committed, and fashion for yourselves a new heart and a new spirit. Why should you die, O house of Israel? / For I take no pleasure in anyone’s death, declares the Lord GOD. So repent and live! <a href="/hosea/14-1.htm">Hosea 14:1-2</a> Return, O Israel, to the LORD your God, for you have stumbled by your iniquity. / Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips. <a href="/malachi/3-7.htm">Malachi 3:7</a> Yet from the days of your fathers, you have turned away from My statutes and have not kept them. Return to Me, and I will return to you,” says the LORD of Hosts. “But you ask, ‘How can we return?’</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now be you not stiff necked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves to the LORD, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified for ever: and serve the LORD your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.be ye not stiffnecked.<a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">2 Chronicles 36:13</a> And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a> And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it is a stiffnecked people:<a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Deuteronomy 10:16</a> Circumcise therefore the foreskin of your heart, and be no more stiffnecked.yield yourselves [heb] give the hand<a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm">1 Chronicles 29:24</a> And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves unto Solomon the king.<a href="/ezra/10-19.htm">Ezra 10:19</a> And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.<a href="/psalms/68-31.htm">Psalm 68:31</a> Princes shall come out of Egypt; Ethiopia shall soon stretch out her hands unto God.enter into<a href="/psalms/63-2.htm">Psalm 63:2</a> To see thy power and thy glory, so as I have seen thee in the sanctuary.<a href="/psalms/68-24.htm">Psalm 68:24</a> They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary.<a href="/psalms/73-17.htm">Psalm 73:17</a> Until I went into the sanctuary of God; then understood I their end.which he hath<a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13,14</a> For the LORD hath chosen Zion; he hath desired it for his habitation… serve<a href="/deuteronomy/6-13.htm">Deuteronomy 6:13,17</a> Thou shalt fear the LORD thy God, and serve him, and shalt swear by his name… <a href="/joshua/24-15.htm">Joshua 24:15</a> And if it seem evil unto you to serve the LORD, choose you this day whom ye will serve; whether the gods which your fathers served that were on the other side of the flood, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land ye dwell: but as for me and my house, we will serve the LORD.<a href="/matthew/4-10.htm">Matthew 4:10</a> Then saith Jesus unto him, Get thee hence, Satan: for it is written, Thou shalt worship the Lord thy God, and him only shalt thou serve.the fierceness<a href="/2_chronicles/28-11.htm">2 Chronicles 28:11,13</a> Now hear me therefore, and deliver the captives again, which ye have taken captive of your brethren: for the fierce wrath of the LORD is upon you… <div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/24-15.htm">Age</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/27-2.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/21-7.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">Harden</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-5.htm">Hard-Hearted</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-3.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Stiffen</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/10-16.htm">Stiffnecked</a> <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm">Stiff-Necked</a> <a href="/2_samuel/22-45.htm">Submit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-6.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/2_samuel/1-21.htm">Yield</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">Age</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Anger</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Burning</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">Consecrated</a> <a href="/nehemiah/2-8.htm">Enter</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-19.htm">Fathers</a> <a href="/ezra/10-14.htm">Fierce</a> <a href="/job/20-23.htm">Fierceness</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">Forever</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-16.htm">Harden</a> <a href="/nehemiah/9-26.htm">Hard-Hearted</a> <a href="/job/6-17.htm">Heat</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">Neck</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">Sanctified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-19.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-16.htm">Serve</a> <a href="/jeremiah/17-23.htm">Stiffen</a> <a href="/acts/7-51.htm">Stiffnecked</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/36-13.htm">Stiff-Necked</a> <a href="/job/22-21.htm">Submit</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-14.htm">Turned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-25.htm">Wrath</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-28.htm">Yield</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-11.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 30</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">Hezekiah proclaims a solemn passover on the second month for Judah and Israel.</a> 13. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm">The assembly, having destroyed the altars of idolatry, keep the feast fourteen days</a> 27. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-27.htm">The priests and Levites bless the people</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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This phrase refers to the stubbornness and rebellion of the Israelites' ancestors, particularly during the wilderness wanderings (<a href="/exodus/32-9.htm">Exodus 32:9</a>, <a href="/deuteronomy/9-6.htm">Deuteronomy 9:6</a>). The imagery of a "stiff neck" is akin to an ox resisting the yoke, symbolizing resistance to God's guidance and commands. Historically, this rebellion led to consequences such as the Babylonian exile. The call here is for repentance and humility, contrasting the past disobedience with a present opportunity for renewal.Submit to the LORD Submission to God involves acknowledging His sovereignty and aligning one's life with His will. This is a recurring theme throughout Scripture, emphasizing obedience and faithfulness (<a href="/james/4-7.htm">James 4:7</a>). In the context of 2 Chronicles, King Hezekiah is urging the people to return to God, highlighting the importance of covenant faithfulness. This submission is not merely external but involves a heartfelt return to God, as seen in the broader narrative of Hezekiah's reforms.and come to His sanctuary, The sanctuary refers to the temple in Jerusalem, the central place of worship for the Israelites. It was the dwelling place of God's presence among His people (<a href="/1_kings/8-10.htm">1 Kings 8:10-11</a>). Geographically, Jerusalem was the spiritual heart of Israel, and the temple was a symbol of God's covenant with His people. Hezekiah's invitation to come to the sanctuary underscores the importance of communal worship and the restoration of proper religious practices.which He has consecrated forever. The consecration of the temple signifies its dedication to God as a holy place (<a href="/1_kings/9-3.htm">1 Kings 9:3</a>). The term "forever" reflects the enduring nature of God's promises and His desire for a perpetual relationship with His people. This phrase also points to the eternal nature of God's covenant, which finds its ultimate fulfillment in Jesus Christ, who is the true temple (<a href="/john/2-19.htm">John 2:19-21</a>).Serve the LORD your God, Service to God is a central tenet of the faith, involving worship, obedience, and devotion (<a href="/deuteronomy/10-12.htm">Deuteronomy 10:12</a>). In the historical context, Hezekiah is calling the people to renew their commitment to God, moving away from idolatry and back to the worship of Yahweh. This service is both a privilege and a responsibility, reflecting the covenant relationship between God and His people.so that His fierce anger will turn away from you. The concept of God's anger is tied to His justice and holiness. In the Old Testament, God's anger is often a response to sin and idolatry (<a href="/deuteronomy/29-27.htm">Deuteronomy 29:27-28</a>). Hezekiah's plea is for repentance to avert divine judgment, a theme echoed by the prophets. This turning away of anger is a precursor to the New Testament message of reconciliation through Christ, who bore God's wrath on behalf of humanity (<a href="/romans/5-9.htm">Romans 5:9</a>).<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a> The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and called the people to return to the worship of Yahweh. 2. <a href="/topical/j/judah_and_israel.htm">Judah and Israel</a> The divided kingdoms during the time of Hezekiah, with Judah being the southern kingdom and Israel the northern. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_sanctuary.htm">The Sanctuary</a> Refers to the temple in Jerusalem, which was the central place of worship and sacrifice for the Israelites. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_fathers.htm">The Fathers</a> The ancestors of the Israelites who had turned away from God, leading to their downfall and exile. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD (Yahweh)</a> The covenant God of Israel, who desires the people's repentance and return to Him.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_submission.htm">Repentance and Submission</a> The call to not "stiffen your necks" is a call to repentance. True repentance involves a change of heart and a willingness to submit to God's authority. <a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship.htm">The Importance of Worship</a> Coming to God's sanctuary signifies the importance of worship and fellowship with God. Worship is central to our relationship with Him. <a href="/topical/c/consecration_and_holiness.htm">Consecration and Holiness</a> The sanctuary is consecrated forever, reminding us of the holiness required in our approach to God. We are called to live consecrated lives. <a href="/topical/a/avoiding_god's_anger.htm">Avoiding God's Anger</a> Serving the LORD is not just about avoiding His anger but about aligning ourselves with His will and experiencing His blessings. <a href="/topical/l/learning_from_the_past.htm">Learning from the Past</a> The reference to the fathers serves as a warning. We must learn from past mistakes and choose obedience over rebellion.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_30.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 30</a> <a href="/q/what_does_'stiff-necked'_mean_biblically.htm">What does "stiff-necked" mean in the Bible?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_solomon_get_gold_for_the_sanctuary.htm">2 Chronicles 3:8 - How did Solomon acquire and transport enough gold to overlay the inner sanctuary entirely?</a> <a href="/q/how_manage_sacrifices_in_2_chron_30_24.htm">In 2 Chronicles 30:24, how could authorities practically handle the huge numbers of sacrifices without facing sanitary or organizational challenges?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_35_18_ignore_hezekiah's_passover.htm">In 2 Chronicles 35:18, why does the text claim no Passover like Josiah's had been celebrated 'since the days of Samuel,' seemingly ignoring the grand Passover of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 30?</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>(8) Be ye not stiffnecked.--Harden ye not your neck like your fathers. <a href="/2_kings/17-14.htm" title="Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the LORD their God.">2Kings 17:14</a>, "and they hardened their neck like their fathers' neck." (<a href="/jeremiah/7-26.htm" title="Yet they listened not to me, nor inclined their ear, but hardened their neck: they did worse than their fathers.">Jeremiah 7:26</a>; <a href="/context/psalms/95-8.htm" title="Harden not your heart, as in the provocation, and as in the day of temptation in the wilderness:">Psalm 95:8-9</a>.)But yield yourselves.--Omit but, and place a stop after fathers. "Yield ye a hand to Jehovah," i.e., submit to Him. So <a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm" title="And all the princes, and the mighty men, and all the sons likewise of king David, submitted themselves to Solomon the king.">1Chronicles 29:24</a>. The phrase also means "to make an agreement with" (<a href="/ezra/10-19.htm" title="And they gave their hands that they would put away their wives; and being guilty, they offered a ram of the flock for their trespass.">Ezra 10:19</a>; <a href="/2_kings/10-15.htm" title="And when he was departed there, he lighted on Jehonadab the son of Rechab coming to meet him: and he saluted him, and said to him, Is your heart right, as my heart is with your heart? And Jehonadab answered, It is. If it be, give me your hand. And he gave him his hand; and he took him up to him into the chariot.">2Kings 10:15</a>). (Comp. <a href="/isaiah/2-6.htm" title="Therefore you have forsaken your people the house of Jacob, because they be replenished from the east, and are soothsayers like the Philistines, and they please themselves in the children of strangers.">Isaiah 2:6</a>.) . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/30.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Be ye not stiff-necked (see <a href="/deuteronomy/16.htm">Deuteronomy 16, 17</a>). Yield yourselves; literally, give the hand (see <a href="/1_chronicles/29-24.htm">1 Chronicles 29:24</a>; <a href="/ezra/10-19.htm">Ezra 10:19</a>, etc.). Which he hath sanctified for ever (see <a href="/psalms/132-13.htm">Psalm 132:13, 14</a>). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now עַתָּ֕ה (‘at·tāh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time do not אַל־ (’al-) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_408.htm">Strong's 408: </a> Not stiffen תַּקְשׁ֥וּ (taq·šū) Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7185.htm">Strong's 7185: </a> To be hard, severe or fierce your neck עָרְפְּכֶ֖ם (‘ā·rə·pə·ḵem) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6203.htm">Strong's 6203: </a> The nape, back of the neck, the back as your fathers [did]. כַּאֲבוֹתֵיכֶ֑ם (ka·’ă·ḇō·w·ṯê·ḵem) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1.htm">Strong's 1: </a> Father Submit תְּנוּ־ (tə·nū-) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set to the LORD לַיהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel and come וּבֹ֤אוּ (ū·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go to His sanctuary לְמִקְדָּשׁוֹ֙ (lə·miq·dā·šōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4720.htm">Strong's 4720: </a> A consecrated thing, place, a palace, sanctuary, asylum which אֲשֶׁ֣ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that He has consecrated הִקְדִּ֣ישׁ (hiq·dîš) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6942.htm">Strong's 6942: </a> To be set apart or consecrated forever. לְעוֹלָ֔ם (lə·‘ō·w·lām) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5769.htm">Strong's 5769: </a> Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always Serve וְעִבְדוּ֙ (wə·‘iḇ·ḏū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5647.htm">Strong's 5647: </a> To work, to serve, till, enslave the LORD יְהוָ֣ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel your God, אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֔ם (’ĕ·lō·hê·ḵem) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative so that His fierce anger חֲר֥וֹן (ḥă·rō·wn) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2740.htm">Strong's 2740: </a> A burning of anger will turn away וְיָשֹׁ֥ב (wə·yā·šōḇ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again from you. מִכֶּ֖ם (mik·kem) Preposition | second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4480.htm">Strong's 4480: </a> A part of, from, out of <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">2 Chronicles 30:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-8.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 30:8 Now don't you be stiff-necked as your (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 30:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 30:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 30:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 30:9" /></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>