2 Chronicles 29:11

My sons! now, do not be faulty,—for, of you, hath Yahweh made choice, to stand before him, and to wait upon him, and to be his attendants and burners of incense.

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

In The King James Version

My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.

In Context

10Now, is it near my heart, to solemnise a covenant unto Yahweh, God of Israel,—that he may turn from him the glow of his anger.

12Then arose the Levites—Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites, and, of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehallelel,—and, of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah;

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Cross References

Numbers 3:6Bring near the tribe of Levi, and thou shalt cause it to stand before Aaron the priest,—so shall they wait upon him;

Numbers 8:6Take the Levites, out of the midst of the sons of Israel,—and thou shalt purify them.

Numbers 18:2Therefore also thy brethren of the tribe of Levi the stem of thy father, bring thou near with thee, and let them be joined unto thee, and let them wait upon thee,—both on thee and on thy sons with thee, before the tent of the testimony.

1 Chronicles 6:34son of Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Eliel, son of Toah,—

Galatians 6:7Be not deceiving yourselves! God, is not to be mocked; for, whatsoever a man soweth, the same, shall he also reap,—

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 29:2-12

Hezekiah's Good Reign. ( b. c. 726.) 1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that David his father had done. 3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord , and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together… Read the whole commentary →

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