2 Chronicles 29:10
New International Version
Now I intend to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.

New Living Translation
But now I will make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.

English Standard Version
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, in order that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

Berean Standard Bible
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.

King James Bible
Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

New King James Version
“Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us.

New American Standard Bible
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, so that His burning anger may turn away from us.

NASB 1995
“Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that His burning anger may turn away from us.

NASB 1977
“Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that His burning anger may turn away from us.

Legacy Standard Bible
Now it is in my heart to cut a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, that His burning anger may turn away from us.

Amplified Bible
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant (solemn agreement) with the LORD God of Israel, so that His burning anger will turn away from us.

Christian Standard Bible
It is in my heart now to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel so that his burning anger may turn away from us.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
It is in my heart now to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel so that His burning anger may turn away from us.

American Standard Version
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

Contemporary English Version
So I have decided to renew our agreement with the LORD God of Israel. Maybe then he will stop being so angry with us.

English Revised Version
Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Now I intend to make a pledge to the LORD God of Israel so that he may turn his burning anger away from us.

Good News Translation
"I have now decided to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that he will no longer be angry with us.

International Standard Version
I'm intending to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel so his burning anger may turn away from us.

Majority Standard Bible
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.

NET Bible
Now I intend to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger.

New Heart English Bible
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

Webster's Bible Translation
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

World English Bible
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
Now [it is] with my heart to make a covenant before YHWH, God of Israel, and the fierceness of His anger turns back from us.

Young's Literal Translation
'Now -- with my heart -- to make a covenant before Jehovah, God of Israel, and the fierceness of His anger doth turn back from us.

Smith's Literal Translation
Now with my heart to cut out a covenant to Jehovah the God of Israel, and he will turn back from us the burning of his anger.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
Now therefore I have a mind that we make a covenant with the Lord the God of Israel, and he will turn away the wrath of his indignation from us.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Now therefore, it is pleasing to me that we should enter into a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel. And he will turn away the fury of his indignation from us.

New American Bible
Now, I intend to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that his burning anger may turn away from us.

New Revised Standard Version
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And even now, because we have gone astray from following the LORD our God and have forsaken the covenant which he gave to our fathers, therefore he also has forsaken us.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, that His fierce anger may turn away from us.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
Therefore it is now in my heart to make a covenant, a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may turn away his fierce wrath from us.

Additional Translations ...
Audio Bible



Context
Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple
9For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity. 10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us. 11Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 15:12
Then they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul.

2 Kings 23:3
So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book. And all the people entered into the covenant.

2 Chronicles 34:31
So the king stood by the pillar and made a covenant before the LORD to follow the LORD and to keep His commandments, decrees, and statutes with all his heart and all his soul, and to carry out the words of the covenant that were written in this book.

2 Chronicles 30:8
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.

2 Chronicles 15:15
And all Judah rejoiced over the oath, for they had sworn it with all their heart. They had sought Him earnestly, and He was found by them. So the LORD gave them rest on every side.

2 Kings 18:6
He remained faithful to the LORD and did not turn from following Him; he kept the commandments that the LORD had given Moses.

2 Kings 18:12
This happened because they did not listen to the voice of the LORD their God, but violated His covenant—all that Moses the servant of the LORD had commanded—and would neither listen nor obey.

Nehemiah 10:29
hereby join with their noble brothers and commit themselves with a sworn oath to follow the Law of God given through His servant Moses and to obey carefully all the commandments, ordinances, and statutes of the LORD our Lord.

Deuteronomy 29:12-13
so that you may enter into the covenant of the LORD your God, which He is making with you today, and into His oath, / and so that He may establish you today as His people, and He may be your God as He promised you and as He swore to your fathers, to Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob.

Joshua 24:25
On that day Joshua made a covenant for the people, and there at Shechem he established for them a statute and ordinance.

2 Chronicles 23:16
Then Jehoiada made a covenant between himself and the king and the people that they would be the LORD’s people.

2 Chronicles 15:8
When Asa heard these words and the prophecy of Azariah son of Oded the prophet, he took courage and removed the detestable idols from the whole land of Judah and Benjamin and from the cities he had captured in the hill country of Ephraim. He then restored the altar of the LORD that was in front of the portico of the LORD’s temple.

Romans 12:1
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.

Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant I will make with the house of Israel after those days, declares the Lord. I will put My laws in their minds and inscribe them on their hearts. And I will be their God, and they will be My people.

Romans 6:13
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.


Treasury of Scripture

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.

Now it is

2 Chronicles 6:7,8
Now it was in the heart of David my father to build an house for the name of the LORD God of Israel…

2 Chronicles 15:12,13
And they entered into a covenant to seek the LORD God of their fathers with all their heart and with all their soul; …

2 Chronicles 23:16
And Jehoiada made a covenant between him, and between all the people, and between the king, that they should be the LORD'S people.

2 Chronicles 34:30-32
And the king went up into the house of the LORD, and all the men of Judah, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, and the priests, and the Levites, and all the people, great and small: and he read in their ears all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in the house of the LORD…

that his fierce

2 Kings 23:3,26
And the king stood by a pillar, and made a covenant before the LORD, to walk after the LORD, and to keep his commandments and his testimonies and his statutes with all their heart and all their soul, to perform the words of this covenant that were written in this book. And all the people stood to the covenant…

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2 Chronicles 29
1. Hezekiah's good reign.
3. He restores religion
5. He exhorts the Levites
12. They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God
20. Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices,
24. wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests














Now it is in my heart
This phrase indicates a personal conviction and determination. In the biblical context, the heart often represents the center of one's will and emotions. King Hezekiah, who is speaking here, demonstrates a sincere desire to lead the nation back to God. This reflects the biblical theme of God placing desires in the hearts of His people (Philippians 2:13).

to make a covenant with the LORD,
A covenant in biblical terms is a solemn agreement between God and His people. Hezekiah's intention to renew the covenant signifies a return to faithfulness and obedience. This echoes the covenants made with Abraham (Genesis 15), Moses (Exodus 19-24), and David (2 Samuel 7), emphasizing the importance of covenantal relationships in Israel's history.

the God of Israel,
This title emphasizes the unique relationship between God and the nation of Israel. It highlights God's faithfulness to His chosen people and their identity as His covenant community. The phrase underscores the continuity of God's promises from the patriarchs to the present time of Hezekiah.

so that His fierce anger
The mention of God's fierce anger reflects the consequences of Israel's disobedience and idolatry. In the Old Testament, God's anger is often depicted as a response to covenant unfaithfulness (Deuteronomy 29:24-28). It serves as a warning and a call to repentance.

will turn away from us.
This phrase indicates a desire for divine forgiveness and restoration. The turning away of God's anger is contingent upon repentance and covenant renewal. It parallels other instances in Scripture where God's wrath is averted through repentance, such as in the story of Nineveh (Jonah 3:10). This also foreshadows the ultimate reconciliation through Jesus Christ, who turns away God's wrath through His atoning sacrifice (Romans 5:9).

Persons / Places / Events
1. Hezekiah
The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms to restore proper worship of Yahweh. He is known for his faithfulness and desire to lead the nation back to God.

2. Judah
The southern kingdom of Israel, where Hezekiah reigned. At this time, Judah was experiencing spiritual decline due to previous kings' idolatry.

3. The Temple in Jerusalem
The central place of worship for the Israelites, which had been neglected and defiled by previous rulers. Hezekiah sought to restore it to its rightful state.

4. Covenant
A solemn agreement between God and His people. Hezekiah's desire to renew the covenant signifies a return to faithfulness and obedience to God's laws.

5. The LORD, the God of Israel
The one true God whom Hezekiah seeks to honor and appease through the renewal of the covenant.
Teaching Points
The Importance of Leadership in Spiritual Renewal
Hezekiah's leadership demonstrates the impact a godly leader can have on a nation. Leaders today, whether in the church or community, should strive to guide others toward righteousness.

The Necessity of Covenant Renewal
Just as Hezekiah sought to renew the covenant with God, believers are called to regularly renew their commitment to God, ensuring their lives align with His will.

Turning Away God's Anger
Hezekiah's actions remind us that repentance and obedience can turn away God's righteous anger. This is a call to examine our lives and remove anything that displeases God.

The Role of the Heart in Worship
Hezekiah's desire to make a covenant "in my heart" underscores the importance of heartfelt devotion in our relationship with God, beyond mere external rituals.

Restoration of True Worship
The restoration of the temple signifies the need to restore true worship in our lives, focusing on God and removing idols that distract us from Him.(10) Now it is in mine heart.--See for this phrase and construction 1Chronicles 22:7; 1Chronicles 28:2; 2Chronicles 6:7.

To make a covenant with.--The preposition is for. (See Note on 2Chronicles 21:7.)

Turn away.--Literally, return (Isaiah 5:25). "That his fierce wrath may turn away from Israel" (Numbers 25:4). . . .

Verse 10. - To make a covenant; Hebrew, לִכְרות בְּרְית (see 2 Chronicles 15:12, and our note there).

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Now
עַתָּה֙ (‘at·tāh)
Adverb
Strong's 6258: At this time

it is in
עִם־ (‘im-)
Preposition
Strong's 5973: With, equally with

my heart
לְבָבִ֔י (lə·ḇā·ḇî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3824: Inner man, mind, will, heart

to make
לִכְר֣וֹת (liḵ·rō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3772: To cut, to destroy, consume, to covenant

a covenant
בְּרִ֔ית (bə·rîṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 1285: A covenant

with the LORD,
לַיהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

the God
אֱלֹהֵ֣י (’ĕ·lō·hê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

of Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

so that His fierce anger
חֲר֥וֹן (ḥă·rō·wn)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2740: A burning of anger

will turn away
וְיָשֹׁ֥ב (wə·yā·šōḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

from us.
מִמֶּ֖נּוּ (mim·men·nū)
Preposition | first person common plural
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of


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