2 Chronicles 30:6
4 This proposal pleased the king and the whole assembly.
5 So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.
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.
7 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.
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.
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- BSB
- 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.
- KJV
- So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
- WEB
- So the couriers went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, according to the commandment of the king, saying, “You children of Israel, turn again to the LORD, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the remnant of you that have escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
- ASV
- So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto Jehovah, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the remnant that are escaped of you out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
- DARBY
- And the couriers went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, return to Jehovah the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
- BLB
- And the runners went with the letters from the hand of the king and his heads throughout all Israel and Judah, according to the command of the king, saying, “Sons of Israel, return to YHWH, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He will return to the escaped remnant of you⁺ from the hand of the kings of Assyria.
- ÅB
- Så tok da ilbudene avsted med brevene fra kongen og hans høvdinger og dro omkring i hele Israel og Juda, slik som kongen hadde befalt, og sa: Dere Israels barn! Vend om til Herren, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud, så han kan vende seg til den levning av dere som har sloppet unna assyrerkongenes hånd;
- OTB
- Kurerene dro gjennom Israel og Juda med brevene fra kongens og hans embetsmenns hånd, i samsvar med kongens befaling, og sa, "Israels sønner, vend tilbake til Herren, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud, slik at Han kan vende tilbake til dere som er igjen, som har unnsluppet fra assyrerkongenes hånd.
- B1930
- Så tok da ilbudene avsted med brevene fra kongen og hans høvdinger og drog omkring i hele Israel og Juda, således som kongen hadde befalt, og sa: I Israels barn! Vend om til Herren, Abrahams, Isaks og Israels Gud, så han kan vende sig til den levning av eder som har sloppet unda assyrerkongenes hånd;
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Original text and word study
Cross references
Jeremiah 51:31
One courier races to meet another, and messenger follows messenger, to announce to the king of Babylon that his city has been captured from end to end.
Read in contextEsther 8:14
The couriers rode out in haste on their royal horses, pressed on by the command of the king. And the edict was also issued in the citadel of Susa.
Read in contextJeremiah 4:1
“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,
Read in context2 Kings 15:19
Then Pul king of Assyria invaded the land, and Menahem gave Pul a thousand talents of silver in order to gain his support and strengthen his own grip on the kingdom.
Read in context2 Kings 15:29
In the days of Pekah king of Israel, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came and captured Ijon, Abel-beth-maacah, Janoah, Kedesh, Hazor, Gilead, and Galilee, including all the land of Naphtali, and he took the people as captives to Assyria.
Read in context1 Chronicles 5:26
So the God of Israel stirred up the spirit of Pul king of Assyria (that is, Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria) to take the Reubenites, the Gadites, and the half-tribe of Manasseh into exile. And he brought them to Halah, Habor, Hara, and the river of Gozan, where they remain to this day.
Read in contextJob 9:25
My days are swifter than a runner; they flee without seeing good.
Read in context2 Chronicles 28:20
Then Tiglath-pileser king of Assyria came to Ahaz but afflicted him rather than strengthening him.
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