2 Chronicles 29:10

Old Testament Historical ASV (1901)

What does 2 Chronicles 29:10 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “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.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

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.
2 Chronicles 29:10 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 29

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, etc.] To renew one, as Asa and Jehoiada had done, promising to serve the Lord, and worship him according to his will: that his fierce wrath might be turned from us; under the tokens of which they still continued, and might expect it to break forth in other instances, unless a reformation was made.”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God--Convinced of the sin and bitter fruits of idolatry, Hezekiah intended to reverse the policy of his father, and to restore, in all its ancient purity and glory, the worship of the true God. His commencement of this resolution at the beginning of his reign attests his sincere piety. It also proves the strength of his conviction that righteousness exalteth a nation; for, instead of waiting till his throne was consolidated, he devised measures of national reformation at the beginning of his reign and vigorously faced all the difficulties which, in such a course, he had to encounter, after the people's habits had so long been moulded…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“Now it is: Ch2 6:7, Ch2 6:8 to make a covenant: To renew that covenant under which the whole people were constantly considered, and of which circumcision was the sign, and the spirit of which was, "I will be your God, ye shall be my people." Ch2 15:12, Ch2 15:13, Ch2 23:16, Ch2 34:30-32; Ezr 10:3; Neh 9:38, 10:1-39; Jer 34:15, Jer 34:18; Jer 50:5; Co2 8:5 that his fierce: Kg2 23:3, Kg2 23:26 2 Chronicles 29:11”
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