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2 Chronicles 30:8

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What does 2 Chronicles 30:8 say?

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

The verse

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.
2 Chronicles 30:8 — American Standard Version

Context — 2 Chronicles 30

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: for they had not kept it in great numbers in such sort as it is written.
6So 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.
7And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as ye see.
8Now 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.
9For if ye turn again unto Jehovah, your brethren and your children shall find compassion before them that led them captive, and shall come again into this land: for Jehovah your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.
10So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh, even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.
11Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
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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 be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, etc.] Obstinate and refractory, like heifers unaccustomed to the yoke, which draw back from it, and will not submit to it: but yield yourselves unto the Lord; be subject unto him, or “give the hand” f127 to him, as a token of subjection and homage, or of entering into covenant with him, promising for the future to serve and obey him: and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever; set apart for worship and service, until the Messiah should come: and serve the Lord your God; there, in the temple, according to his prescribed will: that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you; which had already broke out, in suffering…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“be ye not stiffnecked: Heb. harden not your necks, Ch2 36:13; Exo 32:9; Deu 10:16; Rom 10:21 yield yourselves: Heb. give the hand, Ch1 29:24; Ezr 10:19; Psa 68:31; Rom 6:13-19 enter into: Psa 63:2, Psa 68:24, Psa 73:17 which he hath: Psa 132:13, Psa 132:14 serve: Deu 6:13, Deu 6:17; Jos 24:15; Mat 4:10; Joh 12:26; Rom 6:22; Col 3:22-24; Rev 7:15 the fierceness: Ch2 28:11, Ch2 28:13, Ch2 29:10; Kg2 23:26; Psa 78:49 2 Chronicles 30:9”
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Keil & Delitzsch
C. F. Keil & F. Delitzsch · Commentary on the Old Testament · 19th-century historical commentary
“Be not stiff-necked; cf. Kg2 17:14. "Give the hand to the Lord," i.e., here, not submit yourselves, as Ch1 29:24, construed with תּחת; it denotes the giving of the hand as a pledge of fidelity, as in Kg2 10:15; Ezr 10:19; Eze 17:18. 2 Chronicles 30:9”
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