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. "
— 2 Chronicles 29:10, Catholic Public Domain Version
“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.”
“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. ”
“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.”
“Now I intend to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger.”
“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.”
“Now it is my purpose to make an agreement with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that the heat of his wrath may be turned away from us.”
“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.”
They closed up the doors which were in the portico, and they extinguished the lamps. And they did not burn incense, and they did not offer holocausts, in the sanctuary of the God of Israel.
And so the fury of the Lord was stirred up against Judah and Jerusalem, and he handed them over to turmoil, and to destruction, and to hissing, just as you discern with your own eyes.
Lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword. Our sons, and our daughters and wives have been led away as captives because of this wickedness.
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.
My sons, do not choose to be negligent. The Lord has chosen you so that you would stand before him, and minister to him, and worship him, and burn incense to him.”
Therefore, the Levites rose up, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel, the son of Azariah, from the sons of Kohath; then, from the sons of Merari, Kish, the son of Abdi, and Azariah, the son of Jehallelel; and from the sons of Gershon, Joah, the son of Zimmah, and Eden, the son of Joah;
and truly, from the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; also, from the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;