2 Chronicles 14:4

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

He also removed the high places and the incense altars from all the cities of Judah, and the kingdom was at peace under him.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיָּ֙סַר֙ מִכָּל־עָרֵ֣י יְהוּדָ֔ה אֶת־הַבָּמ֖וֹת וְאֶת־הַֽחַמָּנִ֑ים וַתִּשְׁקֹ֥ט הַמַּמְלָכָ֖ה לְפָנָֽיו

Transliteration

wə-yāsar mi-kāl-ʿārê yəhûdāh ʾet-ha-bāmôt wə-ʾet-ha-ḥammānîm wə-tišqōṭ ha-mamlākāh lə-pānāyw

Grammar Details

• *wə-yāsar*: conjunction + Hiphil imperfect 3ms - and he removed/took away
• *mi-kāl-ʿārê*: preposition + noun, construct + noun, feminine plural construct - from all cities of
• *yəhûdāh*: proper noun - Judah
• *ʾet-ha-bāmôt*: direct object marker + definite article + noun, feminine plural - the high places
• *wə-ʾet-ha-ḥammānîm*: conjunction + direct object marker + definite article + noun, masculine plural - and the incense altars/sun pillars
• *wə-tišqōṭ*: conjunction + Qal imperfect 3fs - and it was quiet/had rest
• *ha-mamlākāh*: definite article + noun, feminine singular - the kingdom
• *lə-pānāyw*: preposition + noun, masculine plural construct + 3ms suffix - before him

Word Meanings

• *bāmôt*: high places/elevated cultic sites
• *ḥammānîm*: sun pillars/incense altars
• *tišqōṭ*: was quiet/had rest/was undisturbed
• *pānāyw*: face/presence/before

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to obey the law and the commandment.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  and sayde vnto Iuda, that they shulde seke the LORDE God of their fathers, and to do after ye lawe and commaundementes.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And commanded Iudah to seeke the Lord God of their fathers, and to doe according to the Lawe and the comandement.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  And commaunded Iuda to seeke the Lorde God of their fathers, and to do according to the lawe and commaundement.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  And commanded Judah to seek the LORD God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and saith to Judah to seek Jehovah, God of their fathers, and to do the law and the command;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  and commanded Judah to seek Jehovah, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  And he made Judah go after the Lord, the God of their fathers, and keep his laws and his orders.

• World English Bible (2000)

  and commanded Judah to seek Yahweh, the God of their fathers, and to do the law and the commandment.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  He ordered Judah to seek the LORD God of their ancestors and to observe his law and commands.

Referenced Verses

• Gen 18:19 : 19 For I have chosen him, so that he will direct his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, so that the LORD will bring about for Abraham what He has promised him.
• Josh 24:15 : 15 But if it seems undesirable to you to serve the LORD, choose this day whom you will serve—whether the gods your ancestors worshiped beyond the Euphrates or the gods of the Amorites in whose land you are living. But as for me and my family, we will serve the LORD.
• 1 Sam 3:13 : 13 I have told him that I will judge his house forever because of the sin he knew about. His sons were cursing God, and he did not restrain them.
• 2 Chr 11:16 : 16 Those from all the tribes of Israel who had set their hearts on seeking the LORD, the God of Israel, followed them to Jerusalem to sacrifice to the LORD, the God of their fathers.
• 2 Chr 29:21 : 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah, and he instructed the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 29:27 : 27 Hezekiah gave the order to offer the burnt offering on the altar. As the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets also began, accompanied by the instruments of David, king of Israel.
• 2 Chr 29:30 : 30 King Hezekiah and the officials commanded the Levites to praise the LORD with the words of David and Asaph the seer. They sang praises with joy and bowed down in worship.
• 2 Chr 30:12 : 12 In Judah also, the hand of God was at work to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and the officials, in accordance with the word of the LORD.
• 2 Chr 30:19 : 19 who sets their heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of their ancestors—even if they are not clean according to the rules of the sanctuary.'
• 2 Chr 33:16 : 16 Then he restored the altar of the LORD and offered on it sacrifices of peace offerings and thanksgiving. And he commanded Judah to worship the LORD, the God of Israel.
• 2 Chr 34:32-33 : 32 He had everyone in Jerusalem and Benjamin pledge themselves to it. So the inhabitants of Jerusalem acted according to the covenant of God, the God of their ancestors. 33 Josiah removed all the detestable idols from all the territories belonging to the Israelites, and he compelled everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign, they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their ancestors.
• Ezra 10:7-9 : 7 A proclamation was then issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem for all the exiles to assemble in Jerusalem. 8 Anyone who failed to appear within three days in accordance with the decision of the leaders and elders would have all his property confiscated and would be excluded from the assembly of the exiles. 9 So, within three days, all the men of Judah and Benjamin had gathered in Jerusalem. It was the twentieth day of the ninth month, and all the people sat in the square before the house of God, trembling because of the matter and because of the heavy rain. 10 Ezra the priest stood up and said to them, "You have been unfaithful; you have married foreign women, adding to Israel's guilt. 11 Now make confession to the Lord, the God of your fathers, and do His will. Separate yourselves from the peoples of the land and from the foreign women. 12 The whole assembly responded with a loud voice, "You are right! We must do as you say.
• Neh 10:29-39 : 29 The rest of the people—the priests, the Levites, the gatekeepers, the singers, the temple servants, and all who had separated themselves from the peoples of the lands to follow the Law of God, along with their wives, sons, and daughters, all who could understand— 30 joined together with their relatives and nobles, committing themselves with a curse and an oath to follow the Law of God, given through Moses, the servant of God, and to obey carefully all the commands, regulations, and decrees of the LORD our Lord. 31 They pledged not to give their daughters in marriage to the peoples of the land or to take their daughters for their sons. 32 We also pledged not to buy the merchandise or any grain that the peoples of the land brought to sell on the Sabbath or on any holy day. We agreed to let the land rest during the seventh year and cancel every debt. 33 We took on ourselves the obligation to give a third of a shekel each year for the service of the house of our God. 34 This includes the bread of the Presence, the regular grain offerings, and burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, the New Moons, and the appointed feasts, as well as the holy offerings, sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and all the work of the house of our God. 35 We cast lots to determine when our families—the priests, Levites, and the people—would bring wood to the house of our God at appointed times each year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God as it is written in the Law. 36 We also pledged to bring the firstfruits of our ground and the firstfruits of all fruit from every tree, year by year, to the house of the LORD. 37 We agreed to bring the firstborn of our sons and of our livestock, as written in the Law, and the firstborn of our herds and flocks to the house of our God, to the priests ministering there. 38 We will also bring the first of our dough, our contributions, the fruit of all our trees, our new wine, and oil to the priests, to the storerooms of the house of our God. Additionally, we will bring a tithe of our land to the Levites, for they collect the tithes in all the towns where we work. 39 A priest, a descendant of Aaron, will accompany the Levites when they collect the tithes, and they will bring a tenth of the collected tithes to the storerooms of the house of our God, to the treasury.
• Neh 13:9 : 9 Then I ordered the rooms to be purified, and I brought back the articles of the house of God, along with the grain offerings and the incense.
• Neh 13:19-22 : 19 When evening shadows fell on the gates of Jerusalem before the Sabbath, I ordered the doors to be shut and directed that they should not be opened until after the Sabbath. I stationed some of my men at the gates so that no load could be brought in on the Sabbath day. 20 Once or twice, the merchants and sellers of all kinds of wares spent the night outside Jerusalem. 21 But I warned them and said, "Why are you spending the night by the wall? If you do this again, I will lay hands on you." From that time on, they did not come on the Sabbath. 22 Then I commanded the Levites to purify themselves and to guard the gates in order to keep the Sabbath day holy. Remember me also for this, my God, and show mercy to me according to your great love.
• Ps 101:2-8 : 2 I will act wisely and follow the way of integrity. When will you come to me? I will live with integrity in my heart within my house. 3 I will not set any worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the actions of those who turn aside; it will not cling to me. 4 A perverse heart will depart from me; I will not associate with evil. 5 Whoever secretly slanders their neighbor, I will silence. Whoever has proud eyes and an arrogant heart, I cannot endure. 6 My eyes will be on the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. The one who walks in integrity, they will serve me. 7 No one who practices deceit will dwell in my house; no one who speaks lies will stand in my presence. 8 Each morning, I will silence all the wicked of the land, cutting off every evildoer from the city of the Lord.
• Ps 119:10 : 10 With all my heart I seek You; do not let me stray from Your commandments.
• Isa 55:6-7 : 6 Seek the LORD while he may be found; call upon him while he is near. 7 Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to the LORD, so that He may have compassion on him, and to our God, for He will abundantly pardon.
• Amos 5:4 : 4 For this is what the Lord says to the house of Israel: Seek me and live.