2 Chronicles 13:11

KJV1611 – Modern English

And they burn to the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: they also set the showbread in order upon the pure table; and the gold lampstand with its lamps, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but you have forsaken him.

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  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Every morning and evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set the rows of bread on the ceremonially clean table and light the golden lampstand and its lamps each evening. We are keeping the charge of the LORD our God, but you have forsaken Him.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

  • American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

    and they burn{H6999} unto Jehovah{H3068} every morning{H1242} and every evening{H6153} burnt-offerings{H5930} and sweet{H5561} incense:{H7004} the showbread{H3899} also [set they] in order upon the pure{H2889} table;{H7979} and the candlestick{H4501} of gold{H2091} with the lamps{H5216} thereof, to burn{H1197} every evening:{H6153} for we keep{H8104} the charge{H4931} of Jehovah{H3068} our God;{H430} but ye have forsaken{H5800} him.

  • King James Version with Strong's Numbers

    And they burn{H6999}{(H8688)} unto the LORD{H3068} every morning{H1242} and every evening{H6153} burnt sacrifices{H5930} and sweet{H5561} incense{H7004}: the shewbread{H3899}{H4635} also set they in order upon the pure{H2889} table{H7979}; and the candlestick{H4501} of gold{H2091} with the lamps{H5216} thereof, to burn{H1197}{(H8763)} every evening{H6153}: for we keep{H8104}{(H8802)} the charge{H4931} of the LORD{H3068} our God{H430}; but ye have forsaken{H5800}{(H8804)} him.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    and euery mornynge and euery euenynge kyndle they the burntofferynges vnto the LORDE, and the swete incense, and prepare the shewbred vpo the pure table, and the golden candilsticke with his lampes, to be kyndled euery euenynge: for we wayte vpo the LORDE oure God. As for you, ye haue forsaken him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    And they burne vnto the Lorde euery morning and euery euening burnt offerings and sweete incense, and the breade is set in order vpon the pure table, and the candlesticke of golde with the lampes thereof, to burne euery euening: for we keepe the watch of the Lord our God: but ye haue forsaken him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    They burne vnto the Lorde euery morning and euening burnt sacrifices, and sweete incense: the shewe bread set they in order vpon a pure table, and prepare the candelsticke of golde with the lampes of the same to burne euer at eue: And truly we kept the watch of the lord our God, but ye haue forsaken him.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also [set they in order] upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense: the show bread also [set they] in order on the pure table; and the lampstand of gold with the lamps of it, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Yahweh our God; but you have forsaken him.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    and are making perfume to Jehovah, burnt-offerings morning by morning, and evening by evening, and perfume of spices, and the arrangement of bread `is' on the pure table, and the candlestick of gold, and its lamps, to burn evening by evening, for we are keeping the charge of Jehovah our God, and ye -- ye have forsaken Him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and they burn unto Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense: the showbread also `set they' in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but ye have forsaken him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    and they burn unto Jehovah every morning and every evening burnt-offerings and sweet incense: the showbread also [set they] in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of Jehovah our God; but ye have forsaken him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    By whom burned offerings and perfumes are sent up in smoke before the Lord every morning and every evening; and they put out the holy bread on its table and the gold support for the lights with its lights burning every evening; for we keep the orders given to us by the Lord our God, but you have gone away from him.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    and they burn to Yahweh every morning and every evening burnt offerings and sweet incense: the show bread also [set they] in order on the pure table; and the lampstand of gold with its lamps, to burn every evening: for we keep the instruction of Yahweh our God; but you have forsaken him.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    They offer burnt sacrifices to the LORD every morning and every evening, along with fragrant incense. They arrange the Bread of the Presence on a ritually clean table and light the lamps on the gold lampstand every evening. Certainly we are observing the LORD our God’s regulations, but you have rejected him.

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Chr 2:4 : 4 Behold, I build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn sweet incense before him, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.
  • Lev 24:2-9 : 2 Command the children of Israel to bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to make the lamps burn continually. 3 Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, Aaron shall arrange it from evening until morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute forever in your generations. 4 He shall arrange the lamps on the pure candlestick before the LORD continually. 5 And you shall take fine flour, and bake twelve cakes from it: two tenths of an ephah shall be in each cake. 6 And you shall set them in two rows, six on a row, upon the pure table before the LORD. 7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the LORD. 8 Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant. 9 And it shall be Aaron's and his sons', and they shall eat it in the holy place: for it is most holy to him of the offerings of the LORD made by fire by a perpetual statute.
  • Exod 25:30-39 : 30 And you shall set the showbread on the table before me always. 31 And you shall make a lampstand of pure gold: of hammered work shall the lampstand be made; its shaft, its branches, its bowls, its knobs, and its flowers shall be of the same piece. 32 And six branches shall come out of its sides; three branches of the lampstand out of one side, and three branches of the lampstand out of the other side: 33 Three bowls shall be made like almond blossoms on one branch, with a knob and a flower, and three bowls made like almond blossoms on the other branch, with a knob and a flower; so for the six branches that come out of the lampstand. 34 And on the lampstand itself shall be four bowls made like almond blossoms, with its knobs and its flowers. 35 And there shall be a knob under two branches of the same piece, and a knob under two branches of the same piece, and a knob under two branches of the same piece, according to the six branches that extend from the lampstand. 36 Their knobs and their branches shall be of one piece; all of it shall be one hammered work of pure gold. 37 And you shall make its seven lamps; and they shall arrange its lamps so that they give light in front of it. 38 Its wick trimmers and their trays shall be of pure gold. 39 It shall be made of a talent of pure gold, with all these utensils.
  • Exod 27:20-21 : 20 And you shall command the children of Israel to bring you pure, pressed olive oil for the light, to keep the lamp burning continually. 21 In the tabernacle of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.
  • Exod 29:38 : 38 Now this is what you shall offer on the altar: two lambs of the first year, day by day continually.
  • Exod 30:1-9 : 1 And you shall make an altar to burn incense on: of acacia wood you shall make it. 2 A cubit shall be its length, and a cubit its breadth; it shall be square: and its height shall be two cubits: its horns shall be of one piece with it. 3 And you shall overlay it with pure gold, its top, and its sides all around, and its horns; and you shall make a crown of gold around it. 4 And you shall make two golden rings for it under its crown, on its two sides you shall make them, on its two corners; and they shall be holders for the staves to carry it with. 5 And you shall make the staves of acacia wood, and overlay them with gold. 6 And you shall put it before the veil that is by the ark of the testimony, before the mercy seat that is over the testimony, where I will meet with you. 7 And Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning: when he prepares the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it. 8 And when Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations. 9 You shall offer no strange incense on it, nor burnt sacrifice, nor grain offering; neither shall you pour a drink offering on it. 10 And Aaron shall make atonement upon its horns once a year with the blood of the sin offering of atonement: once a year he shall make atonement upon it throughout your generations: it is most holy to the LORD.
  • Lev 2:1-3 : 1 And when anyone offers a grain offering to the LORD, his offering shall be of fine flour; and he shall pour oil upon it, and put frankincense on it. 2 And he shall bring it to Aaron's sons, the priests; and he shall take from it a handful of the flour and oil, with all the frankincense. And the priest shall burn this memorial portion on the altar, an offering made by fire, of a sweet aroma to the LORD. 3 And the remainder of the grain offering shall be for Aaron and his sons; it is most holy of the offerings of the LORD made by fire.
  • Num 9:19 : 19 And when the cloud lingered long upon the tabernacle many days, then the children of Israel kept the charge of the LORD and did not journey.
  • Num 16:6 : 6 This do; Take your censers, Korah, and all his company.
  • Num 16:46 : 46 And Moses said to Aaron, Take a censer, and put fire in it from the altar, and put on incense, and go quickly to the congregation, and make an atonement for them: for there is wrath gone out from the LORD; the plague has begun.
  • Ezek 44:8 : 8 And you have not kept the charge of my holy things; but you have appointed others to take care of my sanctuary for yourselves.
  • Ezek 44:15 : 15 But the priests, the Levites, the sons of Zadok, that kept the charge of my sanctuary when the children of Israel went astray from me, they shall come near to me to minister to me, and they shall stand before me to offer to me the fat and the blood, says the Lord GOD:
  • Ezek 48:11 : 11 It shall be for the priests that are sanctified of the sons of Zadok; who have kept my charge, and did not go astray when the children of Israel went astray, as the Levites went astray.
  • Luke 1:9 : 9 According to the custom of the priest's office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
  • Rev 8:3-4 : 3 And another angel came and stood at the altar, holding a golden censer; and much incense was given to him, that he should offer it with the prayers of all the saints upon the golden altar which was before the throne. 4 And the smoke of the incense, along with the prayers of the saints, ascended before God from the angel's hand.
  • Gen 26:5 : 5 Because Abraham obeyed my voice, and kept my charge, my commandments, my statutes, and my laws.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • 80%

    9 Have you not cast out the priests of the LORD, the sons of Aaron, and the Levites, and have made yourselves priests like the peoples of other lands? So that whoever comes to consecrate himself with a young bull and seven rams, the same may be a priest of those who are no gods.

    10 But as for us, the LORD is our God, and we have not forsaken him; and the priests who minister to the LORD are the sons of Aaron, and the Levites attend to their duties.

  • 2 Chr 29:6-7
    2 verses
    76%

    6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken Him, and turned away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs.

    7 They have also shut up the doors of the porch, put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

  • 40 To offer burnt offerings to the LORD on the altar of burnt offering continually morning and evening, and to do according to all that is written in the law of the LORD, which he commanded Israel;

  • 75%

    30 And to stand every morning to thank and praise the LORD, and likewise at evening;

    31 And to offer all burnt sacrifices to the LORD on the sabbaths, on the new moons, and on the set feasts, by number, according to the order commanded to them, continually before the LORD:

    32 And that they should keep the charge of the tabernacle of the congregation, and the charge of the holy place, and the charge of the sons of Aaron their brothers, in the service of the house of the LORD.

  • Lev 6:12-13
    2 verses
    75%

    12 And the fire on the altar shall be kept burning on it; it shall not be put out: and the priest shall burn wood on it every morning, lay the burnt offering in order on it, and burn on it the fat of the peace offerings.

    13 The fire shall always be burning on the altar; it shall never go out.

  • Lev 24:2-4
    3 verses
    74%

    2 Command the children of Israel to bring to you pure beaten olive oil for the light, to make the lamps burn continually.

    3 Outside the veil of the testimony, in the tabernacle of the congregation, Aaron shall arrange it from evening until morning before the LORD continually: it shall be a statute forever in your generations.

    4 He shall arrange the lamps on the pure candlestick before the LORD continually.

  • Neh 10:33-34
    2 verses
    74%

    33 For the showbread, for the continual grain offering, and for the continual burnt offering, of the Sabbaths, of the new moons, for the set feasts, and for the holy things, and for the sin offerings to make atonement for Israel, and for all the work of the house of our God.

    34 And we cast the lots among the priests, the Levites, and the people, for the wood offering, to bring it into the house of our God, according to the houses of our fathers, at the times appointed year by year, to burn on the altar of the LORD our God, as it is written in the law:

  • Exod 30:7-8
    2 verses
    74%

    7 And Aaron shall burn on it sweet incense every morning: when he prepares the lamps, he shall burn incense upon it.

    8 And when Aaron lights the lamps at evening, he shall burn incense upon it, a perpetual incense before the LORD throughout your generations.

  • Ezra 3:3-5
    3 verses
    74%

    3 And they set the altar upon its bases; for fear was upon them because of the people of those countries: and they offered burnt offerings on it to the LORD, even burnt offerings morning and evening.

    4 They also kept the feast of tabernacles, as it is written, and offered the daily burnt offerings by number, according to the custom, as the duty of every day required;

    5 And afterward offered the continual burnt offering, both of the new moons, and of all the set feasts of the LORD that were consecrated, and of everyone that willingly offered a freewill offering to the LORD.

  • 73%

    20 And you shall command the children of Israel to bring you pure, pressed olive oil for the light, to keep the lamp burning continually.

    21 In the tabernacle of meeting outside the veil, which is before the testimony, Aaron and his sons shall tend it from evening until morning before the LORD. It shall be a statute forever to their generations on behalf of the children of Israel.

  • 39 For the children of Israel and the children of Levi shall bring the offering of the grain, of the new wine, and the oil, to the chambers, where are the vessels of the sanctuary, and the priests who minister, and the gatekeepers, and the singers: and we will not forsake the house of our God.

  • Num 28:23-24
    2 verses
    73%

    23 You shall offer these besides the burnt offering in the morning, which is for a continual burnt offering.

    24 In this manner you shall offer daily, throughout the seven days, the meat of the sacrifice made by fire, of a pleasing aroma to the LORD: it shall be offered besides the continual burnt offering, and its drink offering.

  • 4 Behold, I build a house for the name of the LORD my God, to dedicate it to him, and to burn sweet incense before him, and for the continual showbread, and for the burnt offerings morning and evening, on the sabbaths, and on the new moons, and on the solemn feasts of the LORD our God. This is an ordinance forever to Israel.

  • 6 This is besides the burnt offering of the month, its grain offering, the daily burnt offering, its grain offering, and their drink offerings, according to their custom, for a pleasing aroma, a sacrifice made by fire to the LORD.

  • 5 and he had prepared for him a large room, where previously they had stored the grain offerings, the frankincense, the vessels, and the tithes of grain, new wine, and oil, which were commanded to be given to the Levites, the singers, and the gatekeepers, as well as the offerings for the priests.

  • 11 My sons, do not be negligent now: for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him, and burn incense.

  • Lev 24:7-8
    2 verses
    72%

    7 And you shall put pure frankincense on each row, that it may be on the bread for a memorial, an offering made by fire to the LORD.

    8 Every Sabbath he shall set it in order before the LORD continually, being taken from the children of Israel by an everlasting covenant.

  • 7 You offer defiled bread upon my altar; and you say, How have we polluted you? In that you say, The table of the LORD is contemptible.

  • 2 Chr 31:2-3
    2 verses
    72%

    2 And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and the Levites according to their divisions, every man according to his service, the priests and Levites for burnt offerings and for peace offerings, to minister, and to give thanks, and to praise in the gates of the tents of the LORD.

    3 He also appointed the king's portion of his substance for the burnt offerings, namely, for the morning and evening burnt offerings, and the burnt offerings for the Sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the LORD.

  • 11 There they burned incense on all the high places, as the nations had done whom the LORD carried away before them; and they did wicked things to provoke the LORD to anger.

  • 15 Thus shall they prepare the lamb, and the grain offering, and the oil, every morning for a continual burnt offering.

  • 30 And you shall set the showbread on the table before me always.

  • 23 That we have built us an altar to turn from following the LORD, or if to offer on it burnt offering or grain offering, or if to offer peace offerings on it, let the LORD Himself require it;

  • 37 The pure gold lampstand, with its lamps, even the lamps to be set in order, and all its utensils, and the oil for light,

  • 16 And to the office of Eleazar, the son of Aaron the priest, pertains the oil for the light, and the sweet incense, and the daily grain offering, and the anointing oil, and the oversight of all the tabernacle, and all that is in it, in the sanctuary, and in its vessels.

  • 13 And this you have done again, covering the altar of the LORD with tears, with weeping and crying out, so much that he regards not the offering any more, nor receives it with good will at your hand.

  • 18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread, with all its utensils.

  • 9 And whatever they need—young bulls, rams, and lambs for the burnt offerings of the God of heaven, wheat, salt, wine, and oil, according to the appointment of the priests who are at Jerusalem, let it be given them day by day without fail:

  • 10 Who is there even among you that would shut the doors for nothing? Neither do you kindle fire on my altar for nothing. I have no pleasure in you, says the LORD of hosts, nor will I accept an offering from your hand.

  • 10 They shall teach Jacob your judgments, and Israel your law: they shall put incense before you, and whole burnt sacrifice upon your altar.

  • 20 The lampstands with their lamps of pure gold, to burn according to the prescribed manner before the inner sanctuary;

  • 14 And afterward they made ready for themselves and for the priests, because the priests, the sons of Aaron, were busy in offering burnt offerings and the fat until night. Therefore the Levites prepared for themselves and for the priests, the sons of Aaron.

  • 8 The table and its utensils, the pure lampstand with all its utensils, and the altar of incense,

  • 13 Gird yourselves, and lament, you priests: howl, you ministers of the altar: come, lie all night in sackcloth, you ministers of my God: for the grain offering and the drink offering are withheld from the house of your God.

  • 17 And he brought the grain offering, and took a handful of it, and burnt it upon the altar, beside the burnt sacrifice of the morning.