The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 29:11 Explained

2 Chronicles 29:11

KJV: My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense.

YLT: My sons, be not now at rest, for on you hath Jehovah fixed to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to be to Him ministering and making perfume.'

Darby: My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah has chosen you to stand before him, to do service unto him, and to be his ministers and incense-burners.

ASV: My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of 2 Chronicles 29:11?

MEANING: What does 2 Chronicles 29:11 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 29:11 mean?

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KJV Reverse Interlinear

My sons,  be not now negligent:  for the LORD  hath chosen  you to stand  before  him, to serve  him, and that ye should minister  unto him, and burn incense. 

What does 2 Chronicles 29:11 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 29:1-11 - A Revival Of Righteousness
It was a blessing for Judah that Ahaz left as successor a son who inherited none of his father's traits. Hezekiah ranks as one of the best kings that occupied the throne of David. This chapter is full of illustrative and interesting incident. In the first month of his reign, the young king began his work of reform by assembling to his help the priests and Levites, and bidding them make all possible speed to cleanse the Temple.
The clarion call of this exhortation rings yet and bids us cleanse the inner shrine of our heart from all filthiness of the flesh and spirit. Let us hasten to open the doors, kindle the lamps, and burn incense in the inner prayer-chamber of the heart. And what is true for the individual applies equally to the national conscience. Religion is the safeguard of our prosperity; and they who secure a healthy religious sentiment contribute as much to the well-being of their fatherland as the statesmen and politicians of world-wide fame. [source]

Chapter Summary: 2 Chronicles 29

1  Hezekiah's good reign
3  He restores religion
5  He exhorts the Levites
12  They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God
20  Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices,
24  wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 29:11 mean?

My sons now not do be negligent for you has chosen Yahweh to stand before Him to serve Him that you should to Him minister and burn incense -
בָּנַ֕י עַתָּ֖ה אַל־ תִּשָּׁל֑וּ כִּֽי־ בָכֶ֞ם בָּחַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַעֲמֹ֤ד לְפָנָיו֙ לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ וְלִהְי֥וֹת ל֖וֹ מְשָׁרְתִ֥ים וּמַקְטִרִֽים ס

בָּנַ֕י  My  sons 
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct, first person common singular
Root: בֵּן 
Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
עַתָּ֖ה  now 
Parse: Adverb
Root: עַתָּה  
Sense: now.
תִּשָּׁל֑וּ  do  be  negligent 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, second person masculine plural
Root: שָׁלָה  
Sense: (Niphal) to be negligent.
בָּחַ֣ר  has  chosen 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בָּחוּר 
Sense: youth, young man.
יְהוָ֗ה  Yahweh 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: Jehovah—used primarily in the combination ‘Lord Jehovah’.
לַעֲמֹ֤ד  to  stand 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
לְפָנָיו֙  before  Him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, common plural construct, third person masculine singular
Root: לִפְנֵי 
Sense: face.
לְשָׁ֣רְת֔וֹ  to  serve  Him 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct, third person masculine singular
Root: שָׁרַת  
Sense: (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to.
וְלִהְי֥וֹת  that  you  should 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
ל֖וֹ  to  Him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
מְשָׁרְתִ֥ים  minister 
Parse: Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: שָׁרַת  
Sense: (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to.
וּמַקְטִרִֽים  and  burn  incense 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hifil, Participle, masculine plural
Root: מֻקְטָר 
Sense: .
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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