Discovery Box2 Chronicles 29:6-11 
Context29:6 For our fathers were unfaithful; they did what is evil in the sight of 1 the Lord our God and abandoned him! They turned 2 away from the Lord’s dwelling place and rejected him. 3 29:7 They closed the doors of the temple porch and put out the lamps; they did not offer incense or burnt sacrifices in the sanctuary of the God of Israel. 29:8 The Lord was angry at Judah and Jerusalem and made them an appalling object of horror at which people hiss out their scorn, 4 as you can see with your own eyes. 29:9 Look, our fathers died violently 5 and our sons, daughters, and wives were carried off 6 because of this. 29:10 Now I intend 7 to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so that he may relent from his raging anger. 8 29:11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to serve in his presence and offer sacrifices.” 9
1 tn Heb “in the eyes of.”
2 tn Heb “turned their faces.”
3 tn Heb “and turned the back.”
4 tn Heb “and he made them [an object] of dread and devastation and hissing.”
5 tn Heb “fell by the sword.”
6 tn Heb “are in captivity.”
7 tn Heb “now it is with my heart.”
8 tn Heb “so that the rage of his anger might turn from us.” The jussive with vav (ו) conjunctive indicates purpose/result after the preceding statement of intention.
9 tn Heb “to stand before him to serve him and to be his servants and sacrificers.”
