2 Chronicles 29:11

“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.”

"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." - 2 Chronicles 29:11
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What does 2 Chronicles 29:11 mean?

The verse 2 Chronicles 29:11, "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," holds significant meaning in the context of the religious and historical narrative of the Old…

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Chosen for Service: A Call to Faithfulness

As we delve into the profound message of 2 Chronicles 29:11, where King Hezekiah implores, "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," we are reminded of our divine…

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A Prayer of Commitment and Service to the Lord

O Gracious and Compassionate God, We humbly come before You today, acknowledging Your greatness and the immense privilege You have extended to us as Your chosen people. As we meditate on the powerful words of 2 Chronicles 29:11 — "My sons, be not now negligent: for the LORD hath…

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2 Chronicles 29:11 - "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."
1 Chronicles 11:29 - "Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite,"
"Sibbecai the Hushathite, Ilai the Ahohite," - 1 Chronicles 11:29
2 Chronicles 29:29 - "And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped."
2 Chronicles 29:26 - "And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets."
2 Chronicles 29:13 - "And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:"
2 Chronicles 34:29 - "¶ Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem."
2 Chronicles 29:14 - "And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel."
2 Chronicles 29:2 - "And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done."
2 Chronicles 29:33 - "And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep."
2 Chronicles 29:4 - "And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,"
1 Chronicles 2:29 - "And the name of the wife of Abishur was Abihail, and she bare him Ahban, and Molid."
2 Chronicles 11:20
2 Chronicles 29:20 - "¶ Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 35:11
2 Chronicles 29:36 - "And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly."
2 Chronicles 11:2 - "But the word of the LORD came to Shemaiah the man of God, saying,"
2 Chronicles 11:9 - "And Adoraim, and Lachish, and Azekah,"
2 Chronicles 11:8 - "And Gath, and Mareshah, and Ziph,"
2 Corinthians 11:29 - "Who is weak, and I am not weak? who is offended, and I burn not?"
2 Chronicles 11:7 - "And Beth-zur, and Shoco, and Adullam,"
2 Chronicles 29:23 - "And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:"
2 Chronicles 29:15 - "And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD."
2 Chronicles 29:28 - "And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished."
2 Chronicles 29:9 - "For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this."
2 Chronicles 29:3 - "¶ He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them."
2 Chronicles 11:11 - "And he fortified the strong holds, and put captains in them, and store of victual, and of oil and wine."
1 Chronicles 29:11 - "Thine, O LORD, is the greatness, and the power, and the glory, and the victory, and the majesty: for all that is in the heaven and in the earth is thine; thine is the kingdom, O LORD, and thou art exalted as head above all."
2 Chronicles 20:29 - "And the fear of God was on all the kingdoms of those countries, when they had heard that the LORD fought against the enemies of Israel."