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.
KJV
Filii mei, nolite negligere : vos elegit Dominus ut stetis coram eo, et ministretis illi, colatisque eum, et cremetis ei incensum.
Vulgate
καὶ νῦν μὴ διαλίπητε, ὅτι ἐν ὑμῖν ᾑρέτικεν στῆναι ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ λειτουργεῖν καὶ εἶναι αὐτῷ λειτουργοῦντας καὶ θυμιῶντας.
LXX
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.
ASV
בָּנַ֕/י עַתָּ֖ה אַל תִּשָּׁל֑וּ כִּֽי בָ/כֶ֞ם בָּחַ֣ר יְהוָ֗ה לַ/עֲמֹ֤ד לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ לְ/שָׁ֣רְת֔/וֹ וְ/לִ/הְי֥וֹת ל֖/וֹ מְשָׁרְתִ֥ים וּ/מַקְטִרִֽים
Hebrew
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In the original Hebrew
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Historic Christian voices
1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
Cross-references
- 1Kgs 1:2 — Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord th
- Col 4:17 — And say to Archippus, Take heed to the ministry which thou hast received in the Lord, that thou fulfil it.
- Deut 10:8 — At that time the LORD separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the LORD, to stand before the LORD to minister unto him, and to bless in his name, unto this day.
- Gal 6:7 — Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.
- Luke 1:9 — According to the custom of the priest’s office, his lot was to burn incense when he went into the temple of the Lord.
- Num 8:6 — Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
- Ps 134:1 — Behold, bless ye the LORD, all ye servants of the LORD, which by night stand in the house of the LORD.
- Zech 3:1 — And he shewed me Joshua the high priest standing before the angel of the LORD, and Satan standing at his right hand to resist him.