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.
Context
This verse from 2 Chronicles Chapter 29 connects to 10 cross-references. Hezekiah opens and repairs the temple in the first month of his reign, summoning the Levites to consecrate themselves and the temple. The Levites work sixteen days purifying the temple of all the defilements of Ahaz's reign, bringing out the …
Other Translations
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.
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.'
My sons, take care now: for you have been marked out by the Lord to come before him and to be his servants, burning offerings to him.
Cross References
Bring the tribe of Levi near, and present them before Aaron the priest, that they may minister unto him.
And thou shalt give the Levites unto Aaron and to his sons: they are wholly given unto him out of …
Take the Levites from among the children of Israel, and cleanse them.
Thus shalt thou separate the Levites from among the children of Israel: and the Levites shall be mine.
And there came out a fire from the Lord, and consumed the two hundred and fifty men that offered incense.
To be a memorial unto the children of Israel, that no stranger, which is not of the seed of Aaron, …
And thy brethren also of the tribe of Levi, the tribe of thy father, bring thou with thee, that they …
Therefore thou and thy sons with thee shall keep your priest’s office for every thing of the altar, and within …
At that time the Lord separated the tribe of Levi, to bear the ark of the covenant of the Lord, …
Be not deceived; God is not mocked: for whatsoever a man soweth, that shall he also reap.