2 Chronicles 30:7

7 Don't be like your fathers and your brothers who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their ancestors so that He made them an object of horror as you yourselves see.

2 Chronicles 30:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 30:7

And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which
trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers
By worshipping the calves, and neglecting the service of God in the temple at Jerusalem; the Targum is,

``which acted deceitfully with the Word of the Lord their God:''

who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see;
some part of the land of Israel being already made desolate by the kings of Assyria, which was very visible.

2 Chronicles 30:7 In-Context

5 so they affirmed the proposal and spread the message throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, to come to observe the Passover of the Lord God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they hadn't observed it often, as prescribed.

6 So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the hand of the king and his officials, and according to the king's command, saying, "Israelites, return to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped from the grasp of the kings of Assyria.

7 Don't be like your fathers and your brothers who were unfaithful to the Lord God of their ancestors so that He made them an object of horror as you yourselves see.

8 Don't become obstinate now like your fathers did. Give your allegiance to the Lord, and come to His sanctuary that He has consecrated forever. Serve the Lord your God so that He may turn His fierce wrath away from you,

9 for when you return to the Lord, your brothers and your sons [will receive] mercy in the presence of their captors and will return to this land. For the Lord your God is gracious and merciful; He will not turn [His] face away from you if you return to Him."