2 Chronicles 24 · Verse 19

2 Chronicles 24:19

Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
2 Chronicles 24:19, King James Version

2 Chronicles 24:19 in other translations

BSBNevertheless, the LORD sent prophets to bring the people back to Him and to testify against them; but they would not listen.
WEBYet he sent prophets to them to bring them again to the LORD, and they testified against them; but they would not listen.
ASVYet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto Jehovah; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.
YLTAnd He sendeth among them prophets, to bring them back unto Jehovah, and they testify against them, and they have not given ear;
DARBYAnd he sent prophets among them to bring them again to Jehovah, and they testified against them; but they would not give ear.
BBEAnd the Lord sent them prophets to make them come back to him; and they gave witness against them, but they would not give ear.
WebsterYet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again to the LORD; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

What does 2 Chronicles 24:19 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 24:17-22

17-22. Now came the princes of Judah, and make obeisance to the king--Hitherto, while Joash occupied the throne, his uncle had held the reins of sovereign power, and by his excellent counsels had directed the young king to such measures as were calculated to promote both the civil and religious interests of the country. The fervent piety, practical wisdom, and inflexible firmness of that sage counsellor exerted…

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 24:15-27

See what a great judgment on any prince or people, the death of godly, zealous, useful men is. See how necessary it is that we act in religion from inward principle. Then the loss of a parent, a minister, or a friend, will not be losing our religion. Often both princes and inferior people have been flattered to their ruin. True grace alone will enable a man to bring forth fruit unto the end. Zechariah, the son of…

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2 Chronicles 24:19 in the original Hebrew

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וַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.Lachand he sentH7971
בָּהֶם֙ba.Hemamong them
נְבִאִ֔יםne.vi.'ImprophetsH5030
לַהֲשִׁיבָ֖םla.ha.shi.Vamto bring back themH7725
אֶל\־'el-toH413
יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיָּעִ֥ידוּvai.ya.'I.duand they warnedH5749
בָ֖םvam<in> them
וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and notH3808
הֶאֱזִֽינוּ\׃\ \סhe.'e.Zi.nuthey gave earH238

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 24:19

  • Jeremiah 26:5

    To hearken to the words of my servants the prophets, whom I sent unto you, both rising up early, and sending them, but ye have not hearkened;

  • Luke 16:31

    And he said unto him, If they hear not Moses and the prophets, neither will they be persuaded, though one rose from the dead.

  • 2 Kings 17:13-15

    Yet the Lord testified against Israel, and against Judah, by all the prophets, and by all the seers, saying, Turn ye from your evil ways, and keep my commandments and my statutes, according to all the law which I commanded your fathers, and which I sent to you by my servants the prophets. Notwithstanding they would not hear, but hardened their necks, like to the neck of their fathers, that did not believe in the Lord their God. And they rejected his statutes, and his covenant that he made with their fathers, and his testimonies which he testified against them; and they followed vanity, and became vain, and went after the heathen that were round about them, concerning whom the Lord had charged them, that they should not do like them.

  • Isaiah 55:3

    Incline your ear, and come unto me: hear, and your soul shall live; and I will make an everlasting covenant with you, even the sure mercies of David.

  • Matthew 13:9

    Who hath ears to hear, let him hear.

  • Isaiah 42:23

    Who among you will give ear to this? who will hearken and hear for the time to come?

  • Luke 11:47-51

    Woe unto you! for ye build the sepulchres of the prophets, and your fathers killed them. Truly ye bear witness that ye allow the deeds of your fathers: for they indeed killed them, and ye build their sepulchres. Therefore also said the wisdom of God, I will send them prophets and apostles, and some of them they shall slay and persecute: That the blood of all the prophets, which was shed from the foundation of the world, may be required of this generation; …

  • Matthew 13:15-16

    For this people’s heart is waxed gross, and their ears are dull of hearing, and their eyes they have closed; lest at any time they should see with their eyes, and hear with their ears, and should understand with their heart, and should be converted, and I should heal them. But blessed are your eyes, for they see: and your ears, for they hear.

  • 2 Chronicles 36:15-16

    And the Lord God of their fathers sent to them by his messengers, rising up betimes, and sending; because he had compassion on his people, and on his dwelling place: But they mocked the messengers of God, and despised his words, and misused his prophets, until the wrath of the Lord arose against his people, till there was no remedy.

  • Isaiah 28:23

    Give ye ear, and hear my voice; hearken, and hear my speech.

  • Jeremiah 25:4-5

    And the Lord hath sent unto you all his servants the prophets, rising early and sending them; but ye have not hearkened, nor inclined your ear to hear. They said, Turn ye again now every one from his evil way, and from the evil of your doings, and dwell in the land that the Lord hath given unto you and to your fathers for ever and ever:

  • Jeremiah 44:4-5

    Howbeit I sent unto you all my servants the prophets, rising early and sending them, saying, Oh, do not this abominable thing that I hate. But they hearkened not, nor inclined their ear to turn from their wickedness, to burn no incense unto other gods.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Yet he sent.
36:15,16; 2Ki 17:13-15; Ne 9:26; Jer 7:25,26; 25:4,5; 26:5; 44:4,5
Lu 11:47-51; 16:31; 20:9-15
but they would.
Ps 95:7,8; Isa 28:23; 42:23; 51:4; 55:3; Mt 13:9,15,16

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 24:18

    And they left the house of the Lord God of their fathers, and served groves and idols: and wrath came upon Judah and Jerusalem for this their trespass.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:19

    Yet he sent prophets to them, to bring them again unto the Lord; and they testified against them: but they would not give ear.

  • 2 Chronicles 24:20

    And the Spirit of God came upon Zechariah the son of Jehoiada the priest, which stood above the people, and said unto them, Thus saith God, Why transgress ye the commandments of the Lord, that ye cannot prosper? because ye have forsaken the Lord, he hath also forsaken you.

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2 Chronicles 24:19 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y envióles profetas, para que los redujesen á Jehová, los cuales les protestaron: mas ellos no los escucharon.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et l’ Éternel envoya parmi eux, pour les ramener à lui, des prophètes qui témoignèrent contre eux; mais ils n’écoutèrent point.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und er sandte Propheten unter sie, um sie zu Jehova zurückzuführen, und diese zeugten wider sie; aber sie nahmen es nicht zu Ohren. -
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Mittebatque eis prophetas ut reverterentur ad Dominum, quos protestantes illi audire nolebant.