Charles Ellicott Commentary


Charles Ellicott Commentary
"Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us." — 2 Chronicles 29:10 (ASV)
Now it is in my heart. —See for this phrase and construction 1 Chronicles 22:7; 1 Chronicles 28:2; 2 Chronicles 6:7.
To make a covenant with. —The preposition is for. (See Note on 2 Chronicles 21:7.)
Turn away. —Literally, return (Isaiah 5:25). That his fierce wrath may turn away from Israel (Numbers 25:4).