2 Kronieken 29
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Koning Hizkia herstelt de dienst aan God
29 Hizkia[a] was 25 jaar toen hij koning werd. Hij regeerde 29 jaar in Jeruzalem. Zijn moeder heette Abia. Ze was een dochter van Zacharia. 2 Hij leefde zoals de Heer het wil, net zoals zijn voorvader David had gedaan.
3 In de maand dat hij koning werd, deed hij de tempel van de Heer weer open en repareerde wat er kapot was. 4 Daarna liet hij de priesters en de Levieten bij elkaar komen op het Oostplein. 5 Hij zei tegen hen: "Luister allemaal! Maak jullie klaar voor de Heer. Maak ook de tempel klaar voor de Heer, de God van jullie voorouders. Haal alles uit de tempel weg wat daar niet thuishoort. 6 Want onze vaders zijn ontrouw aan de Heer geweest. Ze hebben niet geleefd zoals Hij het wil, maar ze hebben de Heer verlaten. Ze hebben niet meer naar de tempel omgekeken. 7 Ze hebben zelfs de deuren van de tempel gesloten en de olielampen gedoofd. En ze hebben in het heiligdom geen wierook-offers en brand-offers meer gebracht voor de God van Israël. 8 Daarom is de Heer woedend op Juda en Jeruzalem. En daarom is het zo slecht met ons gegaan, zoals jullie zelf kunnen zien. 9 Daardoor zijn onze vaders gedood en waren onze zonen, dochters en vrouwen gevangen meegenomen. 10 Nu ben ik van plan om een verbond te sluiten met de Heer, de God van Israël. Dan zal Hij niet langer kwaad op ons zijn. 11 Doe alsjeblieft allemaal mee met dat verbond, priesters en Levieten. Want de Heer heeft jullie uitgekozen om Hem te dienen en Hem de offers te brengen."
12 Toen stonden de Levieten op. Uit de familie van Kehat waren dat: Mahat, de zoon van Amasai, en Joël, de zoon van Azarja.
Uit de familie van Merari: Kis, de zoon van Abdi, en Azarja, de zoon van Jehaleël.
Uit de familie van Gerson: Joach, de zoon van Zimma, en Eden, de zoon van Joa.
13 Uit de familie van Elizafan: Simri en Jehiël.
Uit de familie van Asaf: Zecharja en Mattanja.
14 Uit de familie van Heman: Jehiël en Simeï.
Uit de familie van Jedutun: Semaja en Uzziël.
15 Ze riepen de andere Levieten en priesters bij elkaar en maakten zich klaar voor de Heer. Daarna begonnen ze met het schoonmaken van de tempel van de Heer, zoals de koning had bevolen. 16 De priesters gingen in de tempel van de Heer aan het werk. Ze brachten alles wat er niet hoorde naar het voorplein van de tempel. Van daar droegen de Levieten het weg, naar de beek Kidron. 17 Op de eerste dag van de eerste maand begonnen ze met het schoonmaken van de tempel. Op de achtste dag waren ze toe aan de voorhal. Voor de tempel zelf hadden ze ook nog acht dagen nodig. Op de 16e dag van de eerste maand waren ze klaar. 18 Toen gingen ze naar koning Hizkia en zeiden: "We hebben de hele tempel van de Heer schoongemaakt. Ook het brand-offeraltaar met alles wat daarbij hoort en de tafel voor de heilige broden en alles wat daarbij hoort. 19 Koning Achaz had in de tijd dat hij regeerde heel veel weggegooid, omdat hij de Heer niet diende. Maar nu hebben we dat allemaal schoongemaakt en klaargemaakt voor de Heer. Alles staat klaar voor de dienst bij het altaar van de Heer."
Er worden weer offers gebracht aan de Heer
20 Vroeg in de morgen riep koning Hizkia de bestuurders van de stad samen. Hij ging met hen naar de tempel van de Heer. 21 Ze brachten zeven stieren, zeven mannetjes-schapen en zeven vrouwtjes-schapen mee. Verder zeven mannetjes-geiten voor een vergevings-offer voor de koninklijke familie, het heiligdom en het koninkrijk Juda. Hij beval de priesters om de dieren op het altaar te offeren. 22 Ze slachtten de stieren. De priesters vingen het bloed op en wierpen het rondom tegen het altaar. Daarna slachtten ze de mannetjes-schapen en wierpen het bloed rondom tegen het altaar. Daarna slachtten ze de schapen en wierpen het bloed rondom tegen het altaar. 23 Daarna brachten ze de mannetjes-geiten van het vergevings-offer bij de koning en het volk. Ze legden hun handen op de koppen van de dieren. 24 En de priesters slachtten ze en wierpen het bloed daarvan als vergevings-offer rondom tegen het altaar. Daarmee vroegen ze om vergeving voor het hele volk Israël. Want de koning had bevolen dat het een brand-offer en een vergevings-offer voor heel Israël zou zijn.
25 Daarna deed de koning wat de Heer door David, de profeet Gad en de profeet Natan had bevolen: hij stelde de Levieten bij de tempel van de Heer op, met cimbalen, harpen en citers. 26 De Levieten gingen klaarstaan met de muziekinstrumenten die David had voorgeschreven. De priesters stonden klaar met de trompetten. 27 Toen gaf Hizkia het bevel om het brand-offer aan te steken. Op dat moment begonnen de Levieten te zingen en muziek te maken. De priesters bliezen op de trompetten. 28 Het hele volk boog zich neer. De Levieten zongen en de trompetten klonken. Dit duurde tot alle dieren waren geofferd. 29 Toen ze klaar waren met offeren, knielden de koning en alle andere mensen die daar waren neer.
30 Daarna beval koning Hizkia dat de Levieten de Heer moesten prijzen met het lied dat David en de profeet Asaf voor de Heer hadden gemaakt. Ze zongen het blij, knielden en bogen zich neer. 31 Toen zei Hizkia: "Nu hebben jullie je klaargemaakt voor de Heer. Kom nu hier en breng de andere offers om de Heer te danken." De mensen brachten vlees-offers en dank-offers.[b] Ook brachten veel mensen vrijwillig brand-offers. 32 In totaal brachten de mensen 70 koeien, 100 mannetjes-schapen en 200 vrouwtjes-schapen als brand-offer. 33 Aan vlees-offers brachten de mensen 600 koeien en 3000 schapen. 34 Er waren niet genoeg priesters om bij alle geslachte dieren de huid af te stropen. Daarom kwamen de Levieten helpen. Intussen maakten nog meer priesters zich klaar voor hun taak in de tempel. Want de Levieten hadden hun werk in de tempel veel serieuzer genomen dan de priesters. Veel priesters moesten zich daarom alsnog voor de Heer klaar maken.[c]
35 De priesters brachten niet alleen de brand-offers, maar offerden ook het vet van de vlees-offers en goten de wijn-offers uit die bij die offers hoorden. Zo werd er een nieuw begin gemaakt met de offerdienst in de tempel van de Heer.
36 Hizkia en het hele volk waren erg blij met wat God voor zijn volk had gedaan. Want alles was in heel korte tijd gebeurd.
Footnotes
- 2 Kronieken 29:1 Hizkia wordt in KRONIEKEN ook wel Jehizkia genoemd. Voor de duidelijkheid is in de BasisBijbel de naam Jehizkia overal vervangen door Hizkia.
- 2 Kronieken 29:31 Over de verschillende soorten offers is te lezen in Leviticus 1 tot en met 7.
- 2 Kronieken 29:34 Dat gebeurde door speciale offers, door zich te wassen en door de speciale priesterkleren aan te trekken.
2 Chronicles 29
King James Version
29 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.
3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned their backs.
7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
8 Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
9 For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
10 Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away from us.
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.
12 Then the Levites arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
13 And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
14 And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord.
16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.
17 Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord: so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
18 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.
19 Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.
20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
21 And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
22 So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
23 And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:
24 And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
25 And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets.
26 And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
27 And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
28 And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
29 And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.
30 Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.
33 And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
35 And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order.
36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
2 Chronicles 29
New King James Version
Hezekiah Reigns in Judah(A)
29 Hezekiah (B)became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was [a]Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that his father David had done.
Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple
3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he (C)opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. 4 Then he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them in the East Square, 5 and said to them: “Hear me, Levites! Now [b]sanctify yourselves, (D)sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry out the rubbish from the holy place. 6 For our fathers have trespassed and done evil in the eyes of the Lord our God; they have forsaken Him, have (E)turned their faces away from the [c]dwelling place of the Lord, and turned their backs on Him. 7 (F)They have also shut up the doors of the vestibule, put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. 8 Therefore the (G)wrath of the Lord fell upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has (H)given them up to trouble, to desolation, and to (I)jeering, as you see with your (J)eyes. 9 For indeed, because of this (K)our fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity.
10 “Now it is in my heart to make (L)a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us. 11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has (M)chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister to Him and burn incense.”
12 Then these Levites arose: (N)Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the (O)Kohathites; of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of Joah; 13 of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah; 14 of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 And they gathered their brethren, (P)sanctified[d] themselves, and went according to the commandment of the king, at the words of the Lord, (Q)to cleanse the house of the Lord. 16 Then the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and brought out all the debris that they found in the temple of the Lord to the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took it out and carried it to the Brook (R)Kidron.
17 Now they began to [e]sanctify on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the Lord. So they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of burnt offerings with all its articles, and the table of the showbread with all its articles. 19 Moreover all the articles which King Ahaz in his reign had (S)cast aside in his transgression we have prepared and [f]sanctified; and there they are, before the altar of the Lord.”
Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship
20 Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord. 21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a (T)sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and (U)sprinkled it on the altar. Likewise they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. 23 Then they brought out the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their (V)hands on them. 24 And the priests killed them; and they presented their blood on the altar as a sin offering (W)to make an atonement for all Israel, for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering be made for all Israel.
25 (X)And he stationed the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, (Y)according to the commandment of David, of (Z)Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; (AA)for thus was the commandment of the Lord by His prophets. 26 The Levites stood with the instruments (AB)of David, and the priests with (AC)the trumpets. 27 Then Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, (AD)the song of the Lord also began, with the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of Israel. 28 So all the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. 29 And when they had finished offering, (AE)the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped. 30 Moreover King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near, and bring sacrifices and (AF)thank offerings into the house of the Lord.” So the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a (AG)willing heart brought burnt offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. 33 The consecrated things were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore (AH)their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had [g]sanctified themselves, (AI)for the Levites were (AJ)more diligent in (AK)sanctifying themselves than the priests. 35 Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with (AL)the fat of the peace offerings and with (AM)the drink offerings for every burnt offering.
So the service of the house of the Lord was set in order. 36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 29:1 Abi, 2 Kin. 18:2
- 2 Chronicles 29:5 consecrate
- 2 Chronicles 29:6 Temple
- 2 Chronicles 29:15 consecrated
- 2 Chronicles 29:17 consecrate
- 2 Chronicles 29:19 consecrated
- 2 Chronicles 29:34 consecrated
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