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历代志下 29
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
历代志下 29
Chinese New Version (Traditional)
希西家作猶大王(A)
29 希西家登基的時候，是二十五歲；他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年。他的母親名叫亞比雅（“亞比雅”是“亞比”的另一種寫法；參王下18:2），是撒迦利雅的女兒。 2 希西家行耶和華看為正的事，像他祖先大衛一切所行的。
潔淨聖殿
3 他在位的元年正月，開了耶和華殿的門，重新修理。 4 他把祭司和利未人都召了來，聚集在東面的廣場上， 5 對他們說：“利未人哪，你們要聽我的話；現在你們要自潔，又要潔淨耶和華你們列祖的 神的殿，把污穢之物從聖所中除去。 6 我們的列祖冒犯了 神，行了耶和華我們的 神看為惡的事，離棄了他，轉臉不顧耶和華的居所，以背向他。 7 他們又封閉廊門，熄滅燈火，不在聖所中向以色列的 神燒香或獻燔祭。 8 因此，耶和華的震怒臨到猶大和耶路撒冷的居民身上，使他們成為令人恐懼、驚駭和嗤笑的對象，就像你們親眼看見的一樣。 9 所以我們的列祖倒在刀下；我們的兒女和妻子也都因此作了俘虜。 10 現在我心中有意要和耶和華以色列的 神立約，好使他的震怒轉離我們。 11 我的孩子們，你們現在不要懈怠，因為耶和華揀選了你們站在他面前事奉他，為要作他的僕人，向他燒香。”
12 於是，利未人哥轄的子孫亞瑪賽的兒子瑪哈、亞撒利雅的兒子約珥；米拉利的子孫亞伯底的兒子基士、耶哈利勒的兒子亞撒利雅；革順的子孫薪瑪的兒子約亞、約亞的兒子伊甸； 13 以利撒反的子孫申利和耶利；亞薩的子孫撒迦利亞和瑪探雅； 14 希幔的子孫耶歇和示每；耶杜頓的子孫示瑪雅和烏薛都起來， 15 集合他們的親族，潔淨自己，照著王的吩咐，根據耶和華的命令，進去潔淨耶和華的殿。 16 祭司進入耶和華殿的裡面進行潔淨，他們在耶和華殿裡發現的一切污穢之物，都搬到耶和華殿的院子裡；利未人接過，就搬到城外的汲淪溪邊。 17 他們在正月初一開始潔淨聖殿，第八日去到耶和華殿的走廊；他們用了八日潔淨耶和華的殿，到了正月十六日才完工。 18 於是他們進王宮見希西家王，說：“我們已經把整個耶和華的殿、燔祭壇和壇的一切器皿、陳設餅的桌子和桌子上的一切器皿，都潔淨了。 19 亞哈斯王在位，他得罪 神的時候丟棄的一切器皿，我們都預備齊全，也都潔淨好了；現在都放在耶和華的祭壇前。”
獻贖罪祭
20 希西家王清早起來，召集城中的領袖，上耶和華的殿去。 21 他們牽來了七頭公牛、七隻公綿羊、七隻羊羔和七隻公山羊，要為國家、為聖所和為猶大人作贖罪祭；王吩咐亞倫的子孫眾祭司把牠們獻在耶和華的壇上。 22 他們宰了公牛，祭司把血接過來，灑在祭壇上；他們又宰了公綿羊，把血灑在祭壇上；他們又宰了羊羔，也把血灑在祭壇上。 23 最後把作贖罪祭的公山羊，牽到王和會眾面前，王和會眾就按手在公山羊的身上。 24 祭司宰了公山羊，把血灑在祭壇上作贖罪祭，為所有以色列人贖罪；因為王曾經吩咐要為所有以色列人獻上燔祭和贖罪祭。
獻燔祭
25 王又指派在耶和華殿中的利未人拿著響鈸和琴瑟，是照著大衛、王的先見迦得和拿單先知所吩咐的，就是耶和華藉他的先知所吩咐的。 26 利未人拿著大衛的樂器，祭司持著號筒，一同站著。 27 希西家吩咐在祭壇上獻上燔祭。開始獻燔祭的時候，就開始向耶和華歌唱，並且用號筒和以色列王大衛的樂器伴奏。 28 全體會眾都叩拜，歌唱的歌唱，吹號的吹號，直到燔祭都獻完了。
獻感恩祭與其他的燔祭
29 獻完了祭，王和所有在場的人，都屈膝叩拜。 30 希西家王和眾領袖，又吩咐利未人用大衛和先見亞薩的詩詞讚美耶和華，於是他們歡歡喜喜地讚美耶和華，低頭敬拜。 31 希西家說：“你們現在歸耶和華為聖了。請前來，把祭物和感恩祭帶到耶和華的殿裡來。”於是會眾把祭物和感恩祭帶來；凡是甘心樂意的，都把燔祭帶來。 32 會眾帶來的燔祭數目如下：公牛七十頭、公綿羊一百隻、羊羔二百隻。這些都是作燔祭獻給耶和華的。 33 還有分別為聖之物：公牛六百頭、綿羊三千隻。 34 只是祭司太少，不能把所有燔祭牲剝皮，所以他們的親族利未人協助他們，直到剝皮的工作完了，又等到其他祭司自潔完了，因為利未人在自潔的事上比眾祭司更加誠心。 35 此外，還有很多燔祭牲和平安祭牲的脂肪，以及和燔祭同獻的奠祭很多。這樣，耶和華殿裡的事奉就重新恢復了。 36 因為事情很快辦完，希西家和全體人民因 神為他的子民所預備的，都甚歡樂。
歷代志下 29
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
歷代志下 29
Chinese Contemporary Bible (Traditional)
猶大王希西迦
29 希西迦二十五歲登基，在耶路撒冷執政二十九年。他母親叫亞比雅，是撒迦利雅的女兒。 2 希西迦效法他祖先大衛，做耶和華視為正的事。
潔淨聖殿
3 希西迦元年一月，他開啟耶和華殿的門，重新修理。 4 他把眾祭司和利未人召集在東邊的廣場， 5 對他們說：「利未人啊，請聽我說！現在你們要潔淨自己，也要潔淨你們祖先的上帝耶和華的殿，除去聖所中的污穢之物。 6 我們的祖先行事不忠，做我們的上帝耶和華視為惡的事，背棄祂，轉臉背向祂的居所。 7 他們封鎖殿廊的門，吹滅燈火，不在聖所裡向以色列的上帝燒香、獻燔祭。 8 因此，耶和華的烈怒臨到猶大和耶路撒冷，使他們的遭遇令人恐懼、震驚、嗤笑，正如你們親眼所見的。 9 所以我們的祖先死在刀下，我們的妻兒也被擄去。 10 現在我決心要與以色列的上帝耶和華立約，好使祂的烈怒轉離我們。 11 我的孩子們啊，不要懈怠！因為耶和華揀選你們站在祂面前事奉祂，向祂燒香。」
12 於是，利未人開始供職。其中哥轄宗族有亞瑪賽的兒子瑪哈和亞撒利雅的兒子約珥，米拉利宗族有亞伯底的兒子基士和耶哈利勒的兒子亞撒利雅，革順宗族有薪瑪的兒子約亞和約亞的兒子伊甸， 13 以利撒反宗族有申利和耶利，亞薩宗族有撒迦利雅和瑪探雅， 14 希幔宗族有耶歇和示每，耶杜頓宗族有示瑪雅和烏薛。 15 他們召集其他利未人一起潔淨自己，並遵照王的吩咐和耶和華的命令，進去潔淨耶和華的殿。 16 祭司們進入耶和華的殿，把所有污穢之物搬到耶和華殿的院子裡，然後再由利未人運到外面的汲淪溪丟掉。 17 他們一月一日開始潔淨的工作，到一月八日已經潔淨到耶和華殿的走廊，又用八天潔淨耶和華的殿，一月十六日完成潔淨的工作。
重新奉獻聖殿
18 然後，他們晉見希西迦王，說：「我們已經潔淨了整個耶和華的殿、燔祭壇以及壇上的一切器皿、供餅的桌子及桌子上的一切器皿。 19 我們已備齊亞哈斯王對上帝不忠時所廢棄的器皿，並潔淨了它們，現在都放在耶和華的壇前。」
20 希西迦王清早起來，召集城中官員一同上到耶和華的殿。 21 他們牽來七頭公牛、七隻公綿羊、七隻羊羔和七隻公山羊，作國家、聖所和猶大人的贖罪祭。王吩咐做祭司的亞倫子孫把這些牲畜獻在耶和華的壇上。 22 他們宰了公牛，祭司取過血來灑在壇上，然後宰了公綿羊並把血灑在壇上，又宰了羊羔並把血灑在壇上。 23 有人把作贖罪祭的公山羊牽到王和會眾面前，他們就將手按在公山羊身上。 24 祭司宰了公山羊，把血灑在壇上作贖罪祭，為所有以色列人贖罪，因為王吩咐要為所有以色列人獻上燔祭和贖罪祭。
25 王又分派利未人在耶和華的殿裡敲鈸、鼓瑟、彈琴，正如大衛王、王的先見迦得和先知拿單的指示，即耶和華藉先知所吩咐的。 26 利未人拿著大衛的樂器侍立在那裡，祭司拿著號角侍立在那裡。 27 希西迦下令在壇上獻燔祭。開始獻燔祭時，伴隨著號角聲和以色列王大衛的樂器聲，響起了頌讚耶和華的歌聲。 28 全體會眾伴著歌聲和號角聲俯伏敬拜，直到獻完燔祭。 29 獻完燔祭後，王和所有在場的人都俯伏敬拜。 30 希西迦王與眾官員又吩咐利未人用大衛和亞薩先見的詩詞頌讚耶和華。他們歡喜地歌唱，並低頭敬拜。
31 希西迦說：「你們既然已經把自己獻給了耶和華，現在就把祭物和感恩祭帶到耶和華的殿裡來吧。」於是，會眾就把祭物和感恩祭送來，有些人甘心樂意地送來燔祭。 32 會眾獻給耶和華作燔祭的有七十頭公牛、一百隻公綿羊、二百隻羊羔， 33 獻為聖物的有六百頭公牛、三千隻綿羊。 34 但祭司人數太少，剝不完燔祭牲的皮，於是他們的親族利未人就來幫助他們，直到獻完燔祭，並且別的祭司也潔淨了自己，因為利未人比祭司更誠心潔淨自己。 35 他們獻上大量的燔祭，以及很多平安祭祭牲的脂肪和與燔祭同獻的奠祭。
從此，耶和華殿裡的事奉恢復了。 36 希西迦和民眾因上帝為他們所做的而歡喜快樂，因為這事情很快成就了。
2 Chronicles 29
New Century Version
2 Chronicles 29
New Century Version
Hezekiah Purifies the Temple
29 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he ruled twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2 Hezekiah did what the Lord said was right, just as his ancestor David had done.
3 Hezekiah opened the doors of the Temple of the Lord and repaired them in the first month of the first year he was king. 4 Hezekiah brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the courtyard on the east side of the Temple. 5 Hezekiah said, “Listen to me, Levites. Make yourselves ready for the Lord’s service, and make holy the Temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove from the Temple everything that makes it impure. 6 Our ancestors were unfaithful to God and did what the Lord said was wrong. They left the Lord and stopped worshiping at the Temple where he lives. They rejected him. 7 They shut the doors of the porch of the Temple, and they let the fire go out in the lamps. They stopped burning incense and offering burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. 8 So the Lord became very angry with the people of Judah and Jerusalem, and he punished them. Other people are frightened and shocked by what he did to them. So they insult the people of Judah. You know these things are true. 9 That is why our ancestors were killed in battle and our sons, daughters, and wives were taken captive. 10 Now I, Hezekiah, have decided to make an agreement with the Lord, the God of Israel, so he will not be angry with us anymore. 11 My sons, don’t waste any more time. The Lord chose you to stand before him, to serve him, to be his servants, and to burn incense to him.”
12 These are the Levites who started to work. From the Kohathite family there were Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah. From the Merarite family there were Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel. From the Gershonite family there were Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah. 13 From Elizaphan’s family there were Shimri and Jeiel. From Asaph’s family there were Zechariah and Mattaniah. 14 From Heman’s family there were Jehiel and Shimei. From Jeduthun’s family there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 These Levites gathered their brothers together and made themselves holy for service in the Temple. Then they went into the Temple of the Lord to purify it. They obeyed the king’s command that had come from the Lord. 16 When the priests went into the Temple of the Lord to purify it, they took out all the unclean things they found in the Temple of the Lord and put them in the Temple courtyard. Then the Levites took these things out to the Kidron Valley. 17 Beginning on the first day of the first month, they made the Temple holy for the Lord’s service. On the eighth day of the month, they came to the porch of the Temple, and for eight more days they made the Temple of the Lord holy. So they finished on the sixteenth day of the first month.
18 Then they went to King Hezekiah and said, “We have purified the entire Temple of the Lord, the altar for burnt offerings and its utensils, and the table for the holy bread and all its utensils. 19 When Ahaz was king, he was unfaithful to God and removed some things from the Temple. But we have put them back and made them holy for the Lord. They are now in front of the Lord’s altar.”
20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the leaders of the city and went up to the Temple of the Lord. 21 They brought seven bulls, seven male sheep, seven lambs, and seven male goats. These animals were an offering to remove the sin of the people and the kingdom of Judah and to make the Temple ready for service to God. King Hezekiah commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer these animals on the Lord’s altar. 22 So the priests killed the bulls and sprinkled their blood on the altar. They killed the sheep and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they killed the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar. 23 Then the priests brought the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the people there. After the king and the people put their hands on the goats, 24 the priests killed them. With the goats’ blood they made an offering on the altar to remove the sins of the Israelites so they would belong to God. The king had said that the burnt offering and sin offering should be made for all Israel.
25 King Hezekiah put the Levites in the Temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps, and lyres, as David, Gad, and Nathan had commanded. (Gad was the king’s seer, and Nathan was a prophet.) This command came from the Lord through his prophets. 26 So the Levites stood ready with David’s instruments of music, and the priests stood ready with their trumpets.
27 Then Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the singing to the Lord also began. The trumpets were blown, and the musical instruments of David king of Israel were played. 28 All the people worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters blew their trumpets until the burnt offering was finished.
29 When the sacrifices were completed, King Hezekiah and everyone with him bowed down and worshiped. 30 King Hezekiah and his officers ordered the Levites to praise the Lord, using the words David and Asaph the seer had used. So they praised God with joy and bowed down and worshiped.
31 Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you people of Judah have given yourselves to the Lord, come near to the Temple of the Lord. Bring sacrifices and offerings, to show thanks to him.” So the people brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and anyone who was willing also brought burnt offerings. 32 For burnt offerings they brought a total of seventy bulls, one hundred male sheep, and two hundred lambs; all these animals were sacrificed as burnt offerings to the Lord. 33 The holy offerings totaled six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep and goats. 34 There were not enough priests to skin all the animals for the burnt offerings. So their relatives the Levites helped them until the work was finished and other priests could be made holy. The Levites had been more careful to make themselves holy for the Lord’s service than the priests. 35 There were many burnt offerings along with the fat of fellowship offerings and drink offerings. So the service in the Temple of the Lord began again. 36 And Hezekiah and the people were very happy that God had made it happen so quickly for his people.
2 Chronicles 29
International Standard Version
2 Chronicles 29
International Standard Version
Hezekiah Succeeds Ahaz(A)
29 Hezekiah began his reign at the age of 25. He reigned for 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah, Zechariah’s daughter. 2 He practiced what the Lord considered to be right, following all of the examples set by his ancestor David.
Hezekiah’s Temple Restoration Project(B)
3 In the first month of the first year of his reign he repaired and reopened the doors of the Lord’s Temple. 4 Then he brought in the priests and descendants of Levi, gathered them into the square in the eastern part of the Temple,[a] 5 and told them,
“Pay attention to me, you descendants of Levi! Consecrate yourselves and the Temple of the Lord God of your ancestors by taking out from the Holy Place whatever is unclean. 6 Our ancestors have been unfaithful. They practiced what the Lord considers to be evil, abandoned him, turned their faces away from the place where the Lord resides, and turned their backs to him. 7 They shut the doors to the vestibule[b] of the Temple,[c] extinguished its lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel in the Holy Place. 8 That’s why the Lord was angry with Judah and Jerusalem and made them an object of terror, horror, and derision, as you’ve seen with your own eyes. 9 Now look! Our ancestors have been killed with swords and our sons, daughters, and wives are being held captive because of all of this. 10 I’m intending to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel so his burning anger may turn away from us. 11 Please don’t be careless, you descendants of Aaron,[d] because the Lord has chosen you to minister in his presence, to serve him, to be his ministers, and to burn incense.”
12 Here are the names of the descendants of Levi who made themselves available to God: Amasai’s son Mahath and Azariah’s son Joel from the descendants of Kohath; Abdi’s son Kish and Jehallelel’s son Azariah from the descendants of Merari; Zimmah’s son Joah and Joah’s son Eden from the descendants of Gershon; 13 Elizaphan’s sons Shimri and Jeiel; Asaph’s sons Zechariah and Mattaniah; 14 Heman’s sons Jehiel and Shimei; and Jeduthun’s sons Shemaiah and Uzziel. 15 They also brought together their brothers, consecrated themselves, and proceeded to cleanse the Lord’s Temple, just as the king had ordered in accordance with what the Lord had told him. 16 The priests entered the inner courts of the Lord’s Temple to cleanse it, and they brought out everything unclean that they found there to the outer court of the Lord’s Temple. Then the descendants of Levi carried everything from there out to the Kidron Valley. 17 They began their consecration duties on the first day of the first month and finished at the Lord’s outer vestibule[e] on the eighth day of the month. Another eight days was used to consecrate the Lord’s Temple, so they completed the work on the sixteenth day of the first month.
18 After this, they went to King Hezekiah and told him, “We have cleansed all of the Lord’s Temple, including the altar for burnt offerings, all of its utensils, the table of showbread, and all of its utensils. 19 In addition, we have prepared and rededicated all of the utensils that King Ahaz threw away during his unfaithful reign, and now they’re back in service at the Lord’s altar.”
Temple Worship is Restored
20 Early the next morning, King Hezekiah got up and assembled the city officials and went up to the Lord’s Temple, 21 where they brought seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering on behalf of the kingdom, the Holy Place, and Judah. He ordered that the priests, as descendants of Aaron, place the offerings[f] on the Lord’s altar. 22 So they slaughtered the bulls and the priests sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar, and they also slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. 23 They brought the male goats for the sin offering to the king within the assembled gathering, laid their hands on them, 24 and then the priests slaughtered them and purged the altar with their blood as a sin offering to atone for all Israel, because the king ordered that the burnt offering and the sin offering be made for all Israel.
25 Hezekiah[g] stationed descendants of Levi in the Lord’s Temple to play cymbals and stringed instruments, just as David, Gad the seer,[h] and Nathan the prophet[i] had directed, because the command to do so was from the Lord through those prophets. 26 The descendants of Levi played instruments that had been crafted by David and the priests sounded trumpets.
27 Hezekiah gave a command to offer burnt offerings on the altar, and when the burnt offerings began, a song to the Lord also began with trumpets sounding and with the instruments that King David of Israel had crafted. 28 Everybody in the assembly worshipped, the singers sang, and the trumpets sounded. They continued doing this until the burnt offering sacrifice was completed. 29 When the sacrifices had been offered, the king and everyone else who was present with him bowed down and worshipped. 30 King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the descendants of Levi to sing praises to the Lord based on psalms that had been written by David and Asaph the seer.[j] So they all joyfully sang praises, bowed low, and worshipped.
31 After this, Hezekiah announced, “Now that you’ve consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near and bring your sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the Lord’s Temple.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and everyone who was willing to do so brought burnt offerings. 32 The number of burnt offerings brought by the assembly was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs. All of these were burnt offerings to the Lord. 33 The consecrated offerings numbered 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep. 34 Because there weren’t enough priests, they were unable to prepare all the burnt offerings until other priests came forward after having consecrated themselves, so their descendant of Levi relatives assisted them until the services were complete. (The descendants of Levi had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than had been the priests.) 35 Furthermore, there were also many burnt offerings, fat from peace offerings, and drink offerings. And that’s how the service of the Lord’s Temple was restored. 36 Hezekiah and all of the people were ecstatic with joy because of what God had done for the people, since everything had come about so suddenly.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 29:4 The Heb. lacks part of the temple
- 2 Chronicles 29:7 Or the outer courtyard
- 2 Chronicles 29:7 The Heb. lacks of the temple
- 2 Chronicles 29:11 The Heb. lacks of Aaron
- 2 Chronicles 29:17 Or courtyard
- 2 Chronicles 29:21 The Heb. lacks the offerings
- 2 Chronicles 29:25 Lit. He
- 2 Chronicles 29:25 Cf. 2Sam 24:11
- 2 Chronicles 29:25 Cf. 2Sam 7:2
- 2 Chronicles 29:30 I.e. portions of the book of Psalms; cf. Prov25:1
2 Chronicles 29
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2 Chronicles 29
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Hezekiah Purifies the Temple(A)
29 Hezekiah(B) was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what was right in the eyes of the Lord, just as his father David(C) had done.
3 In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired(D) them. 4 He brought in the priests and the Levites, assembled them in the square on the east side 5 and said: “Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate(E) yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary. 6 Our parents(F) were unfaithful;(G) they did evil in the eyes of the Lord our God and forsook him. They turned their faces away from the Lord’s dwelling place and turned their backs on him. 7 They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps. They did not burn incense(H) or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel. 8 Therefore, the anger of the Lord has fallen on Judah and Jerusalem; he has made them an object of dread and horror(I) and scorn,(J) as you can see with your own eyes. 9 This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and why our sons and daughters and our wives are in captivity.(K) 10 Now I intend to make a covenant(L) with the Lord, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger(M) will turn away from us. 11 My sons, do not be negligent now, for the Lord has chosen you to stand before him and serve him,(N) to minister(O) before him and to burn incense.”
12 Then these Levites(P) set to work:
from the Kohathites,
Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah;
from the Merarites,
Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel;
from the Gershonites,
Joah son of Zimmah and Eden(Q) son of Joah;
13 from the descendants of Elizaphan,(R)
Shimri and Jeiel;
from the descendants of Asaph,(S)
Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14 from the descendants of Heman,
Jehiel and Shimei;
from the descendants of Jeduthun,
Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 When they had assembled their fellow Levites and consecrated themselves, they went in to purify(T) the temple of the Lord, as the king had ordered, following the word of the Lord. 16 The priests went into the sanctuary of the Lord to purify it. They brought out to the courtyard of the Lord’s temple everything unclean that they found in the temple of the Lord. The Levites took it and carried it out to the Kidron Valley.(U) 17 They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and by the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the Lord. For eight more days they consecrated the temple of the Lord itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.
18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported: “We have purified the entire temple of the Lord, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table for setting out the consecrated bread, with all its articles. 19 We have prepared and consecrated all the articles(V) that King Ahaz removed in his unfaithfulness while he was king. They are now in front of the Lord’s altar.”
20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials together and went up to the temple of the Lord. 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs and seven male goats(W) as a sin offering[a](X) for the kingdom, for the sanctuary and for Judah. The king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer these on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splashed it against the altar; next they slaughtered the rams and splashed their blood against the altar; then they slaughtered the lambs and splashed their blood(Y) against the altar. 23 The goats(Z) for the sin offering were brought before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands(AA) on them. 24 The priests then slaughtered the goats and presented their blood on the altar for a sin offering to atone(AB) for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.(AC)
25 He stationed the Levites in the temple of the Lord with cymbals, harps and lyres in the way prescribed by David(AD) and Gad(AE) the king’s seer and Nathan the prophet; this was commanded by the Lord through his prophets. 26 So the Levites stood ready with David’s instruments,(AF) and the priests with their trumpets.(AG)
27 Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. As the offering began, singing to the Lord began also, accompanied by trumpets and the instruments(AH) of David king of Israel. 28 The whole assembly bowed in worship, while the musicians played and the trumpets sounded. All this continued until the sacrifice of the burnt offering(AI) was completed.
29 When the offerings were finished, the king and everyone present with him knelt down and worshiped.(AJ) 30 King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to the Lord. Come and bring sacrifices(AK) and thank offerings to the temple of the Lord.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing(AL) brought burnt offerings.
32 The number of burnt offerings(AM) the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams and two hundred male lambs—all of them for burnt offerings to the Lord. 33 The animals consecrated as sacrifices amounted to six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep and goats. 34 The priests, however, were too few to skin all the burnt offerings;(AN) so their relatives the Levites helped them until the task was finished and until other priests had been consecrated,(AO) for the Levites had been more conscientious in consecrating themselves than the priests had been. 35 There were burnt offerings in abundance, together with the fat(AP) of the fellowship offerings(AQ) and the drink offerings(AR) that accompanied the burnt offerings.
So the service of the temple of the Lord was reestablished. 36 Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly.(AS)
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 29:21 Or purification offering; also in verses 23 and 24
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