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。
历代志下 29
Chinese New Version (Simplified)
希西家作犹大王(A)
29 希西家登基的时候,是二十五岁;他在耶路撒冷作王二十九年。他的母亲名叫亚比雅(“亚比雅”是“亚比”的另一种写法;参王下18:2),是撒迦利雅的女儿。 2 希西家行耶和华看为正的事,像他祖先大卫一切所行的。
洁净圣殿
3 他在位的元年正月,开了耶和华殿的门,重新修理。 4 他把祭司和利未人都召了来,聚集在东面的广场上, 5 对他们说:“利未人哪,你们要听我的话;现在你们要自洁,又要洁净耶和华你们列祖的 神的殿,把污秽之物从圣所中除去。 6 我们的列祖冒犯了 神,行了耶和华我们的 神看为恶的事,离弃了他,转脸不顾耶和华的居所,以背向他。 7 他们又封闭廊门,熄灭灯火,不在圣所中向以色列的 神烧香或献燔祭。 8 因此,耶和华的震怒临到犹大和耶路撒冷的居民身上,使他们成为令人恐惧、惊骇和嗤笑的对象,就像你们亲眼看见的一样。 9 所以我们的列祖倒在刀下;我们的儿女和妻子也都因此作了俘虏。 10 现在我心中有意要和耶和华以色列的 神立约,好使他的震怒转离我们。 11 我的孩子们,你们现在不要懈怠,因为耶和华拣选了你们站在他面前事奉他,为要作他的仆人,向他烧香。”
12 于是,利未人哥辖的子孙亚玛赛的儿子玛哈、亚撒利雅的儿子约珥;米拉利的子孙亚伯底的儿子基士、耶哈利勒的儿子亚撒利雅;革顺的子孙薪玛的儿子约亚、约亚的儿子伊甸; 13 以利撒反的子孙申利和耶利;亚萨的子孙撒迦利亚和玛探雅; 14 希幔的子孙耶歇和示每;耶杜顿的子孙示玛雅和乌薛都起来, 15 集合他们的亲族,洁净自己,照着王的吩咐,根据耶和华的命令,进去洁净耶和华的殿。 16 祭司进入耶和华殿的里面进行洁净,他们在耶和华殿里发现的一切污秽之物,都搬到耶和华殿的院子里;利未人接过,就搬到城外的汲沦溪边。 17 他们在正月初一开始洁净圣殿,第八日去到耶和华殿的走廊;他们用了八日洁净耶和华的殿,到了正月十六日才完工。 18 于是他们进王宫见希西家王,说:“我们已经把整个耶和华的殿、燔祭坛和坛的一切器皿、陈设饼的桌子和桌子上的一切器皿,都洁净了。 19 亚哈斯王在位,他得罪 神的时候丢弃的一切器皿,我们都预备齐全,也都洁净好了;现在都放在耶和华的祭坛前。”
献赎罪祭
20 希西家王清早起来,召集城中的领袖,上耶和华的殿去。 21 他们牵来了七头公牛、七只公绵羊、七只羊羔和七只公山羊,要为国家、为圣所和为犹大人作赎罪祭;王吩咐亚伦的子孙众祭司把牠们献在耶和华的坛上。 22 他们宰了公牛,祭司把血接过来,洒在祭坛上;他们又宰了公绵羊,把血洒在祭坛上;他们又宰了羊羔,也把血洒在祭坛上。 23 最后把作赎罪祭的公山羊,牵到王和会众面前,王和会众就按手在公山羊的身上。 24 祭司宰了公山羊,把血洒在祭坛上作赎罪祭,为所有以色列人赎罪;因为王曾经吩咐要为所有以色列人献上燔祭和赎罪祭。
献燔祭
25 王又指派在耶和华殿中的利未人拿着响钹和琴瑟,是照着大卫、王的先见迦得和拿单先知所吩咐的,就是耶和华藉他的先知所吩咐的。 26 利未人拿着大卫的乐器,祭司持着号筒,一同站着。 27 希西家吩咐在祭坛上献上燔祭。开始献燔祭的时候,就开始向耶和华歌唱,并且用号筒和以色列王大卫的乐器伴奏。 28 全体会众都叩拜,歌唱的歌唱,吹号的吹号,直到燔祭都献完了。
献感恩祭与其他的燔祭
29 献完了祭,王和所有在场的人,都屈膝叩拜。 30 希西家王和众领袖,又吩咐利未人用大卫和先见亚萨的诗词赞美耶和华,于是他们欢欢喜喜地赞美耶和华,低头敬拜。 31 希西家说:“你们现在归耶和华为圣了。请前来,把祭物和感恩祭带到耶和华的殿里来。”于是会众把祭物和感恩祭带来;凡是甘心乐意的,都把燔祭带来。 32 会众带来的燔祭数目如下:公牛七十头、公绵羊一百只、羊羔二百只。这些都是作燔祭献给耶和华的。 33 还有分别为圣之物:公牛六百头、绵羊三千只。 34 只是祭司太少,不能把所有燔祭牲剥皮,所以他们的亲族利未人协助他们,直到剥皮的工作完了,又等到其他祭司自洁完了,因为利未人在自洁的事上比众祭司更加诚心。 35 此外,还有很多燔祭牲和平安祭牲的脂肪,以及和燔祭同献的奠祭很多。这样,耶和华殿里的事奉就重新恢复了。 36 因为事情很快办完,希西家和全体人民因 神为他的子民所预备的,都甚欢乐。
2 Chronicles 29
Lexham English Bible
The Reign of Hezekiah
29 Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Abijah the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.
3 In the first year of his kingship, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of Yahweh and strengthened them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and he gathered them into the eastern square. 5 And he said to them, “Hear me, O Levites! Sanctify yourselves now, and sanctify the house of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors,[a] and bring out the defilement from the sanctuary. 6 For our ancestors[b] acted unfaithfully and did evil in the sight of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him and turned away their faces from the dwelling place of Yahweh. They have turned their backs[c] on it. 7 They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. And they did not burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the sanctuary to the God of Israel. 8 And the wrath of Yahweh was upon Judah and Jerusalem. And he made them as an abhorrence, as a desolation and an object of scorn, as you see with your own eyes. 9 Now behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity on account of this. 10 Now it is in my heart[d] to make[e] a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger might turn away from him. 11 Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him to serve him and to be his servants and incense burners.”
12 Then the Levites arose—Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, from the Kohathites; and Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; and Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah, from the Gershonites. 13 And from the descendants[f] of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeiel; and from the descendants[g] of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah; 14 and from the descendants[h] of Heman: Jeiel and Shimei; and from the descendants[i] of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel— 15 and they gathered their brothers and sanctified themselves, and they went in according to the command of the king because of the words of Yahweh, to purify the house of Yahweh. 16 And the priests went into the inner part of the house of Yahweh to purify it. And they brought out all the impurity that they found in the temple of Yahweh out to the courtyard of the house of Yahweh. And the Levites took them to bring them outside to the Wadi[j] Kidron. 17 And they began to sanctify themselves on the first day of the first month. And on the eighth day of the month they came to the portico of Yahweh. And they sanctified the house of Yahweh for eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. 18 And they went into the inner part to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh: the altar of burnt offering, all its objects, the table of the rows of bread and all its objects, 19 and all the objects that King Ahaz discarded in his reign when he sinned, we have prepared and sanctified. Look, they are before the altar of Yahweh.”
20 Then King Hezekiah rose early and gathered the officials of the city, and he went up to the house of Yahweh. 21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a purification offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the descendants[k] of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of Yahweh. 22 And they slaughtered the cattle, and the priests received the blood and threw it toward the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and threw the blood toward the altar, and then they slaughtered the lambs and threw the blood toward the altar. 23 Then they brought the goats of the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid hands upon them. 24 And the priest killed them and offered their blood against the altar to make atonement for all Israel, for the king had commanded the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.
25 And he stood the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, harps, and lyres, according to the command of David and Gad, the seer of the king, and Nathan the prophet, for the command was by the hand of Yahweh by the hand of his prophets. 26 When the Levites stood with the objects of David and the priests with the trumpets, 27 Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And at the time the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began, and also the trumpets, at the hands of the instruments of David king of Israel. 28 Then all the assembly bowed down, and the song was sung, and the trumpeters trumpeted—all together until the end of the burnt offering. 29 And when the offering was finished, the king and all who were found with him knelt down and bowed themselves. 30 Then King Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to praise Yahweh with the words of David and Asaph the seer. So they offered praise with joy, and they bowed down and worshiped.
31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, “Now you have consecrated yourselves[l] to Yahweh. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of Yahweh!” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were willing in heart brought burnt offerings. 32 And the number of burnt offerings that the assembly brought was seventy cattle, one hundred rams, two hundred lambs—all these were to offer to Yahweh. 33 And the consecrated offerings of cattle were six hundred cattle and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, and they were not able to offer all the burnt offerings, so their brothers, the Levites, strengthened them to finish the work, and until the rest of the priests consecrated themselves. (For the Levites were more conscientious[m] to sanctify themselves than the priests.) 35 And beside the many burnt offerings was the fat of the peace offerings and the libations for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of Yahweh was established. 36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had established with the people, for the matter happened suddenly.
Footnotes
- 2 Chronicles 29:5 Or “fathers”
- 2 Chronicles 29:6 Or “fathers”
- 2 Chronicles 29:6 Literally “And they have given back”
- 2 Chronicles 29:10 Literally “with my heart”
- 2 Chronicles 29:10 Literally “cut”
- 2 Chronicles 29:13 Or “sons”
- 2 Chronicles 29:13 Or “sons”
- 2 Chronicles 29:14 Or “sons”
- 2 Chronicles 29:14 Or “sons”
- 2 Chronicles 29:16 Or “valley”; a wadi is a valley that is dry most of the year, but contains a stream during the rainy season
- 2 Chronicles 29:21 Or “sons”
- 2 Chronicles 29:31 Literally “you have filled your hands”
- 2 Chronicles 29:34 Literally “more upright of heart”
2 Chronicles 29
New International Version
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
2 Chronicles 29
GOD’S WORD Translation
King Hezekiah Rededicates the Temple(A)
29 Hezekiah began to rule as king when he was 25 years old. He ruled for 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother was Abijah, daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what the Lord considered right, as his ancestor David had done.
3 In the first month of his first year as king, he opened the doors of the Lord’s temple and repaired them. 4 He brought the priests and Levites together in the square on the east side ⌞of the temple⌟.
5 He said to them, “Listen to me, Levites. Perform the ceremonies to make the temple of the Lord God of your ancestors holy. Remove anything that has been corrupted from the holy place. 6 Our ancestors were unfaithful and did what the Lord our God considered evil. They deserted him. They turned away from the Lord’s tent [a] and turned their backs on him. 7 They also shut the doors of the ⌞temple’s⌟ entrance hall, extinguished the lamps, and didn’t burn incense or sacrifice burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. 8 So the Lord was angry with Judah and Jerusalem. He made them something that shocks and terrifies people and that people ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes. 9 Our fathers were killed in battle, and our sons, daughters, and wives are prisoners because of this. 10 Now I intend to make a pledge to the Lord God of Israel so that he may turn his burning anger away from us. 11 Don’t be negligent, my sons. The Lord has chosen you to stand in front of him, serve him, be his servants, and burn sacrifices.”
12 So the Levites started to work.
From Kohath’s descendants were Mahath, son of Amasai, and Joel, son of Azariah.
From Merari’s descendants were Kish, son of Abdi, and Azariah, son of Jehallelel.
From Gershon’s descendants were Joah, son of Zimmah, and Eden, son of Joah.
13 From Elizaphan’s descendants were Shimri and Jeiel.
From Asaph’s descendants were Zechariah and Mattaniah.
14 From Heman’s descendants were Jehiel and Shimei.
From Jeduthun’s descendants were Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15 These men gathered their relatives and performed the ceremonies to make themselves holy. Then they obeyed the king’s order from the Lord’s word and entered the temple to make it clean.[b] 16 The priests entered the Lord’s temple to make it clean. They carried into the courtyard every unclean thing that they found in the Lord’s temple. Then the Levites took the unclean items outside the city to the Kidron Brook. 17 They started on the first day of the first month. On the eighth day they went into the Lord’s entrance hall, and for eight days they performed the ceremonies to make the Lord’s temple holy. They finished on the sixteenth day of the first month.
18 Then they went to King Hezekiah. They said ⌞to him⌟, “We have made all of the Lord’s temple clean. This includes the altar for burnt offerings, all its utensils, the table for the rows of bread and all its utensils, 19 and all the utensils King Ahaz refused to use during his reign when he was unfaithful. We have restored them and made them holy. They are in front of the Lord’s altar.”
20 Early in the morning Hezekiah gathered the leaders of the city and went to the Lord’s temple. 21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as an offering for sin for the kingdom, the holy place, and Judah. Hezekiah told the priests, Aaron’s descendants, to sacrifice the animals on the Lord’s altar.
22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests sprinkled the blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. After that, they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. 23 Then they brought the male goats for the offering for sin in front of the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them. 24 The priests slaughtered the goats and made their blood an offering for sin at the altar to make peace with the Lord for Israel. The king had said that the burnt offerings and offerings for sin should be for all Israel.
25 He had the Levites stand in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres as David, the king’s seer [c] Gad, and the prophet Nathan had ordered. This command came from the Lord through his prophets. 26 The Levites stood with David’s instruments, and the priests had the trumpets. 27 Then Hezekiah ordered the sacrificing of burnt offerings on the altar. When the burnt offerings started, the songs to the Lord started. These songs were accompanied by trumpets and the instruments of King David of Israel. 28 The whole assembly bowed down with their faces touching the ground, singers began to sing, and the trumpets blew until the burnt offering was finished. 29 When the burnt offerings were finished, the king and everyone who was with him kneeled and bowed down. 30 Then King Hezekiah and the leaders told the Levites to praise the Lord with the words of David and the seer Asaph. They joyfully sang praises, bowed down, and worshiped.
31 Hezekiah said, “You have dedicated your lives to the Lord. Come, bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the Lord’s temple.”
The assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and everyone who was willing brought burnt offerings. 32 The burnt offerings brought by the assembly totaled 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs. All of these were burnt offerings to the Lord. 33 The animals dedicated as holy sacrifices were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep. 34 But the priests needed more help to skin all the burnt offerings. So their relatives, the Levites, helped them until the work was completed and the priests could make themselves holy. The Levites were more diligent in making themselves holy than the priests were. 35 There were many burnt offerings in addition to the fat of the fellowship offerings and wine offerings that accompanied the burnt offerings. So the worship in the Lord’s temple was reestablished. 36 Hezekiah and all the people were overjoyed because of what God had done for the people. Everything had happened so quickly.
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