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2 Chronicles 29
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29 3, 5 Hezekiah repaireth the Temple, and advertiseth the Levites of the corruption of religion. 12 The levites prepare the Temple. 20 The king and his princes sacrifice in the Temple. 25 The Levites sing praises. 31 The oblation of the people.

1 Hezekiah (A)began to reign, when he was five and twenty years old, and reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was [a]Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.

2 And he did uprightly in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done.

3 He opened the [b]doors of the house of the Lord in the [c]first year, and in the first month of his reign, and repaired them.

4 And he brought in the Priests and the Levites, and gathered them 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 [d]the filthiness out of the Sanctuary.

6 For our fathers have trespassed and done evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken him, and turned away their faces from the Tabernacle of the Lord, and turned their backs.

7 They have also shut the doors of the porch, and quenched the lamps, and have neither burnt incense, nor offered burnt offerings in the Sanctuary unto the God of Israel.

8 [e]Wherefore the wrath of the Lord hath been on Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath made them a [f]scattering, a desolation, and an hissing, as ye see with your eyes.

9 For lo, our fathers are fallen by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for the same cause.

10 Now [g]I purpose to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that he may [h]turn away his fierce wrath from us.

11 Now my sons, be not deceived: for the Lord hath (B)chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and to be his ministers, and to 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 Jehallelel: 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, and [i]by the words of the Lord, for to cleanse the house of the Lord.

16 And the Priests went into the inner parts of the house of the Lord, to [j]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 unto the brook Kidron.

17 They began the first day of the [k]first month to sanctify it, and the eight 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 [l]showbread table, with all the vessels thereof:

19 And all the vessels which King Ahaz had cast aside when he reigned, and transgressed, have we prepared and sanctified: and behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.

20 ¶ And Hezekiah the king [m]rose early, and gathered the princes 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 (C)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 slew the bullocks, and the Priests received the blood, and [n]sprinkled it upon the altar: they slew also the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar, and they slew the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

23 Then they brought the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the Congregation, [o]and they laid their hands upon them.

24 And the Priests slew them, and with the blood of them they cleansed the altar to reconcile all Israel: for the king had commanded for all Israel the burnt offering, and the sin offering.

25 He appointed also the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with viols, and with harps, (D)according to the commandment of David, and Gad the King’s Seer, and Nathan the Prophet: for the [p]commandment was by the hand of the Lord, and by the hand of 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 [q]Lord began with the trumpets, and the instruments [r]of David king of Israel.

28 And all the congregation worshipped, singing a song, and they blew the trumpets: 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 ¶ Then Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to praise the Lord with the [s]words of David, and of Asaph the Seer. So they praised with joy, and they bowed themselves, and worshipped.

31 And Hezekiah spake, and said, Now ye have [t]consecrated yourselves to the Lord: come near and bring the sacrifices and offerings of praise into the house of the Lord. And the Congregation brought sacrifices and offerings of praises, and every man that was willing in heart offered burnt offerings.

32 And the number of the burnt offerings, which the Congregation brought, was seventy bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord:

33 And for [u]sanctification six hundred bullocks, and three thousand sheep.

34 But the Priests were too few, and were not able to flay all the burnt offerings: therefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till they had ended the work, and until other Priests were sanctified: for the Levites were [v]more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the Priests.

35 And also the burnt offerings were many, with the (E)fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offering: so the service of the house of the Lord was set in order.

36 Then Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had made the people so [w]ready: for the thing was done suddenly.

Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 29:1 Or, Abi.
  2. 2 Chronicles 29:3 Which Ahaz had shut up, 2 Chron. 28:24.
  3. 2 Chronicles 29:3 This is a notable example for all princes, first to establish the pure religion of God, and to procure that the Lord may be honored and served aright.
  4. 2 Chronicles 29:5 Meaning, all the idols, altars, groves and whatsoever was occupied in their service, and wherewith the Temple was polluted.
  5. 2 Chronicles 29:8 He showeth that the contempt of religion is the cause of all God’s plagues.
  6. 2 Chronicles 29:8 Or, a nodding of the head and mockery.
  7. 2 Chronicles 29:10 Hebrew, it is in mine heart.
  8. 2 Chronicles 29:10 He proveth by the judgments of God upon those that have contemned his word, that there is no way to avoid his plagues, but by conforming themselves to his will.
  9. 2 Chronicles 29:15 Or, concerning the things of the Lord.
  10. 2 Chronicles 29:16 From the pollutions and filth that Ahaz had brought in.
  11. 2 Chronicles 29:17 Which contained part of March and part of April.
  12. 2 Chronicles 29:18 Or, table where the bread was set in order.
  13. 2 Chronicles 29:20 By this manner of speech the Hebrews mean a certain diligence and speed to do a thing: and when there is no delay.
  14. 2 Chronicles 29:22 For without sprinkling of blood nothing could be sanctified, Heb. 9:21; Exod. 24:8.
  15. 2 Chronicles 29:23 That is, the King and the Elders, as Lev. 4:15, for they that offered a sin offering, must lay their hands upon it, to signify that they had deserved that death, and also that they did consecrate it to God to be thereby sanctified, Exod. 29:10.
  16. 2 Chronicles 29:25 This thing was not appointed of man, but it was the commandment of God.
  17. 2 Chronicles 29:27 The Psalm which David had appointed to be sung for thanksgiving.
  18. 2 Chronicles 29:27 Which David had appointed to praise the Lord with.
  19. 2 Chronicles 29:30 With that Psalm whereof mention is made, 1 Chron. 16:7.
  20. 2 Chronicles 29:31 Hebrew, filled your hands.
  21. 2 Chronicles 29:33 That is, for the holy offerings.
  22. 2 Chronicles 29:34 Meaning, were more zealous to set forward the religion.
  23. 2 Chronicles 29:36 He showeth that religion cannot proceed except God touch the heart of the people.
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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

  1. 2 Chronicles 29:21 Or purification offering; also in verses 23 and 24
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