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
Amplified Bible, Classic Edition
29 Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.
2 And he did right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father [forefather] had done.
3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord [which his father had closed] and repaired them.
4 He brought together the priests and Levites in the square on the east
5 And said to them, Levites, hear me! Now sanctify (purify and make free from sin) yourselves and the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and carry out the filth from the Holy Place.
6 For our fathers have trespassed and have done what was evil in the sight of the Lord our God, and they have forsaken Him and have turned away their faces from the dwelling place of the Lord and have turned their backs.
7 Also they have closed the doors of the porch and put out the lamps, and they have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the place holy to the God of Israel.(A)
8 Therefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has delivered them to be a terror and a cause of trembling, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your own eyes.
9 For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity for this.
10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord, the God of Israel, that His fierce anger may turn away from us.
11 My sons, do not now be negligent, for the Lord has chosen you to stand in His presence, to serve Him, to be His ministers, and to burn incense to Him.
12 Then the Levites arose: Mahath son of Amasai, Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; of the sons of Merari: Kish son of Abdi, Azariah son of Jehallelel; of the Gershonites: Joah son of Zimmah and Eden 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 They gathered their brethren and sanctified themselves and went in, as the king had commanded by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord.
16 The priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the Lord’s house. And the Levites carried it out to the brook Kidron.
17 They began on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day they came to the porch of the Lord. Then for eight days they sanctified the house of the Lord, and on the sixteenth day they finished.
18 Then they went to King Hezekiah and said, We have cleansed all the house of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the showbread table with all its utensils.
19 Moreover, all the utensils which King Ahaz in his reign cast away when he was transgressing [faithless] we have made ready and sanctified; and behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.
20 Then King Hezekiah rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the Lord.
21 They brought seven each of bulls, rams, lambs, and he-goats for a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. He commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the Lord’s altar.
22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and dashed it against the altar. Likewise, when they had killed the rams and then the lambs, they dashed the blood against the altar.
23 Then the he-goats for the sin offering were brought before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.
24 The priests killed them and made a sin offering with their blood upon the altar to make atonement for all Israel, for the king commanded that the burnt offering and sin offering be made for all Israel.
25 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s house with cymbals, harps, and lyres, as David [his forefather] and Gad the king’s seer and Nathan the prophet had commanded; for the commandment was from the Lord through His prophets.
26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
27 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 King David of Israel.
28 And all the congregation worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
29 When they had stopped offering, the king and all present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.
30 Also King Hezekiah and the princes ordered the Levites to sing praises to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness and bowed themselves and worshiped.
31 Then Hezekiah said, Now you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord; come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
32 And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.
33 And the consecrated things were 600 oxen and 3,000 sheep.
34 But the priests were too few and could not skin all the burnt offerings. So until the other priests had sanctified themselves, their Levite kinsmen helped them until the work was done, for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in sanctifying themselves.
35 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 Lord’s house was set in order.
36 Thus Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of what God had prepared for the people, for it was done suddenly.
2 Crónicas 29
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Ezequías, rey de Judá
29 Ezequías tenía veinticinco años cuando comenzó a reinar en Judá, y reinó veintinueve años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre era Abías, hija de Zacarías. 2 Su reinado fue tan bueno ante los ojos de Dios como lo había sido el de su antepasado David.
3 En el primer mes del primer año de su reinado, reabrió las puertas del templo, y las hizo reparar. 4-5 Se reunió con los sacerdotes y levitas en la explanada que había en la plaza oriental, y les habló de la siguiente manera:
«¡Escúchenme, levitas! Santifíquense y santifiquen el templo del Señor, Dios de nuestros antepasados, y saquen del santuario todo aquello que ofende a Dios. 6 Nuestros padres han cometido grandes pecados delante del Señor nuestro Dios; abandonaron al Señor y su templo y le volvieron las espaldas. 7 Y aun cerraron las puertas del atrio, y apagaron la llama perpetua, y dejaron de ofrecer el incienso y los holocaustos.
8 »Por lo tanto, la ira del Señor ha venido sobre Judá y Jerusalén, y nos ha hecho objeto de horror, asombro y burla, como lo pueden ver hoy día. 9 Nuestros padres han muerto en la guerra, y nuestros hijos e hijas y esposas están en cautividad por causa de esto.
10 »Pero ahora quiero hacer un pacto con el Señor, Dios de Israel, para que su ira se aparte de nosotros. 11 Hijos míos, no olviden sus deberes, porque el Señor los ha escogido a ustedes para que estén delante de él, y para que sean sus ministros y le quemen incienso».
12-14 Entonces los siguientes levitas estuvieron listos a hacer lo que el rey les pedía:
Del clan de Coat, Mahat hijo de Amasay y Joel hijo de Azarías;
Del clan de Merari, Quis hijo de Abdí y Azarías hijo de Yalelel;
Del clan de Guersón, Joa hijo de Zimá y Edén hijo de Joa;
Del clan de Elizafán, Simri y Jeyel;
Del clan de Asaf, Zacarías y Matanías;
Del clan de Hemán, Jehiel y Simí;
Del clan de Jedutún, Semaías y Uziel.
15 Estos convocaron a sus hermanos levitas, los santificaron y comenzaron a limpiar y a santificar el templo, según el mandato del Señor, que el rey les había dado. 16 Los sacerdotes limpiaron el interior del templo y sacaron al atrio toda la basura que hallaron allí, y la arrojaron en el arroyo de Cedrón.
17 Todo esto comenzó el primer día del mes primero, y en el día octavo habían llegado hasta el atrio exterior. Ocho días estuvieron purificando ceremonialmente el templo. Así que la tarea les llevó en total dieciséis días, 18 al cabo de los cuales fueron al palacio y le informaron al rey Ezequías: «Hemos completado la limpieza del templo y del altar de las ofrendas y sus utensilios, y también la mesa de los panes de la Presencia y su equipo. 19 Hemos recuperado y santificado todos los utensilios que el rey Acaz había desechado cuando reinaba. Están otra vez junto al altar del Señor».
20 A la mañana siguiente, muy temprano, el rey Ezequías fue al templo del Señor con los oficiales de la ciudad. 21 Llevaban consigo siete becerros, siete carneros, siete corderos y siete machos cabríos para presentar una ofrenda por el pecado del reino, del santuario y de Judá. El rey ordenó a los sacerdotes descendientes de Aarón que sacrificaran los animales y los quemaran por completo en el altar del Señor. 22 Los sacerdotes mataron los becerros, tomaron la sangre y la rociaron sobre el altar. Luego mataron los carneros y rociaron su sangre sobre el altar, y lo mismo hicieron con los corderos. 23 Los machos cabríos para la ofrenda por el pecado fueron llevados ante el rey y sus funcionarios, para que pusieran las manos sobre ellos. 24 Entonces los sacerdotes los inmolaron, y derramaron la sangre sobre el altar, como sacrificio por el pecado, para hacer expiación por todo Israel, según el mandato del rey, porque el rey había especificado que el holocausto y el sacrificio por el pecado debían ser presentados en favor de todo Israel.
25-26 El rey Ezequías colocó a los levitas en el templo para que se encargaran de tocar los címbalos, las arpas y las liras. Esto se hizo según las órdenes de David y de los profetas Gad y Natán (que habían recibido sus instrucciones de parte del Señor). Los levitas ocuparon sus puestos con los instrumentos musicales de David, y los sacerdotes con las trompetas. 27 Entonces, el rey Ezequías ordenó que se pusiera el holocausto sobre el altar. Y cuando comenzó a ofrecerse el sacrificio, también comenzaron a cantar alabanzas al Señor y a tocar las trompetas, acompañados por los instrumentos musicales de David, rey de Israel. 28 Todo el pueblo permaneció de rodillas hasta que se terminó de presentar los sacrificios, mientras que los cantores elevaban sus cánticos y los sacerdotes tocaban sus trompetas.
29 Después el rey y sus asistentes se inclinaron delante del Señor para adorarlo. 30 Entonces el rey Ezequías ordenó a los levitas que cantaran algunos salmos de David y del profeta Asaf delante del Señor, lo que ellos hicieron con todo gozo, e inclinaron su cabeza y adoraron.
31 «Ha terminado la ceremonia de consagración —dijo Ezequías—. Ahora, traigan ustedes sus sacrificios y ofrendas de acción de gracias». Entonces el pueblo, de todas las partes, trajo sus sacrificios y ofrendas de gracias, y los que quisieron, trajeron también holocaustos. 32-33 En total, se ofrecieron en holocausto setenta becerros, cien carneros y doscientos corderos. Además, se presentaron, como ofrendas santas, seiscientos toros y tres mil ovejas. 34 Pero eran muy pocos los sacerdotes para la preparación de los holocaustos, de modo que sus hermanos los levitas les ayudaron hasta que el trabajo estuvo terminado y hasta que otros sacerdotes se presentaron a trabajar, porque los levitas se mostraron mucho más dispuestos a santificarse que los sacerdotes. 35 Hubo muchos holocaustos, y las acostumbradas ofrendas de vino con cada uno, y muchas ofrendas de paz.
Fue así como el templo del Señor se reabrió para el servicio, y comenzaron a ofrecerse nuevamente los sacrificios. 36 Ezequías y todo el pueblo estaban muy felices, porque el Señor les permitió prepararse rápidamente para este acto.
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