2 Chronicles 29:1-6

Hezekiah Purifies the Temple

1 Hezekiah 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 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 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 yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the LORD, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary.
6 Our parents were unfaithful; 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.

Cross References 6

  • 1. S 1 Chronicles 3:13
  • 2. 2 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 34:2
  • 3. 2 Chronicles 28:24; 2 Kings 18:16
  • 4. S Leviticus 11:44; Nehemiah 13:9; 2 Chronicles 35:6
  • 5. Ezra 9:7; Psalms 106:6-47; Jeremiah 2:27; Jeremiah 18:17; Ezekiel 23:35; Daniel 9:5-6
  • 6. S 1 Chronicles 5:25; Ezekiel 8:16
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