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2 Chronicles 29:19-29

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19 All the utensils 1that King Ahaz discarded in his reign when he was faithless, we have made ready and consecrated, and behold, they are before the altar of the LORD."

Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship

20 Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the LORD.
21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats 2for 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 slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood 3and threw it against the altar. And they slaughtered the rams, and their blood was thrown against the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs, and their blood was thrown against the altar.
23 Then the goats for the sin offering were brought to the king and the assembly, 4and they laid their hands on them,
24 and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, 5to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
25 6And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres, 7according to the commandment of David and of Gad 8the king's seer and of 9Nathan the prophet, for the commandment was from the LORD through his prophets.
26 The Levites stood with 10the instruments of David, 11and the priests with the trumpets.
27 Then Hezekiah commanded that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, 12the song to the LORD began also, and the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.
28 The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
29 When the offering was finished, 13the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.
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2 Chronicles 29:19-29 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 29

This chapter begins with the good reign of Hezekiah, who upon his accession to the throne opened the doors of the temple, 2Ch 29:1-3, summoned the priests and Levites, and exhorted them to purge the temple, and restore the worship of it, 2Ch 29:4-11, who accordingly set about the work immediately, and cleansed the temple, and, when they had done, reported it to the king, 2Ch 29:12-19 upon which he, with the princes, went into the temple and offered sacrifices, 2Ch 29:20-24 and ordered singers to sing at the offering of burnt offerings, 2Ch 29:25-30 when he and his people offered burnt offerings and peace offerings in great abundance, 2Ch 29:31-36.

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Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Cross References 13

  • 1. [2 Chronicles 28:24]
  • 2. [Leviticus 4:14]
  • 3. Lev. 8:15, 19, 24; Hebrews 9:21; [2 Chronicles 35:11]
  • 4. Leviticus 4:15
  • 5. Leviticus 4:26
  • 6. 1 Chronicles 16:4; 1 Chronicles 25:6; [1 Chronicles 15:16]
  • 7. 2 Chronicles 8:14; 1 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Chronicles 25:1
  • 8. See 1 Samuel 9:9
  • 9. 2 Samuel 12:1
  • 10. 1 Chronicles 23:5; [Amos 6:5]
  • 11. See 1 Chronicles 15:24
  • 12. [2 Chronicles 23:18]
  • 13. [2 Chronicles 20:18]
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