2 Cronache 30:22

22 Ed Ezechia parlò affettuosamente a tutti i Leviti ch’erano bene intendenti nelle cose del servigio del Signore; ed essi mangiarono de’ sacrificii della festa, sette giorni, sacrificando sacrificii da render grazie, e celebrando il Signore Iddio de’ lor padri.

2 Cronache 30:22 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 30:22

And Hezekiah spake comfortably to all the Levites
Or "to the heart" ^F21 of them, such things as were very encouraging to them to go on in the work and worship of God, commending their singing, exhorting them to diligence in instructing the people, promising them his favour and protection:

even those that taught the good knowledge of the Lord;
who instructed the people well in his word, worship, and ordinances; though some restrain this to their skill in singing the praises of God, both vocally and instrumentally, and their abilities and diligence in teaching others:

and they did eat throughout the feast:
or did eat the feast; that is, the sacrifices of it; not the Levites only, but the king, and all the congregation:

offering peace offerings;
part of which belonged to the Lord, another part to the priests, and a third to the offerers, on which they feasted with their friends; and this they did throughout all the seven days of the feast:

and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers;
confessing their sins of omission and commission they had been guilty of; owning the goodness, grace, and mercy of God towards them; blessing and praising his name for the restoration of his worship and ordinances among them.

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FOOTNOTES:

F21 (bl le) "ad cor", Pagninus, Montanus

2 Cronache 30:22 In-Context

20 E il Signore esaudì Ezechia, e sanò il popolo.

21 Così i figliuoli d’Israele, che si ritrovarono in Gerusalemme, celebrarono la festa degli Azzimi per sette giorni con grande allegrezza; e cantando i Leviti ed i sacerdoti laudi per ciascun giorno al Signore, e sonando con gli strumenti della gloria del Signore.

22 Ed Ezechia parlò affettuosamente a tutti i Leviti ch’erano bene intendenti nelle cose del servigio del Signore; ed essi mangiarono de’ sacrificii della festa, sette giorni, sacrificando sacrificii da render grazie, e celebrando il Signore Iddio de’ lor padri.

23 E tutta la raunanza prese consiglio di celebrare altri sette giorni; ed essi li celebrarono con allegrezza.

24 Perciocchè Ezechia, re di Giuda, presentò alla raunanza mille giovenchi, e settemila pecore; i principali presentarono anch’essi alla raunanza mille giovenchi, e diecimila pecore; e molti sacerdoti si erano santificati.