2 Chronicles 30:20

20 The LORD listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.

2 Chronicles 30:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 30:20

And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah
Heard his prayer, and accepted of it, and granted what he desired:

and healed his people;
that is, forgave their sins, as Kimchi interprets it; forgiveness being expressed by healing, for which he refers to ( Psalms 41:4 ) to which may be added ( Psalms 103:3 ) ( Malachi 4:2 ) and which was known either by a prophet sent to declare it, or by not punishing them for their offence.

2 Chronicles 30:20 In-Context

18 Many people from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not made themselves clean. So they ate the Passover, but not in the way the written instructions said they should. Hezekiah prayed for them: "May the good LORD forgive

19 those who have their hearts set on dedicating their lives to serving God. May the LORD God of their ancestors do this for those who are not clean as required for the holy place."

20 The LORD listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.

21 So the Israelites in Jerusalem celebrated the Festival of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. Each day the Levites and priests praised the LORD in song. They played the LORD's instruments loudly.

22 Hezekiah spoke encouraging words to all the Levites who had the skills to serve the LORD. They ate the festival meals for seven days, sacrificed fellowship offerings, and confessed their sins to the LORD God of their ancestors.