2 Chronicles 29:4

4 He assembled the priests and Levites in the court on the east side

2 Chronicles 29:4 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 29:4

And he brought in the priests and Levites
The persons that officiated in the service of the temple:

and gathered them together into the east street;
which led to the eastern gate of the temple.

2 Chronicles 29:4 In-Context

2 In God's opinion he was a good king; he kept to the standards of his ancestor David.
3 In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah, having first repaired the doors of The Temple of God, threw them open to the public.
4 He assembled the priests and Levites in the court on the east side
5 and said, "Levites, listen! Consecrate yourselves and consecrate The Temple of God - give this much-defiled place a good housecleaning.
6 Our ancestors went wrong and lived badly before God - they discarded him, turned away from this house where we meet with God, and walked off.
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