2 Chronicles 29:11-21

11 "My sons, do not be negligent now, for ¹the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to minister to Him, and to be His ministers and burn incense."

12 Then the Levites arose: ²Mahath, the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, from the sons of ³the Kohathites; and from the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and from the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of Joah;

13 and from the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel; and from the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

14 and from the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei; and from the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

15 They assembled their brothers, ⁴consecrated themselves, and went in ⁵to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the commandment of the king ⁶by the words of the LORD.

16 So the priests went in to the inner part of the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and every unclean thing which they found in the temple of the LORD they brought out to the court of the house of the LORD. Then the Levites received it to carry out to ⁷the Kidron valley.

17 Now they began the consecration ⁸on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they entered the porch of the LORD. Then they consecrated the house of the LORD in eight days, and finished on the sixteenth * day of the first month.

18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, "We have cleansed the whole house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all of its utensils, and the table of showbread with all of its utensils.

19 "Moreover, ⁹all the utensils which King Ahaz had discarded during his reign in his unfaithfulness, we have prepared and consecrated; and behold, they are before the altar of the LORD."

Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship

20 Then King Hezekiah arose early and assembled the princes of the city and went up to the house of the LORD.

21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs and seven male goats ¹⁰for a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. And he ordered the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.

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2 Chronicles 29:11-21 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 10

1. Numbers 3:6; Numbers 8:6
2. 2 Chronicles 31:13
3. Numbers 3:19, 20
4. 2 Chronicles 29:5
5. 1 Chronicles 23:28
6. 2 Chronicles 30:12
7. 2 Chronicles 15:16
8. 2 Chronicles 29:3
9. 2 Chronicles 28:24
10. Leviticus 4:3-14

Footnotes 4

[a]. Or "Jeuel"
[b]. Or "Jehuel," 1 Chr 15:18, 20
[c]. Or "wadi"
[d]. Lit "to consecrate"