2 Chronicles 29:20

Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship

20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.

2 Chronicles 29:20 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 29:20

Then Hezekiah the king rose early
Took the first opportunity to attend the worship of God, and set an example to his people: and gathered the rulers of the city;
the elders of the people, the chief magistrates in Jerusalem: and went up to the house of the Lord;
the temple, to worship there.

2 Chronicles 29:20 In-Context

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

19 Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”

20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.

21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.

22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar.