2 Chronicles 29:1

The Reign of Hezekiah

1 Hezekiah became king when he [was] twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother [was] Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.

2 Chronicles 29:1 Meaning and Commentary

Ver. 1,2. Hezekiah began to reign
Of these two verses,2 Chronicles 29:2

(See Gill on 2 Chronicles 29:1)

2 Chronicles 29:1 In-Context

1 Hezekiah became king when he [was] twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother [was] Abijah the daughter of Zechariah.

2 And he did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.

3 In the first year of his kingship, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of Yahweh and strengthened them.

4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and he gathered them into the eastern square.

5 And he said to them, "Hear me, O Levites! Sanctify yourselves now, and sanctify the house of Yahweh, the God of your ancestors, and bring out the defilement from the sanctuary.