Chronicles II 29:3

3 And it came to pass, when he was established over his kingdom, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.

Chronicles II 29:3 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 29:3

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month
And, as appears from ( 2 Chronicles 29:17 ) , on the first day of the month:

opened the doors of the house of the Lord;
which his father had shut, ( 2 Chronicles 28:24 )

and repaired them;
or strengthened them, the hinges, and other parts of them, being loosened and weakened; and ornamented them by overlaying them with gold, the plates of which very probably his father had taken off; for, certain it is, Hezekiah overlaid them, and very probably at this time, see ( 2 Kings 18:16 ) .

Chronicles II 29:3 In-Context

1 And Ezekias began to reign at the age of twenty-five years, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother's name was Abia, daughter of Zacharias.

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

3 And it came to pass, when he was established over his kingdom, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.

4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and put them on the east side,

5 and said to them, Hear, ye Levites: now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and cast out the impurity from the holy places.