2 Chronicles 29:1

Hezekiah Succeeds Ahaz in Judah

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

2 He did right in the sight of the LORD , according to all that his father David had done.

3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the LORD and repaired them.

4 He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them into the square on the east.

5 Then he said to them, "Listen to me, O Levites. Consecrate yourselves now, and consecrate the house of the LORD , the God of your fathers, and carry the uncleanness out from the holy place.

Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 18:1-3