2 Chronicles 29:20

20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the leaders of the city and went up to the Temple 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 to King Hezekiah and said, "We have purified the entire Temple of the Lord, the altar for burnt offerings and its utensils, and the table for the holy bread and all its utensils.

19 When Ahaz was king, he was unfaithful to God and removed some things from the Temple. But we have put them back and made them holy for the Lord. They are now in front of the Lord's altar."

20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the leaders of the city and went up to the Temple of the Lord.

21 They brought seven bulls, seven male sheep, seven lambs, and seven male goats. These animals were an offering to remove the sin of the people and the kingdom of Judah and to make the Temple ready for service to God. King Hezekiah commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer these animals on the Lord's altar.

22 So the priests killed the bulls and sprinkled their blood on the altar. They killed the sheep and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they killed the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.