2 Chronicles 29:7

7 They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps. They did not burn incense or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 29:7 in Other Translations

7 Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.

7 They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel.

7 They also shut the doors to the Temple’s entry room, and they snuffed out the lamps. They stopped burning incense and presenting burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel.

7 They boarded up the doors, turned out the lights, and canceled all the acts of worship of the God of Israel in the holy Temple.

7 They also closed the doors of the vestibule, extinguished the lamps, did not burn incense, and did not offer burnt offerings in the holy place of the God of Israel.

2 Chronicles 29:7 Meaning and Commentary

2 Chronicles 29:7

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch
So that there was no entering into the temple, ( 2 Chronicles 28:24 )

and put out the lamps;
for the priests not being able to go in morning and evening to light them, and dress them, they in course went out; the Jews say ^F14, that on the eighteenth of Ab, which answers to part of July and August, the western lamp was extinct in the days of Ahaz, for which a fast was kept on that day:

and have not burnt incense, nor offered burnt offerings in the holy
place unto the God of Israel;
but had done these in the high places to idols, ( 2 Chronicles 28:3 2 Chronicles 28:4 2 Chronicles 28:24 2 Chronicles 28:25 ) .

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FOOTNOTES:

F14 Schulchan Aruch, par. 1. c. 580. sect. 2.

2 Chronicles 29:7 In-Context

5 and said: “Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the LORD, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary.

6 Our parents were unfaithful; they did evil in the eyes of the LORD our God and forsook him. They turned their faces away from the LORD’s dwelling place and turned their backs on him.

7 They also shut the doors of the portico and put out the lamps. They did not burn incense or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel.

8 Therefore, the anger of the LORD has fallen on Judah and Jerusalem; he has made them an object of dread and horror and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.

9 This is why our fathers have fallen by the sword and why our sons and daughters and our wives are in captivity.

Cross References

• 1. S Exodus 30:7