2 Chronicles 29:1-4

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 ²He 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 ³opened 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.

2 Chronicles 29:1-4 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES 29

This chapter begins with the good reign of Hezekiah, who upon his accession to the throne opened the doors of the temple, 2Ch 29:1-3, summoned the priests and Levites, and exhorted them to purge the temple, and restore the worship of it, 2Ch 29:4-11, who accordingly set about the work immediately, and cleansed the temple, and, when they had done, reported it to the king, 2Ch 29:12-19 upon which he, with the princes, went into the temple and offered sacrifices, 2Ch 29:20-24 and ordered singers to sing at the offering of burnt offerings, 2Ch 29:25-30 when he and his people offered burnt offerings and peace offerings in great abundance, 2Ch 29:31-36.

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Cross References

• 1. 2 Kings 18:1-3
• 2. 2 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 34:2
• 3. 2 Chronicles 28:24; 2 Chronicles 29:7