‏ 2 Chronicles 29

CHAPTER 29

Hezekiah Reigns in Judah

1[²was a son ³being ⁴twenty ⁵and ⁶five ⁷years old  ¹Hezekiah] in   his taking reign, and twenty nine years he reigned in Jerusalem. And the name to  his mother was Abijah, daughter of Zechariah. 2And he did the upright thing  before the lord  according to all as much as [³did ¹David   ²his father]. 3And it came to pass as he was established over   his kingdom, in the [²month   ¹first], he opened the doors of the house of the lord, and he repaired them. 4And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and he stood them in the side, the one towards the east. 5And he said to them, Hear me, O Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of the lord  the God   of your fathers, and cast out the uncleanness from the holies! 6For [²revolted   ¹our fathers], and they did the evil thing  before the lord    our God; and they abandoned him, and turned   their face from the tent of the lord; and they gave him  the back of the neck. 7And they locked the doors of the temple, and they extinguished the lamps, and [³incense ¹they did not ²burn], and the whole burnt-offerings they did not offer in the holy place  to the God of Israel. 8And [²was provoked ³to anger ¹the lord] over   Judah and   Jerusalem. And he appointed them for an astonishment, and for extinction, and for a hissing, as you see with  your eyes. 9And behold, [²fell   ¹our fathers] by the sword, and   our sons, and   our daughters, and   our wives went into captivity in a land not of their own.

Judah Ordains a Covenant with The LORD

10Because of this it became upon my heart   to ordain a covenant to the lord  God of Israel, and he shall turn from us the anger   of his rage. 11And now, you should not stop to act, for by you the lord has taken you up   to stand before him to officiate to him, and to be his ministers, and ones burning incense. 12And [³rose up ¹the ²Levites], Mahath the son of  Amasai, and Joel the son of  Azariah, of the sons of Kohath; and from the sons of Merari, Kish the son of  Abdi, and Azariah the son of  Jehalelel; and from the sons of Gershon -- Joah the son of  Zimmah, and Eden the son of  Joah; 13and of the sons of Elizaphan -- Shimri and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph -- Zechariah and Mattaniah; 14and of the sons of Heman -- Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun -- Shemaiah and Uzziel. 15And they gathered   their brethren, and purified themselves according to the commandment of the king, by order of the lord,   to cleanse the house of the lord. 16And [³entered ¹the ²priests] inside, into the house of the lord  to purify it, and they cast out all the uncleanness   they found in the house of the lord  in the courtyard of the house of the lord. And [³received ¹the ²Levites]   to bring it forth unto the rushing stream Kidron outside. 17And they began on day one of the [²month   ¹first]   to sanctify, and on the [²day   ¹eighth] of the month they entered into the temple of the lord; and they sanctified the house of the lord  in [²days ¹eight], and on the [²day   ¹sixteenth] of the [²month   ¹first] they completed. 18And they entered inside to Hezekiah the king. And they said, We purified all the things  in the house of the lord, and the altar of the whole burnt-offering, and   its utensils, and the table of the place setting, and all   its utensils. 19And all the utensils which [³defiled   ¹king ²Ahaz] during   his kingdom, in   his defection, we prepared and sanctified. And behold, it is before the altar of the lord. 20And [⁴rose early ¹Hezekiah ²the ³king], and he brought together the rulers of the city. And he ascended into the house of the lord. 21And he led up seven calves, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven winter yearlings of goats for a sin offering, for the kingdom, and for the holy things, and for Judah. And he told the sons of Aaron the priests,   to offer unto the altar of the lord. 22And they sacrificed the calves, and [³took ¹the ²priests] the blood, and poured upon the altar. And they sacrificed the rams, and poured upon the altar the blood. And they sacrificed the lambs, and they poured the blood upon the altar. 23And they brought the winter yearlings of the ones for a sin offering  before the king and the assembly; and they placed   their hands upon them. 24And [³sacrificed ⁴them ¹the ²priests], and atoned   of their blood against the altar, and they atoned for all Israel; for [³said ¹the ²king], for all Israel is the whole burnt-offering, and the ones for a sin offering. 25And he stationed the Levites in the house of the lord  with cymbals, and with stringed instruments, and with lutes, according to the commandment of David the king, and Gad the seer to the king, and Nathan the prophet. For by the commandment of the lord  the order was in the hand   of his prophets. 26And [³stood ¹the ²Levites] with instruments of David, and the priests with trumpets. 27And Hezekiah spoke   to offer the whole burnt-offering upon the altar. And in the beginning of offering the whole burnt-offering, they began to sing to the lord, and the trumpets with the instruments of David the king of Israel. 28And all the assembly did obeisance, and the psalm singers were singing, and the trumpets trumpeting, until of which time  [³was completed ¹the ²whole burnt-offering]. 29And as they completed offering, [³bent ¹the ²king], and all the ones being found with him, and they did obeisance. 30And [⁷spoke ¹Hezekiah ²the ³king ⁴and ⁵the ⁶rulers] to the Levites for them  to praise the lord  by the words of David, and of Asaph the prophet. And they sang praise with gladness, and they fell and did obeisance. 31And Hezekiah answered and said, Now you filled   your hands to the lord, come forward and bring sacrifices of praise into the house of the lord! And [³brought ¹the ²assembly] sacrifices and praise into the house of the lord, and all eager in heart brought whole burnt-offerings. 32And [⁹was ¹the ²number ³of the ⁴whole burnt-offerings ⁵which ⁸offered ⁶the ⁷assembly] -- [²calves ¹seventy], [²rams ¹a hundred], [²lambs ¹two hundred]; [³for ⁴a whole burnt-offering ⁵to the lord  ¹all ²these]. 33And the ones having been sanctified -- [²calves ¹six hundred], [²sheep ¹three thousand]. 34But the priests were few, and not able to flay the whole burnt-offering; and assisting them were the Levites, until of which time  [³was completed ¹the ²work], and until of which time  [³sanctified themselves  ¹the ²other priests]; for the Levites more eagerly sanctified themselves  than the priests. 35And the whole burnt-offering was abundant with the fats of the one consecrated of the deliverance offering, and the libations of the whole burnt-offering. And [⁶was set up ¹the ²work ³in ⁴the house ⁵of the lord]. 36And [⁶were glad ¹Hezekiah ²and ³all ⁴the ⁵people], because   God prepared the people; for [⁴suddenly ³happened ¹the ²matter].