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2Chronicles 29
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Judah’s King Hezekiah

29Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became king; he reigned 29 years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.H3169H4427H2568H6242H8141H1121H4427H8672H6242H8141H3389H517H8034H29H1323H2148
2He did what was right in the LORD's sight just as his ancestor David had done.H6213H3477H5869H3068H1732H1H6213
3In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the LORD's temple and repaired them.H7223H8141H4427H7223H2320H6605H1817H1004H3068H2388
4Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the eastern public square.H935H3548H3881H622H4217H7339
5He said to them, "Hear me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the LORD God of your ancestors. Remove everything detestable from the holy place.H559H8085H3881H6942H6942H1004H3068H430H1H3318H5079H6944
6For our fathers were unfaithful and did what is evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the LORD's tabernacle, and turned their backs on Him.H1H4603H6213H7451H5869H3068H430H5800H5437H6440H4908H3068H5414H6203
7They 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.H5462H1817H197H3518H5216H6999H7004H5927H5930H6944H430H3478
8Therefore, the wrath of the LORD was on Judah and Jerusalem, and He made them an object of terror, horror, and hissing, as you see with your own eyes.H7110H3068H3063H3389H5414H2189H2113H8047H8322H7200H5869
9Our fathers fell by the sword, and our sons, our daughters, and our wives are in captivity because of this.H1H5307H2719H1121H1323H802H7628
10It is in my heart now to make a covenant with the LORD God of Israel so that His fierce wrath may turn away from us.H3824H3772H1285H3068H430H3478H2740H639H7725
11My sons, don't be negligent now, for the LORD has chosen you to stand in His presence, to serve Him, and to be His ministers and burners of incense."H1121H7952H3068H977H5975H6440H8334H8334H6999

Cleansing the Temple

12Then the Levites stood up: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;H3881H6965H4287H1121H6022H3100H1121H5838H1121H6956H1121H4847H7027H1121H5660H5838H1121H3094H1649H3098H1121H2155H5731H1121H3098
13Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;H1121H469H8113H3273H1121H623H2148H4983
14Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.H1121H1968H3171H8096H1121H3038H8098H5816
15They gathered their brothers together, consecrated themselves, and went according to the king's command by the words of the LORD to cleanse the LORD's temple.H622H251H6942H935H4687H4428H1697H3068H2891H1004H3068
16The priests went to the entrance of the LORD's temple to cleanse it. They took all the detestable things they found in the LORD's sanctuary to the courtyard of the LORD's temple. Then the Levites received them and took them outside to the Kidron Valley.H3548H935H6441H1004H3068H2891H3318H2932H4672H1964H3068H2691H1004H3068H3881H6901H3318H2351H5158H6939
17They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the vestibule of the LORD's [temple]. They consecrated the LORD's temple for eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.H2490H259H7223H2320H6942H8083H3117H2320H935H197H3068H6942H1004H3068H8083H3117H8337H6240H7223H2320H3615
18Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, "We have cleansed the whole temple of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the rows [of the bread of the Presence] and all its utensils.H935H6441H2396H4428H559H2891H1004H3068H4196H5930H3627H4635H7979H3627
19All the utensils that King Ahaz rejected during his reign when he became unfaithful we have set up and consecrated. They are in front of the altar of the LORD."H3627H4428H271H4438H2186H4604H3559H6942H6440H4196H3068

Renewal of Temple Worship

20King Hezekiah got up early, gathered the city officials, and went up to the LORD's temple.H3169H4428H7925H622H8269H5892H5927H1004H3068
21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he told the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.H935H7651H6499H7651H352H7651H3532H7651H6842H5795H2403H4467H4720H3063H559H3548H1121H175H5927H4196H3068
22So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.H7819H1241H3548H6901H1818H2236H4196H7819H352H2236H1818H4196H7819H3532H2236H1818H4196
23Then they brought the sin offering goats right into the presence of the king and the congregation, who laid their hands on them.H5066H8163H2403H6440H4428H6951H5564H3027
24The priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, for the king said that the burnt offering and sin offering were for all Israel.H3548H7819H2398H1818H4196H3722H3478H4428H559H5930H2403H3478
25Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the LORD's temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet. For the command was from the LORD through His prophets.H5975H3881H1004H3068H4700H5035H3658H4687H1732H1410H4428H2374H5416H5030H4687H3027H3068H3027H5030
26The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.H3881H5975H3627H1732H3548H2689
27Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. When the burnt offerings began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.H2396H559H5927H5930H4196H6256H5930H2490H7892H3068H2490H2689H3627H3027H1732H4428H3478
28The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets— all of this [continued] until the burnt offering was completed.H6951H7812H7892H7891H2689H2690H2690H5930H3615
29When the burnt offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.H3615H5927H4428H4672H3766H7812
30Then King Hezekiah and the officials told the Levites to sing praise to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with rejoicing and bowed down and worshiped.H3169H4428H8269H559H3881H1984H3068H1697H1732H623H2374H1984H8057H6915H7812
31Hezekiah concluded, "Now you are consecrated to the LORD. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the LORD's temple." So the congregation brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all those with willing hearts brought burnt offerings.H3169H6030H559H4390H3027H3068H5066H935H2077H8426H1004H3068H6951H935H2077H8426H5081H3820H5930
32The number of burnt offerings the congregation brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.H4557H5930H6951H935H7657H1241H3967H352H3967H3532H5930H3068
33Six hundred bulls and 3,000 sheep were consecrated.H6944H8337H3967H1241H7969H505H6629
34However, since there were not enough priests, they weren't able to skin all the burnt offerings, so their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests consecrated themselves. For the Levites were more conscientious to consecrate themselves than the priests were.H3548H4592H3201H6584H5930H251H3881H2388H4399H3615H3548H6942H3881H3477H3824H6942H3548
35Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the fellowship offerings and with the drink offerings for the burnt offering. So the service of the LORD's temple was established.H5930H7230H2459H8002H5262H5930H5656H1004H3068H3559
36Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over how God had prepared the people, for it had come about suddenly.H3169H8055H5971H430H3559H5971H1697H6597


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