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2
Chronicles Chapter Twenty-nine
New King James Version (NKJV)
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, 2 Chronicles 29:1,
summoned the priests and Levites, and exhorted them to purge the temple, and
restore the worship of it, 2 Chronicles 29:4,
who accordingly set about the work immediately, and cleansed the temple, and,
when they had done, reported it to the king, 2 Chronicles 29:12
upon which he, with the princes, went into the temple and offered sacrifices, 2 Chronicles 29:20
and ordered singers to sing at the offering of burnt offerings, 2 Chronicles 29:25
when he and his people offered burnt offerings and peace offerings in great
abundance, 2 Chronicles 29:31.
2 Chronicles
29:1 Hezekiah became
king when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years
in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah[a] the
daughter of Zechariah.
YLT
1Hezekiah hath reigned -- a
son of twenty and five years, and twenty and nine years he hath reigned in
Jerusalem, and the name of his mother [is] Abijah daughter of Zechariah;
Verse 1-2
Hezekiah began to reign,.... Of these two verses;
see Gill on 2 Kings 18:2; see
Gill on 2 Kings 18:3.
2 Chronicles
29:2 2 And
he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to
all that his father David had done.
YLT
2and he doth that which is
right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father did.
2 Chronicles 29:3 3 In the first year of his
reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired
them.
YLT
3He, in the first year of
his reign, in the first month, hath opened the doors of the house of Jehovah,
and strengtheneth them,
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month,.... And, as
appears from 2 Chronicles 29:17,
on the first day of the month:
opened the doors of the house of the Lord; which his
father had shut, 2 Chronicles 28:24.
and repaired them; or strengthened them, the hinges, and other
parts of them, being loosened and weakened; and ornamented them by overlaying
them with gold, the plates of which very probably his father had taken off;
for, certain it is, Hezekiah overlaid them, and very probably at this time, see
2 Kings 18:16.
2 Chronicles 29:4 4 Then he brought in the
priests and the Levites, and gathered them in the East Square,
YLT
4and bringeth in the priests
and the Levites, and gathereth them to the broad place to the east.
And he brought in the priests and Levites,.... The
persons that officiated in the service of the temple:
and gathered them together into the east street; which led to
the eastern gate of the temple.
2 Chronicles 29:5 5 and said to them: “Hear
me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers,
and carry out the rubbish from the holy place.
YLT
5And he saith to them, `Hear
me, O Levites, now, sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, God
of your fathers, and bring out the impurity from the sanctuary,
And said unto them, hear me, ye Levites; sanctify yourselves,.... By
washing their bodies and their garments, that no pollution might attend them in
their service, see Isaiah 52:11.
and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers; by carrying
out of it all manner of uncleanness, as they did, 2 Chronicles 29:16,
and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place; or the
abomination; the altar, like that at Damascus, which Ahaz, removing the altar
of the Lord, had placed in the court of the priests; or, as Kimchi thinks, an
idol, which he had set upon that altar.
2 Chronicles 29:6 6 For our fathers have
trespassed and done evil in the eyes of the Lord our God; they
have forsaken Him, have turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the Lord, and turned their
backs on Him.
YLT
6for our fathers have
trespassed, and done that which is evil in the eyes of Jehovah our God, and
forsake him, and turn round their faces from the tabernacle of Jehovah, and
give the neck.
For our fathers have transgressed, and done that which was evil in
the eyes of the Lord our God,.... Meaning their more immediate ancestors,
his father and theirs, who had committed idolatry; which is a great trespass,
and than which there is not a greater evil in the sight of God, nor more
provoking to him:
and have forsaken him; his word, worship, and
ordinances:
and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord; the temple,
by neglecting that, and the service of it, and attending the high places: and
turned their backs; upon it; though some think this refers to a rite or custom,
introduced by Ahaz before he shut up the temple, that instead of looking to the
west, when they worshipped, where was the ark of the Lord, he ordered them to
turn their faces to the east, where his altar stood.
2 Chronicles 29:7 7 They
have also shut up the doors of the vestibule, put out the lamps, and have not
burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God
of Israel.
YLT
7`Also -- they have shut the
doors of the porch, and quench the lamps, and perfume they have not made, and
burnt-offering have not caused to ascend in the sanctuary to the God of Israel,
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 sayF14Schulchan Aruch, par. 1. c. 580.
sect. 2. , 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 29:8 8 Therefore the wrath of the
Lord fell upon
Judah and Jerusalem, and He has given them up to trouble, to desolation, and to
jeering, as you see with your eyes.
YLT
8and the wrath of Jehovah is
on Judah and Jerusalem, and He giveth them for a trembling, for an
astonishment, and for a hissing, as ye are seeing with your eyes.
Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon. Judah and Jerusalem,.... As
appeared, by suffering the Syrians, and Israelites, and Edomites, and
Philistines, to come upon them, and distress them, as the history of the
preceding chapter shows:
and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to
hissing, as ye see with your eyes; such desolation and
destruction were made among them, as not only threw them into a stupor, that
they knew not what to do, but were amazing to all their neighbours, and caused
them to hiss at them, which they could not but be sensible of.
2 Chronicles 29:9 9 For indeed, because of
this our fathers have fallen by the sword; and our sons, our daughters, and our
wives are in captivity.
YLT
9And lo, fallen have our
fathers by the sword, and our sons, and our daughters, and our wives [are] in
captivity for this.
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword,.... Of the
kings of Syria and Israel, even great numbers of them, 2 Chronicles 28:5.
and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for
this; for this idolatry; or they were, though afterwards dismissed, 2 Chronicles 28:8
and some of them were still in captivity, perhaps such as were carried captive
by the Edomites, 2 Chronicles 28:17.
2 Chronicles 29:10 10 “Now it is in my
heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that His
fierce wrath may turn away from us.
YLT
10`Now -- with my heart -- to
make a covenant before Jehovah, God of Israel, and the fierceness of His anger
doth turn back from us.
Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of
Israel,.... To renew one, as Asa and Jehoiada had done, promising to
serve the Lord, and worship him according to his will:
that his fierce wrath might be turned from us; under the
tokens of which they still continued, and might expect it to break forth in
other instances, unless a reformation was made.
2 Chronicles 29:11 11 My sons, do not be
negligent now, for the Lord
has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that you should minister
to Him and burn incense.”
YLT
11My sons, be not now at
rest, for on you hath Jehovah fixed to stand before Him, to serve Him, and to
be to Him ministering and making perfume.'
My sons,.... So, as the father of his people, he speaks of them in the
most tender and affectionate manner:
be not now negligent; backward to this good
work, slothful, sluggish, and remiss in it; according to Jarchi and Kimchi, the
word has the signification of error, and the sense may be, do not continue in
the error in which you have been, in neglecting the service of God:
for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him,
and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense; on the altar
of incense, which was the work of the priests, and for which they were selected
from the rest of their brethren; and Hezekiah's discourse was directed to them,
as well as to the Levites, 2 Chronicles 29:4.
2 Chronicles 29:12 12 Then these Levites arose:
Mahath the son of Amasai and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the
Kohathites; of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi and Azariah the son of
Jehallelel; of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah and Eden the son of
Joah;
YLT
12And the Levites rise --
Mahath son of Amasai, and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathite;
and of the sons of Merari: Kish son of Abdi, and Azariah son of Jehalelel; and
of the Gershonite: Joah son of Zimmah, and Eden son of Joah;
Verses 12-14
Then the Levites arose,.... Whose names are
mentioned; of the Kohathites two, Mahath the son of Amashai, and Joel the son
of Azariah; of the Merarites two, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of
Jehalelel; of the Gershonites two, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of
Joah; and of the family of Elizaphan, a Kohathite, two, Shimri and Jehiel; and
of the family of Asaph, one of the chief singers in the times of David, two,
Zechariah and Mattaniah; and of the family of Heman, another principal singer
in the same times, two, Jehiel and Shimei; and of the family of Jeduthun, the
third principal singer, the same with Ethan, two, Shemaiah and Uzziel, in all
fourteen.
2 Chronicles 29:13 13 of the sons of Elizaphan,
Shimri and Jeiel; of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
YLT
13and of the sons of
Elizaphan: Shimri, and Jeiel; and of the sons of Asaph: Zechariah and
Mattaniah;
2 Chronicles 29:14 14 of the sons of Heman,
Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
YLT
14and of the sons of Heman:
Jehiel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel –
2 Chronicles 29:15 15 And they gathered their
brethren, sanctified themselves, and went according to the commandment of the
king, at the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of
the Lord.
YLT
15and they gather their
brethren, and sanctify themselves, and come in, according to the command of the
king in the matters of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah,
And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves,.... As they
were bid, see 2 Chronicles 29:5,
and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the word of
the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord; for this, which the king
commanded, was by the Lord, and they came to do this work, in obedience to
both.
2 Chronicles 29:16 16 Then the priests went into
the inner part of the house of the Lord to cleanse it, and
brought out all the debris that they found in the temple of the Lord to the court
of the house of the Lord.
And the Levites took it out and carried it to the Brook Kidron.
YLT
16and the priests come in to
the inner part of the house of Jehovah to cleanse [it], and bring out all the
uncleanness that they have found in the temple of Jehovah to the court of the
house of Jehovah, and the Levites receive [it], to take [it] out to the brook
Kidron without.
And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord,
to cleanse it,.... Into the holy place, where the candlesticks and shewbread
tables stood, into which none but priests might enter, but not into the most
holy place, the innermost of all; for none but the high priest might go into
that, and only on the day of atonement; though in case of necessity, as for
repairs, others might go into it, and so perhaps now to cleanse it, if any
pollution was there:
and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple
of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord; into the
court of the priests, where the Levites might be, and were:
and the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook
Kidron; which ran through the valley of the son of Hinnom, into which
all unclean things, and the filth of the temple and sacrifices, were usually
carried and cast, see 2 Kings 18:12.
2 Chronicles 29:17 17 Now they began to sanctify
on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month
they came to the vestibule of the Lord. So they sanctified the
house of the Lord
in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
YLT
17And they begin on the first
of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they have
come to the porch of Jehovah, and they sanctify the house of Jehovah in eight
days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they have finished.
Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify,.... Either of
the reign of King Hezekiah, or rather of the year; the month Ab or Nisan, as
the Targum expresses it:
and on the eighth of the month came they to the porch of the Lord; they seem to have
begun cleansing the inner part of the temple first, and so came forward until
they came to the porch which led into it:
so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; the holy
place, and it may be the most holy place, and the court of the priests:
and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end; it took them
eight days more to cleanse the outward porch, and the buildings and chambers
belonging to the temple; according to Jarchi, it required so much time, because
Ahaz had framed pictures of idols upon the walls of the temple, which could not
be defaced sooner.
2 Chronicles 29:18 18 Then they went in to King
Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed all the house of the Lord, the altar of
burnt offerings with all its articles, and the table of the showbread with all
its articles.
YLT
18And they come in within
unto Hezekiah the king, and say, `We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah,
and the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and the table of the
arrangement, and all its vessels,
Then they went in to Hezekiah the king,.... In his
palace:
and said, we have cleansed all the house of the Lord; the several
parts of it, and apartments belonging to it:
and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof; which they
cleansed and scoured, and put in their proper place, and which Ahaz had
removed:
and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof; which had
lain neglected and profaned, but were now put in order.
2 Chronicles 29:19 19 Moreover all the articles
which King Ahaz in his reign had cast aside in his transgression we have
prepared and sanctified; and there they are, before the altar of the Lord.”
YLT
19and all the vessels that
king Ahaz cast away in his reign -- in his trespass -- we have prepared and
sanctified, and lo, they [are] before the altar of Jehovah.'
Moreover, all the vessels which King Ahaz in his reign did cast
away in his transgression,.... Not that he threw them away, being
valuable, as made of gold and silver; but, as Kimchi interprets it, he removed
them, and converted them to idolatrous uses; or, as the Targum, he defiled or
profaned them, and made them abominable by strange idols:
have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the
altar of the Lord; they had cleaned them, and fitted them for service, and had put
them where they were ready for use; though the Targum is,"we have laid
them aside, and hid them, and prepared others in their room,'as unfit for
divine service; and which is the sense of other Jewish writersF15T.
Bab. Avodah Zarah, fol. 54. 2. .
2 Chronicles 29:20 20 Then King Hezekiah rose
early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
YLT
20And Hezekiah the king
riseth early, and gathereth the heads of the city, and goeth up to the house of
Jehovah;
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 29:21 21 And they brought seven
bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a sin offering for the
kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he commanded the priests, the
sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
YLT
21and they bring in seven
bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven young he-goats, for a
sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah; and he
saith to sons of Aaron, the priests, to cause [them] to ascend on the altar of
Jehovah.
And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs,
and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary,
and for Judah,.... To make atonement in a typical way, having respect to the
sacrifice of the Messiah, for the sins of the king, his family and court, among
whom idolatry had prevailed in the times of his father; and for the cleansing
of the temple, which had been polluted by the idolatries of Ahaz; and for the
expiation of the whole land; seven of each sort are ordered, though only one
goat was required for a sin offering by the law, because of the multitude of
transgressions that had been committed, and because of the length of time in
which sacrifices had been neglected:
and he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on
the altar of the Lord: the altar of burnt offerings, whose business it was to do it.
2 Chronicles 29:22 22 So they killed the bulls,
and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar.
Likewise they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also
killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
YLT
22And they slaughter the
oxen, and the priests receive the blood, and sprinkle on the altar; and they
slaughter the rams, and sprinkle the blood on the altar; and they slaughter the
lambs, and sprinkle the blood on the altar;
So they killed the bullocks,.... The seven bullocks,
that is, the priests killed them:
and the priests received the blood; into basins provided for
that purpose:
and sprinkled it on the altar; according to the law of
Moses, Leviticus 1:5 and so
they did with the rams and lambs.
2 Chronicles 29:23 23 Then they brought out the
male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and
they laid their hands on them.
YLT
23and they bring nigh the
he-goats of the sin-offering before the king and the assembly, and they lay
their hands upon them;
And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before
the king and the congregation,.... Which were to make atonement for the
sins of both:
and they laid their hands on them; signifying thereby that
they were vicarious sacrifices to be offered up in their own room and stead,
and that they deserved to die, as these creatures would: transferring as it
were hereby their sins unto them, for which they were to be sacrificed, and to
make atonement, as an emblem of the imputation of the sins of the Lord's people
to Christ, sacrificed in their stead.
2 Chronicles 29:24 24 And the priests killed
them; and they presented their blood on the altar as a sin offering to make an
atonement for all Israel, for the king commanded that the burnt offering
and the sin offering be made for all Israel.
YLT
24and the priests slaughter
them, and make a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement
for all Israel, for `For all Israel,' said the king, `[is] the burnt-offering
and the sin-offering.'
And the priests killed them,.... The seven he goats;
for of the killing of the bullocks, rams, and lambs, mention is made before, 2 Chronicles 29:2.
and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to
make atonement for all Israel; typical of the reconciliation and atonement
made for the whole spiritual Israel of God by the sacrifice of Christ:
for the king commanded that the burnt offering, and the sin
offering, should be made
for all Israel; not only for the tribes of Judah and
Benjamin, and for as many of the rest of the tribes as were come over to them,
and dwelt among them; but even for the ten tribes also, sadly guilty of
idolatry, and for whose reformation and good this pious prince was concerned,
see 2 Chronicles 30:1.
2 Chronicles 29:25 25 And he stationed the
Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with
stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of
Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet; for thus was the
commandment of the Lord
by His prophets.
YLT
25And he appointeth the
Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps,
by the command of David, and of Gad, seer of the king, and of Nathan the
prophet, for by the hand of Jehovah [is] the command, by the hand of His
prophets;
And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with
psalteries, and with harps,.... To play upon, which were the three
principal instruments of music used in religious worship, and what had been
disused in the times of Ahaz:
according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer,
and Nathan the prophet; this sort of music was not commanded by the law of Moses, but
was directed to by David under a divine influence, and was approved of by the
prophets of the Lord here mentioned:
for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets; the Targum
is,"for by the Word of the Lord was the commandment by the hand of the
prophets.'
2 Chronicles 29:26 26 The Levites stood with the
instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
YLT
26and the Levites stand with
the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
And the Levites stood with the instruments of David,.... Which
were invented, directed, and ordered to be used by him, and are the same as in
the preceding verse:
and the priests with the trumpets; which were made by the
direction of Moses, according to the order of God, Numbers 10:2.
2 Chronicles 29:27 27 Then Hezekiah commanded them
to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began,
the song of the Lord
also began, with the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of
Israel.
YLT
27And Hezekiah saith to cause
the burnt-offering to ascend on the altar; and at the time the burnt-offering
began -- began the song of Jehovah, and the trumpets, even by the hands of the
instruments of David king of Israel.
And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar,.... Which was
wholly devoted to the Lord, and was an acknowledgment of his sovereignty over
them, and of his goodness to them:
and when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also
with trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel; and this was
done at the time of the pouring out of the drink offering, which always
attended the burnt offering; for this is a rule with the Jews, that they do not
say the song but over the drink offeringF15T. Bab. Eracin, fol. 12.
1. .
2 Chronicles 29:28 28 So all the assembly
worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued
until the burnt offering was finished.
YLT
28And all the assembly are
doing obeisance, and the singers singing, and the trumpeters blowing; the whole
[is] till the completion of the burnt-offering.
And all the congregation worshipped,.... Bowed their heads as
a token of divine adoration:
and the singers sang; both with vocal and
instrumental music, who were the Levites:
and the trumpeters sounded; their silver trumpets;
these were the priests: and all this continued
until the burnt offering was finished; with all
appertaining to it, the meat and drink offerings.
2 Chronicles 29:29 29 And when they had finished
offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped.
YLT
29And at the completion of
the offering up bowed have the king and all those found with him, and do
obeisance.
And when they had made an end of offering,.... Both the
sin offering and the burnt offering:
the king and all that were with him bowed themselves and
worshipped; towards the place where the ark was, giving thanks for the
purging of the temple, and restoring the worship of it.
2 Chronicles 29:30 30 Moreover King Hezekiah and
the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the Lord with the words
of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness, and they
bowed their heads and worshiped.
YLT
30And Hezekiah the king
saith, and the princes, to the Levites to give praise to Jehovah in the words
of David, and of Asaph the seer, and they praise -- unto joy, and they bow, and
do obeisance.
Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites
to sing praise unto the Lord, with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer,.... Making
use of psalms composed by the one and the other; Jarchi takes it to be the one
hundred and fifth psalm, which begins, "O give thanks unto the Lord, call
upon his name"; as in 1 Chronicles 16:7.
and they sang praises with gladness; the king and all the
people:
and they bowed their heads and worshipped; made another
adoration of the Divine Being, as deeply impressed with a sense of his
greatness and goodness.
2 Chronicles 29:31 31 Then Hezekiah answered and
said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the Lord, come near,
and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord.” So the
assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a
willing heart brought burnt offerings.
31And Hezekiah answereth and
saith, `Now ye have filled your hand to Jehovah, come nigh, and bring in
sacrifices and thank-offerings to the house of Jehovah;' and the assembly bring
in sacrifices and thank-offerings, and every willing-hearted one --
burnt-offerings.
Then Hezekiah answered and said,.... Or proceeded to say,
as follows:
now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord; having
entered anew on the performance of their office, filling their hands with
sacrifices, as the words signify:
come near, and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house
of the Lord; which the people were to put into their hands to offer for them:
and the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; peace
offerings, part of which the offerers had to feast on with their friends so
expressing their joy and thankfulness on this occasion:
and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings; of which they
had no share, but were wholly the Lord's; and which was a greater proof of
their liberality, and so of their sincere and cordial thankfulness.
2 Chronicles 29:32 32 And the number of the
burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams,
and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the
Lord.
YLT
32And the number of the
burnt-offerings that the assembly have brought in, is seventy oxen, a hundred
rams, lambs two hundred; for a burnt-offering to Jehovah [are] all these.
And the number of the burnt offerings which the congregation
brought were seventy bullocks, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all
these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. Of which they had no part
to feast but were wholly devoted to the Lord, by way of thankfulness to him.
2 Chronicles 29:33 33 The consecrated things were
six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.
YLT
33And the sanctified things
[are] oxen six hundred, and sheep three thousand.
And the consecrated things,.... Which were devoted
for peace offerings, of which the owners had a part: were six hundred oxen, and
three thousand sheep; which was a much lesser number than what were offered
upon occasion in the times of David and Solomon, the nation being poorer; and
besides, these were only the oblation of two tribes, they of all Israel.
2 Chronicles 29:34 34 But the priests were too
few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore their
brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other
priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more diligent in
sanctifying themselves than the priests.
YLT
34Only, the priests have
become few, and have not been able to strip the whole of the burnt-offerings,
and their brethren the Levites strengthen them till the completion of the work,
and till the priests sanctify themselves, for the Levites [are] more upright of
heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the
burnt offerings,.... Take off the skins of them, which used to be done by the
priests, Leviticus 1:6,
wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them till the work
was ended; assisted in the flaying of the sacrifices, until they had gone
through the service of this time, and the skins of all the sacrifices were
flayed off:
and until the other priests had sanctified themselves; who had been
negligent of it, or had defiled themselves by idolatry:
for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves
than the priests; were more ready to do it, and did it with greater cheerfulness
and good will; were not backward to do it, but did it at once.
2 Chronicles 29:35 35 Also the burnt offerings were
in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and with the drink
offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the Lord was set in
order.
YLT
35And also, burnt-offerings
[are] in abundance, with fat of the peace-offerings, and with oblations for the
burnt-offering; and the service of the house of Jehovah is established,
And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of
the peace offerings, and the drink offerings, for every burnt offering,.... Besides
the abundance of burnt offerings, whose skins were to be taken off, there were
meat offerings and drink offerings to each, which required many hands to
prepare them; and also the fat of the peace offerings was to be burnt; which,
all together, occasioned a great deal of business:
so the service of the house of the Lord was set in order: both for
sacrifice and singing; a good beginning was made, and there was a good
foundation laid to proceed on.
2 Chronicles 29:36 36 Then Hezekiah and all the
people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place
so suddenly.
YLT
36and rejoice doth Hezekiah
and all the people, because of God's giving preparation to the people, for the
thing hath been suddenly.
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people,.... To see
things go on so well, which foreboded good unto them: and particularly
that God had prepared the people; disposed and directed
their hearts in such a manner as to yield such a cheerful obedience to the will
of God, and show such a hearty regard to his worship and service, and the
restoration of it:
for the thing was done suddenly; whereby it the more
appeared that they were under a divine influence, which so quickly and
powerfully wrought upon them to engage in this work, and needed not arguments
and persuasions to bring them to it.
──《John Gill’s
Exposition of the Bible》
New King James
Version (NKJV)