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2 Chronicles 29
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1Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old; and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
1Hezekiah became king when he was twenty-five years old, and he ruled in Jerusalem for twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2And he did that which was right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father had done.
2He did what was right in the sight of the LORD, following the example of his ancestor David.
3He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them.
3In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the LORD’s temple and repaired them.
4And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
4He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together in the square on the east side.
5and said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Jehovah, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
5He said to them, "Listen to me, Levites! Purify yourselves now, and purify the temple of the LORD, the God of your ancestors. Remove all the filth from the sanctuary."
6For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and turned their backs.
6"Our ancestors were unfaithful and did what was evil in the eyes of the LORD our God. They abandoned him, turned their faces away from the LORD’s dwelling place, and turned their backs on him."
7Also 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 temple porch, put out the lamps, and stopped burning incense and offering burnt sacrifices in the sanctuary to the God of Israel."
8Wherefore the wrath of Jehovah was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered them to be tossed to and fro, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as ye see with your eyes.
8"Therefore, the LORD’s anger has fallen on Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and mockery, as you can see with your own eyes."
9For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
9"This is why our fathers have been killed in battle, and why our sons, daughters, and wives are in captivity."
10Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Jehovah, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
10"Now I intend to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us."
11My sons, be not now negligent; for Jehovah hath chosen you to stand before him, to minister unto him, and that ye should be his ministers, and burn incense.
11"My sons, do not be negligent any longer. The LORD has chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, to be his ministers, and to burn incense."
12Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
12Then these Levites stepped forward: 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;
13and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
13from the descendants of Elizaphan: Shimri and Jeuel; from the descendants of Asaph: Zechariah and Mattaniah;
14and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
14from the descendants of Heman: Jehuel and Shimei; and from the descendants of Jeduthun: Shemaiah and Uzziel.
15And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah.
15They gathered their relatives, purified themselves, and went in to cleanse the temple of the LORD, just as the king had commanded according to the word of the LORD.
16And the priests went in unto the inner part of the house of Jehovah, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Jehovah into the court of the house of Jehovah. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron.
16The priests went into the inner part of the LORD’s temple to cleanse it. They brought out every unclean thing they found there to the courtyard of the LORD’s temple. Then the Levites took it and carried it outside to the Kidron Valley.
17Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Jehovah; and they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
17They began the purification on the first day of the first month. By the eighth day of the month, they reached the porch of the LORD’s temple. For eight more days they purified the temple itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.
18Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with all the vessels thereof.
18Then they went to King Hezekiah in the palace and said, "We have cleansed the entire temple of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table for the Bread of the Presence with all its equipment."
19Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of Jehovah.
19"We have also recovered and purified all the items that King Ahaz threw away during his unfaithful reign. They are now in front of the LORD’s altar."
20Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.
20Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the temple of the LORD.
21And 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. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Jehovah.
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. The king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
22So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
22So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.
23And they brought near the he-goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands upon them:
23Finally, they brought the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their hands on them.
24and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel.
24The priests slaughtered the goats and presented their blood on the altar as a sin offering to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering be for all Israel.
25And he set the Levites in the house of Jehovah with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Jehovah by his prophets.
25He stationed the Levites in the LORD’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres. This was done according to the directions of David, Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for this command came from the LORD through his prophets.
26And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
26The Levites stood ready with David’s instruments, and the priests stood with their trumpets.
27And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt-offering upon the altar. And when the burnt-offering began, the song of Jehovah began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.
27Hezekiah gave the order to sacrifice the burnt offering on the altar. As the offering began, the singing to the LORD also began, accompanied by the trumpets and the instruments of King David of Israel.
28And all the assembly worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt-offering was finished.
28The whole assembly worshipped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters played until the burnt offering was finished.
29And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves and worshipped.
29When the offerings were completed, the king and everyone with him knelt down and worshipped.
30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.
30King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to praise the LORD using the words of David and Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with joy, bowed their heads, and worshipped.
31Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto Jehovah; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Jehovah. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt-offerings.
31Then Hezekiah said, "Now that you have dedicated yourselves to the LORD, come forward and bring sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings to the temple of the LORD." So the assembly brought sacrifices and thanksgiving offerings, and those who were willing brought burnt offerings.
32And the number of the burnt-offerings which the assembly brought was threescore and ten bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt-offering to Jehovah.
32The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
33And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
33The other consecrated animals consisted of 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats.
34But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt-offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
34However, there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings. So their relatives, the Levites, helped them until the work was finished and until more priests had purified themselves. The Levites had been more conscientious about purifying themselves than the priests had been.
35And 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 Jehovah was set in order.
35There were many burnt offerings, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings that accompanied the burnt offerings. So the service of the LORD’s temple was restored.