2 Chronicles 29

KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 29 of 36

1 Hezekiah was a son of twenty five years when he began to reign, and he reigned twenty nine years in Jerusalem. And the name of his mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

2 And he did the right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that his father David did.

3 In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of Jehovah and strengthened them.

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Chapter Summary

Hezekiah's good reign. He restores worship. He exhorts the Levites. They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of Jehovah.

Key Hebrew Words

קָדַשׁ sanctify, consecrate H6942 · TWOT 1990
עֹלָה burnt offering H5930 · TWOT 1624d
חַטָּאת sin offering H2403 · TWOT 638e
כָּפַר to atone H3722 · TWOT 1024
בְּרִית covenant H1285 · TWOT 282a
טֻמְאָה uncleanness H2932 · TWOT 809b

People & Context

Hezekiah

King of Judah who reopens the temple, exhorts the Levites, and restores the worship of Jehovah

Ahaz

Hezekiah's father, the former king whose unfaithfulness defiled the temple and cast its vessels aside

David

Past king whose commands and instruments guide the Levites' praise and music

Aaron

Ancestral high priest; the priests who offer on the altar are called the sons of Aaron

Asaph

The seer whose words of praise the Levites sing during the offering

Nathan

Prophet through whom Jehovah's command for temple music was given, alongside Gad

Timeline

Hezekiah Opens the Temple Doors

In the first month of his reign, Hezekiah opens and repairs the doors of the house of Jehovah.

2 Chronicles 29:1-3
Hezekiah Charges the Priests and Levites

Hezekiah gathers the Levites, recounting the unfaithfulness of their fathers, and commands them to consecrate themselves and cleanse the temple.

2 Chronicles 29:4-11
The Cleansing of the Temple

The Levites sanctify themselves and spend sixteen days cleansing the temple, taking all uncleanness to the Kidron torrent.

2 Chronicles 29:12-17

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