2 Chronicles 29:20

2 Chronicles 29:20 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials together and went up to the temple of the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.

Context of 2 Chronicles 29:20

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. 19We have set up and consecrated all the utensils that King Ahaz rejected during his reign when he became unfaithful. They are in front of the altar of the Lord.” King Hezekiah got up early, gathered the city officials, and went to the Lord’s temple. 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. 22So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. They slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar.

2 Chronicles 29:20 word by word

וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ף אֵ֖ת שָׂרֵ֣י הָעִ֑יר וַיַּ֖עַל בֵּ֥ית יְהוָֽה׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · JehizkiahH3169
• the kingמֶ֫לֶךְmelek · kingH4428
• rose earlyשָׁכַםshâkam · to riseH7925
• and gatheredאָסַף'âsaph · to gatherH622
• the rulersשַׂרώar · rulerH8269
• of the cityעִיר‛îyr ‛âr ‛âyar · cityH5892
• and went upעָלָה‛âlâh · to ascend: riseH5927
• to the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• of the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 29:20

• Genesis 22:3So Abraham got up early in the morning, saddled his donkey, and took with him two of his young men and his son Isaac. He split wood for a burnt offering and set out to go to the place God had told him about.
• Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote down all the words of the Lord. He rose early the next morning and set up an altar and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel at the base of the mountain.
• Joshua 6:12Joshua got up early the next morning. The priests took the ark of the Lord,
• Jeremiah 25:4The Lord sent all his servants the prophets to you time and time again, but you have not obeyed or even paid attention.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29:20

• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20-36Verses 20-36 As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign. It was not enough to lament and forsake those sins; they brought a sin-offering. Our repentance and reformation will not obtain pardon but in and through Christ, who was made sin, that is, a sin-offering for us. While the offerings were on the altar, the Levites sang. Sorrow for sin must not prevent us from praising…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 12-36To start sanctifying the temple, the Levites first sanctified themselves. They likely purified themselves by bringing offerings (see 2 Chronicles 30:15). Then they began to cleanse the temple. Two steps were needed to restore the temple: Purification (removing pollution, 2 Chronicles 29:15–17) Sanctification (rededicating the temple for holy worship, 2 Chronicles 29:20–36)Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 20-3020-30. Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city--His anxiety to enter upon the expiatory service with all possible despatch, now that the temple had been properly prepared for it, prevented his summoning all the representatives of Israel. The requisite number of victims having been provided, and the officers of the temple having sanctified themselves according to the directions of the law, the priests were appointed to offer…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 29:20

• Altar
• Asaph
• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Rulers of the City
• Covenant
• Dedication, Feast of the
• Filthiness
• Genealogy
• Hezekiah (2)
• Names, Proper
• Priests and Levites
• Worship

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings