2 Chronicles 29:31

2 Chronicles 29:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.
• New International Version (NIV)Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to the Lord. Come and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the temple of the Lord.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Then Hezekiah said, "You have now consecrated yourselves to the Lord. Come near; bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the Lord." And the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all who were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
• New King James Version (NKJV)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.

Context of 2 Chronicles 29:31

29When the priests finished offering the sacrifices, the king and everyone with him bent down low to worship God. 30King Hezekiah and his officers told the Levites to sing songs to praise the Lord. They told them to sing the songs that King David and the prophet Asaph had written. So the Levites praised God in that way. They were very happy and they bent down low to worship God. Then Hezekiah said, ‘Now you have made yourselves clean to serve the Lord. So come to the Lord's temple and bring sacrifices and offerings to thank the Lord.’ So all the people brought their sacrifices and their offerings to thank the Lord. Everyone who wanted to offer burnt offerings brought animals for that too. 32For their burnt offerings, the people brought 70 bulls, 100 male sheep and 200 lambs to offer to the Lord. 33They also brought 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep to offer to the Lord.

2 Chronicles 29:31 word by word

וַיַּ֨עַן יְחִזְקִיָּ֜הוּ וַיֹּ֗אמֶר עַתָּ֨ה מִלֵּאתֶ֤ם יֶדְכֶם֙ לַיהוָ֔ה גֹּ֧שׁוּ וְהָבִ֛יאוּ זְבָחִ֥ים וְתוֹד֖וֹת לְבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֑ה וַיָּבִ֤יאוּ הַקָּהָל֙ זְבָחִ֣ים וְתוֹד֔וֹת וְכָל־נְדִ֥יב לֵ֖ב עֹלֽוֹת׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Then Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · JehizkiahH3169
• answeredעָנָה‛ânâh · to answerH6030
• and saidאָמַר'âmar · to sayH559
• Now ye have consecratedיָדyâd · hand: donateH3027
• Now ye have consecratedמָלֵאmâlê' mâlâ' · to fillH4390
• yourselves unto the Lordיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• come nearנָגַשׁnâgash · to approach: approachH5066
• and bringבּוֹאbô' · to come (in): bringH935
• sacrificesזֶ֫בַחzebach · sacrificeH2077
• and thank offeringsתּוֹדָהtôdâh · thanksgivingH8426
• into the houseבַּ֫יִתbayith · house: templeH1004
• And the congregationקָהָלqâhâl · assemblyH6951
• and as many as were of a freeנָדִיבnâdîyb · noble: willingH5081
• heartלֵבlêb · heartH3820
• burnt offeringsעֹלָה‛ôlâh ‛ôlâh · burnt offeringH5930

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 29:31

• 2 Chronicles 13:9But you chased away the Lord's own priests, the descendants of Aaron. You chased away the Levites. Instead you chose your own priests, as the people in other nations do. Anyone can become a priest to serve your false gods. He only has to come with a sacrifice of a young bull and seven male sheep!
• Leviticus 1:1The Lord spoke to Moses from the Tent of Meeting. He told him the rules that Israel's people must obey.
• Leviticus 7:12If a man wants to thank God, he must give an animal and flat loaves of bread. He must mix the flour for the bread with oil. He must not mix the flour with yeast.
• Leviticus 1:3A person may want to give a gift to the Lord. That gift must be a male animal from his group of animals. It must be perfect. He must burn the whole animal as a gift to the Lord. The person must bring it to the door of the Tent of Meeting. If he does, the Lord will accept his gift.
• Leviticus 23:38These are not the usual Sabbath gifts to the Lord. They are not gifts to give thanks or for promises to the Lord. But they are extra gifts for special days.
• Ezra 1:4In places where there are some Israelites who want to return, their neighbours must help them with gifts. They should give them silver, gold and other things for their journey. They should also give them animals. They may also give them special gifts for God's temple that is in Jerusalem.’

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29:31

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31Hezekiah addresses, not the priests, but the congregation: “Now that by the atoning sacrifice which has been offered for you, you are consecrated once more to be a holy people to the Lord, approach with confidence and offer your free-will offerings as of old.” Burnt offerings - The term thus translated is applied especially to those victims which were to be wholly consumed upon the altar. In the “sacrifices,” or peace offerings generally, and the “thank…Read the comment
• 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. 31-36After purifying and rededicating the temple, people made individual offerings and sacrifices. The thanksgiving offerings were also known as praise offerings, peace offerings, or offerings of well-being (see Leviticus 3).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. Hezekiah ... said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near--This address was made to the priests as being now, by the sacrifice of the expiation offerings, anew consecrated to the service of God and qualified to resume the functions of their sacred office (Ex 28:41; 29:32). the congregation brought in--that is, the body of civic rulers present.Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 29:31

• Levites

In the dictionaries

• Hezekiah
• Burnt offering
• Covenant
• Dedication, Feast of the
• Filthiness
• Consecrate; Consecration
• Genealogy
• Hezekiah (2)
• Names, Proper
• Priests and Levites

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