2 Chronicles 29:36

2 Chronicles 29:36 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
• New International Version (NIV)Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.

Context of 2 Chronicles 29:36

34But there were not enough priests to prepare all the animals for the sacrifices. So their relatives, the Levites, helped them until they had finished the work. By that time more priests had made themselves clean to serve the Lord. (The Levites had been more careful than the priests to make themselves clean for the Lord.) 35The people brought a lot of animals for burnt offerings. There was also the fat from the friendship offerings. And there were drink offerings too. The priests offered all those with the burnt offerings. That is how they started to worship the Lord again in his temple. Hezekiah and all the people were happy because God had helped them. They had been able to do the work on the temple very quickly.

2 Chronicles 29:36 word by word

וַיִּשְׂמַ֤ח יְחִזְקִיָּ֙הוּ֙ וְכָל־הָעָ֔ם עַ֛ל הַהֵכִ֥ין הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים לָעָ֑ם כִּ֥י בְּפִתְאֹ֖ם הָיָ֥ה הַדָּבָֽר׃ פRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• And Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהyechizqîyâh yechizqîyâhû · JehizkiahH3169
• rejoicedשָׂמַחώâmach · to rejoiceH8055
• and all the peopleעַם‛am · peopleH5971
• that Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• had preparedכּוּןkûn · to establish: prepareH3559
• for the thingדָּבָרdâbâr · word: thingH1697
• suddenlyפִּתְאֹםpith'ôm pith'ôm · suddenlyH6597

Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 29:36

• 1 Chronicles 29:9The people were very happy that their leaders gave these things. They were pleased to give to help the Lord's work. King David was also very happy.
• Ezra 6:22Then they ate the Feast of Flat Bread for seven days. The Lord had caused them to be very happy, because the king of Assyria had helped them. The Lord had made the king think in a different way about the Jews in Jerusalem. He had decided to help them to build the God of Israel's temple.
• 1 Thessalonians 3:8Yes, we are like people who have become alive again. We know that you are strong as you trust the Lord.
• 2 Chronicles 30:12As for the people of Judah, God caused them to accept the command that the king and his officers had given. They all agreed together to do what the Lord wanted them to do.
• 1 Chronicles 29:18Lord, you are the God of our ancestors Abraham, Isaac and Israel. Please help us, your people, to continue to obey you. Help us to serve you faithfully.
• Psalms 10:17You, Lord, hear the prayers of people who are suffering. When they ask you to help them, you make them feel strong.
• Proverbs 16:1People make plans in their minds, but the Lord gives them the right words to say.
• Acts 2:41Many of the people who listened to Peter believed his message. So the apostles baptized those people. About three thousand people who now believed in Jesus joined the group that same day.

Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29:36

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 36And Hezekiah rejoiced - Both he and the people rejoiced that God had prepared their hearts to bring about so great a reformation in so short a time; for, it is added, the thing was done suddenly. The king's example and influence were here, under God, the grand spring of all those mighty and effectual movements. What amazing power and influence has God lodged with kings! They can sway a whole empire nearly as they please; and when they declare themselves…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. 34-3634-36. the priests were too few, ... wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them--The skins of beasts intended as peace offerings might be taken off by the officers, because, in such cases, the carcass was not wholly laid upon the altar; but animals meant for burnt offerings which were wholly consumed by fire could be flayed by the priests alone, not even the Levites being allowed to touch them, except in cases of unavoidable necessity (2Ch 35:11)…Read the comment

Topics related to 2 Chronicles 29:36

• Joy
• Levites

In the dictionaries

• God
• Hezekiah
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Covenant
• Dedication, Feast of the
• Filthiness
• 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