God’s Word Translation
2 Chronicles 29:4
4He brought the priests and Levites together in the square on the east side ⌞of the temple⌟.
2 Chronicles 29:4 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
- New International Version (NIV)He brought in the priests and the Levites, assembled them in the square on the east side
- English Standard Version (ESV)He brought in the priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east
- New King James Version (NKJV)Then he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them in the East Square,
Context of 2 Chronicles 29:4
2He did what the Lord considered right, as his ancestor David had done. 3In the first month of his first year as king, he opened the doors of the Lord’s temple and repaired them. He brought the priests and Levites together in the square on the east side ⌞of the temple⌟. 5He said to them, “Listen to me, Levites. Perform the ceremonies to make the temple of the Lord God of your ancestors holy. Remove anything that has been corrupted from the holy place. 6Our ancestors were unfaithful and did what the Lord our God considered evil. They deserted him. They turned away from the Lord’s tent and turned their backs on him.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 292 Chronicles 29:4 word by word
וַיָּבֵ֥א אֶת־הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים וְאֶת־הַלְוִיִּ֑ם וַיַּֽאַסְפֵ֖ם לִרְח֥וֹב הַמִּזְרָֽח׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 29:4
- 2 Chronicles 32:6He appointed military commanders over the troops and gathered the commanders in the square by the city gate. He spoke these words of encouragement:
- Nehemiah 3:29After them Zadok, Immer’s son, made repairs across from his own home. After him Shemaiah, Shecaniah’s son, the guard at East Gate, made repairs.
- Jeremiah 19:2Go to the valley of Ben Hinnom at the entrance to Potsherd Gate. Announce there the things I plan to do.
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29:4
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 4The east street - Rather, some open space before the eastern gate of the outer temple court is intended.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3-4Hezekiah's first act as king was to repair the temple doors (2 Chronicles 29:3). The verb used (yekhazzeqem, “he made them strong”) is a pun on King Hezekiah's name (yekhizqiyyahu, “Yah makes strong”). This action set the stage for the king’s speech to the priests and Levites (2 Chronicles 29:5–11).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 4-54-5. the east street--the court of the priests, which fronted the eastern gate of the temple. Assembling the priests and Levites there, he enjoined them to set about the immediate purification of the temple. It does not appear that the order referred to the removal of idols, for objects of idolatrous homage could scarcely have been put there, seeing the doors had been shut up [2Ch 29:3]; but in its forsaken and desolate state the temple and its courts had…Read the comment
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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
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