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2 Chronicles 29:26
26The Levites then took their positions around the Temple with the instruments of David, and the priests took their positions with the trumpets.
2 Chronicles 29:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
- New International Version (NIV)So the Levites stood ready with David’s instruments, and the priests with their trumpets.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
Context of 2 Chronicles 29:26
24The priests then killed the goats as a sin offering and sprinkled their blood on the altar to make atonement for the sins of all Israel. The king had specifically commanded that this burnt offering and sin offering should be made for all Israel. 25King Hezekiah then stationed the Levites at the Temple of the Lord with cymbals, lyres, and harps. He obeyed all the commands that the Lord had given to King David through Gad, the king’s seer, and the prophet Nathan. The Levites then took their positions around the Temple with the instruments of David, and the priests took their positions with the trumpets. 27Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be placed on the altar. As the burnt offering was presented, songs of praise to the Lord were begun, accompanied by the trumpets and other instruments of David, the former king of Israel. 28The entire assembly worshiped the Lord as the singers sang and the trumpets blew, until all the burnt offerings were finished.
Read all of 2 Chronicles 292 Chronicles 29:26 word by word
וַיַּֽעַמְד֤וּ הַלְוִיִּם֙ בִּכְלֵ֣י דָוִ֔יד וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים בַּחֲצֹצְרֽוֹת׃ סRead the interlinear
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Cross-references for 2 Chronicles 29:26
- 1 Chronicles 23:5Another 4,000 will work as gatekeepers, and 4,000 will praise the Lord with the musical instruments I have made.”
- Psalms 87:7The people will play flutes and sing, “The source of my life springs from Jerusalem!”
- Psalms 150:3Praise him with a blast of the ram’s horn; praise him with the lyre and harp!
- Isaiah 38:20Think of it—the Lord is ready to heal me! I will sing his praises with instruments every day of my life in the Temple of the Lord.
- Amos 6:5You sing trivial songs to the sound of the harp and fancy yourselves to be great musicians like David.
- 2 Chronicles 5:12And the Levites who were musicians—Asaph, Heman, Jeduthun, and all their sons and brothers—were dressed in fine linen robes and stood at the east side of the altar playing cymbals, lyres, and harps. They were joined by 120 priests who were playing trumpets.
- Numbers 10:8Only the priests, Aaron’s descendants, are allowed to blow the trumpets. This is a permanent law for you, to be observed from generation to generation.
- Joshua 6:4Seven priests will walk ahead of the Ark, each carrying a ram’s horn. On the seventh day you are to march around the town seven times, with the priests blowing the horns.
- 1 Chronicles 15:24Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer—all of whom were priests—were chosen to blow the trumpets as they marched in front of the Ark of God. Obed-edom and Jehiah were chosen to guard the Ark.
- 1 Chronicles 16:6The priests, Benaiah and Jahaziel, played the trumpets regularly before the Ark of God’s Covenant.
- Psalms 81:3Blow the ram’s horn at new moon, and again at full moon to call a festival!
- Psalms 98:5Sing your praise to the Lord with the harp, with the harp and melodious song,
Commentaries on 2 Chronicles 29:26
- 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
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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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