Revised Literal Translation
2 Chronicles 29:20-36
20Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of Yhwh. 21And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Yhwh. 22So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar. 23And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:1 24And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel. 25And he set the Levites in the house of Yhwh with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet: for so was the commandment of Yhwh by his prophets.23 26And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 27And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of Yhwh began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.45 28And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.6 29And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.7 30Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto Yhwh with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped. 31Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto Yhwh, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of Yhwh. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.8 32And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, an hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to Yhwh. 33And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. 34But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.9 35And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of Yhwh was set in order. 36And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Notes
- 1. 2 Chronicles 29:23 forth: Heb. near. ↩
- 2. 2 Chronicles 29:25 commandment of the Lord: Heb. commandment by the hand of the Lord. ↩
- 3. 2 Chronicles 29:25 by: Heb. by the hand of. ↩
- 4. 2 Chronicles 29:27 when: Heb. in the time. ↩
- 5. 2 Chronicles 29:27 the instruments: Heb. hands of instruments. ↩
- 6. 2 Chronicles 29:28 singers: Heb. song. ↩
- 7. 2 Chronicles 29:29 present: Heb. found. ↩
- 8. 2 Chronicles 29:31 consecrated…: or, filled your hand. ↩
- 9. 2 Chronicles 29:34 did help…: Heb. strengthened them. ↩
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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