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2 Chronicles 29 (WEBP)

[1] Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
[2] He did that which was right in Yahweh’s eyes, according to all that David his father had done.
[3] In the first year of his reign, in the first month, he opened the doors of Yahweh’s house and repaired them.
[4] He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together into the wide place on the east,
[5] and said to them, “Listen to me, you Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and carry the filthiness out of the holy place.
[6] For our fathers were unfaithful, and have done that which was evil in Yahweh our God’s sight, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and turned their backs.
[7] Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.
[8] Therefore Yahweh’s wrath was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.
[9] For behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
[10] Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.
[11] My sons, don’t be negligent now; for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers and burn incense.”
[12] Then the Levites arose: Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;
[13] and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;
[14] and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.
[15] They gathered their brothers, sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by Yahweh’s words, to cleanse Yahweh’s house.
[16] The priests went into the inner part of Yahweh’s house to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in Yahweh’s temple into the court of Yahweh’s house. The Levites took it from there to carry it out to the brook Kidron.
[17] Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they came to Yahweh’s porch. They sanctified Yahweh’s house in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
[18] Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace and said, “We have cleansed all Yahweh’s house, including the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of show bread with all its vessels.
[19] Moreover, we have prepared and sanctified all the vessels which King Ahaz threw away in his reign when he was unfaithful. Behold, they are before Yahweh’s altar.”
[20] Then Hezekiah the king arose early, gathered the princes of the city, and went up to Yahweh’s house.
[21] They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on Yahweh’s altar.
[22] So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
[23] They brought near the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them.
[24] Then the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.
[25] He set the Levites in Yahweh’s house with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was from Yahweh by his prophets.
[26] The Levites stood with David’s instruments, and the priests with the trumpets.
[27] Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, Yahweh’s song also began, along with the trumpets and instruments of David king of Israel.
[28] All the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
[29] When they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.
[30] Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.
[31] Then Hezekiah answered, “Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into Yahweh’s house.” The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.
[32] The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to Yahweh.
[33] The consecrated things were six hundred head of cattle and three thousand sheep.
[34] But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings. Therefore their brothers the Levites helped them until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves, for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.
[35] Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings and with the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of Yahweh’s house was set in order.
[36] Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of that which God had prepared for the people; for the thing was done suddenly.

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

King James w/Strong’s #s

2 Chronicles 29 (KJVS)

[1] Hezekiah began to reign () when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned () nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
[2] And he did () that which was right in the sight of the Lord, according to all that David his father had done. ()
[3] He in the first year of his reign, () in the first month, opened () the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired () them.
[4] And he brought in () the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together () into the east street,
[5] and said () unto them, Hear () me, ye Levites, sanctify () now yourselves, and sanctify () the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth () the filthiness out of the holy place.
[6] For our fathers have trespassed, () and done () that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have forsaken () him, and have turned away () their faces from the habitation of the Lord, and turned () their backs.
[7] Also they have shut up () the doors of the porch, and put out () the lamps, and have not burned () incense nor offered () burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.
[8] Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon Judah and Jerusalem, and he hath delivered () them to trouble, () to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see () with your eyes.
[9] For, lo, our fathers have fallen () by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.
[10] Now it is in mine heart to make () a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, that his fierce wrath may turn away () from us.
[11] My sons, be not now negligent: () for the Lord hath chosen () you to stand () before him, to serve () him, and that ye should minister () unto him, and burn incense. ()
[12] Then the Levites arose, () Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel: and of the Gershonites; Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah:
[13] and of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:
[14] and of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.
[15] And they gathered () their brethren, and sanctified () themselves, and came, () according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse () the house of the Lord.
[16] And the priests went () into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse () it, and brought out () all the uncleanness that they found () in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord. And the Levites took () it, to carry it out () abroad into the brook Kidron.
[17] Now they began () on the first day of the first month to sanctify, () and on the eighth day of the month came () they to the porch of the Lord: so they sanctified () the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end. ()
[18] Then they went () in to Hezekiah the king, and said, () We have cleansed () all the house of the Lord, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof.
[19] Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away () in his transgression, have we prepared () and sanctified, () and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.
[20] Then Hezekiah the king rose early, () and gathered () the rulers of the city, and went up () to the house of the Lord.
[21] And 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 the Lord.
[22] So 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.
[23] And they brought forth () the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid () their hands upon them:
[24] and 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.
[25] And he set () the Levites in the house of the Lord 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 the Lord by his prophets.
[26] And the Levites stood () with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
[27] And Hezekiah commanded () to offer () the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, () the song of the Lord began () also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
[28] And all the congregation worshipped, () and the singers sang, () and the trumpeters sounded: () () () and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. ()
[29] And when they had made an end () of offering, () the king and all that were present () with him bowed () themselves, and worshipped. ()
[30] Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded () the Levites to sing praise () unto the Lord with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises () with gladness, and they bowed their heads () and worshipped. ()
[31] 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.
[32] And 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 the Lord.
[33] And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.
[34] But 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.
[35] And 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 the Lord was set in order. ()
[36] And Hezekiah rejoiced, () and all the people, that God had prepared () the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

2 Chronicles 29:6 Heb. given the necks
2 Chronicles 29:8 Heb. commotion
2 Chronicles 29:11a Or, be not now deceived
2 Chronicles 29:11b Or, offer sacrifice
2 Chronicles 29:15 Or, in the business of the LORD
2 Chronicles 29:23 Heb. near
2 Chronicles 29:25a Heb. by the hand of the LORD
2 Chronicles 29:25b Heb. by the hand of
2 Chronicles 29:27a Heb. in the time
2 Chronicles 29:27b Heb. hands of instruments
2 Chronicles 29:28 Heb. song
2 Chronicles 29:29 Heb. found
2 Chronicles 29:31 Or, filled your hand
2 Chronicles 29:34 Heb. strengthened them

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

2 Chronicles 29 (BYZ)

[1] και εζεκιας εβασιλευσεν ων εικοσι και πεντε ετων και εικοσι και εννεα ετη εβασιλευσεν εν ιερουσαλημ και ονομα τη μητρι αυτου αββα θυγατηρ ζαχαρια
[2] και εποιησεν το ευθες ενωπιον κυριου κατα παντα οσα εποιησεν δαυιδ ο πατηρ αυτου
[3] και εγενετο ως εστη επι της βασιλειας αυτου εν τω πρωτω μηνι ανεωξεν τας θυρας οικου κυριου και επεσκευασεν αυτας
[4] και εισηγαγεν τους ιερεις και τους λευιτας και κατεστησεν αυτους εις το κλιτος το προς ανατολας
[5] και ειπεν αυτοις ακουσατε οι λευιται νυν αγνισθητε και αγνισατε τον οικον κυριου θεου των πατερων υμων και εκβαλετε την ακαθαρσιαν εκ των αγιων
[6] οτι απεστησαν οι πατερες ημων και εποιησαν το πονηρον εναντιον κυριου και εγκατελιπαν αυτον και απεστρεψαν το προσωπον απο της σκηνης κυριου και εδωκαν αυχενα
[7] και απεκλεισαν τας θυρας του ναου και εσβεσαν τους λυχνους και θυμιαμα ουκ εθυμιασαν και ολοκαυτωματα ου προσηνεγκαν εν τω αγιω θεω ισραηλ
[8] και ωργισθη οργη κυριος επι τον ιουδαν και επι την ιερουσαλημ και εδωκεν αυτους εις εκστασιν και εις αφανισμον και εις συρισμον ως υμεις ορατε τοις οφθαλμοις υμων
[9] και ιδου πεπληγασιν οι πατερες υμων μαχαιρα και οι υιοι υμων και αι θυγατερες υμων και αι γυναικες υμων εν αιχμαλωσια εν γη ουκ αυτων ο και νυν εστιν
[10] επι τουτοις νυν εστιν επι καρδιας διαθεσθαι διαθηκην κυριου θεου ισραηλ και αποστρεψει την οργην θυμου αυτου αφ ημων
[11] και νυν μη διαλιπητε οτι εν υμιν ηρετικεν κυριος στηναι εναντιον αυτου λειτουργειν και ειναι αυτω λειτουργουντας και θυμιωντας
[12] και ανεστησαν οι λευιται μααθ ο του αμασι και ιωηλ ο του αζαριου εκ των υιων κααθ και εκ των υιων μεραρι κις ο του αβδι και αζαριας ο του ιαλλεληλ και απο των υιων γεδσωνι ιωα ο του ζεμμαθ και ιωδαν ο του ιωαχα
[13] και των υιων ελισαφαν σαμβρι και ιιηλ και των υιων ασαφ ζαχαριας και μαθθανιας
[14] και των υιων αιμαν ιιηλ και σεμει και των υιων ιδιθων σαμαιας και οζιηλ
[15] και συνηγαγον τους αδελφους αυτων και ηγνισθησαν κατα την εντολην του βασιλεως δια προσταγματος κυριου καθαρισαι τον οικον κυριου
[16] και εισηλθον οι ιερεις εσω εις τον οικον κυριου αγνισαι και εξεβαλον πασαν την ακαθαρσιαν την ευρεθεισαν εν τω οικω κυριου και εις την αυλην οικου κυριου και εδεξαντο οι λευιται εκβαλειν εις τον χειμαρρουν κεδρων εξω
[17] και ηρξαντο τη ημερα τη πρωτη νουμηνια του μηνος του πρωτου αγνισαι και τη ημερα τη ογδοη του μηνος εισηλθαν εις τον ναον κυριου και ηγνισαν τον οικον κυριου εν ημεραις οκτω και τη ημερα τη εκκαιδεκατη του μηνος του πρωτου συνετελεσαν
[18] και εισηλθαν εσω προς εζεκιαν τον βασιλεα και ειπαν ηγνισαμεν παντα τα εν οικω κυριου το θυσιαστηριον της ολοκαυτωσεως και τα σκευη αυτου και την τραπεζαν της προθεσεως και τα σκευη αυτης
[19] και παντα τα σκευη α εμιανεν αχαζ ο βασιλευς εν τη βασιλεια αυτου εν τη αποστασια αυτου ητοιμακαμεν και ηγνικαμεν ιδου εστιν εναντιον του θυσιαστηριου κυριου
[20] και ωρθρισεν εζεκιας ο βασιλευς και συνηγαγεν τους αρχοντας της πολεως και ανεβη εις οικον κυριου
[21] και ανηνεγκεν μοσχους επτα κριους επτα αμνους επτα χιμαρους αιγων επτα περι αμαρτιας περι της βασιλειας και περι των αγιων και περι ισραηλ και ειπεν τοις υιοις ααρων τοις ιερευσιν αναβαινειν επι το θυσιαστηριον κυριου
[22] και εθυσαν τους μοσχους και εδεξαντο οι ιερεις το αιμα και προσεχεον επι το θυσιαστηριον και εθυσαν τους κριους και προσεχεον το αιμα επι το θυσιαστηριον και εθυσαν τους αμνους και περιεχεον το αιμα τω θυσιαστηριω
[23] και προσηγαγον τους χιμαρους τους περι αμαρτιας εναντιον του βασιλεως και της εκκλησιας και επεθηκαν τας χειρας αυτων επ αυτους
[24] και εθυσαν αυτους οι ιερεις και εξιλασαντο το αιμα αυτων προς το θυσιαστηριον και εξιλασαντο περι παντος ισραηλ οτι περι παντος ισραηλ ειπεν ο βασιλευς η ολοκαυτωσις και τα περι αμαρτιας
[25] και εστησεν τους λευιτας εν οικω κυριου εν κυμβαλοις και εν ναβλαις και εν κινυραις κατα την εντολην δαυιδ του βασιλεως και γαδ του ορωντος τω βασιλει και ναθαν του προφητου οτι δι εντολης κυριου το προσταγμα εν χειρι των προφητων
[26] και εστησαν οι λευιται εν οργανοις δαυιδ και οι ιερεις ταις σαλπιγξιν
[27] και ειπεν εζεκιας ανενεγκαι την ολοκαυτωσιν επι το θυσιαστηριον και εν τω αρξασθαι αναφερειν την ολοκαυτωσιν ηρξαντο αδειν κυριω και αι σαλπιγγες προς τα οργανα δαυιδ βασιλεως ισραηλ
[28] και πασα η εκκλησια προσεκυνει και οι ψαλτωδοι αδοντες και αι σαλπιγγες σαλπιζουσαι εως ου συνετελεσθη η ολοκαυτωσις
[29] και ως συνετελεσαν αναφεροντες εκαμψεν ο βασιλευς και παντες οι ευρεθεντες και προσεκυνησαν
[30] και ειπεν εζεκιας ο βασιλευς και οι αρχοντες τοις λευιταις υμνειν τον κυριον εν λογοις δαυιδ και ασαφ του προφητου και υμνουν εν ευφροσυνη και επεσον και προσεκυνησαν
[31] και απεκριθη εζεκιας και ειπεν νυν επληρωσατε τας χειρας υμων κυριω προσαγαγετε και φερετε θυσιας και αινεσεως εις οικον κυριου και ανηνεγκεν η εκκλησια θυσιας και αινεσεως εις οικον κυριου και πας προθυμος τη καρδια ολοκαυτωσεις
[32] και εγενετο ο αριθμος της ολοκαυτωσεως ης ανηνεγκεν η εκκλησια μοσχοι εβδομηκοντα κριοι εκατον αμνοι διακοσιοι εις ολοκαυτωσιν κυριω παντα ταυτα
[33] και οι ηγιασμενοι μοσχοι εξακοσιοι προβατα τρισχιλια
[34] αλλ η οι ιερεις ολιγοι ησαν και ουκ εδυναντο δειραι την ολοκαυτωσιν και αντελαβοντο αυτων οι αδελφοι αυτων οι λευιται εως ου συνετελεσθη το εργον και εως ου ηγνισθησαν οι ιερεις οτι οι λευιται προθυμως ηγνισθησαν παρα τους ιερεις
[35] και η ολοκαυτωσις πολλη εν τοις στεασιν της τελειωσεως του σωτηριου και των σπονδων της ολοκαυτωσεως και κατωρθωθη το εργον εν οικω κυριου
[36] και ηυφρανθη εζεκιας και πας ο λαος δια το ητοιμακεναι τον θεον τω λαω οτι εξαπινα εγενετο ο λογος