Second Book of Chronicles, Chapter 29

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Chapter 29 of 2 Chronicles—New World Translation (NWT)

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1. ¶ Hez·e·kiʹah^[a]1 himself became king at the age of twenty-five years, and for twenty-nine years he reigned in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name was A·biʹjah the daughter of Zech·a·riʹah.²
2. And he kept doing what was right in Jehovah’s eyes,³ according to all that David his forefather had done.⁴
3. He himself, in the first year of his reigning, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah and began to repair them.⁵
4. Then he brought the priests and the Levites and gathered them to the open place⁶ to the east.
5. And he proceeded to say to them: “Listen to me, YOU Levites. Now sanctify⁷ yourselves and sanctify the house of Jehovah the God of YOUR forefathers, and bring the impure thing out from the holy place.⁸
6. For our fathers have acted unfaithfully⁹ and have done what was bad in the eyes of Jehovah our God,¹⁰ so that they left him¹¹ and turned around their face away from the tabernacle of Jehovah¹² and offered the back of the neck.
7. They also closed the doors¹³ of the porch and kept the lamps extinguished,¹⁴ and incense they did not burn,¹⁵ and burnt sacrifice they did not offer up in the holy place to the God of Israel.¹⁶
8. And Jehovah’s indignation¹⁷ came to be against Judah and Jerusalem, so that he constituted them an object at which to quake,¹⁸ an object of astonishment¹⁹ and a cause for whistling,²⁰ just as YOU are seeing with YOUR own eyes.
9. And here our forefathers fell by the sword,²¹ and our sons and our daughters and our wives were in captivity for this.²²
10. Now it is close to my heart to conclude a covenant²³ with Jehovah the God of Israel, that his burning anger may turn back from us.
11. Now, my sons, do not give yourselves up to rest,²⁴ for YOU are the ones whom Jehovah has chosen to stand before him to minister to him²⁵ and to continue as his ministers²⁶ and makers of sacrificial smoke.”²⁷
12. ¶ At that the Levites²⁸ rose up, Maʹhath the son of A·maʹsai and Joel the son of Az·a·riʹah of the sons of the Koʹhath·ites;²⁹ and from the sons of Me·rarʹi,³⁰ Kish the son of Abʹdi and Az·a·riʹah the son of Je·halʹle·lel; and from the Gerʹshon·ites,³¹ Joʹah the son of Zimʹmah and Eʹden the son of Joʹah;
13. and from the sons of E·li·zaʹphan,³² Shimʹri and Je·uʹel; and from the sons of Aʹsaph,³³ Zech·a·riʹah and Mat·ta·niʹah;
14. and from the sons of Heʹman,³⁴ Je·hiʹel and Shimʹe·i; and from the sons of Je·duʹthun,³⁵ She·maiʹah and Uzʹzi·el.
15. Then they gathered their brothers together and sanctified³⁶ themselves and came according to the king’s commandment in the words³⁷ of Jehovah, to cleanse³⁸ the house of Jehovah.
16. The priests now came inside the house of Jehovah to do the cleansing and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Jehovah to the courtyard³⁹ of the house of Jehovah. In turn the Levites received it to take it out to the torrent valley of Kidʹron⁴⁰ outside.
17. Thus they got started on the first [day] of the first month at sanctifying, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch⁴¹ of Jehovah; so that they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first⁴² month they finished.
18. ¶ After that they came inside to Hez·e·kiʹah the king and said: “We have cleansed the whole house of Jehovah, the altar⁴³ of burnt offering and all its utensils,⁴⁴ and the table⁴⁵ of the layer bread and all its utensils.⁴⁶
19. And all the utensils⁴⁷ that King Aʹhaz⁴⁸ removed from employment during his reign in his unfaithfulness^[b]49 we have prepared, and have sanctified⁵⁰ them; and there they are before the altar of Jehovah.”
20. ¶ And Hez·e·kiʹah⁵¹ the king proceeded to get up early⁵² and gather the princes⁵³ of the city together and go up to the house of Jehovah.
21. And they came bringing seven bulls⁵⁴ and seven rams and seven male lambs and seven male goats as a sin offering⁵⁵ for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. So he said to the sons of Aaron the priests⁵⁶ to offer them up upon the altar of Jehovah.
22. Accordingly they slaughtered⁵⁷ the cattle and the priests received the blood⁵⁸ and sprinkled⁵⁹ it upon the altar; after which they slaughtered the rams⁶⁰ and sprinkled the blood⁶¹ upon the altar, and they slaughtered the male lambs and sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
23. Then they brought the male goats⁶² of the sin offering near before the king and the congregation and laid their hands upon them.⁶³
24. The priests now slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel;⁶⁴ because it was for all Israel⁶⁵ that the king said the burnt offering and the sin offering [should⁶⁶ be].
25. ¶ Meantime, he had the Levites⁶⁷ stationed at the house of Jehovah, with cymbals,⁶⁸ with stringed instruments⁶⁹ and with harps,⁷⁰ by the commandment of David⁷¹ and of Gad⁷² the king’s visionary and of Nathan⁷³ the prophet, for it was by the hand of Jehovah that the commandment was by means of his prophets.⁷⁴
26. So the Levites kept standing with the instruments⁷⁵ of David, and also the priests with the trumpets.⁷⁶
27. ¶ Then Hez·e·kiʹah said to offer up the burnt sacrifice on the altar; and at the time that the burnt offering started, the song⁷⁷ of Jehovah started and also the trumpets, even under the direction of the instruments of David the king of Israel.
28. And all the congregation^[c] were bowing⁷⁸ down while the song was resounding⁷⁹ and the trumpets were blaring—all this until the burnt offering was finished.
29. And as soon as they finished offering it up, the king and all those found with him bowed low and prostrated themselves.⁸⁰
30. Hez·e·kiʹah the king and the princes⁸¹ now said to the Levites to praise Jehovah in the words of David⁸² and of Aʹsaph⁸³ the visionary. So they began to offer praise even with rejoicing,⁸⁴ and they kept bending down and prostrating themselves.⁸⁵
31. ¶ Finally Hez·e·kiʹah answered and said: “Now YOU have filled⁸⁶ YOUR hand with power for Jehovah. Approach, and bring sacrifices⁸⁷ and thanksgiving⁸⁸ sacrifices to the house of Jehovah.” And the congregation began to bring sacrifices and thanksgiving sacrifices,⁸⁹ and also every one willing of heart, burnt offerings.
32. And the number of the burnt offerings that the congregation brought came to be seventy cattle, a hundred rams, two hundred male lambs—all these as a burnt offering to Jehovah;⁹⁰
33. and also the holy offerings, six hundred cattle and three thousand of the flock.
34. Only the priests⁹¹ themselves happened to be too few, and they were not able to skin all the burnt offerings.⁹² So their brothers⁹³ the Levites helped them out until the work was finished⁹⁴ and until the priests could sanctify themselves, for the Levites⁹⁵ were more upright⁹⁶ of heart for sanctifying themselves than the priests.
35. And, too, the burnt offerings⁹⁷ were in great quantity with the fat⁹⁸ pieces of the communion⁹⁹ sacrifices and with the drink¹⁰⁰ offerings for the burnt offerings. Thus the service of the house of Jehovah was prepared.¹⁰¹
36. Consequently Hez·e·kiʹah and all the people rejoiced over the fact that the [true] God had made preparation for the people,¹⁰² because it was all of a sudden that the thing had occurred.¹⁰³

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FOOTNOTES

1. ^ See 2Ki 20:10 ftn.
2. ^ “Unfaithfulness,” M; Gr., a·po·sta·siʹai, “apostasy,” from the verb a·phiʹste·mi, “stand away from”; the noun has the sense of desertion, abandonment or rebellion. See Jos 22:22; Ac 21:21; 2Th 2:3 ftns.
3. ^ “The congregation.” Heb., haq·qa·halʹ; Gr., he ek·kle·siʹa.

REFERENCES

1. ^ 2Ki 18:1; Is 1:1; Ho 1:1; Mt 1:10
2. ^ 2Ki 18:2
3. ^ 2Ch 31:20; Pr 10:9
4. ^ 1Ki 3:14; 15:5; 2Ki 18:3
5. ^ 1Ki 6:34; 2Ch 28:24
6. ^ 2Ch 32:6
7. ^ Ex 19:15; 1Ch 15:12
8. ^ 2Ki 18:4; Eze 8:3
9. ^ 2Ch 28:23; 34:21; Ezr 5:12; Ne 9:16
10. ^ Je 44:21
11. ^ Je 2:13
12. ^ Je 2:27; Eze 8:16
13. ^ 1Ki 6:34
14. ^ Le 24:2
15. ^ Ex 30:8; 2Ch 13:11
16. ^ Ex 29:38; Ml 1:10
17. ^ De 28:15; 2Ch 24:18
18. ^ De 28:25
19. ^ Le 26:32
20. ^ 1Ki 9:8; Je 18:16
21. ^ Le 26:17
22. ^ 2Ch 28:5
23. ^ 2Ch 15:12
24. ^ Jn 5:17; 1Co 15:58
25. ^ Nu 3:6; 18:2, 6; De 10:8; Lu 12:48
26. ^ 1Ch 15:2; 23:13; 2Ch 13:10
27. ^ Nu 16:40; 18:7
28. ^ 1Ch 23:3
29. ^ Nu 4:2; 1Ch 15:5; 23:12
30. ^ 1Ch 15:6; 23:21
31. ^ 1Ch 15:7; 23:7
32. ^ 1Ch 15:8
33. ^ 1Ch 15:17; 25:2
34. ^ 1Ch 25:5
35. ^ 1Ch 25:1, 6
36. ^ 2Ch 29:5
37. ^ 2Ch 30:12
38. ^ 1Ch 23:28
39. ^ 1Ki 6:36
40. ^ 2Ki 23:4, 6; 2Ch 15:16; Jn 18:1
41. ^ 1Ki 6:3; 1Ch 28:11; 2Ch 3:4
42. ^ Ex 12:2
43. ^ 2Ch 4:1
44. ^ 1Ki 7:40; 2Ch 4:11
45. ^ 1Ki 7:48; 2Ch 4:8; 13:11
46. ^ 1Ki 7:50
47. ^ 2Ch 28:24
48. ^ 2Ch 28:1
49. ^ 2Ch 28:2, 25
50. ^ 2Ch 29:5
51. ^ 2Ki 18:1; Mt 1:10
52. ^ Ex 24:4; Jos 6:12
53. ^ 1Ch 28:1
54. ^ 1Ch 15:26
55. ^ Le 4:3, 14; Nu 15:22, 24
56. ^ Nu 18:1
57. ^ Le 3:2; 4:4; 8:15
58. ^ Le 4:7
59. ^ Le 1:5; 4:18; Heb 9:21
60. ^ Le 8:18
61. ^ Le 8:19
62. ^ Le 9:15
63. ^ Le 1:4; 4:15
64. ^ Le 6:30; Ro 5:10; Heb 2:17
65. ^ Le 4:13
66. ^ Da 9:24; Col 1:20; 1Jo 2:2
67. ^ 1Ch 9:33; 15:16
68. ^ 1Ch 16:5; 2Ch 5:12
69. ^ 1Ki 10:12; 1Ch 25:1
70. ^ 1Ch 25:6; 2Ch 9:11; Ps 149:3
71. ^ 1Ch 28:13; 2Ch 8:14
72. ^ 2Sa 24:11; 1Ch 29:29
73. ^ 2Sa 7:2; 12:1
74. ^ 2Ch 30:12
75. ^ 1Ch 23:5; Ps 150:3; Is 38:20
76. ^ Nu 10:8; 1Ch 15:24; 2Ch 5:12
77. ^ 2Ch 20:21; 23:18
78. ^ 2Ch 7:3
79. ^ Ps 68:25; 89:15
80. ^ 1Ch 29:20; 2Ch 20:18; Ps 72:11
81. ^ 1Ch 28:1
82. ^ 2Sa 23:1
83. ^ 1Ch 16:7
84. ^ Ps 32:11; 33:1; 95:1; Pp 4:4
85. ^ Ps 95:6
86. ^ Ex 32:29; Le 8:33; 16:32
87. ^ Le 1:2
88. ^ Le 7:12
89. ^ Le 1:3; 23:38
90. ^ 1Ki 3:4; 8:63; 1Ch 29:21
91. ^ Nu 18:7; 2Ch 30:16
92. ^ 2Ch 30:17
93. ^ Nu 8:15, 19; 18:2, 6
94. ^ 2Ch 35:11
95. ^ 2Ch 30:3
96. ^ 1Ch 29:17; Ps 7:10; 94:15
97. ^ Le 1:3; 2Ch 29:32
98. ^ Ex 29:13; Le 3:15, 16
99. ^ Le 3:1
100. ^ Le 23:13; Nu 15:5
101. ^ 1Co 14:40
102. ^ 2Ch 30:12; Ps 10:17; 136:4
103. ^ Ps 118:23

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