2 Chronicles 29:18
in 2 Chronicles 29Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.
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ASV
Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with all the vessels thereof.
KJV
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.
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We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD
on 2 Chronicles 29:18-19
The Levites report by inventory. They have consecrated “all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside”, now “in front of the altar of the LORD”. Clarke cites the Targum's reading that Ahaz had hidden some of the vessels, which would make these the original pieces.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
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.
quarantine:scripture (2026-07-29) — verbatim-scripture
Then they went in to Hezekiah the king,.... In his palace: and said, we have cleansed all the house of the Lord; the several parts of it, and apartments belonging to it: and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof; which they cleansed and scoured, and put in their proper place, and which Ahaz had removed: and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof; which had lain neglected and profaned, but were now put in order.
A solemn revival of God's ordinances that had been neglected, in which atonement was made for the sins of the last reign, and the wheels were set a-going again, to the great satisfaction of king and people,
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
This took eight days more. At the end of this period they repaired to the palace and announced that not only had the whole of the sacred edifice, within and without, undergone a thorough purification, but all the vessels which the late king had taken away and applied to a common use in his palace, had been restored, "and sanctified."
The words behind it
23 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיָּב֤וֹאוּ | vaiyavou | and they went | H935 → | 2568 times |
| פְנִ֙ימָה֙ | fenimah | within | H6441 → | 13 times |
| אֶל־ | ʾel- | to | H413 → | 5510 times |
| חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ | chizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ | vaiyomeru | and they said | H559 → | 5305 times |
| טִהַ֖רְנוּ | tiharnu | we have cleansed | H2891 → | 94 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| בֵּ֣ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָ֑ה | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| מִזְבַּ֤ח | mizbach | [the] altar of | H4196 → | 401 times |
| הָעוֹלָה֙ | haolah | the burnt offering | H5930 → | 287 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כֵּלָ֔יו | kelav | utensils its | H3627 → | 325 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שֻׁלְחַ֥ן | shulchan | [the] table of | H7979 → | 71 times |
| הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת | hamaarekhet | the row | H4635 → | 10 times |
| וְאֶת־ | veet | and <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → | 5413 times |
| כֵּלָֽיו׃ | kelav | utensils its | H3627 → | 325 times |
וַיָּב֤וֹאוּand they went
vaiyavouH935 →2568 times
פְנִ֙ימָה֙within
fenimahH6441 →13 times
אֶל־to
ʾel-H413 →5510 times
חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiah
chizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they said
vaiyomeruH559 →5305 times
טִהַ֖רְנוּwe have cleansed
tiharnuH2891 →94 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
בֵּ֣ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָ֑הYahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
מִזְבַּ֤ח[the] altar of
mizbachH4196 →401 times
הָעוֹלָה֙the burnt offering
haolahH5930 →287 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
כֵּלָ֔יוutensils its
kelavH3627 →325 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
שֻׁלְחַ֥ן[the] table of
shulchanH7979 →71 times
הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶתthe row
hamaarekhetH4635 →10 times
וְאֶת־and <obj.>
veetH853 →10935 times
כָּל־all
kol-H3605 →5413 times
כֵּלָֽיו׃utensils its
kelavH3627 →325 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
2 Chronicles 13:11Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps…
it leads to
- 2 Chronicles 2:4
Behold, I am about to build a house for the Name of the LORD my God to dedicate to Him for burning fragrant incense before Him, for displaying the showbread continuously, and for making…
- Leviticus 24:2–9
“Command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- Exodus 25:30–39
And place the Bread of the Presence on the table before Me at all times.
- Exodus 29:38
This is what you are to offer regularly on the altar, each day: two lambs that are a year old.
- Exodus 27:20–21
And you are to command the Israelites to bring you pure oil of pressed olives for the light, to keep the lamps burning continually.
- 2 Chronicles 2:4
Through
2 Chronicles 4:1He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
it leads to
- 1 Kings 8:64
On that same day the king consecrated the middle of the courtyard in front of the house of the LORD, and there he offered the burnt offerings, the grain offerings, and the fat of…
- Ezekiel 43:13–17
These are the measurements of the altar in long cubits (a cubit and a handbreadth): Its gutter shall be a cubit deep and a cubit wide, with a rim of one span around its…
- 2 Chronicles 1:5
But the bronze altar made by Bezalel son of Uri, the son of Hur, was in Gibeon before the tabernacle of the LORD. So Solomon and the assembly inquired of Him there.
- 1 Kings 8:64
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This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.