2 Chronicles 29:20
in 2 Chronicles 29Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
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ASV
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.
KJV
Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
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Commentary
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Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials
on 2 Chronicles 29:20-21
The king brings “seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats”, and Wesley takes seven as the number of completeness in sacred things. Hezekiah commands “the priests, the descendants of Aaron” to offer them, directing the worship without doing the priest's part, the line Uzziah crossed at 26:16-21.
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The Puritans and the Awakening3 voices
Even our repentance and reformation will not obtain pardon but in and through Christ, who was made sin (that is, a sin-offering) for us. No peace but through his blood, no, not for penitents. The sin-offering was for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah (
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Then Hezekiah the king rose early,.... Took the first opportunity to attend the worship of God, and set an example to his people: and gathered the rulers of the city; the elders of the people, the chief magistrates in Jerusalem: and went up to the house of the Lord; the temple, to worship there.
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
At the close of the special services of the occasion, namely, the offering of atonement sacrifices, the king and all civic rulers who were present joined in the worship.
The words behind it
10 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ | vaiyashkem | and he rose early | H7925 → | 65 times |
| יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ | yechizkiyahu | Hezekiah | H2396 → | 127 times |
| הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | hamelekh | the king | H4428 → | 2525 times |
| וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ף | vaiyeesof | and he gathered | H622 → | 200 times |
| אֵ֖ת | ʾet | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| שָׂרֵ֣י | sarei | [the] officials of | H8269 → | 421 times |
| הָעִ֑יר | hair | the city | H5892 → | 1090 times |
| וַיַּ֖עַל | vaiyaal | and he went up | H5927 → | 890 times |
| בֵּ֥ית | beit | [the] house of | H1004 → | 2046 times |
| יְהוָֽה׃ | yahweh | Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙and he rose early
vaiyashkemH7925 →65 times
יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּHezekiah
yechizkiyahuH2396 →127 times
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְthe king
hamelekhH4428 →2525 times
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ףand he gathered
vaiyeesofH622 →200 times
אֵ֖ת<obj.>
ʾetH853 →10935 times
שָׂרֵ֣י[the] officials of
sareiH8269 →421 times
הָעִ֑ירthe city
hairH5892 →1090 times
וַיַּ֖עַלand he went up
vaiyaalH5927 →890 times
בֵּ֥ית[the] house of
beitH1004 →2046 times
יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh
yahwehH3068 →6520 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
Exodus 24:4And Moses wrote down all the words of the LORD. Early the next morning he got up and built an altar at the base of the mountain, along with twelve pillars for the twelve…
it leads to
- Genesis 28:18
Early the next morning, Jacob took the stone that he had placed under his head, and he set it up as a pillar. He poured oil on top of it,
- Deuteronomy 31:9
So Moses wrote down this law and gave it to the priests, the sons of Levi, who carried the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and to all the elders of Israel.
- Revelation 21:14
The wall of the city had twelve foundations bearing the names of the twelve apostles of the Lamb.
- Galatians 2:9
And recognizing the grace that I had been given, James, Cephas, and John—those reputed to be pillars—gave me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we should go to the Gentiles, and…
- Genesis 28:18
Through
Jeremiah 25:4And the LORD has sent all His servants the prophets to you again and again, but you have not listened or inclined your ear to hear.
it leads to
- Jeremiah 25:3
“From the thirteenth year of Josiah son of Amon king of Judah until this very day—twenty-three years—the word of the LORD has come to me, and I have spoken to you again and again,…
- Jeremiah 25:3
Through
Genesis 22:3So Abraham got up early the next morning, saddled his donkey, and took along two of his servants and his son Isaac. He split the wood for a burnt offering and set out for…
it leads to
- Psalms 119:60
I hurried without hesitating to keep Your commandments.
- Psalms 119:60
Through
Joshua 6:12Joshua got up early the next morning, and the priests took the ark of the LORD.
it leads to
- Joshua 3:1
Early the next morning Joshua got up and left Shittim with all the Israelites. They went as far as the Jordan, where they camped before crossing over.
- Hebrews 11:7–8
By faith Noah, when warned about things not yet seen, in godly fear built an ark to save his family. By faith he condemned the world and became heir of the righteousness that comes…
- Joshua 3:1
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This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.
