2 Chronicles 29

1 Hezekiah was 25 years old when he became the king [of Judah]. He ruled from Jerusalem for 29 years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of [a man whose name was] Zechariah.

Hezekiah to reign son: aged twenty and five year and twenty and nine year to reign in/on/with Jerusalem and name mother his Abijah daughter Zechariah

2 Hezekiah did things that Yahweh considered to be right, like his ancestor King David had done.

and to make: do [the] upright in/on/with eye: appearance LORD like/as all which to make: do David father his

3 During March of the first year that Hezekiah was ruling Judah, he unlocked the doors of the temple, and his workers repaired them.

he/she/it in/on/with year [the] first to/for to reign him in/on/with month [the] first to open [obj] door house: temple LORD and to strengthen: strengthen them

4 Then he gathered the priests and other descendants of Levi in the area on the east side of the temple,

and to come (in): bring [obj] [the] priest and [obj] [the] Levi and to gather them to/for street/plaza [the] east

5 and he said to them, “You descendants of Levi, listen to me! Consecrate yourselves. And then consecrate the temple of Yahweh, the God whom our ancestors [worshiped/belonged to]. Remove from the temple all the things that are not pleasing to God.

and to say to/for them to hear: hear me [the] Levi now to consecrate: consecate and to consecrate: consecate [obj] house: temple LORD God father your and to come out: send [obj] [the] impurity from [the] Holy Place

6 Our ancestors disobeyed God; they did many things that he considered to be evil, things that were not pleasing to him. They abandoned this place where Yahweh lives, and they have turned away from him.

for be unfaithful father our and to make: do [the] bad: evil in/on/with eye: seeing LORD God our and to leave: forsake him and to turn: turn face their from tabernacle LORD and to give: put neck

7 They locked the doors of the temple and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn any incense, and they did not offer any sacrifices that were to be completely burned [on the altar].

also to shut door [the] Portico and to quench [obj] [the] lamp and incense not to offer: burn and burnt offering not to ascend: offer up in/on/with Holy Place to/for God Israel

8 Therefore, Yahweh has become very angry with us people of Jerusalem and [other places in] Judah, and he has caused other people to become frightened and horrified [when they hear what Yahweh did to punish us]. And they ridicule us. You know this very well.

and to be wrath LORD upon Judah and Jerusalem and to give: make them (to/for horror *Q(K)*) to/for horror: appalled and to/for hissing like/as as which you(m. p.) to see: see in/on/with eye your

9 That is why our fathers have been killed in battles, and our sons and daughters and our wives have been captured and taken [to other countries].

and behold to fall: fall father our in/on/with sword and son: child our and daughter our and woman: wife our in/on/with captivity upon this

10 But now I intend to make an agreement with Yahweh, our God, in order that he will no longer be angry with us.

now with heart my to/for to cut: make(covenant) covenant to/for LORD God Israel and to return: turn back from us burning anger face: anger his

11 [You who are like] my sons, do not waste any time. [Do immediately what Yahweh wants you to do.] Yahweh has chosen you to stand in his presence and offer sacrifices and burn incense.”

son: child my now not to neglect for in/on/with you to choose LORD to/for to stand: stand to/for face: before his to/for to minister him and to/for to be to/for him to minister and to offer: offer

12 Then these descendants of Levi started to work [in the temple]: From the descendants of Kohath there were Mahath the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah. From the descendants of Merari there were Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel. From the descendants of Gershon there were Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah.

and to arise: rise [the] Levi Mahath son: child Amasai and Joel son: child Azariah from son: child [the] Kohathite and from son: child Merari Kish son: child Abdi and Azariah son: child Jehallelel and from [the] Gershonite Joah son: child Zimmah and Eden son: child Joah

13 From the descendants of Elizaphan there were Shimri and Jeiel. From the descendants of Asaph there were Zechariah and Mattaniah.

and from son: descendant/people Elizaphan Shimri (and Jeuel *Q(K)*) and from son: descendant/people Asaph Zechariah and Mattaniah

14 From the descendants of Heman there were Jehiel and Shimei. From the descendants of Jeduthun there were Shemaiah and Uzziel.

and from son: descendant/people Heman (Jehuel *Q(K)*) and Shimei and from son: descendant/people Jeduthun Shemaiah and Uzziel

15 When those men had gathered their fellow descendants of Levi and had consecrated themselves, they entered the temple in order to consecrate it. That was what the king had commanded them to do, and they were also obeying what Yahweh had commanded.

and to gather [obj] brother: male-sibling their and to consecrate: consecate and to come (in): come like/as commandment [the] king in/on/with word LORD to/for be pure house: temple LORD

16 The priests entered the temple to consecrate it. They brought out into the courtyard of the temple everything that they had found in the temple that was not pleasing to Yahweh. Then the descendants of Levi took those things down to the Kidron Valley [and burned them there].

and to come (in): come [the] priest to/for within house: temple LORD to/for be pure and to come out: send [obj] all [the] uncleanness which to find in/on/with temple LORD to/for court house: temple LORD and to receive [the] Levi to/for to come out: send to/for torrent: valley Kidron outside [to]

17 The priests and other descendants of Levi started this work on the first day of March and finished purifying the courtyard [of the temple] on the eighth day of that month, and they finished purifying the temple one week later.

and to profane/begin: begin in/on/with one to/for month [the] first to/for to consecrate: consecate and in/on/with day eight to/for month to come (in): come to/for Portico LORD and to consecrate: consecate [obj] house: temple LORD to/for day eight and in/on/with day six ten to/for month [the] first to end: finish

18 Then they went to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have purified all parts of the temple, and the altar where sacrifices are completely burned, and all the items used at the altar, the table on which the priests place the sacred bread, and the things [used at that table].

and to come (in): come within to(wards) Hezekiah [the] king and to say be pure [obj] all house: temple LORD [obj] altar [the] burnt offering and [obj] all article/utensil his and [obj] table [the] row and [obj] all article/utensil his

19 While Ahaz was our king, he disobeyed what Yahweh had commanded, and he removed from the temple many things [that should be there], but now we have brought them back and placed them in front of the sacred altar.”

and [obj] all [the] article/utensil which to reject [the] king Ahaz in/on/with royalty his in/on/with unfaithfulness his to establish: prepare and to consecrate: consecate and look! they to/for face: before altar LORD

20 Early the next morning, King Hezekiah gathered together the city officials, and they went to the [courtyard of the] temple.

and to rise Hezekiah [the] king and to gather [obj] ruler [the] city and to ascend: rise house: temple LORD

21 They took with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven male lambs, and seven male goats to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of all the people in the kingdom of Judah, and in order to purify the temple. The king commanded that the priests, who were descendants of Aaron, should offer those animals to be sacrificed to Yahweh on the altar.

and to come (in): bring bullock seven and ram seven and lamb seven and male goat goat seven to/for sin: sin offering upon [the] kingdom and upon [the] sanctuary and upon Judah and to say to/for son: descendant/people Aaron [the] priest to/for to ascend: offer up upon altar LORD

22 So first the priests slaughtered those bulls, and took their blood and sprinkled it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and sprinkled their blood on the altar. Then they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled their blood on the altar.

and to slaughter [the] cattle and to receive [the] priest [obj] [the] blood and to scatter [the] altar [to] and to slaughter [the] ram and to scatter [the] blood [the] altar [to] and to slaughter [the] lamb and to scatter [the] blood [the] altar [to]

23 The goats that were slaughtered to be an offering in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins of the people were brought to the king and the others who were there. Then the king and those who were present laid their hands on those goats.

and to approach: bring [obj] he-goat [the] sin: sin offering to/for face: before [the] king and [the] assembly and to support hand their upon them

24 Then the priests slaughtered those goats and splashed their blood on the altar in order that Yahweh would forgive the sins that all the Israeli people had committed. The priests did that because the king had commanded that offerings that would be completely burned [on the altar] and other sacrifices should be made for all the people of Israel.

and to slaughter them [the] priest and to sin [obj] blood their [the] altar [to] to/for to atone upon all Israel for to/for all Israel to say [the] king [the] burnt offering and [the] sin: sin offering

25 The king then told the descendants of Levi to stand in the temple with their cymbals and harps and lyres, obeying what David and his prophets Gad and Nathan had commanded. Those were things that Yahweh had told his prophets that the descendants of Levi should do.

and to stand: stand [obj] [the] Levi house: temple LORD in/on/with cymbal in/on/with harp and in/on/with lyre in/on/with commandment David and Gad seer [the] king and Nathan [the] prophet for in/on/with hand: to LORD [the] commandment in/on/with hand: to prophet his

26 So the descendants of Levi [went and] stood in the temple, ready to play the musical instruments that King David had given to them. And the priests were ready to blow their trumpets.

and to stand: stand [the] Levi in/on/with article/utensil David and [the] priest in/on/with trumpet

27 Then Hezekiah told some of the priests to burn the animals that would be sacrificed on the altar. When they started to burn the animals, the people started to sing to [praise] Yahweh, while the other descendants of Levi were playing their instruments.

and to say Hezekiah to/for to ascend: offer up [the] burnt offering to/for [the] altar and in/on/with time to profane/begin: begin [the] burnt offering to profane/begin: begin song LORD and [the] trumpet and upon hand: to article/utensil David king Israel

28 All the people who were there bowed to worship Yahweh, while the singers sang and the trumpeters blew their trumpets. They continued to do this until they had finished slaughtering all the animals that would be completely burned.

and all [the] assembly to bow and [the] song to sing and [the] trumpet (to blow *Q(k)*) [the] all till to/for to end: finish [the] burnt offering

29 When they finished making those offerings, the king and all those who were there knelt down and worshiped Yahweh.

and like/as to end: finish to/for to ascend: offer up to bow [the] king and all [the] to find with him and to bow

30 Then King Hezekiah and his officials commanded the descendants of Levi to praise Yahweh, singing the songs [composed/written] by David and Asaph the prophet. So they sang songs joyfully and bowed their heads to worship.

and to say Hezekiah [the] king and [the] ruler to/for Levi to/for to boast: praise to/for LORD in/on/with word David and Asaph [the] seer and to boast: praise till to/for joy and to bow and to bow

31 Then Hezekiah said, “You have now dedicated yourselves to Yahweh. So come close to the temple and bring animals to be sacrificed and other offerings to thank [Yahweh for what he has done for you].” And those who wanted to bring animals to be completely burned [on the altar] brought them.

and to answer Hezekiah and to say now to fill hand: donate your to/for LORD to approach: approach and to come (in): bring sacrifice and thanksgiving to/for house: temple LORD and to come (in): bring [the] assembly sacrifice and thanksgiving and all noble: willing heart burnt offering

32 Altogether they brought 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 male lambs to be completely burned on the altar.

and to be number [the] burnt offering which to come (in): bring [the] assembly cattle seventy ram hundred lamb hundred to/for burnt offering to/for LORD all these

33 The other animals that they brought were 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats that were set apart to be sacrifices.

and [the] holiness cattle six hundred and flock three thousand

34 But there were not enough priests to remove the skins from the animals that would be completely burned [on the altar]. So their fellow descendants of Levi helped them until that work was finished, and until other priests had purified/consecrated themselves to do that work. It was necessary for them to do that because many of the priests had not yet performed the rituals to consecrate themselves for that work, like the descendants of Levi had done.

except [the] priest to be to/for little and not be able to/for to strip [obj] all [the] burnt offering and to strengthen: strengthen them brother: male-relative their [the] Levi till to end: finish [the] work and till to consecrate: consecate [the] priest for [the] Levi upright heart to/for to consecrate: consecate from [the] priest

35 In addition to the all the offerings that were completely burned [on the altar], the priests also burned the fat of the other animals that were sacrificed to maintain good fellowship with Yahweh, and the usual wine offerings. So the worship at the temple began again.

and also burnt offering to/for abundance in/on/with fat [the] peace offering and in/on/with drink offering to/for burnt offering and to establish: make service: ministry house: temple LORD

36 And Hezekiah and all the other people of Judah celebrated, because God had enabled them to do all those things very quickly.

and to rejoice Hezekiah and all [the] people upon [the] to establish: prepare [the] God to/for people for in/on/with suddenly to be [the] word: thing