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2 Chronicles 29

Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name too was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. He did what was right in the Lord's sight, according to everything David his father did. In the first year of his rule, in the first month, he opened the doors of the temple

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The house opened

Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name too was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. He did what was right in the Lord's sight, according to everything David his father did. In the first year of his rule, in the first month, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired them. He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together in the east street. He told them: Listen to me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves now, and consecrate the temple of the Lord God of your ancestors. Get the filth out of the holy place. Our ancestors were unfaithful. They did evil in the Lord our God's sight and abandoned him. They turned their faces away from the Lord's dwelling place and turned their backs on him. They've shut up the doors of the porch too and put out the lamps, and haven't burnt incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. The anger of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he's handed them over to trouble, to shock and to hissing, the way you see with your eyes. Because our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. Now it's in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so his fierce anger may turn away from us. My sons, don't be negligent now. The Lord has chosen you to stand before him, serve him, minister to him and burn incense.

Hezekiah started to rule when he was twenty-five years old, and he ruled twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name too was Abijah daughter of Zechariah. And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to everything David his father did. In the first year of his rule, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them. And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together in the east street. And he said to them: Listen to me, Levites. Make yourselves holy now and make the house of the Lord God of your fathers holy, and carry the filth out of the holy place. Because our fathers have broken faith and done evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have left him and turned their faces from the dwelling of the Lord and turned their backs. They've shut up the doors of the porch too and put out the lamps, and haven't burnt incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. So the anger of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he's handed them over to trouble, to shock and to hissing, the way you see with your eyes. Because look — our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. Now it's in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so his fierce anger can turn away from us. My sons, don't be careless now. Because the Lord has chosen you to stand in front of him, to serve him and to be his servants and burn incense.

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. And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done. He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them. And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street, 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. 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. 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. 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. For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this. 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. 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.

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Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old, and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name too was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.

Plain English

Hezekiah started to rule when he was twenty-five years old, and he ruled twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name too was Abijah daughter of Zechariah.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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He did what was right in the Lord's sight, according to everything David his father did.

Plain English

And he did what was right in the sight of the Lord, according to everything David his father did.

King James Version, 1611

And he did that which was right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.

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In the first year of his rule, in the first month, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired them.

Plain English

In the first year of his rule, in the first month, he opened the doors of the house of the Lord and repaired them.

King James Version, 1611

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.

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He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together in the east street.

Plain English

And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them together in the east street.

King James Version, 1611

And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,

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He told them: Listen to me, Levites. Consecrate yourselves now, and consecrate the temple of the Lord God of your ancestors. Get the filth out of the holy place.

Plain English

And he said to them: Listen to me, Levites. Make yourselves holy now and make the house of the Lord God of your fathers holy, and carry the filth out of the holy place.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Our ancestors were unfaithful. They did evil in the Lord our God's sight and abandoned him. They turned their faces away from the Lord's dwelling place and turned their backs on him.

Plain English

Because our fathers have broken faith and done evil in the eyes of the Lord our God, and have left him and turned their faces from the dwelling of the Lord and turned their backs.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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They've shut up the doors of the porch too and put out the lamps, and haven't burnt incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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The anger of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he's handed them over to trouble, to shock and to hissing, the way you see with your eyes.

Plain English

So the anger of the Lord was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he's handed them over to trouble, to shock and to hissing, the way you see with your eyes.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Because our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Plain English

Because look — our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

King James Version, 1611

For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

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Now it's in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so his fierce anger may turn away from us.

Plain English

Now it's in my heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel, so his fierce anger can turn away from us.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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My sons, don't be negligent now. The Lord has chosen you to stand before him, serve him, minister to him and burn incense.

Plain English

My sons, don't be careless now. Because the Lord has chosen you to stand in front of him, to serve him and to be his servants and burn incense.

King James Version, 1611

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.

The Levites clean the house

Then the Levites got up — Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites. And of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel. And of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah. Of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel. And of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah. Of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei. And of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves, and came at the order of the king by the words of the Lord, to clean the temple of the Lord. The priests went into the inner part of the temple of the Lord to clean it, and brought out all the unclean things they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the temple of the Lord. And the Levites took it to carry it out into the brook Kidron. Now they started on the first day of the first month to make it holy, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of the Lord. So they made the temple of the Lord holy in eight days. And on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said: We've cleaned all the temple of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of the bread of the Presence with all its vessels. What's more, we've prepared and made holy all the vessels that King Ahaz threw away in his rule when he broke faith. And they're in front of the altar of the Lord.

Then the Levites got up — Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites. And of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel. And of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah. And of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel. And of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah. And of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei. And of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel. And they gathered their brothers and made themselves holy, and came at the order of the king by the words of the Lord, to clean the house of the Lord. And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to clean it, and brought out all the unclean things 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 into the brook Kidron. Now they started on the first day of the first month to make it holy, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of the Lord. So they made the house of the Lord holy in eight days. And on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished. Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said: We've cleaned all the house of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of the bread of the Presence with all its vessels. What's more, we've got ready and made holy all the vessels that King Ahaz threw away in his rule when he broke faith. And look — they're in front of the altar of the Lord.

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: And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah: And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel. 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. 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. 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. 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. 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.

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Then the Levites got up — Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites. And of the sons of Merari, Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel. And of the Gershonites, Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah.

King James Version, 1611

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:

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Of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel. And of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah.

Plain English

And of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeiel. And of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah.

King James Version, 1611

And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Jeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zechariah, and Mattaniah:

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Of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei. And of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

Plain English

And of the sons of Heman, Jehiel and Shimei. And of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

King James Version, 1611

And of the sons of Heman; Jehiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Jeduthun; Shemaiah, and Uzziel.

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They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves, and came at the order of the king by the words of the Lord, to clean the temple of the Lord.

Plain English

And they gathered their brothers and made themselves holy, and came at the order of the king by the words of the Lord, to clean the house of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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The priests went into the inner part of the temple of the Lord to clean it, and brought out all the unclean things they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the temple of the Lord. And the Levites took it to carry it out into the brook Kidron.

Plain English

And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord to clean it, and brought out all the unclean things 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 into the brook Kidron.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Now they started on the first day of the first month to make it holy, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of the Lord. So they made the temple of the Lord holy in eight days. And on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

Plain English

Now they started on the first day of the first month to make it holy, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of the Lord. So they made the house of the Lord holy in eight days. And on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said: We've cleaned all the temple of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of the bread of the Presence with all its vessels.

Plain English

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said: We've cleaned all the house of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of the bread of the Presence with all its vessels.

King James Version, 1611

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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What's more, we've prepared and made holy all the vessels that King Ahaz threw away in his rule when he broke faith. And they're in front of the altar of the Lord.

Plain English

What's more, we've got ready and made holy all the vessels that King Ahaz threw away in his rule when he broke faith. And look — they're in front of the altar of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

The offerings

Then Hezekiah the king got up early and gathered the rulers of the city and went up to the temple of the Lord. They brought seven bulls and seven rams and seven lambs and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the holy place and for Judah. And he ordered the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. They killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. And they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They killed the lambs too and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They brought out the male goats for the sin offering in front of the king and the assembly. And they laid their hands on them. The priests killed them and made reconciliation with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. The king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering to be made for all Israel. He set the Levites in the temple of the Lord with cymbals, with harps and with lyres, according to the order of David and of Gad the king's seer and Nathan the prophet. Because the order was of the Lord by his prophets. The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. Hezekiah ordered the burnt offering to be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering started, the song of the Lord started too, with the trumpets and with the instruments set out by David king of Israel. All the assembly worshipped, and the singers sang and the trumpeters sounded. And all this went on till the burnt offering was finished. When they'd finished offering, the king and everyone there with him bowed themselves and worshipped. What's more, Hezekiah the king and the leaders ordered the Levites to sing praise to 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. Then Hezekiah answered: Now you've filled your hand to the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the temple of the Lord. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings. And everyone of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. The number of the burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. The set-apart things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. But the priests were too few, so they couldn't skin all the burnt offerings. So their brothers the Levites helped them till the work was finished and till the other priests had consecrated themselves. Because the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests. The burnt offerings were plenty too, with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the temple of the Lord was set in order. Hezekiah celebrated, and all the people, that God had got the people ready. Because the thing was done suddenly.

Then Hezekiah the king got up early and gathered the rulers of the town and went up to the house of the Lord. And they brought seven bulls and seven rams and seven lambs and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the holy place and for Judah. And he ordered the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. So they killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. And they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They killed the lambs too and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they brought out the male goats for the sin offering in front of the king and the gathering. And they laid their hands on them. And the priests killed them and made cleansing with their blood on the altar, to cover over for all Israel. Because the king ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering to be made for all Israel. And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with harps and with lyres, according to the order of David and of Gad the king's seer and Nathan the prophet. Because the order was of the Lord by his prophets. And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. And Hezekiah ordered the burnt offering to be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering started, the song of the Lord started too, with the trumpets and with the instruments set out by David king of Israel. And all the gathering bowed down, and the singers sang and the trumpeters sounded. And all this went on till the burnt offering was finished. And when they'd finished offering, the king and everyone there with him bowed themselves and bowed down. What's more, Hezekiah the king and the leaders ordered the Levites to sing praise to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and bowed down. Then Hezekiah answered: Now you've filled your hand to the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the gathering brought in sacrifices and thank offerings. And everyone of a willing heart brought burnt offerings. And the number of the burnt offerings the gathering brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. And the set-apart things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. But the priests were too few, so they couldn't skin all the burnt offerings. So their brothers the Levites helped them till the work was finished and till the other priests had made themselves holy. Because the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests. And the burnt offerings were plenty too, 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. And Hezekiah celebrated, and all the people, that God had got the people ready. Because the thing was done suddenly.

Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. 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. 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. And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: 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. 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. And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 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. And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped. 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. 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. 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. And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep. 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. 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. And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

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Then Hezekiah the king got up early and gathered the rulers of the city and went up to the temple of the Lord.

Plain English

Then Hezekiah the king got up early and gathered the rulers of the town and went up to the house of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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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They brought seven bulls and seven rams and seven lambs and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the holy place and for Judah. And he ordered the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.

Plain English

And they brought seven bulls and seven rams and seven lambs and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom and for the holy place and for Judah. And he ordered the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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They killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. And they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They killed the lambs too and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

Plain English

So they killed the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. And they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They killed the lambs too and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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They brought out the male goats for the sin offering in front of the king and the assembly. And they laid their hands on them.

Plain English

And they brought out the male goats for the sin offering in front of the king and the gathering. And they laid their hands on them.

King James Version, 1611

And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

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The priests killed them and made reconciliation with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. The king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering to be made for all Israel.

Plain English

And the priests killed them and made cleansing with their blood on the altar, to cover over for all Israel. Because the king ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering to be made for all Israel.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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He set the Levites in the temple of the Lord with cymbals, with harps and with lyres, according to the order of David and of Gad the king's seer and Nathan the prophet. Because the order was of the Lord by his prophets.

Plain English

And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with harps and with lyres, according to the order of David and of Gad the king's seer and Nathan the prophet. Because the order was of the Lord by his prophets.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

Plain English

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

King James Version, 1611

And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

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Hezekiah ordered the burnt offering to be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering started, the song of the Lord started too, with the trumpets and with the instruments set out by David king of Israel.

Plain English

And Hezekiah ordered the burnt offering to be offered on the altar. And when the burnt offering started, the song of the Lord started too, with the trumpets and with the instruments set out by David king of Israel.

King James Version, 1611

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.

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All the assembly worshipped, and the singers sang and the trumpeters sounded. And all this went on till the burnt offering was finished.

Plain English

And all the gathering bowed down, and the singers sang and the trumpeters sounded. And all this went on till the burnt offering was finished.

King James Version, 1611

And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

29

When they'd finished offering, the king and everyone there with him bowed themselves and worshipped.

Plain English

And when they'd finished offering, the king and everyone there with him bowed themselves and bowed down.

King James Version, 1611

And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.

30

What's more, Hezekiah the king and the leaders ordered the Levites to sing praise to 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.

Plain English

What's more, Hezekiah the king and the leaders ordered the Levites to sing praise to the Lord with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and bowed down.

King James Version, 1611

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: Now you've filled your hand to the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the temple of the Lord. And the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings. And everyone of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

Plain English

Then Hezekiah answered: Now you've filled your hand to the Lord. Come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord. And the gathering brought in sacrifices and thank offerings. And everyone of a willing heart brought burnt offerings.

King James Version, 1611

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

The number of the burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.

Plain English

And the number of the burnt offerings the gathering brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams and two hundred lambs. All these were for a burnt offering to the Lord.

King James Version, 1611

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

The set-apart things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

Plain English

And the set-apart things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

King James Version, 1611

And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

34

But the priests were too few, so they couldn't skin all the burnt offerings. So their brothers the Levites helped them till the work was finished and till the other priests had consecrated themselves. Because the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests.

Plain English

But the priests were too few, so they couldn't skin all the burnt offerings. So their brothers the Levites helped them till the work was finished and till the other priests had made themselves holy. Because the Levites were more upright in heart to make themselves holy than the priests.

King James Version, 1611

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

The burnt offerings were plenty too, with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the temple of the Lord was set in order.

Plain English

And the burnt offerings were plenty too, 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.

King James Version, 1611

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

Hezekiah celebrated, and all the people, that God had got the people ready. Because the thing was done suddenly.

Plain English

And Hezekiah celebrated, and all the people, that God had got the people ready. Because the thing was done suddenly.

King James Version, 1611

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.