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2 Chronicles 29:36

And Hezekiah and all the people were full of joy, because God had made the people ready: for the thing was done suddenly.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Joy;   Levites;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Jerusalem;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Sacrifice and Offering;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Pentateuch;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over how God had prepared the people, for it had come about suddenly.
Hebrew Names Version
Hizkiyahu rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
King James Version
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
English Standard Version
And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.
New Century Version
And Hezekiah and the people were very happy that God had made it happen so quickly for his people.
New English Translation
Hezekiah and all the people were happy about what God had done for them, for it had been done quickly.
Amplified Bible
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had prepared for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.
New American Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had prepared for the people, because the thing came about suddenly.
World English Bible
Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Hezekiah reioyced and all the people, that God had made the people so ready: for the thing was done suddenly.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah and all the people were glad over what God had prepared for the people, because the thing came about suddenly.
Berean Standard Bible
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
Contemporary English Version
Hezekiah and the people of Judah celebrated, because God had helped them make this happen so quickly.
Complete Jewish Bible
Hizkiyahu and all the people rejoiced over what God had prepared for the people, since it had all happened so suddenly.
Darby Translation
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people; for the thing was done suddenly.
Easy-to-Read Version
Hezekiah and the people were very happy about the things God prepared for his people. And they were happy he did it so quickly!
George Lamsa Translation
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people of Israel, because the service of the temple was accomplished; for the thing was done promptly.
Good News Translation
King Hezekiah and the people were happy, because God had helped them to do all this so quickly.
Lexham English Bible
And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had established with the people, for the matter happened suddenly.
Literal Translation
And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced, because God had given preparation to the people; for the thing had happened suddenly.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Ezechias reioysed with all the people, that they were prepared with God: for it was done righte haistely.
American Standard Version
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Hezekia reioyced, and all the people, that God had made the folke so readie, & that the thing was so soone done.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people; for the thing was done suddenly.
King James Version (1611)
And Hezekiah reioyced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And Ezekias and all the people rejoiced, because God has prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
English Revised Version
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Ezechie was glad, and al the puple, for the seruyce of the Lord was fillid; for it pleside, that this was doon sodeynly.
Update Bible Version
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Webster's Bible Translation
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was [done] suddenly.
New King James Version
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.
New Living Translation
And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people, for everything had been accomplished so quickly.
New Life Bible
Then Hezekiah and all the people were filled with joy because of what God had done for the people, for it was done all at once.
New Revised Standard
And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people; for the thing had come about suddenly.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because God had established it for the people, - for, suddenly, had the thing come about.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And Ezechias, and all the people rejoiced because the ministry of the Lord was accomplished. For the resolution of doing this thing was taken suddenly.
Revised Standard Version
And Hezeki'ah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people; for the thing came about suddenly.
Young's Literal Translation
and rejoice doth Hezekiah and all the people, because of God's giving preparation to the people, for the thing hath been suddenly.
THE MESSAGE
Hezekiah and the congregation celebrated: God had established a firm foundation for the lives of the people—and so quickly!
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced over what God had prepared for the people, because the thing came about suddenly.

Contextual Overview

20 Then Hezekiah the king got up early, and got together the great men of the town, and went up to the house of the Lord. 21 And they took with them seven oxen and seven male sheep and seven lambs and seven he-goats as a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the holy house and for Judah. And he gave orders to the sons of Aaron, the priests, that these were to be offered on the altar of the Lord. 22 So they put the oxen to death and their blood was given to the priests to be drained out against the altar; then they put the male sheep to death, draining out their blood against the altar, and they put the lambs to death, draining out their blood against the altar. 23 Then they took the he-goats for the sin-offering, placing them before the king and the meeting of the people, and they put their hands on them: 24 And the priests put them to death, and made a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to take away the sin of all Israel: for the king gave orders that the burned offering and the sin-offering were for all Israel. 25 Then he put the Levites in their places in the house of the Lord, with brass and corded instruments of music as ordered by David and Gad, the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the order was the Lord's, given by his prophets. 26 So the Levites took their places with David's instruments, and the priests with their horns. 27 And Hezekiah gave the word for the burned offering to be offered on the altar. And when the burned offering was started, then the song of the Lord was started, with the blowing of horns and with all the instruments of David, king of Israel. 28 And all the people gave worship, to the sound of songs and the blowing of horns; and this went on till the burned offering was ended. 29 And at the end of the offering, the king and all who were present with him gave worship with bent heads.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Hezekiah rejoiced: Both Hezekiah and the people rejoiced, that God had prepared the hearts of the people to bring about so great and glorious a reformation in so short a time. This good king's example and influence were here, as in many other cases, under God, the grand spring of all those mighty movements. 1 Chronicles 29:9, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Ezra 6:22, 1 Thessalonians 3:8, 1 Thessalonians 3:9

God: 2 Chronicles 30:12, 1 Chronicles 29:18, Psalms 10:17, Proverbs 16:1

the thing: Acts 2:41

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:12 - And ye 1 Kings 8:66 - joyful 2 Chronicles 7:10 - glad 2 Chronicles 15:15 - rejoiced Nehemiah 4:6 - had a mind Nehemiah 12:43 - offered Luke 1:17 - to make Luke 19:37 - the whole

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people,.... To see things go on so well, which foreboded good unto them: and particularly

that God had prepared the people; disposed and directed their hearts in such a manner as to yield such a cheerful obedience to the will of God, and show such a hearty regard to his worship and service, and the restoration of it:

for the thing was done suddenly; whereby it the more appeared that they were under a divine influence, which so quickly and powerfully wrought upon them to engage in this work, and needed not arguments and persuasions to bring them to it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 29:36. And Hezekiah rejoiced — Both he and the people rejoiced that God had prepared their hearts to bring about so great a reformation in so short a time; for, it is added, the thing was done suddenly. The king's example and influence were here, under God, the grand spring of all those mighty and effectual movements. What amazing power and influence has God lodged with kings! They can sway a whole empire nearly as they please; and when they declare themselves in behalf of religion, they have the people uniformly on their side. Kings, on this very ground, are no indifferent beings; they must be either a great curse or a great blessing to the people whom they govern.


 
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