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Christian Standard Bible ®

2 Chronicles 29:20

King Hezekiah got up early, gathered the city officials, and went to the Lord’s temple.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Altar;   Asaph;   Levites;   Thompson Chain Reference - Devotional Life;   Early Rising;   Morning Devotions;   Prayer;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Levites;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Laying on of Hands;   Music, Instruments, Dancing;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;  

Parallel Translations

Hebrew Names Version
Then Hizkiyahu the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
King James Version
Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord .
English Standard Version
Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the Lord .
New Century Version
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the leaders of the city and went up to the Temple of the Lord .
New English Translation
Early the next morning King Hezekiah assembled the city officials and went up to the Lord 's temple.
Amplified Bible
Then King Hezekiah arose early and assembled the officials of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
New American Standard Bible
Then King Hezekiah got up early and assembled the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
World English Bible
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Yahweh.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And Hezekiah the King rose early, and gathered the princes of the citie, and went vp to the house of the Lord.
Legacy Standard Bible
Then King Hezekiah arose early and gathered the princes of the city and went up to the house of Yahweh.
Berean Standard Bible
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
Contemporary English Version
Right away, Hezekiah called together the officials of Jerusalem, and they went to the temple.
Complete Jewish Bible
Next morning, Hizkiyahu the king got up early, gathered the leading men of the city and went up to the house of Adonai .
Darby Translation
And Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.
Easy-to-Read Version
King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the Temple of the Lord early the next morning.
George Lamsa Translation
Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the elders of Jerusalem, and went up to the house of the LORD.
Good News Translation
Without delay King Hezekiah assembled the leading men of the city, and together they went to the Temple.
Lexham English Bible
Then King Hezekiah rose early and gathered the officials of the city, and he went up to the house of Yahweh.
Literal Translation
And Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the heads of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The the kynge Ezechias gat him vp early, and gathered together the Elders of the cite, and wete vp vnto the house of the LORDE,
American Standard Version
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.
Bible in Basic English
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.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Hezekia the king rose earlye, and gathered the lordes of the citie, and went vp to the house of the Lorde.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
King James Version (1611)
Then Hezekiah the king rose earely, and gathered the rulers of the citie, and went vp to the house of the Lord.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And king Ezekias rose early in the morning, and gathered the chief men of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
English Revised Version
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Ezechie, the kyng, roos in the morwetid, and gaderide togidere alle the princes of the citee, and stiede in to the hows of the Lord;
Update Bible Version
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Yahweh.
Webster's Bible Translation
Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and convened the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
New King James Version
Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
New Living Translation
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went to the Temple of the Lord .
New Life Bible
Then King Hezekiah got up early and gathered the city rulers and went up to the house of the Lord.
New Revised Standard
Then King Hezekiah rose early, assembled the officials of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord .
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
So Hezekiah the king rose up early, and gathered together the rulers of the city, - and went up to the house of Yahweh.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Ezechias rising early, assembled all the rulers of the city, and went up into the house of the Lord:
Revised Standard Version
Then Hezeki'ah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
Young's Literal Translation
And Hezekiah the king riseth early, and gathereth the heads of the city, and goeth up to the house of Jehovah;
THE MESSAGE
Then Hezekiah the king went to work: He got all the leaders of the city together and marched to The Temple of God . They brought with them seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven he-goats to sacrifice as an Absolution-Offering for the royal family, for the Sanctuary, and for Judah as a whole; he directed the Aaronite priests to sacrifice them on the Altar of God . The priests butchered the bulls and then took the blood and sprinkled it on the Altar, and then the same with the rams and lambs. Finally they brought the goats up; the king and congregation laid their hands upon them. The priests butchered them and made an Absolution-Offering with their blood at the Altar to atone for the sin of all Israel—the king had ordered that the Whole-Burnt-Offering and the Absolution-Offering be for all Israel.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Then King Hezekiah arose early and assembled the princes of the city and went up to the house of the LORD.

Contextual Overview

20King Hezekiah got up early, gathered the city officials, and went to the Lord’s temple. 21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he told the descendants of Aaron, the priests, to offer them on the altar of the Lord. 22So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests received the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. They slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar. 23Then they brought the goats for the sin offering right into the presence of the king and the congregation, who laid their hands on them. 24The priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, for the king said that the burnt offering and sin offering were for all Israel. 25Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the Lord’s temple with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, Gad the king’s seer, and the prophet Nathan. For the command was from the Lord through his prophets. 26The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. 27Then Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be offered on the altar. When the burnt offerings began, the song of the Lord and the trumpets began, accompanied by the instruments of King David of Israel. 28The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets—all this continued until the burnt offering was completed. 29When the burnt offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

rose: Genesis 22:3, Exodus 24:4, Joshua 6:12, Jeremiah 25:4

Reciprocal: 2 Kings 23:1 - the king 1 Chronicles 13:1 - consulted 2 Chronicles 1:2 - to the captains

Cross-References

Genesis 24:67
And Isaac brought her into the tent of his mother Sarah and took Rebekah to be his wife. Isaac loved her, and he was comforted after his mother’s death.
Genesis 29:6
“Is he well?” Jacob asked.
Genesis 29:7
Then Jacob said, “Look, it is still broad daylight. It’s not time for the animals to be gathered. Water the flock, then go out and let them graze.”
Genesis 30:26
Give me my wives and my children that I have worked for, and let me go. You know how hard I have worked for you.”
Hosea 12:12
Jacob fled to the territory of Aram.Israel worked to earn a wife;he tended flocks for a wife.
1 Corinthians 13:7
It bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
2 Corinthians 5:14
For the love of Christ compels us, since we have reached this conclusion: If one died for all, then all died.
Ephesians 5:2
and walk in love, as Christ also loved us and gave himself for us, a sacrificial and fragrant offering to God.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

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.


 
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