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New Living Translation

2 Chronicles 29:4

He summoned the priests and Levites to meet him at the courtyard east of the Temple.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jerusalem;   Priest;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Kings;   Temple, the First;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Levites;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Levite;   Priest;   Temple;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Hezekiah;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Chronicles, Books of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hezekiah;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Jerusalem;   Temple;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Jeru'salem;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom of Judah;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Broad;   Ezekiel;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Hezekiah;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the eastern public square.
Hebrew Names Version
He brought in the Kohanim and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
King James Version
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
English Standard Version
He brought in the priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east
New Century Version
Hezekiah brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the courtyard on the east side of the Temple.
New English Translation
He brought in the priests and Levites and assembled them in the square on the east side.
Amplified Bible
He brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them into the square on the east.
New American Standard Bible
He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them into the public square on the east.
World English Bible
He brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
Geneva Bible (1587)
And he brought in the Priests and the Leuites, and gathered them into the East streete,
Legacy Standard Bible
And he brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them into the square on the east.
Berean Standard Bible
Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.
Contemporary English Version
Then he called the priests and Levites to the east courtyard of the temple
Complete Jewish Bible
Then he brought in the cohanim and L'vi'im, assembled them in the open space to the east,
Darby Translation
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them into the open place eastward;
Easy-to-Read Version
Hezekiah called the priests and Levites together in one assembly. He had a meeting with them in the courtyard on the east side of the Temple. Hezekiah said to them, "Listen to me, Levites! Make yourselves ready for holy service. Make the Temple of the Lord God ready for holy service. He is the God your ancestors obeyed. Take away the things from the Temple that don't belong in there. These things make the Temple unclean.
George Lamsa Translation
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the court of the sanctuary,
Good News Translation
He assembled a group of priests and Levites in the east courtyard of the Temple
Lexham English Bible
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and he gathered them into the eastern square.
Literal Translation
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and he gathered them to the plaza on the east.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& brought in the prestes and Leuites, and gathered them together vnto the East streate
American Standard Version
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
Bible in Basic English
And he sent for the priests and the Levites, and got them together in the wide place on the east side,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And he brought in the priestes and the Leuites, and gathered them together into the east streate,
JPS Old Testament (1917)
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east;
King James Version (1611)
And hee brought in the Priests, and the Leuites, and gathered them together into the East street,
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and put them on the east side,
English Revised Version
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
and he brouyte the preestis and dekenes, and gaderide hem in to the eest strete,
Update Bible Version
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
Webster's Bible Translation
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and assembled them in the east street,
New King James Version
Then he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them in the East Square,
New Life Bible
He brought in the religious leaders and the Levites, and gathered them in the open space on the east side.
New Revised Standard
He brought in the priests and the Levites and assembled them in the square on the east.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And he brought in the priests, and the Levites, - and gathered them together in the broadway on the east;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And he brought the priests and the Levites, and assembled them in the east street.
Revised Standard Version
He brought in the priests and the Levites, and assembled them in the square on the east,
Young's Literal Translation
and bringeth in the priests and the Levites, and gathereth them to the broad place to the east.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them into the square on the east.

Contextual Overview

1 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became the king of Judah, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 2 He did what was pleasing in the Lord 's sight, just as his ancestor David had done. 3 In the very first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah reopened the doors of the Temple of the Lord and repaired them. 4 He summoned the priests and Levites to meet him at the courtyard east of the Temple. 5 He said to them, "Listen to me, you Levites! Purify yourselves, and purify the Temple of the Lord , the God of your ancestors. Remove all the defiled things from the sanctuary. 6 Our ancestors were unfaithful and did what was evil in the sight of the Lord our God. They abandoned the Lord and his dwelling place; they turned their backs on him. 7 They also shut the doors to the Temple's entry room, and they snuffed out the lamps. They stopped burning incense and presenting burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel. 8 "That is why the Lord 's anger has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of dread, horror, and ridicule, as you can see with your own eyes. 9 Because of this, our fathers have been killed in battle, and our sons and daughters and wives have been captured. 10 But now I will make a covenant with the Lord , the God of Israel, so that his fierce anger will turn away from us.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

east street: 2 Chronicles 32:6, Nehemiah 3:29, Jeremiah 19:2

Reciprocal: Leviticus 14:42 - General Joshua 3:8 - command 2 Kings 12:4 - said to the priests 1 Chronicles 15:12 - sanctify Nehemiah 12:27 - out Nehemiah 13:22 - I commanded Ezekiel 44:10 - the Levites

Cross-References

Genesis 11:31
One day Terah took his son Abram, his daughter-in-law Sarai (his son Abram's wife), and his grandson Lot (his son Haran's child) and moved away from Ur of the Chaldeans. He was headed for the land of Canaan, but they stopped at Haran and settled there.
Genesis 24:10
Then he loaded ten of Abraham's camels with all kinds of expensive gifts from his master, and he traveled to distant Aram-naharaim. There he went to the town where Abraham's brother Nahor had settled.
Genesis 27:43
So listen carefully, my son. Get ready and flee to my brother, Laban, in Haran.
Genesis 28:10
Meanwhile, Jacob left Beersheba and traveled toward Haran.
Acts 7:2
This was Stephen's reply: "Brothers and fathers, listen to me. Our glorious God appeared to our ancestor Abraham in Mesopotamia before he settled in Haran.
Acts 7:4
So Abraham left the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran until his father died. Then God brought him here to the land where you now live.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And he brought in the priests and Levites,.... The persons that officiated in the service of the temple:

and gathered them together into the east street; which led to the eastern gate of the temple.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

The east street - Rather, some open space before the eastern gate of the outer temple court is intended.


 
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