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2 Chronicles 29:4

He brought in the religious leaders and the Levites, and gathered them in the open space on the east side.

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 Living Translation
He summoned the priests and Levites to meet him at the courtyard east of the Temple.
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 became king when he was twenty-five years old. And he ruled for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 2 Hezekiah did what was right in the eyes of the Lord. He did all that his father David had done. 3 In the first month of the first year of his rule, he opened the doors of the Lord's house and made them like new. 4 He brought in the religious leaders and the Levites, and gathered them in the open space on the east side. 5 Then he said to them, "Listen to me, O Levites. Now make yourselves holy. And make holy the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers. Carry what is unclean out from the holy place. 6 For our fathers have not been faithful. They have done what is bad in the eyes of the Lord our God. They have left Him and turned their faces away from the house of the Lord. They have turned their backs. 7 They have also shut the doors of the porch and put out the lamps. They have not burned special perfume or given burnt gifts in the holy place to the God of Israel. 8 So the Lord was angry with Judah and Jerusalem. He has made them an object of fear and wonder and shame, as you see with your own eyes. 9 See, our fathers have fallen by the sword. And our sons, our daughters and our wives have been taken away to a strange land because of this. 10 Now it is in my heart to make an agreement with the Lord God of Israel, that His burning anger may 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
Terah took his son Abram, and his grandson Lot, the son of Haran, and his daughter-in-law Sarai, the wife of his son Abram and they went together from Ur of the Chaldeans to the land of Canaan. But when they went as far as Haran, they made their home there.
Genesis 24:10
Then the servant took ten of Abraham's camels and left. He took with him all kinds of gifts from Abraham. Then he went to the city of Nahor in Mesopotamia.
Genesis 27:43
So now, my son, do what I tell you. Get ready, and go at once to my brother Laban at Haran.
Genesis 28:10
Jacob left Beersheba and went toward Haran.
Acts 7:2
Stephen said, "My brothers and fathers, listen to me. The great God showed Himself to our early father Abraham while he lived in the country of Mesopotamia. This was before he moved to the country of Haran.
Acts 7:4
He went from the land of the Chaldeans and lived in Haran. After his father died, he came to this country 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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