Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version When they had assembled their fellow Levites and consecrated themselves, they went in to purify the temple of the LORD, as the king had ordered, following the word of the LORD. New Living Translation These men called together their fellow Levites, and they all purified themselves. Then they began to cleanse the Temple of the LORD, just as the king had commanded. They were careful to follow all the LORD’s instructions in their work. English Standard Version They gathered their brothers and consecrated themselves and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. Berean Standard Bible When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD. King James Bible 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. New King James Version And they gathered their brethren, sanctified themselves, and went according to the commandment of the king, at the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. New American Standard Bible They assembled their brothers, consecrated themselves, and went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the commandment of the king by the words of the LORD. NASB 1995 They assembled their brothers, consecrated themselves, and went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the commandment of the king by the words of the LORD. NASB 1977 And they assembled their brothers, consecrated themselves, and went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the commandment of the king by the words of the LORD. Legacy Standard Bible And they gathered their brothers, set themselves apart as holy, and went in to cleanse the house of Yahweh, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Yahweh. Amplified Bible They gathered their brothers (fellow Levites) together, consecrated themselves, and went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, as the king had commanded by the words of the LORD. Christian Standard Bible They gathered their brothers together, consecrated themselves, and went according to the king’s command by the words of the LORD to cleanse the LORD’s temple. Holman Christian Standard Bible They gathered their brothers together, consecrated themselves, and went according to the king’s command by the words of the LORD to cleanse the LORD’s temple. American Standard Version And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Brenton Septuagint Translation And they gathered their brethren, and they purified themselves according to the king's command by the order of the Lord, to purify the house of the Lord. Contemporary English Version These leaders gathered together the rest of the Levites, and they all went through the ceremony to make themselves clean. Then they began to purify the temple according to the Law of the LORD, just as Hezekiah had commanded. Douay-Rheims Bible And they gathered together their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in according to the commandment of the king, and the precept of the Lord, to purify the house of God. English Revised Version And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. GOD'S WORD® Translation These men gathered their relatives and performed the ceremonies to make themselves holy. Then they obeyed the king's order from the LORD's word and entered the temple to make it clean. Good News Translation These men assembled their fellow Levites, and they all made themselves ritually clean. Then, as the king had commanded them to do, they began to make the Temple ritually clean, according to the Law of the LORD. International Standard Version They also brought together their brothers, consecrated themselves, and proceeded to cleanse the LORD's Temple, just as the king had ordered in accordance with what the LORD had told him. JPS Tanakh 1917 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. Literal Standard Version and they gather their brothers, and sanctify themselves, and come in, according to the command of the king in the matters of YHWH, to cleanse the house of YHWH, Majority Standard Bible When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD. New American Bible They gathered their kinfolk together and sanctified themselves; then they came as the king had ordered, in keeping with the words of the LORD, to cleanse the LORD’s house. NET Bible They assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves. Then they went in to purify the LORD's temple, just as the king had ordered, in accordance with the word of the LORD. New Revised Standard Version They gathered their brothers, sanctified themselves, and went in as the king had commanded, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. New Heart English Bible They gathered their brothers, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD. Webster's Bible Translation And they assembled 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. World English Bible They gathered their brothers, sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by Yahweh’s words, to cleanse Yahweh’s house. Young's Literal Translation and they gather their brethren, and sanctify themselves, and come in, according to the command of the king in the matters of Jehovah, to cleanse the house of Jehovah, Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple…14Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites. 15When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD. 16So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.… Cross References 1 Chronicles 23:28 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God, 2 Chronicles 29:5 "Listen to me, O Levites," he said. "Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity. 2 Chronicles 29:14 Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites. 2 Chronicles 30:12 Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD. Nehemiah 13:9 Then I ordered that the rooms be purified, and I had the articles of the house of God restored to them, along with the grain offerings and frankincense. Treasury of Scripture And they gathered their brothers, 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. sanctified themselves 2 Chronicles 29:5 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. by the words of the Lord. 2 Chronicles 30:12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD. to cleanse 1 Chronicles 23:28 Because their office was to wait on the sons of Aaron for the service of the house of the LORD, in the courts, and in the chambers, and in the purifying of all holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God; Jump to Previous Assembled Clean Cleanse Command Commanded Commandment Consecrated Following Gather Gathered Hallowed Holy House Matters Ordered Purify Sanctified Sanctify Temple Themselves Together Word WordsJump to Next Assembled Clean Cleanse Command Commanded Commandment Consecrated Following Gather Gathered Hallowed Holy House Matters Ordered Purify Sanctified Sanctify Temple Themselves Together Word Words2 Chronicles 29 1. Hezekiah's good reign.3. He restores religion 5. He exhorts the Levites 12. They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God 20. Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices, 24. wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests (15) They gathered their brethren.--As chiefs, or heads of houses, they had the requisite authority. The families mostly concerned would naturally be those residing in Jerusalem. According to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord--i.e., through the words of Jehovah; a mandate based on the words of Jehovah, as recorded in the written Law. Comp. 1Chronicles 25:5, and 2Chronicles 30:12. Also 2Chronicles 29:25, below: "For by the hand of Jehovah was the commandment" (Note). Verse 15. - By the words of the Lord. The Hebrew here (בְּדִבְרֵי יְהוָה) may possibly mean, "in the business of Jehovah," upon which King Hezekiah was now intent. But it is not by any means needful so to understand it. The words or commands of the Lord are such as are written in Exodus 19:22; Leviticus 11:44.Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew When they had assembledוַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּ (way·ya·’as·p̄ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove their brothers אֲחֵיהֶם֙ (’ă·ḥê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural Strong's 251: A brother, ) and consecrated themselves, וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּ (way·yiṯ·qad·də·šū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 6942: To be set apart or consecrated they went in וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ (way·yā·ḇō·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go to cleanse לְטַהֵ֖ר (lə·ṭa·hêr) Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct Strong's 2891: To be clean or pure the house בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1004: A house of the LORD, יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel according to the command כְמִצְוַת־ (ḵə·miṣ·waṯ-) Preposition-k | Noun - feminine singular construct Strong's 4687: Commandment of the king הַמֶּ֖לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4428: A king by the words בְּדִבְרֵ֣י (bə·ḏiḇ·rê) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause of the LORD. יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Links 2 Chronicles 29:15 NIV2 Chronicles 29:15 NLT 2 Chronicles 29:15 ESV 2 Chronicles 29:15 NASB 2 Chronicles 29:15 KJV 2 Chronicles 29:15 BibleApps.com 2 Chronicles 29:15 Biblia Paralela 2 Chronicles 29:15 Chinese Bible 2 Chronicles 29:15 French Bible 2 Chronicles 29:15 Catholic Bible OT History: 2 Chronicles 29:15 They gathered their brothers and sanctified themselves (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) |
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