Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship

2 Chronicles 29

20 Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. 21 And they brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats for a s sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. Then he commanded the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD. 22 So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and t sprinkled it on the altar. Likewise they killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar. 23 Then they brought out the male goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they laid their u hands on them. 24 And the priests killed them; and they presented their blood on the altar as a sin offering v to make an atonement for all Israel, for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering be made for all Israel.

25 w And he stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with stringed instruments, and with harps, x according to the commandment of David, of y Gad the king's seer, and of Nathan the prophet; z for thus was the commandment of the LORD by His prophets. 26 The Levites stood with the instruments a of David, and the priests with b the trumpets. 27 Then Hezekiah commanded them to offer the burnt offering on the altar. And when the burnt offering began, c the song of the LORD also began, with the trumpets and with the instruments of David king of Israel. 28 So all the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. 29 And when they had finished offering, d the king and all who were present with him bowed and worshiped. 30 Moreover King Hezekiah and the leaders commanded the Levites to sing praise to the LORD with the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

31 Then Hezekiah answered and said, "Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near, and bring sacrifices and e thank offerings into the house of the LORD." So the assembly brought in sacrifices and thank offerings, and as many as were of a f willing heart brought burnt offerings. 32 And the number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD. 33 The consecrated things were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep. 34 But the priests were too few, so that they could not skin all the burnt offerings; therefore g their brethren the Levites helped them until the work was ended and until the other priests had 1 sanctified themselves, h for the Levites were i more diligent in j sanctifying themselves than the priests. 35 Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with k the fat of the peace offerings and with l the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of the LORD was set in order. 36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.

  1. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:3 - 14
    If the anointed priest sins, bringing guilt on the people, then let him offer to the LORD for his sin which he has sinned a young bull without blemish as a sin offering.
  2. Cross References
    Leviticus 8:14
    And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.
    Leviticus 8:15
    And Moses killed it. Then he took the blood, and put some on the horns of the altar all around with his finger, and purified the altar. And he poured the blood at the base of the altar, and consecrated it, to make atonement for it.
    Leviticus 8:19
    And Moses killed it. Then he sprinkled the blood all around on the altar.
    Leviticus 8:24
    Then he brought Aaron's sons. And Moses put some of the blood on the tips of their right ears, on the thumbs of their right hands, and on the big toes of their right feet. And Moses sprinkled the blood all around on the altar.
    Hebrews 9:21
    Then likewise he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle and all the vessels of the ministry.
  3. Cross References
    Leviticus 4:15
    And the elders of the congregation shall lay their hands on the head of the bull before the LORD. Then the bull shall be killed before the LORD.
    Leviticus 4:24
    And he shall lay his hand on the head of the goat, and kill it at the place where they kill the burnt offering before the LORD. It is a sin offering.
    Leviticus 8:14
    And he brought the bull for the sin offering. Then Aaron and his sons laid their hands on the head of the bull for the sin offering.
  4. Cross References
    Leviticus 14:20
    And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the grain offering on the altar. So the priest shall make atonement for him, and he shall be clean.
  5. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 16:4
    And he appointed some of the Levites to minister before the ark of the LORD, to commemorate, to thank, and to praise the LORD God of Israel:
    1 Chronicles 25:6
    All these were under the direction of their father for the music in the house of the LORD, with cymbals, stringed instruments, and harps, for the service of the house of God. Asaph, Jeduthun, and Heman were under the authority of the king.
  6. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 23:5
    Four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, "which I made," said David, "for giving praise.
    1 Chronicles 25:1
    Moreover David and the captains of the army separated for the service some of the sons of Asaph, of Heman, and of Jeduthun, who should prophesy with harps, stringed instruments, and cymbals. And the number of the skilled men performing their service was:
    2 Chronicles 8:14
    And, according to the order of David his father, he appointed the divisions of the priests for their service, the Levites for their duties (to praise and serve before the priests) as the duty of each day required, and the gatekeepers by their divisions at each gate; for so David the man of God had commanded.
  7. Cross References
    2 Samuel 24:11
    Now when David arose in the morning, the word of the LORD came to the prophet Gad, David's seer, saying.
  8. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 30:12
    Also the hand of God was on Judah to give them singleness of heart to obey the command of the king and the leaders, at the word of the LORD.
  9. Cross References
    1 Chronicles 23:5
    Four thousand were gatekeepers, and four thousand praised the LORD with musical instruments, "which I made," said David, "for giving praise.
    Amos 6:5
    Who sing idly to the sound of stringed instruments, And invent for yourselves musical instruments like David.
  10. Cross References
    Numbers 10:8
    The sons of Aaron, the priests, shall blow the trumpets; and these shall be to you as an ordinance forever throughout your generations.
    Numbers 10:10
    "Also in the day of your gladness, in your appointed feasts, and at the beginning of your months, you shall blow the trumpets over your burnt offerings and over the sacrifices of your peace offerings; and they shall be a memorial for you before your God: I am the LORD your God."
    1 Chronicles 15:24
    Shebaniah, Joshaphat, Nethanel, Amasai, Zechariah, Benaiah, and Eliezer, the priests, were to blow the trumpets before the ark of God; and ObedE'dom and Jehiah, doorkeepers for the ark.
    1 Chronicles 16:6
    Benaiah and Jahaziel the priests regularly blew the trumpets before the ark of the covenant of God.
    2 Chronicles 5:12
    And the Levites who were the singers, all those of Asaph and Heman and Jeduthun, with their sons and their brethren, stood at the east end of the altar, clothed in white linen, having cymbals, stringed instruments and harps, and with them one hundred and twenty priests sounding with trumpets -
  11. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 23:18
    Also Jehoiada appointed the oversight of the house of the LORD to the hand of the priests, the Levites, whom David had assigned in the house of the LORD, to offer the burnt offerings of the LORD, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, as it was established by David.
  12. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 20:18
    And Jehoshaphat bowed his head with his face to the ground, and all Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem bowed before the LORD, worshiping the LORD.
  13. Cross References
    Leviticus 7:12
    If he offers it for a thanksgiving, then he shall offer, with the sacrifice of thanksgiving, unleavened cakes mixed with oil, unleavened wafers anointed with oil, or cakes of blended flour mixed with oil.
  14. Cross References
    Exodus 35:5
    Take from among you an offering to the LORD. Whoever is of a willing heart, let him bring it as an offering to the LORD: gold, silver, and bronze.
    Exodus 35:22
    They came, both men and women, as many as had a willing heart, and brought earrings and nose rings, rings and necklaces, all jewelry of gold, that is, every man who made an offering of gold to the LORD.
  15. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 35:11
    And they slaughtered the Passover offerings; and the priests sprinkled the blood with their hands, while the Levites skinned the animals.
  16. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 30:3
    For they could not keep it at the regular time, because a sufficient number of priests had not consecrated themselves, nor had the people gathered together at Jerusalem.
  17. Cross References
    Psalms 7:10
    My defense is of God, Who saves the upright in heart.
  18. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 29:5
    And said to them: "Hear me, Levites! Now sanctify yourselves, sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry out the rubbish from the holy place.
  19. Cross References
    Leviticus 3:15
    The two kidneys and the fat that is on them by the flanks, and the fatty lobe attached to the liver above the kidneys, he shall remove.
    Leviticus 3:16
    And the priest shall burn them on the altar as food, an offering made by fire for a sweet aroma; all the fat is the LORD's.
  20. Cross References
    Numbers 15:5 - 10
    And one-fourth of a hin of wine as a drink offering you shall prepare with the burnt offering or the sacrifice, for each lamb.
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