2 Chronicles 29:27

And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.

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Word	Hebrew	Strong’s	Meaning
Hezekiah	חִזְקִיָּ֔הוּ chiz.ki.Ya.hu	H2396	Chizkijah · proper noun, a man's name
commanded	וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙ vai.Yo.mer	H559	to say (used with great latitude) · conjunction + verb, qal sequential imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular
offer	לְהַעֲל֥וֹת le.ha.'a.Lot	H5927	to ascend · preposition + verb, hiphil infinitive construct
offering	הָעֹלָ֖ה ha.'o.Lah	H5930	a step or (collectively · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
altar	לְהַמִּזְבֵּ֑חַ le.ha.miz.Be.ach	H4196	an altar · preposition + definite article + noun, common masculine singular absolute
when	וּבְעֵ֞ת u.ve.'Et	H6256	time · conjunction + preposition + noun, common both genders singular absolute
offering	הָֽעוֹלָ֗ה ha.'o.Lah	H5930	a step or (collectively · definite article + noun, common feminine singular absolute
began	הֵחֵ֣ל he.Chel	H2490	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
song	שִׁיר shir-	H7892	a song · noun, common masculine singular construct
LORD	יְהוָה֙ Yah.weh	H3068	Jehovah · proper noun, a title
began	הֵחֵ֤ל he.Chel	H2490	properly · verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd person masculine singular
trumpets	וְהַחֲצֹ֣צְר֔וֹת ve.ha.cha.Tzo.tze.Rot	H2689	a trumpet (from its sundered or quavering note) · conjunction + definite article + noun, common feminine plural absolute
instruments	כְּלֵ֖י ke.Lei	H3627	something prepared · noun, common masculine plural construct
by	יְדֵ֔י ye.Dei	H3027	a hand (the open one (indicating power · noun, common both genders dual construct
David	דָּוִ֥יד da.Vid	H1732	David · proper noun, a man's name
king	מֶֽלֶךְ Me.lekh-	H4428	a king · noun, common masculine singular construct
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל Yis.ra.'El	H3478	Jisrael · proper noun, a place name

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Cross-references

2 Chronicles 23:18 Also Jehoiada appointed the offices of the house of the LORD by the hand of the priests the Levites, whom David had distributed in the house…
2 Chronicles 7:3 And when all the children of Israel saw how the fire came down, and the glory of the LORD upon the house, they bowed themselves with their f…
2 Chronicles 20:21 And when he had consulted with the people, he appointed singers unto the LORD, and that should praise the beauty of holiness, as they went o…
Psalms 136:1 O give thanks unto the LORD; for he is good: for his mercy endureth for ever.
Psalms 137:3-4 For there they that carried us away captive required of us a song; and they that wasted us required of us mirth, saying, Sing us one of the…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 29:20–end

The temple being cleansed, we have here an account of the good use that was immediately made of it. A solemn assembly was called to meet the king at the temple, the very next day (Ch2 29:20); and very glad, no doubt, all the good people in Jerusalem were, when it was said, Let us go up to the house of the Lord, Psa 122:1. As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready for him he lost no time, but made it appear that he was ready for it. He rose early to go up to the house of the Lord, earlier on that day than on other days, to show that his heart was upon his work there. Now this day's work was to look two ways: - I. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign. They thought i…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 29:20

Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city--His anxiety to enter upon the expiatory service with all possible despatch, now that the temple had been properly prepared for it, prevented his summoning all the representatives of Israel. The requisite number of victims having been provided, and the officers of the temple having sanctified themselves according to the directions of the law, the priests were appointed to offer sacrifices of atonement successively, for "the kingdom," that is, for the sins of the king and his predecessors; for "the sanctuary," that is, for the sins of the priests themselves and for the desecration of the temple; "and for Judah," that is, f…

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Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 29:25

With cymbals, with psalteries - Moses had not appointed any musical instruments to be used in the divine worship; there was nothing of the kind under the first tabernacle. The trumpets or horns then used were not for song nor for praise, but as we use bells, i.e., to give notice to the congregation of what they were called to perform, etc. But David did certainly introduce many instruments of music into God's worship, for which we have already seen he was solemnly reproved by the prophet Amos, Amo 6:1-6. Here, however, the author of this book states he had the commandment of the prophet Nathan, and Gad the king's seer; and this is stated to have been the commandment of the Lord by his prophe…

Dictionary and topics

Burnt offering — Hebrew olah; i.e., “ascending,” the whole being consumed by fire, and regarded as ascending to God while being consumed. Part of every offering was burnt in the sacred fire, but this was wholly…
Covenant — A contract or agreement between two parties. In the Old Testament the Hebrew word berith is always thus translated. Berith is derived from a root which means “to cut,” and hence a covenant is a…
Dedication, Feast of the — (John 10:22, 42), i.e., the feast of the renewing. It was instituted B.C. 164 to commemorate the purging of the temple after its pollution by Antiochus Epiphanes (B.C. 167), and the rebuilding of the…
Hezekiah — Whom Jehovah has strengthened. (1.) Son of Ahaz (2 Kings 18:1; 2 Chr. 29:1), whom he succeeded on the throne of the kingdom of Judah. He reigned twenty-nine years (B.C. 726-697). The history of this…
Trumpets — Were of a great variety of forms, and were made of divers materials. Some were made of silver (Num. 10:2), and were used only by the priests in announcing the approach of festivals and in giving…
Asaph · .A composer of sacred lyrics — .A composer of sacred lyrics
Music · Discoursed during the offering of sacrifices — Discoursed during the offering of sacrifices
Temple, The First · Historical notices of: Purified and divine worship restored under Hezekiah — Historical notices of: Purified and divine worship restored under Hezekiah

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

2 Chronicles 29:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 29:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 29:20

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 29:25

Dictionary and topics

2 Chronicles 29:27

Word by word — the Hebrew

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 29:20–end

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 29:20

Adam Clarke on 2 Chronicles 29:25

Dictionary and topics

John Gill on 2 Chronicles 29:27

Tyndale Open Study Notes on 2 Chronicles 29:21

Rashi on 2 Chronicles 29:26