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Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:20-36

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 (2 Chron. 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, Ps. 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... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:30

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord, with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer ,.... Making use of psalms composed by the one and the other; Jarchi takes it to be the one hundred and fifth psalm, which begins, "O give thanks unto the Lord, call upon his name"; as in 1 Chronicles 16:7 . and they sang praises with gladness ; the king and all the people: and they bowed their heads and worshipped ; made another adoration of... read more

John Gill

John Gills Exposition of the Bible Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:31

Then Hezekiah answered and said ,.... Or proceeded to say, as follows: now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord ; having entered anew on the performance of their office, filling their hands with sacrifices, as the words signify: come near, and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the Lord ; which the people were to put into their hands to offer for them: and the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings ; peace offerings, part of which the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:1-36

The reformation of Hezekiah-the thing done suddenly. Hezekiah was the thirteenth of the twenty kings of the line of Judah; but when his reign of twenty-nine years had run to its end, as many as two hundred and eighty-two yearn had sped away of the three hundred and ninety-two of the duration of the line up to the date of the Captivity. It may also be remembered that, of the seven reigns following upon that of Hezekiah, two (those of Jehoahaz and Jehoiachin) lasted only three months each.... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:20-36

The re-dedication of the temple. I. THE TIME OF THE CEREMONY . Early on the following morning. Hezekiah lost not a moment in entering upon the good work his heart contemplated ( 2 Chronicles 29:10 ), rising up with next day's dawn, gathering the rulers of the city, and proceeding with them to the house of the Lord. In this he acted in accordance with Jehovah's instructions to Moses at Sinai ( Exodus 34:2 ); with the example of Abraham ( Genesis 22:2 ), Jacob ( Genesis... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:26-36

The public worship of God. The record of the latter part of the proceedings on this solemn occasion at Jerusalem may well suggest to us some aspects of public worship at all times. I. ANTICIPATIVE SERVICE . David, who lived several generations before, bad his hand in that good work. The Levites played with "the instruments of David King of Israel" ( 2 Chronicles 29:27 ); and they "sang praise with the words of David and of Asaph" ( 2 Chronicles 29:30 ). A very great and... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:30

With the words of David, and of Asaph . We can scarcely exclude from our thought the impression that loving human reverence for their own past religious helpers of song and music, and enthusiasm for the memory of them, were hero glanced at. The king's and the princes ' supplementary (moreover) injunction and instruction to the Levites as to what words they should put on their lips. Asaph the seer . This is the only place in which Asaph is thus distinctly named seer, but it is... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:31

Ye have consecrated yourselves . The Hebrew text is, "have filled your hands to Jehovah." Our somewhat awkward and somewhat misleading reproduction in English of the Hebrew text is, nevertheless, on the whole defensible. The phrase occurs some seventeen times ( Exodus 28:41 ; Exodus 29:9 , Exodus 29:29 , Exodus 29:33 , Exodus 29:35 ; Exodus 32:29 ; Le 8:33; Exodus 16:32 ; Exodus 21:10 ; Numbers 3:3 ; 17:5 , 17:12 ; 1 Kings 13:33 ; 1 Chronicles 29:5 ; 2 Chronicles... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - 2 Chronicles 29:31

The revival of religion in Church or state. I. PREPARATORY STEPS . In order to secure such an awakening of religious life as took place in Judah under Hezekiah, three things are indispensable. 1 . Confession of sin. "Our fathers have trespassed," etc. ( 2 Chronicles 29:6 ). As all religion begins with saying, "Father, I have sinned" ( Luke 15:18 ), so the first symptoms of reviving life in souls that have been apathetic is acknowledgment of their trespass ( Psalms 51:3 ). ... read more

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