And the Levites stood with the instruments of David ,.... Which were invented, directed, and ordered to be used by him, and are the same as in the preceding verse: and the priests with the trumpets ; which were made by the direction of Moses, according to the order of God, Numbers 10:2 . read more
And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar ,.... Which was wholly devoted to the Lord, and was an acknowledgment of his sovereignty over them, and of his goodness to them: and when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel ; and this was done at the time of the pouring out of the drink offering, which always attended the burnt offering; for this is a rule with the Jews, that... read more
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
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
To references of foregoing verse may be added Numbers 10:8 ; 1 Chronicles 15:24 . read more
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
Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering . This verse and the following, with graphic brevity, purport to describe the actual consummating of the preparations rehearsed before, and, as seems most probable, in the significance of the last clause of Ezra 8:35 , already referred to. The whole of the burnt offering was burnt on the altar, but of the sin offering the "fat" alone (Le Ezra 4:19 ). read more
All had hitherto been preparatory. Now Hezekiah gave orders that “the burnt offering” - i. e. the daily morning sacrifice - should be offered upon the brass altar in front of the porch, thus restoring and reinstituting the regular temple-service. A burst of music gave notice to the people of the moment when the old worship recommenced. read more
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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