INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES This, and the preceding, were but one book originally, but divided into two because of the size of it, so that this is only a continuation of the former history; that ends at the death of David; this begins with the reign of Solomon, goes through that, and the reigns of all the kings of the house of David; of the kings of Judah only, after the separation of the ten …
1Comenzó a reinar Ezequías siendo de veinticinco años, y reinó veintinueve años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Abías, hija de Zacarías.
2E hizo lo recto ante los ojos de Jehová, conforme a todas las cosas que había hecho David su padre.
3En el primer año de su reinado, en el mes primero, abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová, y las reparó.
4E hizo venir a los sacerdotes y levitas, y los reunió en la plaza oriental.
5Y les dijo: ¡Oídme, levitas! Santificaos ahora, y santificad la casa de Jehová el Dios de vuestros padres, y sacad del santuario la inmundicia.
6Porque nuestros padres se han rebelado, y han hecho lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová nuestro Dios; porque le dejaron, y apartaron sus rostros del tabernáculo de Jehová, y le volvieron las espaldas.
7Y aun cerraron las puertas del pórtico, y apagaron las lámparas; no quemaron incienso, ni sacrificaron holocausto en el santuario al Dios de Israel.
8Por tanto, la ira de Jehová ha venido sobre Judá y Jerusalén, y los ha entregado a turbación, a execración y a escarnio, como veis vosotros con vuestros ojos.
9Y he aquí nuestros padres han caído a espada, y nuestros hijos, nuestras hijas y nuestras mujeres fueron llevados cautivos por esto.
10Ahora, pues, yo he determinado hacer pacto con Jehová el Dios de Israel, para que aparte de nosotros el ardor de su ira.
11Hijos míos, no os engañéis ahora, porque Jehová os ha escogido a vosotros para que estéis delante de él y le sirváis, y seáis sus ministros, y le queméis incienso.
12Entonces se levantaron los levitas Mahat hijo de Amasai y Joel hijo de Azarías, de los hijos de Coat; de los hijos de Merari, Cis hijo de Abdi y Azarías hijo de Jehalelel; de los hijos de Gersón, Joa hijo de Zima y Edén hijo de Joa;
13de los hijos de Elizafán, Simri y Jeiel; de los hijos de Asaf, Zacarías y Matanías;
14de los hijos de Hemán, Jehiel y Simei; y de los hijos de Jedutún, Semaías y Uziel.
15Estos reunieron a sus hermanos, y se santificaron, y entraron, conforme al mandamiento del rey y las palabras de Jehová, para limpiar la casa de Jehová.
16Y entrando los sacerdotes dentro de la casa de Jehová para limpiarla, sacaron toda la inmundicia que hallaron en el templo de Jehová, al atrio de la casa de Jehová; y de allí los levitas la llevaron fuera al torrente de Cedrón.
17Comenzaron a santificarse el día primero del mes primero, y a los ocho del mismo mes vinieron al pórtico de Jehová; y santificaron la casa de Jehová en ocho días, y en el día dieciséis del mes primero terminaron.
18Entonces vinieron al rey Ezequías y le dijeron: Ya hemos limpiado toda la casa de Jehová, el altar del holocausto, y todos sus instrumentos, y la mesa de la proposición con todos sus utensilios.
19Asimismo hemos preparado y santificado todos los utensilios que en su infidelidad había desechado el rey Acaz, cuando reinaba; y he aquí están delante del altar de Jehová.
20Y levantándose de mañana, el rey Ezequías reunió los principales de la ciudad, y subió a la casa de Jehová.
21Y presentaron siete novillos, siete carneros, siete corderos y siete machos cabríos para expiación por el reino, por el santuario y por Judá. Y dijo a los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón que los ofreciesen sobre el altar de Jehová.
22Mataron, pues, los novillos, y los sacerdotes recibieron la sangre, y la esparcieron sobre el altar; mataron luego los carneros, y esparcieron la sangre sobre el altar; asimismo mataron los corderos, y esparcieron la sangre sobre el altar.
23Después hicieron acercar delante del rey y de la multitud los machos cabríos para la expiación, y pusieron sobre ellos sus manos;
24y los sacerdotes los mataron, e hicieron ofrenda de expiación con la sangre de ellos sobre el altar, para reconciliar a todo Israel; porque por todo Israel mandó el rey hacer el holocausto y la expiación.
25Puso también levitas en la casa de Jehová con címbalos, salterios y arpas, conforme al mandamiento de David, de Gad vidente del rey, y del profeta Natán, porque aquel mandamiento procedía de Jehová por medio de sus profetas.
26Y los levitas estaban con los instrumentos de David, y los sacerdotes con trompetas.
27Entonces mandó Ezequías sacrificar el holocausto en el altar; y cuando comenzó el holocausto, comenzó también el cántico de Jehová, con las trompetas y los instrumentos de David rey de Israel.
28Y toda la multitud adoraba, y los cantores cantaban, y los trompeteros sonaban las trompetas; todo esto duró hasta consumirse el holocausto.
29Y cuando acabaron de ofrecer, se inclinó el rey, y todos los que con él estaban, y adoraron.
30Entonces el rey Ezequías y los príncipes dijeron a los levitas que alabasen a Jehová con las palabras de David y de Asaf vidente; y ellos alabaron con gran alegría, y se inclinaron y adoraron.
31Y respondiendo Ezequías, dijo: Vosotros os habéis consagrado ahora a Jehová; acercaos, pues, y presentad sacrificios y alabanzas en la casa de Jehová. Y la multitud presentó sacrificios y alabanzas; y todos los generosos de corazón trajeron holocaustos.
32Y fue el número de los holocaustos que trajo la congregación, setenta bueyes, cien carneros y doscientos corderos, todo para el holocausto de Jehová.
33Y las ofrendas fueron seiscientos bueyes y tres mil ovejas.
34Mas los sacerdotes eran pocos, y no bastaban para desollar los holocaustos; y así sus hermanos los levitas les ayudaron hasta que acabaron la obra, y hasta que los demás sacerdotes se santificaron; porque los levitas fueron más rectos de corazón para santificarse que los sacerdotes.
35Así, pues, hubo abundancia de holocaustos, con grosura de las ofrendas de paz, y libaciones para cada holocausto. Y quedó restablecido el servicio de la casa de Jehová.
36Y se alegró Ezequías con todo el pueblo, de que Dios hubiese preparado el pueblo; porque la cosa fue hecha rápidamente.
JOHN GILL BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. Hezekiah began to reign,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on 2 Kings 18:2; see Gill on 2 Kings 1…
Hezekiah began to reign,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on 2 Kings 18:2; see Gill on 2 Kings 18:3.
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II. He in the first year of his reign, in the first month,.... And, as appears from 2 Chronicles 29:1…
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month,.... And, as appears from 2 Chronicles 29:17, on the first day of the month:
opened the doors of the house of the Lord; which his father had shut, 2 Chronicles 28:24.
and repaired them; or strengthened them, the hinges, and other parts of them, being loosened and weakened; and ornamented them by overlaying them with gold, the plates of which very probably his father had taken off; for, certain it is, Hezekiah overlaid them, and very probably at this time, see 2 Kings 18:16.
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III. And he brought in the priests and Levites,.... The persons that officiated in the service of the …
And he brought in the priests and Levites,.... The persons that officiated in the service of the temple:
and gathered them together into the east street; which led to the eastern gate of the temple.
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IV. And said unto them, hear me, ye Levites; sanctify yourselves,.... By washing their bodies and the…
And said unto them, hear me, ye Levites; sanctify yourselves,.... By washing their bodies and their garments, that no pollution might attend them in their service, see Isaiah 52:11.
and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers; by carrying out of it all manner of uncleanness, as they did, 2 Chronicles 29:16,
and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place; or the abomination; the altar, like that at Damascus, which Ahaz, removing the altar of the Lord, had placed in the court of the priests; or, as Kimchi thinks, an idol, which he had set upon that altar.
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V. For our fathers have transgressed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God,.…
For our fathers have transgressed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God,.... Meaning their more immediate ancestors, his father and theirs, who had committed idolatry; which is a great trespass, and than which there is not a greater evil in the sight of God, nor more provoking to him:
and have forsaken him; his word, worship, and ordinances:
and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the Lord; the temple, by neglecting that, and the service of it, and attending the high places: and turned their backs; upon it; though some think this refers to a rite or custom, introduced by Ahaz before he shut up the temple, that instead of looking to the west, when they worshipped, where was the ark of the Lord, he ordered them to turn their faces to the east, where his altar stood.
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VI. Also they have shut up the doors of the porch,.... So that there was no entering into the temple,…
Also they have shut up the doors of the porch,.... So that there was no entering into the temple, 2 Chronicles 28:24.
and put out the lamps; for the priests not being able to go in morning and evening to light them, and dress them, they in course went out; the Jews say (n), that on the eighteenth of Ab, which answers to part of July and August, the western lamp was extinct in the days of Ahaz, for which a fast was kept on that day:
and have not burnt incense, nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel; but had done these in the high places to idols, 2 Chronicles 28:3.
(n) Schulchan Aruch, par. 1. c. 580. sect. 2.
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VII. Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon. Judah and Jerusalem,.... As appeared, by suffering the …
Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon. Judah and Jerusalem,.... As appeared, by suffering the Syrians, and Israelites, and Edomites, and Philistines, to come upon them, and distress them, as the history of the preceding chapter shows:
and he hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes; such desolation and destruction were made among them, as not only threw them into a stupor, that they knew not what to do, but were amazing to all their neighbours, and caused them to hiss at them, which they could not but be sensible of.
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VIII. For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword,.... Of the kings of Syria and Israel, even great n…
For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword,.... Of the kings of Syria and Israel, even great numbers of them, 2 Chronicles 28:5.
and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this; for this idolatry; or they were, though afterwards dismissed, 2 Chronicles 28:8 and some of them were still in captivity, perhaps such as were carried captive by the Edomites, 2 Chronicles 28:17.
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IX. Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel,.... To renew one, as Asa …
Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel,.... To renew one, as Asa and Jehoiada had done, promising to serve the Lord, and worship him according to his will:
that his fierce wrath might be turned from us; under the tokens of which they still continued, and might expect it to break forth in other instances, unless a reformation was made.
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X. My sons,.... So, as the father of his people, he speaks of them in the most tender and affectiona…
My sons,.... So, as the father of his people, he speaks of them in the most tender and affectionate manner:
be not now negligent; backward to this good work, slothful, sluggish, and remiss in it; according to Jarchi and Kimchi, the word has the signification of error, and the sense may be, do not continue in the error in which you have been, in neglecting the service of God:
for the Lord hath chosen you to stand before him, to serve him, and that ye should minister unto him, and burn incense; on the altar of incense, which was the work of the priests, and for which they were selected from the rest of their brethren; and Hezekiah's discourse was directed to them, as well as to the Levites, 2 Chronicles 29:4.
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XI. Then the Levites arose,.... Whose names are mentioned; of the Kohathites two, Mahath the son of A…
Then the Levites arose,.... Whose names are mentioned; of the Kohathites two, Mahath the son of Amashai, and Joel the son of Azariah; of the Merarites two, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehalelel; of the Gershonites two, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah; and of the family of Elizaphan, a Kohathite, two, Shimri and Jehiel; and of the family of Asaph, one of the chief singers in the times of David, two, Zechariah and Mattaniah; and of the family of Heman, another principal singer in the same times, two, Jehiel and Shimei; and of the family of Jeduthun, the third principal singer, the same with Ethan, two, Shemaiah and Uzziel, in all fourteen.
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XII. And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves,.... As they were bid, see 2 Chronicl…
And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves,.... As they were bid, see 2 Chronicles 29:5,
and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the word of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord; for this, which the king commanded, was by the Lord, and they came to do this work, in obedience to both.
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XIII. And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it,.... Into the ho…
And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it,.... Into the holy place, where the candlesticks and shewbread tables stood, into which none but priests might enter, but not into the most holy place, the innermost of all; for none but the high priest might go into that, and only on the day of atonement; though in case of necessity, as for repairs, others might go into it, and so perhaps now to cleanse it, if any pollution was there:
and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the Lord into the court of the house of the Lord; into the court of the priests, where the Levites might be, and were:
and the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron; which ran through the valley of the son of Hinnom, into which all unclean things, and the filth of the temple and sacrifices, were usually carried and cast, see 2 Kings 18:12.
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Versículo 17
XIV. Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify,.... Either of the reign of King H…
Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify,.... Either of the reign of King Hezekiah, or rather of the year; the month Ab or Nisan, as the Targum expresses it:
and on the eighth of the month came they to the porch of the Lord; they seem to have begun cleansing the inner part of the temple first, and so came forward until they came to the porch which led into it:
so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; the holy place, and it may be the most holy place, and the court of the priests:
and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end; it took them eight days more to cleanse the outward porch, and the buildings and chambers belonging to the temple; according to Jarchi, it required so much time, because Ahaz had framed pictures of idols upon the walls of the temple, which could not be defaced sooner.
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XV. Then they went in to Hezekiah the king,.... In his palace:
Then they went in to Hezekiah the king,.... In his palace:
and said, we have cleansed all the house of the Lord; the several parts of it, and apartments belonging to it:
and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof; which they cleansed and scoured, and put in their proper place, and which Ahaz had removed:
and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof; which had lain neglected and profaned, but were now put in order.
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Versículo 19
16. Moreover, all the vessels which King Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression,.... No…
Moreover, all the vessels which King Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression,.... Not that he threw them away, being valuable, as made of gold and silver; but, as Kimchi interprets it, he removed them, and converted them to idolatrous uses; or, as the Targum, he defiled or profaned them, and made them abominable by strange idols:
have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord; they had cleaned them, and fitted them for service, and had put them where they were ready for use; though the Targum is,"we have laid them aside, and hid them, and prepared others in their room,''as unfit for divine service; and which is the sense of other Jewish writers (o).
(o) T. Bab. Avodah Zarah, fol. 54. 2.
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17. Then Hezekiah the king rose early,.... Took the first opportunity to attend the worship of God, a…
Then Hezekiah the king rose early,.... Took the first opportunity to attend the worship of God, and set an example to his people:
and gathered the rulers of the city; the elders of the people, the chief magistrates in Jerusalem:
and went up to the house of the Lord; the temple, to worship there.
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Versículo 21
18. And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin o…
And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah,.... To make atonement in a typical way, having respect to the sacrifice of the Messiah, for the sins of the king, his family and court, among whom idolatry had prevailed in the times of his father; and for the cleansing of the temple, which had been polluted by the idolatries of Ahaz; and for the expiation of the whole land; seven of each sort are ordered, though only one goat was required for a sin offering by the law, because of the multitude of transgressions that had been committed, and because of the length of time in which sacrifices had been neglected:
and he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord: the altar of burnt offerings, whose business it was to do it.
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Versículo 22
19. So they killed the bullocks,.... The seven bullocks, that is, the priests killed them:
So they killed the bullocks,.... The seven bullocks, that is, the priests killed them:
and the priests received the blood; into basins provided for that purpose:
and sprinkled it on the altar; according to the law of Moses, Leviticus 1:5 and so they did with the rams and lambs.
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Versículo 23
20. And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation,...…
And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation,.... Which were to make atonement for the sins of both:
and they laid their hands on them; signifying thereby that they were vicarious sacrifices to be offered up in their own room and stead, and that they deserved to die, as these creatures would: transferring as it were hereby their sins unto them, for which they were to be sacrificed, and to make atonement, as an emblem of the imputation of the sins of the Lord's people to Christ, sacrificed in their stead.
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Versículo 24
21. And the priests killed them,.... The seven he goats; for of the killing of the bullocks, rams, an…
And the priests killed them,.... The seven he goats; for of the killing of the bullocks, rams, and lambs, mention is made before, 2 Chronicles 29:2.
and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; typical of the reconciliation and atonement made for the whole spiritual Israel of God by the sacrifice of Christ:
for the king commanded that the burnt offering, and the sin offering, should be made
for all Israel; not only for the tribes of Judah and Benjamin, and for as many of the rest of the tribes as were come over to them, and dwelt among them; but even for the ten tribes also, sadly guilty of idolatry, and for whose reformation and good this pious prince was concerned, see 2 Chronicles 30:1.
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Versículo 25
22. And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps,...…
And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps,.... To play upon, which were the three principal instruments of music used in religious worship, and what had been disused in the times of Ahaz:
according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet; this sort of music was not commanded by the law of Moses, but was directed to by David under a divine influence, and was approved of by the prophets of the Lord here mentioned:
for so was the commandment of the Lord by his prophets; the Targum is,"for by the Word of the Lord was the commandment by the hand of the prophets.''
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Versículo 26
23. And the Levites stood with the instruments of David,.... Which were invented, directed, and order…
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.
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Versículo 27
24. And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar,.... Which was wholly devoted t…
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 they do not say the song but over the drink offering (o).
(o) T. Bab. Eracin, fol. 12. 1.
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Versículo 28
25. And all the congregation worshipped,.... Bowed their heads as a token of divine adoration:
And all the congregation worshipped,.... Bowed their heads as a token of divine adoration:
and the singers sang; both with vocal and instrumental music, who were the Levites:
and the trumpeters sounded; their silver trumpets; these were the priests: and all this continued
until the burnt offering was finished; with all appertaining to it, the meat and drink offerings.
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Versículo 29
26. And when they had made an end of offering,.... Both the sin offering and the burnt offering:
And when they had made an end of offering,.... Both the sin offering and the burnt offering:
the king and all that were with him bowed themselves and worshipped; towards the place where the ark was, giving thanks for the purging of the temple, and restoring the worship of it.
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Versículo 30
27. Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord, wi…
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 the Divine Being, as deeply impressed with a sense of his greatness and goodness.
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Versículo 31
28. Then Hezekiah answered and said,.... Or proceeded to say, as follows:
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 offerers had to feast on with their friends so expressing their joy and thankfulness on this occasion:
and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings; of which they had no share, but were wholly the Lord's; and which was a greater proof of their liberality, and so of their sincere and cordial thankfulness.
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Versículo 32
29. And the number of the burnt offerings which the congregation brought were seventy bullocks, one h…
And the number of the burnt offerings which the congregation brought were seventy bullocks, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the Lord. Of which they had no part to feast but were wholly devoted to the Lord, by way of thankfulness to him.
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Versículo 33
30. And the consecrated things,.... Which were devoted for peace offerings, of which the owners had a…
And the consecrated things,.... Which were devoted for peace offerings, of which the owners had a part: were six hundred oxen, and three thousand sheep; which was a much lesser number than what were offered upon occasion in the times of David and Solomon, the nation being poorer; and besides, these were only the oblation of two tribes, they of all Israel.
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Versículo 34
31. But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings,.... Take off t…
But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings,.... Take off the skins of them, which used to be done by the priests, Leviticus 1:6,
wherefore their brethren the Levites did help them till the work was ended; assisted in the flaying of the sacrifices, until they had gone through the service of this time, and the skins of all the sacrifices were flayed off:
and until the other priests had sanctified themselves; who had been negligent of it, or had defiled themselves by idolatry:
for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests; were more ready to do it, and did it with greater cheerfulness and good will; were not backward to do it, but did it at once.
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Versículo 35
32. And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drin…
And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings, for every burnt offering,.... Besides the abundance of burnt offerings, whose skins were to be taken off, there were meat offerings and drink offerings to each, which required many hands to prepare them; and also the fat of the peace offerings was to be burnt; which, all together, occasioned a great deal of business:
so the service of the house of the Lord was set in order: both for sacrifice and singing; a good beginning was made, and there was a good foundation laid to proceed on.
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Versículo 36
33. And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people,.... To see things go on so well, which foreboded good …
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people,.... To see things go on so well, which foreboded good unto them: and particularly
that God had prepared the people; disposed and directed their hearts in such a manner as to yield such a cheerful obedience to the will of God, and show such a hearty regard to his worship and service, and the restoration of it:
for the thing was done suddenly; whereby it the more appeared that they were under a divine influence, which so quickly and powerfully wrought upon them to engage in this work, and needed not arguments and persuasions to bring them to it.
Antiguo Testamento
2 Chronicles — Capítulo 29
INTRODUCTION TO 2 CHRONICLES This, and the preceding, were but one book originally, but divided into two because of the size of it, so that this is only a continuation of the former history; that ends at the death of David; this begins with the reign of Solomon, goes through that, and the reigns of all the kings of the house of David; of the kings of Judah only, after the separation of the ten …
Texto — Reina-Valera 1960
1Comenzó a reinar Ezequías siendo de veinticinco años, y reinó veintinueve años en Jerusalén. El nombre de su madre fue Abías, hija de Zacarías.
2E hizo lo recto ante los ojos de Jehová, conforme a todas las cosas que había hecho David su padre.
3En el primer año de su reinado, en el mes primero, abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová, y las reparó.
4E hizo venir a los sacerdotes y levitas, y los reunió en la plaza oriental.
5Y les dijo: ¡Oídme, levitas! Santificaos ahora, y santificad la casa de Jehová el Dios de vuestros padres, y sacad del santuario la inmundicia.
6Porque nuestros padres se han rebelado, y han hecho lo malo ante los ojos de Jehová nuestro Dios; porque le dejaron, y apartaron sus rostros del tabernáculo de Jehová, y le volvieron las espaldas.
7Y aun cerraron las puertas del pórtico, y apagaron las lámparas; no quemaron incienso, ni sacrificaron holocausto en el santuario al Dios de Israel.
8Por tanto, la ira de Jehová ha venido sobre Judá y Jerusalén, y los ha entregado a turbación, a execración y a escarnio, como veis vosotros con vuestros ojos.
9Y he aquí nuestros padres han caído a espada, y nuestros hijos, nuestras hijas y nuestras mujeres fueron llevados cautivos por esto.
10Ahora, pues, yo he determinado hacer pacto con Jehová el Dios de Israel, para que aparte de nosotros el ardor de su ira.
11Hijos míos, no os engañéis ahora, porque Jehová os ha escogido a vosotros para que estéis delante de él y le sirváis, y seáis sus ministros, y le queméis incienso.
12Entonces se levantaron los levitas Mahat hijo de Amasai y Joel hijo de Azarías, de los hijos de Coat; de los hijos de Merari, Cis hijo de Abdi y Azarías hijo de Jehalelel; de los hijos de Gersón, Joa hijo de Zima y Edén hijo de Joa;
13de los hijos de Elizafán, Simri y Jeiel; de los hijos de Asaf, Zacarías y Matanías;
14de los hijos de Hemán, Jehiel y Simei; y de los hijos de Jedutún, Semaías y Uziel.
15Estos reunieron a sus hermanos, y se santificaron, y entraron, conforme al mandamiento del rey y las palabras de Jehová, para limpiar la casa de Jehová.
16Y entrando los sacerdotes dentro de la casa de Jehová para limpiarla, sacaron toda la inmundicia que hallaron en el templo de Jehová, al atrio de la casa de Jehová; y de allí los levitas la llevaron fuera al torrente de Cedrón.
17Comenzaron a santificarse el día primero del mes primero, y a los ocho del mismo mes vinieron al pórtico de Jehová; y santificaron la casa de Jehová en ocho días, y en el día dieciséis del mes primero terminaron.
18Entonces vinieron al rey Ezequías y le dijeron: Ya hemos limpiado toda la casa de Jehová, el altar del holocausto, y todos sus instrumentos, y la mesa de la proposición con todos sus utensilios.
19Asimismo hemos preparado y santificado todos los utensilios que en su infidelidad había desechado el rey Acaz, cuando reinaba; y he aquí están delante del altar de Jehová.
20Y levantándose de mañana, el rey Ezequías reunió los principales de la ciudad, y subió a la casa de Jehová.
21Y presentaron siete novillos, siete carneros, siete corderos y siete machos cabríos para expiación por el reino, por el santuario y por Judá. Y dijo a los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón que los ofreciesen sobre el altar de Jehová.
22Mataron, pues, los novillos, y los sacerdotes recibieron la sangre, y la esparcieron sobre el altar; mataron luego los carneros, y esparcieron la sangre sobre el altar; asimismo mataron los corderos, y esparcieron la sangre sobre el altar.
23Después hicieron acercar delante del rey y de la multitud los machos cabríos para la expiación, y pusieron sobre ellos sus manos;
24y los sacerdotes los mataron, e hicieron ofrenda de expiación con la sangre de ellos sobre el altar, para reconciliar a todo Israel; porque por todo Israel mandó el rey hacer el holocausto y la expiación.
25Puso también levitas en la casa de Jehová con címbalos, salterios y arpas, conforme al mandamiento de David, de Gad vidente del rey, y del profeta Natán, porque aquel mandamiento procedía de Jehová por medio de sus profetas.
26Y los levitas estaban con los instrumentos de David, y los sacerdotes con trompetas.
27Entonces mandó Ezequías sacrificar el holocausto en el altar; y cuando comenzó el holocausto, comenzó también el cántico de Jehová, con las trompetas y los instrumentos de David rey de Israel.
28Y toda la multitud adoraba, y los cantores cantaban, y los trompeteros sonaban las trompetas; todo esto duró hasta consumirse el holocausto.
29Y cuando acabaron de ofrecer, se inclinó el rey, y todos los que con él estaban, y adoraron.
30Entonces el rey Ezequías y los príncipes dijeron a los levitas que alabasen a Jehová con las palabras de David y de Asaf vidente; y ellos alabaron con gran alegría, y se inclinaron y adoraron.
31Y respondiendo Ezequías, dijo: Vosotros os habéis consagrado ahora a Jehová; acercaos, pues, y presentad sacrificios y alabanzas en la casa de Jehová. Y la multitud presentó sacrificios y alabanzas; y todos los generosos de corazón trajeron holocaustos.
32Y fue el número de los holocaustos que trajo la congregación, setenta bueyes, cien carneros y doscientos corderos, todo para el holocausto de Jehová.
33Y las ofrendas fueron seiscientos bueyes y tres mil ovejas.
34Mas los sacerdotes eran pocos, y no bastaban para desollar los holocaustos; y así sus hermanos los levitas les ayudaron hasta que acabaron la obra, y hasta que los demás sacerdotes se santificaron; porque los levitas fueron más rectos de corazón para santificarse que los sacerdotes.
35Así, pues, hubo abundancia de holocaustos, con grosura de las ofrendas de paz, y libaciones para cada holocausto. Y quedó restablecido el servicio de la casa de Jehová.
36Y se alegró Ezequías con todo el pueblo, de que Dios hubiese preparado el pueblo; porque la cosa fue hecha rápidamente.
JOHN GILL BIBLE COMMENTARY
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I. Hezekiah began to reign,.... Of these two verses; see Gill on 2 Kings 18:2; see Gill on 2 Kings 1…
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II. He in the first year of his reign, in the first month,.... And, as appears from 2 Chronicles 29:1…
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III. And he brought in the priests and Levites,.... The persons that officiated in the service of the …
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IV. And said unto them, hear me, ye Levites; sanctify yourselves,.... By washing their bodies and the…
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V. For our fathers have transgressed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of the Lord our God,.…
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VI. Also they have shut up the doors of the porch,.... So that there was no entering into the temple,…
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VII. Wherefore the wrath of the Lord was upon. Judah and Jerusalem,.... As appeared, by suffering the …
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VIII. For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword,.... Of the kings of Syria and Israel, even great n…
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IX. Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with the Lord God of Israel,.... To renew one, as Asa …
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X. My sons,.... So, as the father of his people, he speaks of them in the most tender and affectiona…
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XI. Then the Levites arose,.... Whose names are mentioned; of the Kohathites two, Mahath the son of A…
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XII. And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves,.... As they were bid, see 2 Chronicl…
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XIII. And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the Lord, to cleanse it,.... Into the ho…
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XIV. Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify,.... Either of the reign of King H…
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XV. Then they went in to Hezekiah the king,.... In his palace:
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16. Moreover, all the vessels which King Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression,.... No…
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17. Then Hezekiah the king rose early,.... Took the first opportunity to attend the worship of God, a…
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18. And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin o…
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19. So they killed the bullocks,.... The seven bullocks, that is, the priests killed them:
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20. And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation,...…
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21. And the priests killed them,.... The seven he goats; for of the killing of the bullocks, rams, an…
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22. And he set the Levites in the house of the Lord with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps,...…
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23. And the Levites stood with the instruments of David,.... Which were invented, directed, and order…
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24. And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar,.... Which was wholly devoted t…
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25. And all the congregation worshipped,.... Bowed their heads as a token of divine adoration:
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26. And when they had made an end of offering,.... Both the sin offering and the burnt offering:
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27. Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the Lord, wi…
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28. Then Hezekiah answered and said,.... Or proceeded to say, as follows:
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29. And the number of the burnt offerings which the congregation brought were seventy bullocks, one h…
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30. And the consecrated things,.... Which were devoted for peace offerings, of which the owners had a…
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31. But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings,.... Take off t…
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32. And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drin…
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33. And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people,.... To see things go on so well, which foreboded good …