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href="/esv/2_chronicles/29.htm">English Standard Version</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king and said, “We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the showbread and all its utensils. <a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils. <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/29.htm">King James Bible</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof. <a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/29.htm">New King James Version</a> Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offerings with all its articles, and the table of the showbread with all its articles. <a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the whole house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all of its utensils. <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1995</a> Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, &#8220We have cleansed the whole house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all of its utensils, and the table of showbread with all of its utensils. <a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a> Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the whole house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all of its utensils, and the table of showbread with all of its utensils. <a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> Then they went in to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the whole house of Yahweh, the altar of burnt offering with all of its utensils, and the table of showbread with all of its utensils. <a href="/amp/2_chronicles/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the entire house (temple) of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all of its utensils, and the table of showbread with all its utensils. <a href="/csb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed the whole temple of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the rows of the Bread of the Presence and all its utensils. <a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, &#8220We have cleansed the whole temple of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the rows of the bread of the Presence and all its utensils. <a href="/asv/2_chronicles/29.htm">American Standard Version</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with all the vessels thereof. <a href="/cev/2_chronicles/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> they went back to Hezekiah and said: Your Majesty, we have finished our work. The entire temple is now pure again, and so is the altar and its utensils, as well as the table for the sacred loaves of bread and its utensils. <a href="/erv/2_chronicles/29.htm">English Revised Version</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of shewbread, with all the vessels thereof. <a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Then they went to King Hezekiah. They said [to him], "We have made all of the LORD's temple clean. This includes the altar for burnt offerings, all its utensils, the table for the rows of bread and all its utensils, <a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Good News Translation</a> The Levites made the following report to King Hezekiah: "We have completed the ritual purification of the whole Temple, including the altar for burnt offerings, the table for the sacred bread, and all their equipment. <a href="/isv/2_chronicles/29.htm">International Standard Version</a> After this, they went to King Hezekiah and told him, "We have cleansed all of the LORD's Temple, including the altar for burnt offerings, all of its utensils, the table of showbread, and all of its utensils. <a href="/msb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, ?We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils. <a href="/net/2_chronicles/29.htm">NET Bible</a> They went to King Hezekiah and said: "We have purified the entire temple of the LORD, including the altar of burnt sacrifice and all its equipment, and the table for the Bread of the Presence and all its equipment. <a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, "We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all its vessels, and the table of show bread, with all its vessels. <a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt-offering, with all its vessels, and the show-bread table, with all its vessels. <a href="/web/2_chronicles/29.htm">World English Bible</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace and said, “We have cleansed all Yahweh’s house, including the altar of burnt offering with all its vessels, and the table of show bread with all its vessels. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And they come in to Hezekiah the king within, and say, “We have cleansed all the house of YHWH, and the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and the table of the arrangement, and all its vessels, <a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> And they come in within unto Hezekiah the king, and say, 'We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of the burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and the table of the arrangement, and all its vessels, <a href="/slt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And they will come within to Hezekiah the king, and say, We cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering, and all its vessels, and the table of the arrangement and all its vessels.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And they went is to king Ezechias, and said to him: We have sanctified all the house of the Lord, and the altar of holocaust, and the vessels thereof, and the table of proposition with all its vessels, <a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Also, they entered to king Hezekiah, and they said to him: “We have sanctified the entire house of the Lord, and the altar of holocaust, and its vessels, indeed also the table of the presence, with all its vessels, <a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/29.htm">New American Bible</a> Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said: “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar for burnt offerings with all its utensils, and the table for the showbread with all its utensils. <a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Then they went inside to King Hezekiah and said, “We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering and all its utensils, and the table for the rows of bread and all its utensils.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD and the altar of burnt offering with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table with all the vessels thereof.<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within [the palace], and said: 'We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, even the altar of burnt-offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with all the vessels thereof. <a href="/sep/2_chronicles/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And they went in to king Ezekias, and said, We have purified all the things in the house of the Lord, the altar of whole-burnt-offering, and its vessels, and the table of shew-bread, and its vessels; <a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7449" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple</a> …17They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month. 18<a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: way·yā·ḇō·w·’ū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">Then they went</a> <a href="/hebrew/6441.htm" title="6441: p̄ə·nî·māh (Adv) -- Toward the side or inside, within. From paniym with directive enclitic; faceward, i.e. Indoors.">in</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">to</a> <a href="/hebrew/4428.htm" title="4428: ham·me·leḵ (Art:: N-ms) -- King. From malak; a king.">King</a> <a href="/hebrew/2396.htm" title="2396: ḥiz·qî·yā·hū (N-proper-ms) -- Yah has strengthened, a king of Judah, also several other Isr. ">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/hebrew/559.htm" title="559: way·yō·mə·rū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To utter, say. A primitive root; to say.">and reported,</a> <a href="/hebrew/2891.htm" title="2891: ṭi·har·nū (V-Piel-Perf-1cp) -- To be clean or pure. A primitive root; properly, to be bright; i.e. to be pure.">“We have cleansed</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">the entire</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: bêṯ (N-msc) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">house</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/4196.htm" title="4196: miz·baḥ (N-msc) -- An altar. From zabach; an altar.">the altar</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: hā·‘ō·w·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">of burnt offering</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">with all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kê·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">its utensils,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7979.htm" title="7979: šul·ḥan (N-msc) -- A table. From shalach; a table; by implication, a meal.">and the table</a> <a href="/hebrew/4635.htm" title="4635: ham·ma·‘ă·re·ḵeṯ (Art:: N-fs) -- A row, line. From arak; an arrangement, i.e. a pile.">of the showbread</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’eṯ- (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">with</a> <a href="/hebrew/3605.htm" title="3605: kāl- (N-msc) -- The whole, all. Or kowl; from kalal; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every.">all</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kê·lāw (N-mpc:: 3ms) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">its utensils.</a> 19Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a> He removed the high places, shattered the sacred pillars, and cut down the Asherah poles. He also demolished the bronze snake called Nehushtan that Moses had made, for up to that time the Israelites had burned incense to it. <a href="/2_kings/18-22.htm">2 Kings 18:22</a> But if you say to me, ‘We trust in the LORD our God,’ is He not the One whose high places and altars Hezekiah has removed, saying to Judah and Jerusalem: ‘You must worship before this altar in Jerusalem’? <a href="/2_kings/19-1.htm">2 Kings 19:1</a> On hearing this report, King Hezekiah tore his clothes, put on sackcloth, and entered the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/19-14.htm">2 Kings 19:14</a> So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-6</a> Then the king commanded Hilkiah the high priest, the priests second in rank, and the doorkeepers to remove from the temple of the LORD all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the host of heaven. And he burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel. / Josiah also did away with the idolatrous priests ordained by the kings of Judah to burn incense on the high places of the cities of Judah and in the places all around Jerusalem—those who had burned incense to Baal, to the sun and moon, to the constellations, and to all the host of heaven. / He brought the Asherah pole from the house of the LORD to the Kidron Valley outside Jerusalem, and there he burned it, ground it to powder, and threw its dust on the graves of the common people. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-1.htm">2 Chronicles 30:1</a> Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel. <a href="/2_chronicles/30-15.htm">2 Chronicles 30:15</a> And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-1.htm">2 Chronicles 31:1</a> When all this had ended, the Israelites in attendance went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had utterly destroyed them all. Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own property. <a href="/2_chronicles/31-21.htm">2 Chronicles 31:21</a> He acted with all his heart in every work that he began in the service of the house of God, and in the law and the commandments, in order to seek his God. And so he prospered. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-8.htm">2 Chronicles 34:8</a> Now in the eighteenth year of his reign, in order to cleanse the land and the temple, Josiah sent Shaphan son of Azaliah, Maaseiah the governor of the city, and Joah son of Joahaz, the recorder, to repair the house of the LORD his God. <a href="/2_chronicles/34-33.htm">2 Chronicles 34:33</a> And Josiah removed all the abominations from all the lands belonging to the Israelites, and he required everyone in Israel to serve the LORD their God. Throughout his reign they did not turn aside from following the LORD, the God of their fathers. <a href="/ezra/6-16.htm">Ezra 6:16-18</a> Then the people of Israel—the priests, the Levites, and the rest of the exiles—celebrated the dedication of the house of God with joy. / For the dedication of the house of God they offered a hundred bulls, two hundred rams, four hundred lambs, and a sin offering for all Israel of twelve male goats, one for each tribe of Israel. / They also appointed the priests by their divisions and the Levites by their groups to the service of God in Jerusalem, according to what is written in the Book of Moses. <a href="/nehemiah/12-30.htm">Nehemiah 12:30</a> After the priests and Levites had purified themselves, they purified the people, the gates, and the wall. <a href="/isaiah/37-14.htm">Isaiah 37:14</a> So Hezekiah received the letter from the messengers, read it, and went up to the house of the LORD and spread it out before the LORD. <a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a> Then Jesus entered the temple courts and drove out all who were buying and selling there. He overturned the tables of the money changers and the seats of those selling doves. / And He declared to them, “It is written: ‘My house will be called a house of prayer.’ But you are making it ‘a den of robbers.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the show bread table, with all the vessels thereof.the altar<a href="/2_chronicles/4-1.htm">2 Chronicles 4:1,7</a> Moreover he made an altar of brass, twenty cubits the length thereof, and twenty cubits the breadth thereof, and ten cubits the height thereof… the shewbread<a href="/2_chronicles/4-8.htm">2 Chronicles 4:8</a> He made also ten tables, and placed them in the temple, five on the right side, and five on the left. And he made an hundred basons of gold.<a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">2 Chronicles 13:11</a> And they burn unto the LORD every morning and every evening burnt sacrifices and sweet incense: the shewbread also set they in order upon the pure table; and the candlestick of gold with the lamps thereof, to burn every evening: for we keep the charge of the LORD our God; but ye have forsaken him.<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/26-19.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-26.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/2_kings/5-12.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-14.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-17.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-3.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/2_kings/2-22.htm">Purified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/20-2.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/18-34.htm">Setting</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">Shewbread</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/16-9.htm">Show</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">Showbread</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/13-11.htm">Table</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-16.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-21.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-12.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/3-4.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Altar</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-13.htm">Bread</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-18.htm">Cleansed</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/30-25.htm">Entire</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-20.htm">Hezekiah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-20.htm">Hezeki'ah</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-20.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-20.htm">Palace</a> <a href="/ezra/6-20.htm">Purified</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-16.htm">Reported</a> <a href="/job/5-11.htm">Setting</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Shewbread</a> <a href="/ezra/2-59.htm">Show</a> <a href="/nehemiah/10-33.htm">Showbread</a> <a href="/nehemiah/5-17.htm">Table</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-25.htm">Temple</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/32-1.htm">Thereof</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Utensils</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm">Vessels</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-28.htm">Whole</a> <a href="/ezra/4-15.htm">Within</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 29</div>1. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign.</a> 3. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">He restores religion</a> 5. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">He exhorts the Levites</a> 12. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God</a> 20. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-20.htm">Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices,</a> 24. <a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/29.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/2_chronicles/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/2_chronicles/29.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported This phrase indicates the completion of a task and the accountability to leadership. King Hezekiah, a king of Judah, is known for his religious reforms and efforts to restore proper worship in the temple. His reign is marked by a return to the worship of Yahweh, contrasting with the idolatry of his predecessors. The Levites and priests, responsible for temple duties, report to Hezekiah, showing the king's active role in spiritual leadership. This reflects the biblical principle of leaders being accountable to God and His appointed representatives.We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD The cleansing of the temple signifies a renewal of covenant faithfulness and a return to proper worship practices. The temple, located in Jerusalem, was the central place of worship for the Israelites. Over time, it had been defiled by idolatrous practices, particularly under King Ahaz. The cleansing involved removing idols and purifying the sacred space, aligning with the Levitical laws of purity. This act symbolizes repentance and a desire to restore the relationship between God and His people, echoing themes found in passages like <a href="/psalms/51-10.htm">Psalm 51:10</a>, which speaks of creating a clean heart.The altar of burnt offering with all its utensils The altar of burnt offering was central to the sacrificial system, representing atonement and reconciliation with God. Located in the temple courtyard, it was used for sacrifices that symbolized the people's devotion and repentance. The cleansing of the altar and its utensils underscores the importance of purity in worship and the need for proper preparation before approaching God. This act can be seen as a type of Christ, who is the ultimate sacrifice for sin, fulfilling the sacrificial system's requirements as described in <a href="/hebrews/10-10.htm">Hebrews 10:10</a>.And the table of the showbread with all its utensils The table of the showbread, situated in the Holy Place of the temple, held the bread of the Presence, symbolizing God's provision and covenant with Israel. The showbread, replaced weekly, was a reminder of God's sustenance and the people's dependence on Him. Cleansing the table and its utensils signifies a restoration of fellowship and communion with God. This element of temple worship points forward to Jesus, who declared Himself the "bread of life" in <a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>, emphasizing spiritual nourishment and eternal life through Him.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/k/king_hezekiah.htm">King Hezekiah</a> The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and sought to restore proper worship in the temple. He is known for his faithfulness to God and his efforts to lead the nation back to righteousness. 2. <a href="/topical/t/the_temple_of_the_lord.htm">The Temple of the LORD</a> The central place of worship for the Israelites in Jerusalem, which had been neglected and defiled under previous kings. Hezekiah's reforms included the cleansing and rededication of the temple. 3. <a href="/topical/t/the_altar_of_burnt_offering.htm">The Altar of Burnt Offering</a> A key element in the temple where sacrifices were made to atone for the sins of the people. Its cleansing was symbolic of restoring proper worship and relationship with God. 4. <a href="/topical/t/the_table_of_the_showbread.htm">The Table of the Showbread</a> A sacred table in the temple that held the bread of the Presence, symbolizing God's provision and covenant with Israel. Its cleansing represented a renewal of the covenant relationship. 5. <a href="/topical/t/the_levites_and_priests.htm">The Levites and Priests</a> The religious leaders responsible for the temple's upkeep and the conduct of worship. They played a crucial role in the cleansing and rededication process.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_spiritual_cleansing.htm">The Importance of Spiritual Cleansing</a> Just as Hezekiah prioritized the cleansing of the temple, believers are called to examine and purify their hearts, removing anything that hinders their relationship with God. <a href="/topical/r/restoration_of_true_worship.htm">Restoration of True Worship</a> Hezekiah's actions remind us of the need to return to sincere and authentic worship, focusing on God's holiness and our devotion to Him. <a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_spiritual_renewal.htm">Leadership in Spiritual Renewal</a> Hezekiah's leadership demonstrates the impact of godly leadership in guiding others toward spiritual renewal and obedience to God's commands. <a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_the_temple_elements.htm">Symbolism of the Temple Elements</a> The altar and showbread symbolize atonement and provision, pointing to Christ's ultimate sacrifice and God's continual sustenance for His people. <a href="/topical/t/the_role_of_community_in_worship.htm">The Role of Community in Worship</a> The involvement of the Levites and priests highlights the importance of community and collective effort in maintaining and restoring worship practices.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 29</a> <a href="/q/why_is_the_bread_table_unrecorded_later.htm">Exodus 25:23 – Why do later biblical accounts give no clear record of the table for the Bread of the Presence, suggesting a potential inconsistency or loss in Israel’s history?</a> <a href="/q/how_to_verify_hezekiah's_unique_devotion.htm">2 Kings 18:5-6 - How can we verify Hezekiah's unprecedented devotion when other kings are also praised elsewhere?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_2_chr_35_18_ignore_hezekiah's_passover.htm">In 2 Chronicles 35:18, why does the text claim no Passover like Josiah's had been celebrated 'since the days of Samuel,' seemingly ignoring the grand Passover of Hezekiah in 2 Chronicles 30?</a> <a href="/q/why_no_secular_proof_of_hezekiah's_reforms.htm">2 Chronicles 29:6-9 - Why are there no secular historical accounts or artifacts corroborating the large-scale purges and reforms Hezekiah allegedly performed?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/2_chronicles/29.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(18) They went in.--Heb., into the interior (p?nimah, "inner part" <a href="/2_chronicles/29-16.htm" title="And the priests went into the inner part of the house of the LORD, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of the LORD into the court of the house of the LORD. And the Levites took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Kidron.">2Chronicles 29:16</a>) of the palace.Hezekiah.--Hizkiyahu. So also in <a href="/2_chronicles/29-27.htm" title="And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering on 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.">2Chronicles 29:27</a>; but in <a href="/2_chronicles/29-30.htm" title="Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.">2Chronicles 29:30</a>, Yehizkiyahu. (See Note on <a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm" title="Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.">2Chronicles 29:1</a>.)The altar of burnt offering.--Which Ahaz appears to have superseded (<a href="/context/2_kings/16-14.htm" title="And he brought also the brazen altar, which was before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.">2Kings 16:14-15</a>), besides removing it from its legal position. . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 18. - This and the following verse purport to say that, while all "filthiness" had been swept out and away to Kidron's dark waters, all that had been polluted of the proper furniture of the temple and its worship had now been cleansed and sanctified by those who had been entrusted with the work, and likewise that things misplaced and removed had been replaced, also after cleansing and sanctifying. This is the happy report that the priests bring now to Hezekiah (<a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a> 2Kings 16:14). <a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Then they went וַיָּב֤וֹאוּ (way·yā·ḇō·w·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> To come in, come, go in, go in פְנִ֙ימָה֙ (p̄ə·nî·māh) Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6441.htm">Strong's 6441: </a> Toward the side or inside, within to אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to King הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4428.htm">Strong's 4428: </a> A king Hezekiah חִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ (ḥiz·qî·yā·hū) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2396.htm">Strong's 2396: </a> Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites and reported, וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (way·yō·mə·rū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_559.htm">Strong's 559: </a> To utter, say “We have cleansed טִהַ֖רְנוּ (ṭi·har·nū) Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2891.htm">Strong's 2891: </a> To be clean or pure the entire כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every house בֵּ֣ית (bêṯ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house of the LORD, יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel the altar מִזְבַּ֤ח (miz·baḥ) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4196.htm">Strong's 4196: </a> An altar of burnt offering הָעוֹלָה֙ (hā·‘ō·w·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> Whole burnt offering with all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every its utensils, כֵּלָ֔יו (kê·lāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus and the table שֻׁלְחַ֥ן (šul·ḥan) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7979.htm">Strong's 7979: </a> A table, a meal of the showbread הַֽמַּעֲרֶ֖כֶת (ham·ma·‘ă·re·ḵeṯ) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_4635.htm">Strong's 4635: </a> An arrangement, a pile with וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case all כָּל־ (kāl-) Noun - masculine singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3605.htm">Strong's 3605: </a> The whole, all, any, every its utensils. כֵּלָֽיו׃ (kê·lāw) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">2 Chronicles 29:18 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 29:18 Then they went in to Hezekiah (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 29:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 29:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 29:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 29:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>