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They did not burn incense or present any burnt offerings at the sanctuary to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />They also shut the doors to the Temple’s entry room, and they snuffed out the lamps. They stopped burning incense and presenting burnt offerings at the sanctuary of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/29.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/29.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy <i>place</i> unto the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/2_chronicles/29.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />They have also shut up the doors of the vestibule, put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy <i>place</i> to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/2_chronicles/29.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />They have also shut the doors of the porch and extinguished the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />&#8220They have also shut the doors of the porch and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/2_chronicles/29.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />“They have also shut the doors of the porch and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />They have also shut the doors of the porch and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/2_chronicles/29.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />They have also closed the doors of the [temple] porch and put out the lamps, and they have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the Holy Place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also closed the doors of the portico, extinguished the lamps, did not burn incense, and did not offer burnt offerings in the holy place of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also closed the doors of the portico, extinguished the lamps, did not burn incense, and did not offer burnt offerings in the holy place of the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/2_chronicles/29.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/2_chronicles/29.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />They locked the doors, then let the lamps go out and stopped burning incense and offering sacrifices to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/2_chronicles/29.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/2_chronicles/29.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />They also shut the doors of the [temple's] entrance hall, extinguished the lamps, and didn't burn incense or sacrifice burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />They closed the doors of the Temple, let the lamps go out, and failed to burn incense or offer burnt offerings in the Temple of the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/2_chronicles/29.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />They shut the doors to the vestibule of the Temple, extinguished its lamps, and have not burned incense or offered burnt offerings to the God of Israel in the Holy Place. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/2_chronicles/29.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />They closed the doors of the temple porch and put out the lamps; they did not offer incense or burnt sacrifices in the sanctuary of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/2_chronicles/29.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/2_chronicles/29.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />They have also shut the doors of the porch, and quench the lamps, and they have not made incense, and have not caused burnt-offering to ascend in the holy place to the God of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> 'Also -- they have shut the doors of the porch, and quench the lamps, and perfume they have not made, and burnt-offering have not caused to ascend in the sanctuary to the God of Israel,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Also they shut up the doors of the porch, and they will put out the lights, and they burnt not incense, and they brought not up the burnt-offering in the holy place to the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />They have shut up the doors that were in tile porch, and put out the lamps. and have not burnt incense, nor offered holocausts in the sanctuary of the God of Israel. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/2_chronicles/29.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />They closed up the doors which were in the portico, and they extinguished the lamps. And they did not burn incense, and they did not offer holocausts, in the sanctuary of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/2_chronicles/29.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />They also closed the doors of the vestibule, extinguished the lamps, and failed to burn incense and sacrifice burnt offerings in the sanctuary to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/2_chronicles/29.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />They also shut the doors of the vestibule and put out the lamps, and have not offered incense or made burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/2_chronicles/29.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />Also they have shut up the doors of the porches and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings upon the altar of the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/2_chronicles/29.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />Also they shut the doors of the porch, and they put out the lamps and they did not offer up? incense burners on the altar? of God? of Israel<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/2_chronicles/29.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt-offerings in the holy place unto the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/2_chronicles/29.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />And they have shut up the doors of the temple, and put out the lamps, and have not burnt incense, and have not offered whole-burnt-offerings in the holy <i>place</i> to the God of Israel.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/zGrb4955Tvs?start=7309" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/2_chronicles/29.htm">Hezekiah Cleanses the Temple</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">6</span>For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil in the sight of the LORD our God. They abandoned Him, turned their faces away from the dwelling place of the LORD, and turned their backs on Him. <span class="reftext">7</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/1571.htm" title="1571: gam (Conj) -- Also, moreover, yea. ">They also</a> <a href="/hebrew/5462.htm" title="5462: sā·ḡə·rū (V-Qal-Perf-3cp) -- To shut, close. A primitive root; to shut up; figuratively, to surrender.">shut</a> <a href="/hebrew/1817.htm" title="1817: dal·ṯō·wṯ (N-fpc) -- A door. From dalah; something swinging, i.e. The valve of a door.">the doors</a> <a href="/hebrew/197.htm" title="197: hā·’ū·lām (Art:: N-ms) -- A porch. Or, ulam; from 'alam; a vestibule.">of the portico</a> <a href="/hebrew/3518.htm" title="3518: way·ḵab·bū (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConsecImperf-3mp) -- To be quenched or extinguished, to go out. A primitive root; to expire or to extinguish.">and extinguished</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/5216.htm" title="5216: han·nê·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-mp) -- A lamp. Or nir; also neyr; or ner; or nerah; from a primitive root properly, meaning to glisten; a lamp or light.">the lamps.</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">They did not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6999.htm" title="6999: hiq·ṭî·rū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- To make sacrifices smoke. A primitive root; to smoke, i.e. Turn into fragrance by fire.">burn</a> <a href="/hebrew/7004.htm" title="7004: ū·qə·ṭō·reṯ (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense. From qatar; a fumigation.">incense</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">or</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: he·‘ĕ·lū (V-Hifil-Perf-3cp) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">present</a> <a href="/hebrew/5930.htm" title="5930: wə·‘ō·lāh (Conj-w:: N-fs) -- Whole burnt offering. Or mowlah; feminine active participle of alah; a step or; usually a holocaust.">burnt offerings</a> <a href="/hebrew/6944.htm" title="6944: ḇaq·qō·ḏeš (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- Apartness, sacredness. From qadash; a sacred place or thing; rarely abstract, sanctity.">in the Holy Place</a> <a href="/hebrew/430.htm" title="430: lê·lō·hê (Prep-l:: N-mpc) -- Plural of 'elowahh; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used of the supreme God">of the God</a> <a href="/hebrew/3478.htm" title="3478: yiś·rā·’êl (N-proper-ms) -- From sarah and 'el; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also of his posterity.">of Israel.</a> </span><span class="reftext">8</span>Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and mockery, as you can see with your own eyes.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a></span><br />Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/16-14.htm">2 Kings 16:14-18</a></span><br />He also took the bronze altar that stood before the LORD from the front of the temple (between the new altar and the house of the LORD) and he put it on the north side of the new altar. / Then King Ahaz commanded Uriah the priest, “Offer on the great altar the morning burnt offering, the evening grain offering, and the king’s burnt offering and grain offering, as well as the burnt offerings, grain offerings, and drink offerings of all the people of the land. Splatter on the altar all the blood of the burnt offerings and sacrifices. But I will use the bronze altar to seek guidance.” / So Uriah the priest did just as King Ahaz had commanded. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/18-4.htm">2 Kings 18:4</a></span><br />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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/21-4.htm">2 Kings 21:4-5</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “In Jerusalem I will put My Name.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_kings/23-4.htm">2 Kings 23:4-7</a></span><br />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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">2 Chronicles 28:25</a></span><br />In every city of Judah he built high places to offer incense to other gods, and so he provoked the LORD, the God of his fathers.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/30-7.htm">2 Chronicles 30:7</a></span><br />Do not be like your fathers and brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD, the God of their fathers, so that He made them an object of horror, as you can see.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/33-4.htm">2 Chronicles 33:4-5</a></span><br />Manasseh also built altars in the house of the LORD, of which the LORD had said, “My Name will remain in Jerusalem forever.” / In both courtyards of the house of the LORD, he built altars to all the host of heaven.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_chronicles/36-14.htm">2 Chronicles 36:14</a></span><br />Furthermore, all the leaders of the priests and the people multiplied their unfaithful deeds, following all the abominations of the nations, and they defiled the house of the LORD, which He had consecrated in Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/isaiah/1-11.htm">Isaiah 1:11-15</a></span><br />“What good to Me is your multitude of sacrifices?” says the LORD. “I am full from the burnt offerings of rams and the fat of well-fed cattle; I take no delight in the blood of bulls and lambs and goats. / When you come to appear before Me, who has required this of you—this trampling of My courts? / Bring your worthless offerings no more; your incense is detestable to Me. New Moons, Sabbaths, and convocations—I cannot endure iniquity in a solemn assembly. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/7-9.htm">Jeremiah 7:9-11</a></span><br />Will you steal and murder, commit adultery and perjury, burn incense to Baal, and follow other gods that you have not known, / and then come and stand before Me in this house, which bears My Name, and say, ‘We are delivered, so we can continue with all these abominations’? / Has this house, which bears My Name, become a den of robbers in your sight? Yes, I too have seen it, declares the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/8-16.htm">Ezekiel 8:16</a></span><br />So He brought me to the inner court of the house of the LORD, and there at the entrance to the temple of the LORD, between the portico and the altar, were about twenty-five men with their backs to the temple of the LORD and their faces toward the east; and they were bowing to the east in worship of the sun.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ezekiel/22-26.htm">Ezekiel 22:26</a></span><br />Her priests do violence to My law and profane My holy things. They make no distinction between the holy and the common, and they fail to distinguish between the clean and the unclean. They disregard My Sabbaths, so that I am profaned among them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/1-10.htm">Malachi 1:10</a></span><br />“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/21-12.htm">Matthew 21:12-13</a></span><br />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><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">2 Chronicles 29:3</a></b></br> He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a></b></br> And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/leviticus/24-2.htm">Leviticus 24:2-8</a></b></br> Command the children of Israel, that they bring unto thee pure oil olive beaten for the light, to cause the lamps to burn continually… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-4.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/7-1.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/23-18.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/26-5.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-27.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/4-21.htm">Lamps</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-23.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-25.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/15-8.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-13.htm">Present</a> <a href="/2_samuel/21-17.htm">Quench</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/8-12.htm">Vestibule</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ezra/3-6.htm">Ascend</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">Burn</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-27.htm">Burned</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Burnt</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-18.htm">Burnt-Offering</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-31.htm">Burnt-Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/33-6.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/34-9.htm">Doors</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-15.htm">Holy</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-15.htm">House</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">Incense</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-10.htm">Israel</a> <a href="/jeremiah/25-10.htm">Lamps</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-27.htm">Offered</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">Offerings</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-11.htm">Perfume</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-17.htm">Porch</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-17.htm">Portico</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-29.htm">Present</a> <a href="/psalms/104-11.htm">Quench</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-21.htm">Sanctuary</a> <a href="/nehemiah/6-10.htm">Shut</a> <a href="/2_chronicles/29-17.htm">Vestibule</a><div class="vheading2">2 Chronicles 29</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-1.htm">Hezekiah's good reign.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">3. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-3.htm">He restores religion</a></span><br><span class="reftext">5. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-5.htm">He exhorts the Levites</a></span><br><span class="reftext">12. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-12.htm">They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God</a></span><br><span class="reftext">20. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-20.htm">Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices,</a></span><br><span class="reftext">24. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-24.htm">wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests</a></span><br></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'; 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The portico, or porch, was an important part of the temple structure, serving as a transitional space between the outer courts and the inner sanctum. Shutting its doors indicates a cessation of temple activities and a disregard for the covenant relationship with God. This act reflects the spiritual decline during the reign of King Ahaz, who led Judah into idolatry and away from the worship of Yahweh.<p><b>and extinguished the lamps.</b><br>The lamps in the temple were meant to burn continually as a symbol of God's eternal presence and guidance (<a href="/exodus/27-20.htm">Exodus 27:20-21</a>). Extinguishing them signifies a departure from divine light and truth, paralleling the spiritual darkness that had fallen over Judah. This neglect of the lamps is a direct violation of the priestly duties outlined in the Law of Moses, highlighting the people's disobedience and the need for reform.<p><b>They did not burn incense</b><br>Burning incense was a daily ritual in the temple, representing the prayers of the people ascending to God (<a href="/psalms/141-2.htm">Psalm 141:2</a>; <a href="/revelation/8-3.htm">Revelation 8:3-4</a>). The absence of this practice indicates a breakdown in communication with God and a failure to seek His favor and guidance. This neglect is emblematic of the broader spiritual apathy and rebellion against God's commands.<p><b>or present burnt offerings</b><br>Burnt offerings were central to the sacrificial system, symbolizing atonement for sin and dedication to God (Leviticus 1). The failure to present these offerings reflects a disregard for the need for repentance and reconciliation with God. It underscores the people's estrangement from the covenant and their need for spiritual renewal.<p><b>in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.</b><br>The Holy Place was a sacred area within the temple where priests performed their duties, including the burning of incense and the maintenance of the lamps. It was a space set apart for worship and service to God. The neglect of these practices in the Holy Place signifies a profound disrespect for the sanctity of God's dwelling and a breach of the covenant relationship. This neglect sets the stage for King Hezekiah's reforms, as he seeks to restore proper worship and renew the nation's commitment to God.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/h/hezekiah.htm">Hezekiah</a></b><br>The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms to restore proper worship in the temple.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_temple_in_jerusalem.htm">The Temple in Jerusalem</a></b><br>The central place of worship for the Israelites, which had been neglected and defiled by previous kings.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_priests_and_levites.htm">The Priests and Levites</a></b><br>The religious leaders responsible for maintaining the temple and conducting worship, who were called back to service by Hezekiah.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/a/ahaz.htm">Ahaz</a></b><br>Hezekiah's father, whose reign was marked by idolatry and neglect of the temple.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_portico.htm">The Portico</a></b><br>The entrance area of the temple, which had its doors shut, symbolizing the neglect of worship.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_worship.htm">The Importance of Worship</a></b><br>Worship is central to our relationship with God. Neglecting it leads to spiritual decline.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/r/restoration_and_renewal.htm">Restoration and Renewal</a></b><br>Just as Hezekiah restored the temple, we must regularly examine and renew our spiritual practices.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/leadership_in_faith.htm">Leadership in Faith</a></b><br>Godly leaders, like Hezekiah, play a crucial role in guiding others back to faithful worship.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/s/symbolism_of_light_and_incense.htm">Symbolism of Light and Incense</a></b><br>The extinguished lamps and unburned incense symbolize a lack of spiritual vigilance and prayer. We must keep our spiritual lamps burning and our prayers constant.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_neglect.htm">Consequences of Neglect</a></b><br>Ignoring God's commands leads to spiritual and communal decay, as seen in the state of the temple before Hezekiah's reforms.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_2_chronicles_29.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 29</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_1_chr_17_and_2_sam_7.htm">How do we reconcile the differences between 1 Chronicles 17 and 2 Samuel 7 regarding the details of God's covenant with David?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_lampstand's_biblical_meaning.htm">What is the biblical significance of the lampstand?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/is_2_chronicles_29_36_a_historical_anomaly.htm">2 Chronicles 29:36 - Could the sudden and unanimous repentance of an entire nation be considered a historical inconsistency when compared to other Biblical accounts of gradual change?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/does_michal's_view_of_david_differ_in_2_samuel.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:29, Michal criticizes David's dance--does this episode conflict with the portrayal of Michal in 2 Samuel, creating an inconsistency in her character and motives?</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>(7) <span class= "bld">The porch.</span>--Of the holy place, or nave of the Temple; the only entrance to the two holy chambers.<p><span class= "bld">Put out the lamps.</span>--Of the great golden stand, in the holy place.<p><span class= "bld">Have not burned incense.</span>--On the golden altar. Literally, <span class= "ital">And incense they have not burned, and burnt offering they have not offered in the sanctuary. The sanctuary</span> is not the holy place, or larger chamber of the Temple, but it includes the whole sacred precincts, courts as well as buildings. The burnt offerings presented on the new Syrian altar of Ahaz (<a href="/2_kings/16-15.htm" title="And king Ahaz commanded Urijah the priest, saying, On the great altar burn the morning burnt offering, and the evening meat offering, and the king's burnt sacrifice, and his meat offering, with the burnt offering of all the people of the land, and their meat offering, and their drink offerings; and sprinkle on it all the blood of the burnt offering, and all the blood of the sacrifice: and the brazen altar shall be for me to inquire by.">2Kings 16:15</a>) are here counted as nought, because they were irregular. (Comp. also <a href="/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</a>.)<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/2_chronicles/29.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 7.</span> - This verse is the answering echo of <a href="/2_chronicles/28-24.htm">2 Chronicles 28:24</a>. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">They also</span><br /><span class="heb">גַּ֣ם</span> <span class="translit">(gam)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1571.htm">Strong's 1571: </a> </span><span class="str2">Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and</span><br /><br /><span class="word">shut</span><br /><span class="heb">סָֽגְר֞וּ</span> <span class="translit">(sā·ḡə·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5462.htm">Strong's 5462: </a> </span><span class="str2">To shut up, to surrender</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the doors</span><br /><span class="heb">דַּלְת֣וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(dal·ṯō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - feminine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1817.htm">Strong's 1817: </a> </span><span class="str2">Something swinging, the valve of a, door</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the portico</span><br /><span class="heb">הָאוּלָ֗ם</span> <span class="translit">(hā·’ū·lām)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_197.htm">Strong's 197: </a> </span><span class="str2">A vestibule</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and extinguished</span><br /><span class="heb">וַיְכַבּוּ֙</span> <span class="translit">(way·ḵab·bū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3518.htm">Strong's 3518: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be quenched or extinguished, to go out</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the lamps.</span><br /><span class="heb">הַנֵּר֔וֹת</span> <span class="translit">(han·nê·rō·wṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Article | Noun - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5216.htm">Strong's 5216: </a> </span><span class="str2">A lamp, light</span><br /><br /><span class="word">They did not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹ֣א</span> <span class="translit">(lō)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burn</span><br /><span class="heb">הִקְטִ֑ירוּ</span> <span class="translit">(hiq·ṭî·rū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6999.htm">Strong's 6999: </a> </span><span class="str2">To smoke, turn into fragrance by fire</span><br /><br /><span class="word">incense</span><br /><span class="heb">וּקְטֹ֖רֶת</span> <span class="translit">(ū·qə·ṭō·reṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7004.htm">Strong's 7004: </a> </span><span class="str2">Smoke, odor of (burning) sacrifice, incense</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[or]</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">present</span><br /><span class="heb">הֶעֱל֣וּ</span> <span class="translit">(he·‘ĕ·lū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> </span><span class="str2">To ascend, in, actively</span><br /><br /><span class="word">burnt offerings</span><br /><span class="heb">וְעֹלָה֙</span> <span class="translit">(wə·‘ō·lāh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5930.htm">Strong's 5930: </a> </span><span class="str2">Whole burnt offering</span><br /><br /><span class="word">in the Holy Place</span><br /><span class="heb">בַקֹּ֔דֶשׁ</span> <span class="translit">(ḇaq·qō·ḏeš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6944.htm">Strong's 6944: </a> </span><span class="str2">A sacred place, thing, sanctity</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the God</span><br /><span class="heb">לֵאלֹהֵ֖י</span> <span class="translit">(lê·lō·hê)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_430.htm">Strong's 430: </a> </span><span class="str2">gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of Israel.</span><br /><span class="heb">יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃</span> <span class="translit">(yiś·rā·’êl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3478.htm">Strong's 3478: </a> </span><span class="str2">Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">2 Chronicles 29:7 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/2_chronicles/29-7.htm">OT History: 2 Chronicles 29:7 Also they have shut up the doors (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="2 Chronicles 29:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 29:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/2_chronicles/29-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="2 Chronicles 29:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="2 Chronicles 29:8" /></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>