2 Chronicles · Majority Standard Bible
2 Chronicles 29 Majority Standard Bible
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1 Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king, and he reigned in Jerusalem twenty-nine years. His mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
1 Y EZECHÎAS comenzó á reinar siendo de veinticinco años, y reinó veintinueve años en Jerusalem. El nombre de su madre fué Abía, hija de Zachârías.
2 And he did what was right in the eyes of the LORD, just as his father David had done.
2 E hizo lo recto en ojos de Jehová, conforme á todas las cosas que había hecho David su padre.
3 In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
3 En el primer año de su reinado, en el mes primero, abrió las puertas de la casa de Jehová, y las reparó.
4 Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.
4 E hizo venir los sacerdotes y Levitas, y juntólos en la plaza oriental.
5 “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.
5 Y díjoles: Oidme, Levitas, y santificaos ahora, y santificaréis la casa de Jehová el Dios de vuestros padres, y sacaréis del santuario la inmundicia.
6 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.
6 Porque nuestros padres se han rebelado, y han hecho lo malo en ojos de Jehová nuestro Dios; que le dejaron, y apartaron sus ojos del tabernáculo de Jehová, y le volvieron las espaldas.
7 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.
7 Y aun cerraron las puertas del pórtico, y apagaron las lámparas; no quemaron perfume, ni sacrificaron holocausto en el santuario al Dios de Israel.
8 Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen upon Judah and Jerusalem, and He has made them an object of terror, horror, and scorn, as you can see with your own eyes.
8 Por tanto la ira de Jehová ha venido sobre Judá y Jerusalem, y los ha entregado á turbación, y á execración y escarnio, como veis vosotros con vuestros ojos.
9 For behold, this is why our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and daughters and wives are in captivity.
9 Y he aquí nuestros padres han caído á cuchillo, nuestros hijos y nuestras hijas y nuestras mujeres son cautivas por esto.
10 Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with the LORD, the God of Israel, so that His fierce anger will turn away from us.
10 Ahora pues, yo he determinado hacer alianza con Jehová el Dios de Israel, para que aparte de nosotros la ira de su furor.
11 Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for the LORD has chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, to minister before Him, and to burn incense.”
11 Hijos míos, no os engañéis ahora, porque Jehová os ha escogido á vosotros para que estéis delante de él, y le sirváis, y seáis sus ministros, y le queméis perfume.
12 Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son of Amasai and Joel son of Azariah from the Kohathites; Kish son of Abdi and Azariah son of Jehallelel from the Merarites; Joah son of Zimmah and Eden son of Joah from the Gershonites;
12 Entonces los Levitas se levantaron, Mahath hijo de Amasai, y Joel hijo de Azarías, de los hijos de Coath; y de los hijos de Merari, Cis hijo de Abdi, y Azarías hijo de Jehaleleel; y de los hijos de Gersón, Joah hijo de Zimma, y Edén hijo de Joah;
13 Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and Mattaniah from the Asaphites;
13 Y de los hijos de Elisaphán, Simri y Jehiel; y de los hijos de Asaph, Zachârías y Mathanías;
14 Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah and Uzziel from the Jeduthunites.
14 Y de los hijos de Hemán, Jehiel y Simi; y de los hijos de Jeduthún, Semeías y Uzziel.
15 When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.
15 Estos juntaron á sus hermanos, y santificáronse, y entraron, conforme al mandamiento del rey y las palabras de Jehová, para limpiar la casa de Jehová.
16 So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.
16 Y 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; la cual tomaron los Levitas, para sacarla fuera al torrente de Cedrón.
17 They 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.
17 Y comenzaron á santificar el primero del mes primero, y á los ocho del mismo mes vinieron al pórtico de Jehová: y santificaron la casa de Jehová en ocho días, y en el dieciséis del mes primero acabaron.
18 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.
18 Luego pasaron al rey Ezechîas, y dijéronle: 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.
19 Moreover, 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.”
19 Asimismo hemos preparado y santificado todos los vasos que en su prevaricación había maltratado el rey Achâz, cuando reinaba: y he aquí están delante del altar de Jehová.
20 Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
20 Y levantándose de mañana el rey Ezechîas reunió los principales de la ciudad, y subió á la casa de Jehová.
21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And the king commanded the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
21 Y presentaron siete novillos, siete carneros, siete corderos, y siete machos de cabrío, para expiación por el reino, por el santuario y por Judá. Y dijo á los sacerdotes hijos de Aarón, que los ofreciesen sobre el altar de Jehová.
22 So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splattered it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and splattered the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and splattered the blood on the altar.
22 Mataron pues los bueyes, y los sacerdotes tomaron la sangre, y esparciéronla 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.
23 Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.
23 Hicieron después llegar los machos cabríos de la expiación delante del rey y de la multitud, y pusieron sobre ellos sus manos:
24 And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.
24 Y los sacerdotes los mataron, y expiando [esparcieron] la sangre de ellos sobre el altar, para reconciliar á todo Israel: porque por todo Israel mandó el rey [hacer] el holocausto y la expiación.
25 Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.
25 Puso también Levitas en la casa de Jehová con címbalos, y salterios, y arpas, conforme al mandamiento de David, y de Gad vidente del rey, y de Nathán profeta: porque aquel mandamiento fué por mano de Jehová, por mano de sus profetas.
26 The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.
26 Y los Levitas estaban con los instrumentos de David, y los sacerdotes con trompetas.
27 And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.
27 Entonces mandó Ezechîas sacrificar el holocausto en el altar; y al tiempo que comenzó el holocausto, comenzó también el cántico de Jehová, con las trompetas y los instrumentos de David rey de Israel.
28 The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
28 Y toda la multitud adoraba, y los cantores cantaban, y los trompetas sonaban las trompetas; todo hasta acabarse el holocausto.
29 When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.
29 Y como acabaron de ofrecer, inclinóse el rey, y todos los que con él estaban, y adoraron.
30 Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the Levites to sing praises to the LORD in the words of David and of Asaph the seer. So they sang praises with gladness and bowed down and worshiped.
30 Entonces el rey Ezechîas y los príncipes dijeron á los Levitas que alabasen á Jehová por las palabras de David y de Asaph vidente: y ellos alabaron con grande alegría, é inclinándose adoraron.
31 Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the house of the LORD.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and all whose hearts were willing brought burnt offerings.
31 Y respondiendo Ezechîas dijo: Vosotros os habéis consagrado ahora á Jehová; llegaos pues, y presentad sacrificios y alabanzas en la casa de Jehová. Y la multitud presentó sacrificios y alabanzas; y todo liberal de corazón, holocaustos.
32 The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought was seventy bulls, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs; all these were for a burnt offering to the LORD.
32 Y fué el número de los holocaustos que trajo la congregación, setenta bueyes, cien carneros, doscientos corderos; todo para el holocausto de Jehová.
33 And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls and three thousand sheep.
33 Y las ofrendas fueron seiscientos bueyes, y tres mil ovejas.
34 However, since there were not enough priests to skin all the burnt offerings, their Levite brothers helped them until the work was finished and until the priests had consecrated themselves. For the Levites had been more diligent in consecrating themselves than the priests had been.
34 Mas los sacerdotes eran pocos, y no podían bastar á desollar los holocaustos; y así sus hermanos los Levitas les ayudaron hasta que acabaron la obra, y hasta que los sacerdotes se santificaron: porque los Levitas tuvieron mayor prontitud de corazón para santificarse, que los sacerdotes.
35 Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with the fat of the peace offerings and the drink offerings for the burnt offerings. So the service of the house of the LORD was established.
35 Así pues hubo gran multitud de holocaustos, con sebos de pacíficos, y libaciones de cada holocausto. Y quedó ordenado el servicio de la casa de Jehová.
36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
36 Y alegróse Ezechîas, y todo el pueblo, de que Dios hubiese preparado el pueblo; porque la cosa fué prestamente hecha.
People & places in this chapter
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People
Abdi
Named as the father of Kish the Merarite.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Abi
Daughter of Zechariah and mother of King Hezekiah of Judah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 18:2; 2 Chronicles 29:1
Amasai
Named as the father of Mahath the Kohathite.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Azariah
Named as the father of Joel the Kohathite.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Azariah
Son of Jehallelel, a Merarite Levite who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD under Hezekiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Eden
Son of Joah, a Gershonite Levite who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD under Hezekiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Hezekiah
A great reformer who trusted God and saw Jerusalem delivered from Assyria.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 18-20; 2 Chron. 29-32; Isa. 36-39; Matt. 1:9-10
Jehallelel
Named as the father of Azariah the Merarite.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Jehiel
One of two Hemanite Levites who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:14
Jeuel
One of two Elizaphanite Levites who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:13
Joah
Son of Zimmah, a Gershonite Levite who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD under Hezekiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Joel
Son of Azariah, a Kohathite Levite who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD under Hezekiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Kish
Son of Abdi, a Merarite Levite who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD under Hezekiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Mahath
Son of Amasai, a Kohathite Levite who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD under Hezekiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Mattaniah
One of two Asaphite Levites who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:13
Shemaiah
One of two Jeduthunite Levites who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:14
Shimei
One of two Hemanite Levites who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:14
Shimri
One of two Elizaphanite Levites who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:13
Uzziel
One of two Jeduthunite Levites who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:14
Zechariah
One of two Asaphite Levites who set to work cleansing the house of the LORD.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:13
Zechariah
Named as the father of Abi, the mother of King Hezekiah.
Cited in the guide: 2 Kings 18:2; 2 Chronicles 29:1
Zimmah
Named as the father of Joah the Gershonite.
Cited in the guide: 2 Chronicles 29:12
Cross references (35)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 2 Kings 18:1–3; 1 Chronicles 3:13; 2 Chronicles 26:5; Isaiah 1:1; Isaiah 8:2
- 2 2 Chronicles 28:1; 2 Chronicles 34:2
- 3 2 Chronicles 28:24; 2 Chronicles 29:7; Matthew 6:33; 2 Kings 16:14–18; 2 Chronicles 34:3
- 4 Nehemiah 3:29; 2 Chronicles 32:6; Jeremiah 19:2
- 5 2 Chronicles 35:6; 1 Corinthians 3:16–17; Ezekiel 8:9–18; 2 Chronicles 34:3–8; 1 Chronicles 15:12
- 6 Ezekiel 8:16; Jeremiah 2:27; Nehemiah 9:32; Lamentations 5:7; 2 Chronicles 28:2–4
- 7 2 Chronicles 28:24; Leviticus 24:2–8; 2 Chronicles 29:3; 2 Kings 16:17–18; Malachi 1:10
- 8 Jeremiah 25:9; Jeremiah 25:18; 2 Chronicles 24:18; Jeremiah 19:8; Jeremiah 29:18
- 9 2 Chronicles 28:17; 2 Chronicles 28:5–8; Lamentations 5:7; Leviticus 26:17
- 10 Jeremiah 50:5; 2 Chronicles 23:16; Ezra 10:3; Nehemiah 9:38–10:39; 2 Chronicles 15:12–13
- 11 Deuteronomy 10:8; Numbers 8:6–14; Numbers 3:6–9; Numbers 18:2–7; Numbers 16:35–40
- 12 1 Chronicles 6:44; Numbers 3:19–20; Numbers 3:17; 1 Chronicles 6:16–21; Numbers 4:2–20
- 13 1 Chronicles 6:39; 1 Chronicles 15:8; 1 Chronicles 25:2; 1 Chronicles 15:17; Leviticus 10:4
- 14 1 Chronicles 6:33; 1 Chronicles 15:19; 1 Chronicles 25:1; 1 Chronicles 25:6; 1 Chronicles 25:3
- 15 1 Chronicles 23:28; 2 Chronicles 30:12; 2 Chronicles 29:5
- 16 2 Chronicles 15:16; 1 Kings 6:19–20; Exodus 26:33–34; Hebrews 9:23–24; 2 Chronicles 5:7
- 17 2 Chronicles 29:7; 1 Chronicles 28:11; 1 Kings 6:3; Exodus 12:2–8; 2 Chronicles 3:4
- 18 2 Chronicles 13:11; 2 Chronicles 4:7–8; 2 Chronicles 4:1
- 19 2 Chronicles 28:24
- 20 Exodus 24:4; Joshua 6:12; Genesis 22:3; Jeremiah 25:4
- 21 Leviticus 4:3–14; Ezekiel 45:23; Job 42:8; Numbers 23:14; Numbers 23:1
- 22 Leviticus 4:18; Leviticus 8:19; Leviticus 8:24; Leviticus 1:5; Leviticus 4:7
- 23 Leviticus 4:15; Leviticus 4:24; Leviticus 1:4
- 24 Leviticus 14:20; Daniel 9:24; Leviticus 6:30; Ezekiel 45:15; Ezekiel 45:17
- 25 2 Chronicles 8:14; 1 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Chronicles 16:4–5; 1 Chronicles 9:33; 2 Chronicles 35:15
- 26 1 Chronicles 23:5; 1 Chronicles 15:24; Amos 6:5; Psalm 98:5–6; Psalm 81:3
- 27 2 Chronicles 23:18; 2 Chronicles 20:21; Psalm 137:3–4; 2 Chronicles 7:3; Psalm 136:1
- 28 Revelation 5:8–14; Psalm 89:15; Psalm 68:24–26
- 29 2 Chronicles 20:18; 1 Chronicles 29:20; Romans 14:11; Philippians 2:10–11; Psalm 72:11
- 30 Philippians 4:4; Psalm 95:1–2; Psalms 32:11–33:1; 1 Chronicles 16:7–36; Psalm 149:2
- 31 2 Chronicles 13:9; Exodus 35:22; Leviticus 1:1–3; Leviticus 23:38; Leviticus 7:12
- 32 1 Kings 3:4; 1 Chronicles 29:21; Ezra 6:17; 1 Kings 8:63
- 34 2 Chronicles 35:11; 2 Chronicles 30:3; 2 Chronicles 29:5; Numbers 18:6–7; Psalm 26:6
- 35 Exodus 29:13; Numbers 15:5–10; 1 Chronicles 16:37–42; Leviticus 23:13; Genesis 35:14
- 36 1 Thessalonians 3:8–9; Psalm 10:17; 1 Chronicles 29:9; Ezra 6:22; Acts 2:41
Cross references: OpenBible.info (CC BY), drawn mainly from the public-domain Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. · Sources & licences