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Verse	Translation	Text
2Ch 29:31	Strong Concordance	Then Hezekiah [03169] answered [06030] and said [0559], Now ye have consecrated [04390] [03027] yourselves unto the LORD [03068], come near [05066] and bring [0935] sacrifices [02077] and thank offerings [08426] into the house [01004] of the LORD [03068]. And the congregation [06951] brought in [0935] sacrifices [02077] and thank offerings [08426]; and as many as were of a free [05081] heart [03820] burnt offerings [05930].
	King James	Then Hezekiah answered and said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the LORD, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of the LORD. And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Hezekiah . . . said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near--This address was made to the priests as being now, by the sacrifice of the expiation offerings, anew consecrated to the service of God and qualified to resume the functions of their sacred office (Exo 28:41; Exo 29:32). the congregation brought in--that is, the body of civic rulers present.

A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]

Hezekiah . . . said, Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto the Lord, come near--This address was made to the priests as being now, by the sacrifice of the expiation offerings, anew consecrated to the service of God and qualified to resume the functions of their sacred office (Exo 28:41; Exo 29:32).

the congregation brought in--that is, the body of civic rulers present.

Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834]
Hezekiah addresses, not the priests, but the congregation: "Now that by the atoning sacrifice which has been offered for you, you are consecrated once more to be a holy people to the Lord, approach with confidence and offer your free-will offerings as of old." Burnt offerings - The term thus translated is applied especially to those victims which were to be wholly consumed upon the altar. In the "sacrifices," or peace offerings generally, and the "thank offerings" - a particular kind of peace offering Lev 7:12) - the greater part of the victim belonged to, and was consumed by, the worshipper. Hence, to offer "burnt offerings," was indicative of a "free heart."

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]
The sacrifice of thank-offerings and praise-offerings and voluntary burnt-offering. - Hezekiah introduces this, the concluding act of this religious festival, with the words, "Now have ye filled your hand to the Lord," i.e., you have again consecrated yourselves to the service of the Lord (cf. Exo 32:29 and the commentary on Lev 7:37.); "come near, and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of the Lord." The words "Now have ye filled" are regarded by the commentators (Clericus, Ramb., Bertheau, etc.) as addressed to the priests; while the following וגו גּשׁוּ are supposed to be directed to the congregation, and Clericus and Ramb. consequently supply before גּשׁוּ, vos vero, Israelitae. The summons והביאוּ גּשׁוּ can certainly only be addressed to the congregation, as is shown by the words הקּהל ויּביאוּ, and the congregation brought, which correspond to the summons. But the supplying of vos vero before גּשׁוּ is quite arbitrary. If in גּשׁוּ other persons are addressed than those to whom the king formerly said, "Now have ye filled your hands," the change in the persons addressed would have been intimated by mention of the person, or at least by ואתּם, "but ye." As the two clauses at present stand, they must be spoken to the same persons, viz., the whole assembled congregation, including the priests and Levites. We must therefore suppose that the phrase לי יד מלּא, which in its narrower sense denotes only the consecration of the priests for service at the altar (see on Lev 7:37), is here used in a wider sense, and transferred to the whole congregation. They, by their participation in the consecratory offerings, by laying on of hands and worship during the sacrificial act, had consecrated themselves anew to the service of the Lord as their God, and had anew made a covenant with the Lord (Ch2 29:10); so that only the sacrificial meal was wanting to the completion of this celebration of the covenant, and for this the offering of sacrifices was requisite. The collocation ותודות זבהים is strange. זבהים are שׁלמים זבהים, sacrifices of peace-offering, also called briefly שׁלמים. Of these, in the law, three species - praise-offerings (תּודות), vowed offerings, and voluntary offerings - are distinguished (Lev 7:11, Lev 7:16). תּודות therefore denotes a species of the sacrifices or peace-offerings, the praise or thank-offerings in the stricter sense; and ותודות must be taken as explicative: sacrifices, and that (or namely) praise-offerings. לב וכל־נדיב, and every one who was heartily willing, (brought) burnt-offerings; i.e., all who felt inwardly impelled to do so, brought of their own accord burnt-offerings. Ch2 29:32 The number of the burnt-offerings brought spontaneously by the congregation was very large: 70 bullocks, 100 rams, and 200 lambs. Ch2 29:33-34 והקּדשׁים, and the consecrated, i.e., the beasts brought as thank-offering (cf. Ch2 35:13; Neh 10:34), were 600 bullocks and 3000 small cattle (sheep and goats). - In Ch2 29:34-36 the account closes with some remarks upon these sacrifices and the festal solemnity. Ch2 29:34. But there were too few priests, and they were not able (so that they were not able) to flay all the burnt-offerings; and their brethren the Levites helped them till the work was ended (i.e., the flaying), and until the priests had sanctified themselves. In the case of private burnt-offerings the flaying of the beast was the business of the sacrificer (Lev 1:6); while in the case of those offered on solemn occasions in the name of the congregation it was the priest's duty, and in it, as the work was not of a specifically priestly character, the Levites might assist. The burnt-offerings which are spoken of in Ch2 29:34 are not merely those voluntarily offered (Ch2 29:34), but also the consecratory burnt-offerings (Ch2 29:22, Ch2 29:27). Only Ch2 29:35 refers to the voluntary offerings alone. "For the Levites had been more upright to sanctify themselves than the priests." לב ישׁרי, rectiores animo, had endeavoured more honestly. Perhaps the priests had taken more part in the idolatrous worship of Ahaz than the Levites, which would be quite accounted for, as Kueper, das Priesterth. des A. Bundes (1870), S. 216, remarks, by their relation to the court of the king, and their dependence upon it. They consequently showed themselves more slack even in the purification than the Levites, who forte etiam idololatricis sacris minus contaminati et impediti erant (Ramb.). Ch2 29:35 Ch2 29:35 gives yet another reason why the Levites had to help the priests: "And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering." The priests could not accomplish the flaying for this reason also, that they had, besides, to see to the proper altar service (sprinkling of the blood, and burning of the sacrifices upon the altar), which taxed their strength, since, besides the consecratory burnt-offerings, there were the voluntary burnt-offerings (Ch2 29:31), which were offered along with the thank-offerings and the drink-offerings, which belonged to the burnt-offerings of Num 15:1-15. Thus the service of the house of Jahve was arranged. עבודה is not the purification and dedication of the temple (Berth.), but only the sacrificial service, or rather all that concerned the regular temple worship, which had decayed under Ahaz, and had at length wholly ceased. Ch2 29:36 Hezekiah and the whole people rejoiced because of it. ההכין על, over that which God had prepared for the people (by the purification of the temple and the restoration of the Jahve worship), not "because God had made the people ready" (Ramb., Berth.). The article with הכין represents the relative pronoun אשׁר; see on Ch1 26:28. The joy was heightened by the fact that the thing was done suddenly.

Commentary on the Old Testament, by Carl Friedrich Keil and Franz Delitzsch [1857-78]

The sacrifice of thank-offerings and praise-offerings and voluntary burnt-offering. - Hezekiah introduces this, the concluding act of this religious festival, with the words, "Now have ye filled your hand to the Lord," i.e., you have again consecrated yourselves to the service of the Lord (cf. Exo 32:29 and the commentary on Lev 7:37.); "come near, and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of the Lord." The words "Now have ye filled" are regarded by the commentators (Clericus, Ramb., Bertheau, etc.) as addressed to the priests; while the following וגו גּשׁוּ are supposed to be directed to the congregation, and Clericus and Ramb. consequently supply before גּשׁוּ, vos vero, Israelitae. The summons והביאוּ גּשׁוּ can certainly only be addressed to the congregation, as is shown by the words הקּהל ויּביאוּ, and the congregation brought, which correspond to the summons. But the supplying of vos vero before גּשׁוּ is quite arbitrary. If in גּשׁוּ other persons are addressed than those to whom the king formerly said, "Now have ye filled your hands," the change in the persons addressed would have been intimated by mention of the person, or at least by ואתּם, "but ye." As the two clauses at present stand, they must be spoken to the same persons, viz., the whole assembled congregation, including the priests and Levites. We must therefore suppose that the phrase לי יד מלּא, which in its narrower sense denotes only the consecration of the priests for service at the altar (see on Lev 7:37), is here used in a wider sense, and transferred to the whole congregation. They, by their participation in the consecratory offerings, by laying on of hands and worship during the sacrificial act, had consecrated themselves anew to the service of the Lord as their God, and had anew made a covenant with the Lord (Ch2 29:10); so that only the sacrificial meal was wanting to the completion of this celebration of the covenant, and for this the offering of sacrifices was requisite. The collocation ותודות זבהים is strange. זבהים are שׁלמים זבהים, sacrifices of peace-offering, also called briefly שׁלמים. Of these, in the law, three species - praise-offerings (תּודות), vowed offerings, and voluntary offerings - are distinguished (Lev 7:11, Lev 7:16). תּודות therefore denotes a species of the sacrifices or peace-offerings, the praise or thank-offerings in the stricter sense; and ותודות must be taken as explicative: sacrifices, and that (or namely) praise-offerings. לב וכל־נדיב, and every one who was heartily willing, (brought) burnt-offerings; i.e., all who felt inwardly impelled to do so, brought of their own accord burnt-offerings.

Ch2 29:32

The number of the burnt-offerings brought spontaneously by the congregation was very large: 70 bullocks, 100 rams, and 200 lambs.

Ch2 29:33-34

והקּדשׁים, and the consecrated, i.e., the beasts brought as thank-offering (cf. Ch2 35:13; Neh 10:34), were 600 bullocks and 3000 small cattle (sheep and goats). - In Ch2 29:34-36 the account closes with some remarks upon these sacrifices and the festal solemnity. Ch2 29:34. But there were too few priests, and they were not able (so that they were not able) to flay all the burnt-offerings; and their brethren the Levites helped them till the work was ended (i.e., the flaying), and until the priests had sanctified themselves. In the case of private burnt-offerings the flaying of the beast was the business of the sacrificer (Lev 1:6); while in the case of those offered on solemn occasions in the name of the congregation it was the priest's duty, and in it, as the work was not of a specifically priestly character, the Levites might assist. The burnt-offerings which are spoken of in Ch2 29:34 are not merely those voluntarily offered (Ch2 29:34), but also the consecratory burnt-offerings (Ch2 29:22, Ch2 29:27). Only Ch2 29:35 refers to the voluntary offerings alone. "For the Levites had been more upright to sanctify themselves than the priests." לב ישׁרי, rectiores animo, had endeavoured more honestly. Perhaps the priests had taken more part in the idolatrous worship of Ahaz than the Levites, which would be quite accounted for, as Kueper, das Priesterth. des A. Bundes (1870), S. 216, remarks, by their relation to the court of the king, and their dependence upon it. They consequently showed themselves more slack even in the purification than the Levites, who forte etiam idololatricis sacris minus contaminati et impediti erant (Ramb.).

Ch2 29:35

Ch2 29:35 gives yet another reason why the Levites had to help the priests: "And also the burnt-offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and the drink-offerings for every burnt-offering." The priests could not accomplish the flaying for this reason also, that they had, besides, to see to the proper altar service (sprinkling of the blood, and burning of the sacrifices upon the altar), which taxed their strength, since, besides the consecratory burnt-offerings, there were the voluntary burnt-offerings (Ch2 29:31), which were offered along with the thank-offerings and the drink-offerings, which belonged to the burnt-offerings of Num 15:1-15. Thus the service of the house of Jahve was arranged. עבודה is not the purification and dedication of the temple (Berth.), but only the sacrificial service, or rather all that concerned the regular temple worship, which had decayed under Ahaz, and had at length wholly ceased.

Ch2 29:36

Hezekiah and the whole people rejoiced because of it. ההכין על, over that which God had prepared for the people (by the purification of the temple and the restoration of the Jahve worship), not "because God had made the people ready" (Ramb., Berth.). The article with הכין represents the relative pronoun אשׁר; see on Ch1 26:28. The joy was heightened by the fact that the thing was done suddenly.

Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65]
Consecrated - Now that you have reconciled yourselves and the house to God, and that he is willing and ready to accept your sacrifices. Burnt - offerings - Wherein there was more generosity than in the other sacrifices, because they were wholly burnt and offered to God.

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³² And Aaron [0175] and his sons [01121] shall eat [0398] the flesh [01320] of the ram [0352], and the bread [03899] that is in the basket [05536], by the door [06607] of the tabernacle [0168] of the congregation [04150].

⁴¹ And thou shalt put [03847] them upon Aaron [0175] thy brother [0251], and his sons [01121] with him; and shalt anoint [04886] them, and consecrate [04390] [03027] them, and sanctify [06942] them, that they may minister unto me in the priest's office [03547].

¹² If he offer [07126] it for a thanksgiving [08426], then he shall offer [07126] with the sacrifice [02077] of thanksgiving [08426] unleavened [04682] cakes [02471] mingled [01101] with oil [08081], and unleavened [04682] wafers [07550] anointed [04886] with oil [08081], and cakes [02471] mingled [01101] with oil [08081], of fine flour [05560], fried [07246].

²⁸ And all that Samuel [08050] the seer [07200], and Saul [07586] the son [01121] of Kish [07027], and Abner [074] the son [01121] of Ner [05369], and Joab [03097] the son [01121] of Zeruiah [06870], had dedicated [06942]; and whosoever had dedicated [06942] any thing, it was under the hand [03027] of Shelomith [08019], and of his brethren [0251].

³⁶ And Hezekiah [03169] rejoiced [08055], and all the people [05971], that God [0430] had prepared [03559] the people [05971]: for the thing [01697] was done suddenly [06597].

¹ And the LORD [03068] spake [01696] unto Moses [04872], saying [0559],
² Speak [01696] unto the children [01121] of Israel [03478], and say [0559] unto them, When ye be come [0935] into the land [0776] of your habitations [04186], which I give [05414] unto you,
³ And will make [06213] an offering by fire [0801] unto the LORD [03068], a burnt offering [05930], or a sacrifice [02077] in performing [06381] a vow [05088], or in a freewill offering [05071], or in your solemn feasts [04150], to make [06213] a sweet [05207] savour [07381] unto the LORD [03068], of the herd [01241], or of the flock [06629]:
⁴ Then shall he that offereth [07126] his offering [07133] unto the LORD [03068] bring [07126] a meat offering [04503] of a tenth deal [06241] of flour [05560] mingled [01101] with the fourth [07243] part of an hin [01969] of oil [08081].
⁵ And the fourth [07243] part of an hin [01969] of wine [03196] for a drink offering [05262] shalt thou prepare [06213] with the burnt offering [05930] or sacrifice [02077], for one [0259] lamb [03532].
⁶ Or for a ram [0352], thou shalt prepare [06213] for a meat offering [04503] two [08147] tenth deals [06241] of flour [05560] mingled [01101] with the third [07992] part of an hin [01969] of oil [08081].
⁷ And for a drink offering [05262] thou shalt offer [07126] the third [07992] part of an hin [01969] of wine [03196], for a sweet [05207] savour [07381] unto the LORD [03068].
⁸ And when thou preparest [06213] a bullock [01121] [01241] for a burnt offering [05930], or for a sacrifice [02077] in performing [06381] a vow [05088], or peace offerings [08002] unto the LORD [03068]:
⁹ Then shall he bring [07126] with a bullock [01241] [01121] a meat offering [04503] of three [07969] tenth deals [06241] of flour [05560] mingled [01101] with half [02677] an hin [01969] of oil [08081].
¹⁰ And thou shalt bring [07126] for a drink offering [05262] half [02677] an hin [01969] of wine [03196], for an offering made by fire [0801], of a sweet [05207] savour [07381] unto the LORD [03068].
¹¹ Thus shall it be done [06213] for one [0259] bullock [07794], or for one [0259] ram [0352], or for a lamb [03532] [07716], or a kid [05795].
¹² According to the number [04557] that ye shall prepare [06213], so [03602] shall ye do [06213] to every one [0259] according to their number [04557].
¹³ All that are born of the country [0249] shall do [06213] these things after this manner, in offering [07126] an offering made by fire [0801], of a sweet [05207] savour [07381] unto the LORD [03068].
¹⁴ And if a stranger [01616] sojourn [01481] with you, or whosoever be among [08432] you in your generations [01755], and will offer [06213] an offering made by fire [0801], of a sweet [05207] savour [07381] unto the LORD [03068]; as ye do [06213], so he shall do [06213].
¹⁵ One [0259] ordinance [02708] shall be both for you of the congregation [06951], and also for the stranger [01616] that sojourneth [01481] with you, an ordinance [02708] for ever [05769] in your generations [01755]: as ye are, so shall the stranger [01616] be before [06440] the LORD [03068].

³¹ Then Hezekiah [03169] answered [06030] and said [0559], Now ye have consecrated [04390] [03027] yourselves unto the LORD [03068], come near [05066] and bring [0935] sacrifices [02077] and thank offerings [08426] into the house [01004] of the LORD [03068]. And the congregation [06951] brought in [0935] sacrifices [02077] and thank offerings [08426]; and as many as were of a free [05081] heart [03820] burnt offerings [05930].

³⁵ And also the burnt offerings [05930] were in abundance [07230], with the fat [02459] of the peace offerings [08002], and the drink offerings [05262] for every burnt offering [05930]. So the service [05656] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068] was set in order [03559].

²⁷ And Hezekiah [02396] commanded [0559] to offer [05927] the burnt offering [05930] upon the altar [04196]. And when [06256] the burnt offering [05930] began [02490], the song [07892] of the LORD [03068] began [02490] also with the trumpets [02689], and with the instruments [03627] ordained by [03027] David [01732] king [04428] of Israel [03478].

²² So they killed [07819] the bullocks [01241], and the priests [03548] received [06901] the blood [01818], and sprinkled [02236] it on the altar [04196]: likewise, when they had killed [07819] the rams [0352], they sprinkled [02236] the blood [01818] upon the altar [04196]: they killed [07819] also the lambs [03532], and they sprinkled [02236] the blood [01818] upon the altar [04196].

⁶ And he shall flay [06584] the burnt offering [05930], and cut [05408] it into his pieces [05409].

³⁴ But the priests [03548] were too few [04592], so that they could [03201] not flay [06584] all the burnt offerings [05930]: wherefore their brethren [0251] the Levites [03881] did help [02388] them, till the work [04399] was ended [03615], and until the other priests [03548] had sanctified [06942] themselves: for the Levites [03881] were more upright [03477] in heart [03824] to sanctify [06942] themselves than the priests [03548].
³⁵ And also the burnt offerings [05930] were in abundance [07230], with the fat [02459] of the peace offerings [08002], and the drink offerings [05262] for every burnt offering [05930]. So the service [05656] of the house [01004] of the LORD [03068] was set in order [03559].
³⁶ And Hezekiah [03169] rejoiced [08055], and all the people [05971], that God [0430] had prepared [03559] the people [05971]: for the thing [01697] was done suddenly [06597].

³⁴ And we cast [05307] the lots [01486] among the priests [03548], the Levites [03881], and the people [05971], for the wood [06086] offering [07133], to bring [0935] it into the house [01004] of our God [0430], after the houses [01004] of our fathers [01], at times [06256] appointed [02163] year [08141] by year [08141], to burn [01197] upon the altar [04196] of the LORD [03068] our God [0430], as it is written [03789] in the law [08451]:

¹³ And they roasted [01310] the passover [06453] with fire [0784] according to the ordinance [04941]: but the other holy [06944] offerings sod [01310] they in pots [05518], and in caldrons [01731], and in pans [06745], and divided them speedily [07323] among all the people [01121] [05971].

³³ And the consecrated things [06944] were six [08337] hundred [03967] oxen [01241] and three [07969] thousand [0505] sheep [06629].
³⁴ But the priests [03548] were too few [04592], so that they could [03201] not flay [06584] all the burnt offerings [05930]: wherefore their brethren [0251] the Levites [03881] did help [02388] them, till the work [04399] was ended [03615], and until the other priests [03548] had sanctified [06942] themselves: for the Levites [03881] were more upright [03477] in heart [03824] to sanctify [06942] themselves than the priests [03548].

³² And the number [04557] of the burnt offerings [05930], which the congregation [06951] brought [0935], was threescore and ten [07657] bullocks [01241], an hundred [03967] rams [0352], and two hundred [03967] lambs [03532]: all these were for a burnt offering [05930] to the LORD [03068].

¹⁶ But if the sacrifice [02077] of his offering [07133] be a vow [05088], or a voluntary offering [05071], it shall be eaten [0398] the same day [03117] that he offereth [07126] his sacrifice [02077]: and on the morrow [04283] also the remainder [03498] of it shall be eaten [0398]:

¹¹ And this is the law [08451] of the sacrifice [02077] of peace offerings [08002], which he shall offer [07126] unto the LORD [03068].

¹⁰ Now it is in mine heart [03824] to make [03772] a covenant [01285] with the LORD [03068] God [0430] of Israel [03478], that his fierce [02740] wrath [0639] may turn away [07725] from us.

³⁷ This is the law [08451] of the burnt offering [05930], of the meat offering [04503], and of the sin offering [02403], and of the trespass offering [0817], and of the consecrations [04394], and of the sacrifice [02077] of the peace offerings [08002];

²⁹ For Moses [04872] had said [0559], Consecrate yourselves [04390] [03027] to day [03117] to the LORD [03068], even [03588] every man [0376] upon his son [01121], and upon his brother [0251]; that he may bestow [05414] upon you a blessing [01293] this day [03117].