2 Chronicles 29:20
New International Version
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials together and went up to the temple of the LORD.

New Living Translation
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went to the Temple of the LORD.

English Standard Version
Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.

King James Bible
Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

New King James Version
Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

New American Standard Bible
Then King Hezekiah got up early and assembled the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

NASB 1995
Then King Hezekiah arose early and assembled the princes of the city and went up to the house of the LORD.

NASB 1977
Then King Hezekiah arose early and assembled the princes of the city and went up to the house of the LORD.

Legacy Standard Bible
Then King Hezekiah arose early and gathered the princes of the city and went up to the house of Yahweh.

Amplified Bible
Then King Hezekiah arose early and assembled the officials of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

Christian Standard Bible
King Hezekiah got up early, gathered the city officials, and went to the LORD’s temple.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
King Hezekiah got up early, gathered the city officials, and went to the LORD’s temple.

American Standard Version
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Jehovah.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And Hezekiah the King arose early and gathered the Elders of Jerusalem, and he entered the house of LORD JEHOVAH.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And kin Ezekias rose early in the morning, and gathered the chief men of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.

Contemporary English Version
At once, Hezekiah called together the officials of Jerusalem, and they went to the temple.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And king Ezechias rising early, assembled all the rulers of the city, and went up into the house of the Lord:

English Revised Version
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Early in the morning Hezekiah gathered the leaders of the city and went to the LORD's temple.

Good News Translation
Without delay King Hezekiah assembled the leading men of the city, and together they went to the Temple.

International Standard Version
Early the next morning, King Hezekiah got up and assembled the city officials and went up to the LORD's Temple,

JPS Tanakh 1917
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

Literal Standard Version
And Hezekiah the king rises early, and gathers the heads of the city, and goes up to the house of YHWH;

Majority Standard Bible
Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.

New American Bible
Then King Hezekiah hastened to convoke the princes of the city and went up to the LORD’s house.

NET Bible
Early the next morning King Hezekiah assembled the city officials and went up to the LORD's temple.

New Revised Standard Version
Then King Hezekiah rose early, assembled the officials of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

New Heart English Bible
Then Hezekiah the king arose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the LORD.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and convened the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

World English Bible
Then Hezekiah the king arose early, gathered the princes of the city, and went up to Yahweh’s house.

Young's Literal Translation
And Hezekiah the king riseth early, and gathereth the heads of the city, and goeth up to the house of Jehovah;

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship
20Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD. 21They 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.…

Cross References
2 Chronicles 29:19
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."

2 Chronicles 29:21
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.


Treasury of Scripture

Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.

rose

Genesis 22:3
And Abraham rose up early in the morning, and saddled his ass, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son, and clave the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went unto the place of which God had told him.

Exodus 24:4
And Moses wrote all the words of the LORD, and rose up early in the morning, and builded an altar under the hill, and twelve pillars, according to the twelve tribes of Israel.

Joshua 6:12
And Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up the ark of the LORD.

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2 Chronicles 29
1. Hezekiah's good reign.
3. He restores religion
5. He exhorts the Levites
12. They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God
20. Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices,
24. wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests














THE CONSECRATION SACRIFICES (2Chronicles 29:20-30).

(20) Rose early.--Comp. Psalm 5:3 : "Early in the j morning will I direct my prayer unto Thee."

Gathered the rulers of the city.--Hezekiah assembled the chief men of Jerusalem, because there was no time to send out a general summons to the country, as he wished to proceed at once with the sacrifices of expiation.

Went up to the house.--So 2Kings 19:14; 2Chronicles 9:4, and often. . . .

Verse 20. - The rulers of the city are its chief citizens - Hebrew, שָׂרֵי הָעִיר (2 Chronicles 24:17; 2 Chronicles 30:1-4) - who bring contributions of sacrificial victims, the word being generally rendered "princes,"

Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
Early the next morning
וַיַּשְׁכֵּם֙ (way·yaš·kêm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7925: To load up, to start early in the morning

King
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ (ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428: A king

Hezekiah
יְחִזְקִיָּ֣הוּ (yə·ḥiz·qî·yā·hū)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 2396: Hezekiah -- 'Yah has strengthened', a king of Judah, also several other Israelites

gathered
וַיֶּאֱסֹ֕ף (way·ye·’ĕ·sōp̄)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 622: To gather for, any purpose, to receive, take away, remove

the city
הָעִ֑יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

officials
שָׂרֵ֣י (śā·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8269: Chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince

and went
וַיַּ֖עַל (way·ya·‘al)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively

up to the house
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 1004: A house

of the LORD.
יְהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel


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