2 Chronicles 29 · Verse 17

2 Chronicles 29:17

Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord: so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
2 Chronicles 29:17, King James Version

2 Chronicles 29:17 in other translations

BSBThey 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.
WEBNow they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the LORD’s porch. They sanctified the LORD’s house in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
ASVNow they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Jehovah; and they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
YLTAnd they begin on the first of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they have come to the porch of Jehovah, and they sanctify the house of Jehovah in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they have finished.
DARBYAnd they began on the first of the first month to hallow, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of Jehovah; and they hallowed the house of Jehovah eight days; and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
BBEOn the first day of the first month the work of making the house holy was started, and on the eighth day they came to the covered way of the Lord; in eight days they made the Lord's house holy, and on the sixteenth day of the first month the work was done.
WebsterNow they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

What does 2 Chronicles 29:17 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 29:12-19

12-19. Then the Levites arose--Fourteen chiefs undertook the duty of collecting and preparing their brethren for the important work of cleansing the Lord's house. Beginning with the outer courts--that of the priests and that of the people--the cleansing of these occupied eight days, after which they set themselves to purify the interior; but as the Levites were not allowed to enter within the walls of the temple…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 17 On the first day - "They began on the first day of the first month Nisan." - Targum.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 29:1-19

When Hezekiah came to the crown, he applied at once to work reform. Those who begin with God, begin at the right end of their work, and it will prosper accordingly. Those that turn their backs upon God's ordinances, may truly be said to forsake God himself. There are still such neglects, if the word be not duly read and opened, for that was signified by the lighting the lamps, and also if prayers and praise be not…

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2 Chronicles 29:17 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַ֠יָּחֵלּוּVai.ya.che.luand they beganH2490
בְּאֶחָ֞דbe.'e.Chadon [day] oneH259
לַחֹ֣דֶשׁla.Cho.deshof the monthH2320
הָרִאשׁוֹן֮ha.ri.shOn<the> firstH7223
לְקַדֵּשׁ֒le.ka.Deshto consecrateH6942
וּבְי֧וֹםu.ve.Yomand on dayH3117
שְׁמוֹנָ֣הshe.mo.NaheightH8083
לַחֹ֗דֶשׁla.Cho.deshof the monthH2320
בָּ֚אוּBa.'uthey cameH935
לְאוּלָ֣םle.'u.Lamto [the] porch ofH197
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
וַיְקַדְּשׁ֥וּvay.ka.de.Shuand they consecratedH6942
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068
לְיָמִ֣יםle.ya.Mimfor daysH3117
שְׁמוֹנָ֑הshe.mo.NaheightH8083
וּבְי֨וֹםu.ve.Yomand on dayH3117
שִׁשָּׁ֥הshi.Shahsix-H8337
עָשָׂ֛ר'a.SarteenH6240
לַחֹ֥דֶשׁla.Cho.deshof the monthH2320
הָרִאשׁ֖וֹןha.ri.Shon<the> firstH7223
כִּלּֽוּ\׃\ \סki.Luthey finishedH3615

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 29:17

  • 2 Chronicles 29:7

    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.

  • 1 Chronicles 28:11

    Then David gave to Solomon his son the pattern of the porch, and of the houses thereof, and of the treasuries thereof, and of the upper chambers thereof, and of the inner parlours thereof, and of the place of the mercy seat,

  • 1 Kings 6:3

    And the porch before the temple of the house, twenty cubits was the length thereof, according to the breadth of the house; and ten cubits was the breadth thereof before the house.

  • Exodus 12:2-8

    This month shall be unto you the beginning of months: it shall be the first month of the year to you. Speak ye unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month they shall take to them every man a lamb, according to the house of their fathers, a lamb for an house: And if the household be too little for the lamb, let him and his neighbour next unto his house take it according to the number of the souls; every man according to his eating shall make your count for the lamb. Your lamb shall be without blemish, a male of the first year: ye shall take it out from the sheep, or from the goats: …

  • 2 Chronicles 3:4

    And the porch that was in the front of the house, the length of it was according to the breadth of the house, twenty cubits, and the height was an hundred and twenty: and he overlaid it within with pure gold.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:3

    He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
the porch.
7; 3:4; 1Ki 6:3; 1Ch 28:11
the sixteenth.
Ex 12:2-8

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • 2 Chronicles 29:16

    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.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:17

    Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the Lord: so they sanctified the house of the Lord in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:18

    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.

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2 Chronicles 29:17 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
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.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils commencèrent la sanctification le premier jour du premier mois, et au huitième jour du mois ils vinrent au portique de l’ Éternel, et sanctifièrent la maison de l’ Éternel pendant huit jours; et, le seizième jour du premier mois, ils eurent achevé.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie fingen am Ersten des ersten Monats an zu heiligen; und am achten Tage des Monats kamen sie in die Halle Jehovas und heiligten das Haus Jehovas acht Tage lang; und am sechzehnten Tage des ersten Monats waren sie fertig.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Cœperunt autem prima die mensis primi mundare, et in die octavo ejusdem mensis ingressi sunt porticum templi Domini, expiaveruntque templum diebus octo, et in die sextadecima mensis ejusdem, quod cœperant, impleverunt.