2 Chronicles 29 · Verse 21

2 Chronicles 29:21

And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord.
2 Chronicles 29:21, King James Version

2 Chronicles 29:21 in other translations

BSBThey 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.
WEBThey brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, for the sanctuary, and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the LORD’s altar.
ASVAnd they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Jehovah.
YLTand they bring in seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven young he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah; and he saith to sons of Aaron, the priests, to cause them to ascend on the altar of Jehovah.
DARBYAnd they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them upon the altar of Jehovah.
BBEAnd they took with them seven oxen and seven male sheep and seven lambs and seven he-goats as a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the holy house and for Judah. And he gave orders to the sons of Aaron, the priests, that these were to be offered on the altar of the Lord.
WebsterAnd they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he-goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the LORD.

What does 2 Chronicles 29:21 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 29:20-30

20-30. Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city--His anxiety to enter upon the expiatory service with all possible despatch, now that the temple had been properly prepared for it, prevented his summoning all the representatives of Israel. The requisite number of victims having been provided, and the officers of the temple having sanctified themselves according to the directions of the…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 21 They brought seven bullocks, etc. - This was more than the law required; see Lev 4:13, etc. It ordered one calf or ox for the sins of the people, and one he-goat for the sins of the prince; but Hezekiah here offers many more. And the reason appears sufficiently evident: the law speaks only of sins of ignorance; but here were sins of every kind and every die - idolatry, apostasy from the Divine worship, profanation of the temple, etc., etc. The sin-offerings, we are informed, were offered, first for the Kingdom - for the transgressions of the king and his family; secondly, for the Sanctuary, which had been defiled and polluted, and for the priests who had been profane, negligent, and unholy; and, finally, for Judah - for the whole mass of the people, who had been led away into every kind of abomination by the above examples.

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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 2 Chronicles 29:20-36

As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign. It was not enough to lament and forsake those sins; they brought a sin-offering. Our repentance and reformation will not obtain pardon but in and through Christ, who was made sin, that is, a sin-offering for us. While the offerings were on the altar, the Levites sang. Sorrow for sin must not…

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2 Chronicles 29:21 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.

וַיָּבִ֣יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uand they broughtH935
פָרִים\־fa.rim-young bullsH6499
שִׁבְעָה֩shiv.'AhsevenH7651
וְאֵילִ֨יםve.'ei.Limand ramsH352
שִׁבְעָ֜הshiv.'AhsevenH7651
וּכְבָשִׂ֣יםu.khe.va.Simand lambsH3532
שִׁבְעָ֗הshiv.'AhsevenH7651
וּצְפִירֵ֨יu.tze.fi.Reiand he-goats ofH6842
עִזִּ֤ים'i.ZimgoatsH5795
שִׁבְעָה֙shiv.'AhsevenH7651
לְחַטָּ֔אתle.cha.Tatto a sin offeringH2403
עַל\־'al-onH5921
הַמַּמְלָכָ֥הha.mam.la.Khahthe kingdomH4467
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
הַמִּקְדָּ֖שׁha.mik.Dashthe sanctuaryH4720
וְעַל\־ve.'al-and onH5921
יְהוּדָ֑הye.hu.DahJudahH3063
וַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
לִבְנֵ֤יliv.Neito [the] descendants ofH1121
אַהֲרֹן֙'a.ha.RonAaronH175
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔יםha.Ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
לְהַעֲל֖וֹתle.ha.'a.Lotto offer upH5927
עַל\־'al-onH5921
מִזְבַּ֥חmiz.Bach[the] altar ofH4196
יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.wehYahwehH3068

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 29:21

  • Leviticus 4:3-14

    If the priest that is anointed do sin according to the sin of the people; then let him bring for his sin, which he hath sinned, a young bullock without blemish unto the Lord for a sin offering. And he shall bring the bullock unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation before the Lord; and shall lay his hand upon the bullock’s head, and kill the bullock before the Lord. And the priest that is anointed shall take of the bullock’s blood, and bring it to the tabernacle of the congregation: And the priest shall dip his finger in the blood, and sprinkle of the blood seven times before the Lord, before the vail of the sanctuary. …

  • Ezekiel 45:23

    And seven days of the feast he shall prepare a burnt offering to the Lord, seven bullocks and seven rams without blemish daily the seven days; and a kid of the goats daily for a sin offering.

  • Job 42:8

    Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.

  • Numbers 23:14

    And he brought him into the field of Zophim, to the top of Pisgah, and built seven altars, and offered a bullock and a ram on every altar.

  • Numbers 23:1

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven oxen and seven rams.

  • Ezra 8:35

    Also the children of those that had been carried away, which were come out of the captivity, offered burnt offerings unto the God of Israel, twelve bullocks for all Israel, ninety and six rams, seventy and seven lambs, twelve he goats for a sin offering: all this was a burnt offering unto the Lord.

  • Numbers 23:29

    And Balaam said unto Balak, Build me here seven altars, and prepare me here seven bullocks and seven rams.

  • 1 Chronicles 15:26

    And it came to pass, when God helped the Levites that bare the ark of the covenant of the Lord, that they offered seven bullocks and seven rams.

  • Numbers 15:22-24

    And if ye have erred, and not observed all these commandments, which the Lord hath spoken unto Moses, Even all that the Lord hath commanded you by the hand of Moses, from the day that the Lord commanded Moses, and henceforward among your generations; Then it shall be, if ought be committed by ignorance without the knowledge of the congregation, that all the congregation shall offer one young bullock for a burnt offering, for a sweet savour unto the Lord, with his meat offering, and his drink offering, according to the manner, and one kid of the goats for a sin offering.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
they brought.The law only required one bullock for the sins of the high priest, another for the sins of the people, and one he-goat for the sins of the prince: but Hezekiah offered many more, and the reason appears sufficiently evident: the law only speaks of the sins of ignorance, but here there were sins of every dye, idolatry, apostasy from the Divine worship, profanation of the temple, etc., etc. The sin offerings, we are informed, were offered, first, for the Kingdom, for the transgressions of the king and his family; secondly, for the sanctuary, which had been defiled and polluted; and for the priests, who had been profane, negligent, and unholy; and finally, for Judah, for the whole mass of the people, who had been led away into every kind of abomination by the above examples.
seven.
Nu 23:1,14,29; 1Ch 15:26; Ezr 8:35; Job 42:8; Eze 45:23
a sin offering.
Le 4:3-14; Nu 15:22-24; 2Co 5:21

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Context

  • 2 Chronicles 29:20

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

  • 2 Chronicles 29:21

    And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Judah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of the Lord.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:22

    So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

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2 Chronicles 29:21 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
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.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils amenèrent sept taureaux, et sept béliers, et sept agneaux, et sept boucs en sacrifice pour le péché, pour le royaume, et pour le sanctuaire, et pour Juda. Et le roi dit aux sacrificateurs, fils d’Aaron, de les offrir sur l’autel de l’ Éternel.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie brachten sieben Farren und sieben Widder und sieben Schafe, und sieben Ziegenböcke zum Sündopfer, für das Königreich und für das Heiligtum und für Juda. Und er befahl den Söhnen Aarons, den Priestern, sie auf dem Altar Jehovas zu opfern.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
obtuleruntque simul tauros septem, et arietes septem, agnos septem, et hircos septem pro peccato, pro regno, pro sanctuario, pro Juda: dixitque sacerdotibus filiis Aaron, ut offerrent super altare Domini.