2 Chronicles 29 · Verse 22

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.
2 Chronicles 29:22, King James Version

2 Chronicles 29:22 in other translations

BSBSo they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. And they slaughtered the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
WEBSo they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They killed the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar. They also killed the lambs and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
ASVSo they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar.
YLTAnd they slaughter the oxen, and the priests receive the blood, and sprinkle on the altar; and they slaughter the rams, and sprinkle the blood on the altar; and they slaughter the lambs, and sprinkle the blood on the altar;
DARBYAnd they slaughtered the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar; and they slaughtered the rams, and sprinkled the blood on the altar; and they slaughtered the lambs, and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
BBESo they put the oxen to death and their blood was given to the priests to be drained out against the altar; then they put the male sheep to death, draining out their blood against the altar, and they put the lambs to death, draining out their blood against the altar.
WebsterSo 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.

What does 2 Chronicles 29:22 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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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 29:22 in the original Hebrew

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וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.Tuand they slaughteredH7819
הַבָּקָ֔רha.ba.Karthe cattleH1241
וַיְקַבְּל֤וּvay.ka.be.Luand they tookH6901
הַכֹּֽהֲנִים֙ha.ko.ha.Nimthe priestsH3548
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
הַדָּ֔םha.Damthe bloodH1818
וַֽיִּזְרְק֖וּvai.yiz.re.Kuand they sprinkled [it]H2236
הַמִּזְבֵּ֑חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196
וַיִּשְׁחֲט֣וּvai.yish.cha.Tuand they slaughteredH7819
הָאֵלִ֗יםha.'e.Limthe ramsH352
וַיִּזְרְק֤וּvai.yiz.re.Kuand they sprinkledH2236
הַדָּם֙ha.Damthe bloodH1818
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָהha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196
וַֽיִּשְׁחֲטוּ֙vai.yish.cha.Tuand they slaughteredH7819
הַכְּבָשִׂ֔יםha.ke.va.Simthe lambsH3532
וַיִּזְרְק֥וּvai.yiz.re.Kuand they sprinkledH2236
הַדָּ֖םha.Damthe bloodH1818
הַמִּזְבֵּֽחָה\׃ha.miz.Be.chahthe altar towardsH4196

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

Cross references for 2 Chronicles 29:22

  • Leviticus 4:18

    And he shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar which is before the Lord, that is in the tabernacle of the congregation, and shall pour out all the blood at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Leviticus 8:19

    And he killed it; and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

  • Leviticus 8:24

    And he brought Aaron’s sons, and Moses put of the blood upon the tip of their right ear, and upon the thumbs of their right hands, and upon the great toes of their right feet: and Moses sprinkled the blood upon the altar round about.

  • Leviticus 1:5

    And he shall kill the bullock before the Lord: and the priests, Aaron’s sons, shall bring the blood, and sprinkle the blood round about upon the altar that is by the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Leviticus 4:7

    And the priest shall put some of the blood upon the horns of the altar of sweet incense before the Lord, which is in the tabernacle of the congregation; and shall pour all the blood of the bullock at the bottom of the altar of the burnt offering, which is at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • Hebrews 9:21-22

    Moreover he sprinkled with blood both the tabernacle, and all the vessels of the ministry. And almost all things are by the law purged with blood; and without shedding of blood is no remission.

  • Leviticus 4:34

    And the priest shall take of the blood of the sin offering with his finger, and put it upon the horns of the altar of burnt offering, and shall pour out all the blood thereof at the bottom of the altar:

  • Leviticus 8:14-15

    And he brought the bullock for the sin offering: and Aaron and his sons laid their hands upon the head of the bullock for the sin offering. And he slew it; and Moses took the blood, and put it upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

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Context

  • 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.

  • 2 Chronicles 29:23

    And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

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2 Chronicles 29:22 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
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.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et ils égorgèrent les bœufs, et les sacrificateurs reçurent le sang, et en firent aspersion sur l’autel; et ils égorgèrent les béliers et firent aspersion du sang sur l’autel; et ils égorgèrent les agneaux et firent aspersion du sang sur l’autel;
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und sie schlachteten die Rinder, und die Priester nahmen das Blut auf und sprengten es an den Altar; und sie schlachteten die Widder und sprengten das Blut an den Altar; und sie schlachteten die Schafe und sprengten das Blut an den Altar.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Mactaverunt igitur tauros, et susceperunt sanguinem sacerdotes, et fuderunt illum super altare: mactaverunt etiam arietes, et illorum sanguinem super altare fuderunt, immolaveruntque agnos, et fuderunt super altare sanguinem.