2 Chronicles 29:15

When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — Levites act under King Hezekiah’s directive to prepare for temple purification. They gather their relatives and ritually prepare themselves immediately before the priests enter the sanctuary to remove defiled objects.

The words — The verb וַ/יִּֽתְקַדְּשׁוּ (va/i.yit.ka.de.Shu) means they consecrated themselves, indicating a state of ritual separation. The phrase כְ/מִצְוַת הַ/מֶּלֶךְ (khe./mitz.vat ha./Me.lekh) translates as according to the command of the king, anchoring their physical work in royal authority.

The thread — This sequence echoes the Levitical duty to assist Aaron’s descendants in temple service (1 Chronicles 23:28) and mirrors the unified obedience triggered by God’s power on Judah (2 Chronicles 30:12). It directly fulfills Hezekiah’s earlier charge to consecrate the temple (2 Chronicles 29:5).

Why it lands — The text records that ritual preparation and obedience to royal command preceded the actual removal of defilement. It requires the reader to recognize that physical cleansing follows deliberate consecration and structured authority.

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The Hebrew words

וַיַּֽאַסְפ֤וּva/i.ya.'as.Fuand/ they gathered אֶת־'et-<obj.>אֲחֵיהֶם֙'a.chei./Hemrelatives/ their וַיִּֽתְקַדְּשׁ֔וּva/i.yit.ka.de.Shuand/ they consecrated themselves וַיָּבֹ֥אוּva/i.ya.Vo.'uand/ they went כְמִצְוַת־khe./mitz.vat-according to/ [the] command of הַמֶּ֖לֶךְha./Me.lekhthe/ king בְּדִבְרֵ֣יbe./div.Reiby/ [the] words of יְהוָ֑הYah.wehYahweh לְטַהֵ֖רle./ta.Herto/ cleanse בֵּ֥יתbeit[the] house of יְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehYahweh

King James Version

And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord.

Cross-references

1 Chronicles 23:28 but their duty was to assist the descendants of Aaron with the service of the house of the LORD, being responsible for the courts and chambers, the purification of all the holy things, and the work of the service of the house of God,
2 Chronicles 30:12 Moreover, the power of God was on the people in Judah to give them one heart to obey the command of the king and his officials according to the word of the LORD.
2 Chronicles 29:5 “Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate yourselves now and consecrate the house of the LORD, the God of your fathers. Remove from the Holy Place every impurity.