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2 Chronicles 29:18
Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Temple officials report to King Hezekiah immediately after completing a sixteen-day purification of the sanctuary and its furnishings.
The words — טִהַרְנוּ (ti.Har.nu) = "we have cleansed" [H2891] denotes the ritual purification performed on the altar, table, and utensils.
The thread — The restored altar and table correspond to the bronze altar of burnt offering (2 Chronicles 4:1) and the table for the showbread (2 Chronicles 13:11), which require regular sacrifices and bread arrangements.
Why it lands — The report confirms the physical completion of the temple's ritual restoration and signals the immediate resumption of prescribed worship under Hezekiah's authority.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
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.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 4:1 He made a bronze altar twenty cubits long, twenty cubits wide, and ten cubits high.
- 2 Chronicles 4:7 He made ten gold lampstands according to their specifications and placed them in the temple, five on the south side and five on the north.
- 2 Chronicles 13:11 Every morning and every evening they present burnt offerings and fragrant incense to the LORD. They set out the rows of showbread on the ceremonially clean table, and every evening they light the lamps of the gold lampstand. We are carrying out the requirements of the LORD our God, while you have forsaken Him.