Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 29:19
Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Levite workers report to King Hezekiah immediately after completing the temple cleansing, listing the restored altar and table before detailing the remaining consecrated items.
The words — The verb הִזְנִיחַ (hizniach) literally means “he had rejected” or “cast aside,” paired with כּל־הכלים (kol-hakelim), “all the utensils,” denoting the complete set of temple articles Ahaz abandoned.
The thread — The abandonment of these articles originates in 2 Chronicles 28:24, where Ahaz gathers and dismantles the temple vessels during his reign.
Why it lands — The text states that neglected sacred objects are restored and positioned before the altar, requiring a reader to acknowledge that ritual preparation follows the deliberate reversal of prior desecration.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of the Lord.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 28:24 Then Ahaz gathered up the articles of the house of God, cut them into pieces, shut the doors of the house of the LORD, and set up altars of his own on every street corner in Jerusalem.