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2 Chronicles 29:27
And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Hezekiah commands the Levites and priests to resume temple worship by offering a burnt sacrifice on the restored altar. The musical accompaniment follows immediately as the sacrifice commences.
The words — The Hebrew לְ/הַעֲל֥וֹת (le./ha.'a.Lot) means "to offer up," and הֵחֵ֣ל (he.Chel) means "began," marking the precise moment the sacrifice and worship synchronize.
The thread — This coordinated worship pattern echoes Jehoshaphat’s appointment of singers in 2 Chronicles 20:21 and Jehoiada’s restoration of priestly oversight in 2 Chronicles 23:18. The simultaneous singing and trumpet blowing anticipates the assembly’s unified response described in 2 Chronicles 29:28.
Why it lands — The text records a commanded sacrifice followed immediately by structured music, showing that restored worship requires both obedience and ordered praise. Readers must note that the musical response is tied directly to the altar service, not independent of it.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the Lord began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by David king of Israel.
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 23:18 Moreover, Jehoiada put the oversight of the house of the LORD into the hands of the Levitical priests, whom David had appointed over the house of the LORD, to offer burnt offerings to the LORD as written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and song, as ordained by David.
- 2 Chronicles 7:3 When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”
- 2 Chronicles 20:21 Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”
- Psalms 136:1 Give thanks to the LORD, for He is good. His loving devotion endures forever.
- Psalms 137:3 for there our captors requested a song; our tormentors demanded songs of joy: “Sing us a song of Zion.”