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2 Chronicles 29:28
The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The narrator describes the resumed temple worship during Hezekiah’s restoration, capturing the congregation, singers, and trumpeters performing together as the burnt offering proceeds.
The words — מִשְׁתַּחֲוִים (mish'tachavim) translates literally to "bowing down" or "prostrating," and מַחְצִרִים (mach'tsirim) means "playing the trumpet" or "blowing trumpets." These terms anchor the physical acts of reverence and proclamation that define the ritual.
The thread — The coordinated worship of assembly, singers, and trumpeters echoes the sanctuary processions of Psalm 68:24 and the joyful sound of Psalm 89:15, while the collective falling down anticipates the elders' worship in Revelation 5:8.
Why it lands — The text requires the reader to recognize that corporate worship is tied to the completion of prescribed offerings, not merely spontaneous emotion. It demands attention to the ordered relationship between ritual action and communal reverence.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
Cross-references
- Psalms 68:24 They have seen Your procession, O God—the march of my God and King into the sanctuary.
- Psalms 89:15 Blessed are those who know the joyful sound, who walk, O LORD, in the light of Your presence.
- Revelation 5:8 When He had taken the scroll, the four living creatures and the twenty-four elders fell down before the Lamb. Each one had a harp, and they were holding golden bowls full of incense, which are the prayers of the saints.