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2 Chronicles 29:36
Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had prepared for the people, because everything had been accomplished so quickly.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — The Chronicler records King Hezekiah’s restoration of temple worship immediately after the purification and rededication ceremonies detailed in the preceding verses. The narrative documents the monarch and the assembled community responding to the successful reestablishment of the house of the LORD.
The words — The verb וַיִּשְׂמַח (va/yiśmaḥ) literally means “and he rejoiced,” describing the sudden emotional shift of Hezekiah and the people. The participle הֵכִין (hēḵîn) translates as “what he had prepared,” identifying God as the direct agent behind the restored sacrificial system.
The thread — Corporate rejoicing over divinely prepared worship recurs in 1 Chronicles 29:9 and Ezra 6:22, where communal joy follows God’s provision of offerings and temple service.
Why it lands — The text demands recognition that covenant restoration begins with God’s preparation and requires the community’s immediate, obedient response. It asks the reader to evaluate whether their own worship practices reflect divine initiative rather than human scheduling.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
Cross-references
- 1 Chronicles 29:9 And the people rejoiced at the willing response of their leaders, for they had given to the LORD freely and wholeheartedly. And King David also rejoiced greatly.
- Ezra 6:22 For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.
- Psalms 10:17 You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,
- Proverbs 16:1 The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
- Acts 2:41 Those who embraced his message were baptized, and about three thousand were added to the believers that day.
- 1 Thessalonians 3:8 For now we can go on living, as long as you are standing firm in the Lord.
- 1 Chronicles 29:17 I know, my God, that You test the heart and delight in uprightness. All these things I have given willingly and with an upright heart, and now I have seen Your people who are present here giving joyfully and willingly to You.
- 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.