Bible Strands
2 Chronicles 29:4
Then he brought in the priests and Levites and gathered them in the square on the east side.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — King Hezekiah acts in the first month of his first year, immediately after reopening the temple doors, to assemble the priests and Levites.
The words — וַ/יָּבֵ֥א (va/i.ya.Ve') translates literally as "and he brought," and וַ/יַּֽאַסְפֵ֖/ם (va/i.ya.'as.Fe/m) translates as "and he gathered them," denoting a deliberate administrative summons.
The thread — The text's pattern of gathering groups at designated locations appears in 2 Chronicles 32:6, where Hezekiah gathers the people at the city gate square; Nehemiah 3:29, which notes workers assembling at specific repair sites; and Jeremiah 19:2, which directs a gathering at the Valley of Ben-hinnom.
Why it lands — The passage requires readers to see that institutional renewal begins with the concrete assembly of leaders and the physical preparation of the worship space before any spiritual instruction follows.
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The Hebrew words
King James Version
And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
Cross-references
- 2 Chronicles 32:6 Hezekiah appointed military commanders over the people and gathered the people in the square of the city gate. Then he encouraged them, saying,
- Nehemiah 3:29 Next to them, Zadok son of Immer made repairs opposite his house, and next to him, Shemaiah son of Shecaniah, the guard of the East Gate, made repairs.
- Jeremiah 19:2 and go out to the Valley of Ben-hinnom near the entrance of the Potsherd Gate. Proclaim there the words I speak to you,