2 Chronicles 33:16

Then he restored the altar of the LORD and sacrificed peace offerings and thank offerings on it, and he told Judah to serve the LORD, the God of Israel.

Berean Standard Bible

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Study note

Setting — After clearing the temple of foreign idols and dismantling his own unauthorized altars, the king rebuilds the LORD’s altar and commands Judah to serve the God of Israel.

The words — מִזְבַּ֣ח (miz.Bach) marks the physical altar he restores, and שְׁלָמִ֖ים (she.la.Mim) identifies the peace offerings he places upon it.

The thread — The directive to guide a community toward YHWH parallels Genesis 18:19, while the sacrificial practice follows the peace offering statutes outlined in Leviticus 3:1 and 7:11.

Why it lands — The passage requires tangible restoration of proper worship and a clear command for the people to obey it, directly contrasting the continued high-place sacrifices noted in the following verse.

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The Hebrew words

וַיִּ֙בֶן֙va/i.ya.chenand/ he rebuilt אֶת־'et-<obj.>מִזְבַּ֣חmiz.Bach[the] altar of יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh וַיִּזְבַּ֣חva/i.yiz.Bachand/ he sacrificed עָלָ֔יו'a.La/von/ it זִבְחֵ֥יziv.Cheisacrifices of שְׁלָמִ֖יםshe.la.Mimpeace offering<s>וְתוֹדָ֑הve./to.Dahand/ thanksgiving וַיֹּ֙אמֶר֙va/i.Yo.merand/ he said לִֽיהוּדָ֔הli./hu.Dahto/ Judah לַעֲב֕וֹדla./'a.Vodto/ serve אֶת־'et-<obj.>יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.Hei[the] God of יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElIsrael

King James Version

And he repaired the altar of the Lord, and sacrificed thereon peace offerings and thank offerings, and commanded Judah to serve the Lord God of Israel.

Cross-references

Genesis 18:19 For I have chosen him, so that he will command his children and his household after him to keep the way of the LORD by doing what is right and just, in order that the LORD may bring upon Abraham what He has promised.”
Leviticus 3:1 “If one’s offering is a peace offering and he offers an animal from the herd, whether male or female, he must present it without blemish before the LORD.
Leviticus 7:11 Now this is the law of the peace offering that one may present to the LORD:
1 Kings 18:30 Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down.
2 Chronicles 14:4 He commanded the people of Judah to seek the LORD, the God of their fathers, and to observe the law and the commandments.
2 Chronicles 29:18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.
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.
2 Chronicles 33:9 So Manasseh led the people of Judah and Jerusalem astray, so that they did greater evil than the nations that the LORD had destroyed before the Israelites.
Luke 22:32 But I have prayed for you, Simon, that your faith will not fail. And when you have turned back, strengthen your brothers.”