2 Chronicles 29:36

Contextual Overview

²⁰King Hezekiah got up early, gathered the city officials, and went to the Lord’s temple. ²⁰ Then Hizkiyahu the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. ²⁰ Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord . ²⁰ Then Hezekiah the king rose early and gathered the officials of the city and went up to the house of the Lord . ²⁰ Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the leaders of the city and went up to the Temple of the Lord . ²⁰ Early the next morning King Hezekiah assembled the city officials and went up to the Lord 's temple. ²⁰Then King Hezekiah arose early and assembled the officials of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. ²⁰ Then King Hezekiah got up early and assembled the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD. ²⁰ Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Yahweh. ²⁰ And Hezekiah the King rose early, and gathered the princes of the citie, and went vp to the house of the Lord.

Bible Verse Review
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Hezekiah rejoiced: Both Hezekiah and the people rejoiced, that God had prepared the hearts of the people to bring about so great and glorious a reformation in so short a time. This good king's example and influence were here, as in many other cases, under God, the grand spring of all those mighty movements. 1 Chronicles 29:9, 1 Chronicles 29:17, Ezra 6:22, 1 Thessalonians 3:8, 1 Thessalonians 3:9

God: 2 Chronicles 30:12, 1 Chronicles 29:18, Psalms 10:17, Proverbs 16:1

the thing: Acts 2:41

Reciprocal: Deuteronomy 12:12 - And ye 1 Kings 8:66 - joyful 2 Chronicles 7:10 - glad 2 Chronicles 15:15 - rejoiced Nehemiah 4:6 - had a mind Nehemiah 12:43 - offered Luke 1:17 - to make Luke 19:37 - the whole

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people,.... To see things go on so well, which foreboded good unto them: and particularly

that God had prepared the people; disposed and directed their hearts in such a manner as to yield such a cheerful obedience to the will of God, and show such a hearty regard to his worship and service, and the restoration of it:

for the thing was done suddenly; whereby it the more appeared that they were under a divine influence, which so quickly and powerfully wrought upon them to engage in this work, and needed not arguments and persuasions to bring them to it.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 2 Chronicles 29:36. And Hezekiah rejoiced — Both he and the people rejoiced that God had prepared their hearts to bring about so great a reformation in so short a time; for, it is added, the thing was done suddenly. The king's example and influence were here, under God, the grand spring of all those mighty and effectual movements. What amazing power and influence has God lodged with kings! They can sway a whole empire nearly as they please; and when they declare themselves in behalf of religion, they have the people uniformly on their side. Kings, on this very ground, are no indifferent beings; they must be either a great curse or a great blessing to the people whom they govern.