2 Chronicles 29:3
He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, hath opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and strengtheneth them,
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
2and he doth that which is right in the eyes of Jehovah, according to all that David his father did.
4and bringeth in the priests and the Levites, and gathereth them to the broad place to the east.
Cross References
2 Kings 16:14As to the altar of brass that [is] before Jehovah — he bringeth [it] near from the front of the house, from between the altar and the house of Jehovah, and putteth it on the side of the altar, northward.
2 Chronicles 29:7'Also — they have shut the doors of the porch, and quench the lamps, and perfume they have not made, and burnt-offering have not caused to ascend in the sanctuary to the God of Israel,
Psalms 101:3I set not before mine eyes a worthless thing, The work of those turning aside I have hated, It adhereth not to me.
Matthew 6:33but seek ye first the reign of God and His righteousness, and all these shall be added to you.
Matthew Henry on 2 Chronicles 29:2-12
Hezekiah's Good Reign. ( b. c. 726.) 1 Hezekiah began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother's name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah. 2 And he did that which was right in the sight of the Lord , according to all that David his father had done. 3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord , and repaired them. 4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together… Read the whole commentary →