He opened the [a]doors of the house of the Lord in the [b]first year, and in the first month of his reign, and repaired them.

And he brought in the Priests and the Levites, and gathered them into the East street,

And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites: sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the Lord God of your fathers, and carry forth [c]the filthiness out of the Sanctuary.

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Footnotes

  1. 2 Chronicles 29:3 Which Ahaz had shut up, 2 Chron. 28:24.
  2. 2 Chronicles 29:3 This is a notable example for all princes, first to establish the pure religion of God, and to procure that the Lord may be honored and served aright.
  3. 2 Chronicles 29:5 Meaning, all the idols, altars, groves and whatsoever was occupied in their service, and wherewith the Temple was polluted.

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