Septuaginta, II Chronicles, ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D., 29

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καὶ Ἑζεκίας ἐβασίλενσεν εἵκασι καὶ πέντε ἐτῶν, καὶ εἵκοσι καὶ ἐννέα ἔτη ἐβασίλευσεν ἐν Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ ὄνομα τῇ μητρὶ αὐτοῦ Ἀββα θυγάτηρ Ζαχαριά.

καὶ ἐποίησεν τὸ εὐθὲς ἐνώπιον Κυρίου κατὰ πάντα ὅσα ἐποίησεν Δαυεὶδ ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ.

καὶ ἐγένετο ὡς ἔστη ἐπὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ, ἐν τῷ πρώτῳ μηνὶ ἀνέῳξεν τὰς θύρας οἴκου Κυρίου καὶ ἐπεσκεύασεν αὐτάς.

καὶ εἰσήγαγεν τοὺς ἱερεῖς καὶ τοὺς Λευείτας, καὶ κατέστησεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὸ κλίτος τὸ πρὸς ἀνατολάς,

καὶ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς Ἀκούσατε οἱ Λευεῖται· νῦν ἁγνίσθητε, καὶ ἁγνίσατε τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου θεοῦ τῶν πατέρων ὑμῶν, καὶ ἐκβάλετε τὴν ἀκαθαρσίαν ἐκ τῶν ἁγίων.

ὅτι ἀπέστησαν οἱ πατέρες ἡμῶν καὶ ἐποίησαν τὸ πονηρὸν ἐναντίον Κυρίου καὶ ἐγκατέλιπον αὐτόν, καὶ ἀπέστρεψαν τὸ πρόσωπον ἀπὸ τῆς σκηνῆς Κυρίου καὶ ἔδωκαν αὐχένα·

καὶ ἀπέκλεισαν τὰς θύρας τοῦ ναοῦ, καὶ ἔσβεσαν τοὺς λύχνους, καὶ θυμίαμα οὐκ ἐθυμίασαν, καὶ ὁλοκαυτώματα οὐ προσήνεγκαν ἐν τῷ ἁγίῳ θεῷ Ἰσραήλ.

καὶ ὠργίσθη ὀργῇ Κύριος ἐπὶ τὸν Ἰούδαν καὶ τὴν Ἰερουσαλήμ, καὶ ἔδωκεν αὐτοὺς εἰς ἔκστασιν καὶ εἰς συρισμόν, ὡς ὑμεῖς ὁρᾶτε τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς ὑμῶν.

καὶ ἰδοὺ πεπλήγασιν οἱ πατέρες ὑμῶν μαχαίρᾳ, καὶ οἱ υἱοὶ ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ θυγατέρες ὑμῶν καὶ αἱ γυναῖκες ὑμῶν ἐν αἰχμαλωσίᾳ ἐν γῇ οὐκ αὐτῶν, ¹² ὃ καὶ νῦν ἐστιν.

ἐπὶ τούτοις νῦν ἐστιν ἐπὶ καρδίας διαθέσθαι ³ διαθήκην μου, διαθήκην Κυρίου θεοῦ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ ἀπέστρεψεν τὴν ὀργὴν θυμοῦ αὐτοῦ ἀφʼ ἡμῶν.

καὶ νῦν μὴ διαλίπητε, ὅτι ἐν ὑμῖν ἡρέτικεν στῆναι ἐναντίον αὐτοῦ λειτουργεῖν καὶ εἶναι αὐτῷ λειτουροῦντας καὶ θυμιῶντας.

Καὶ ἀνέστησαν οἱ Λευεῖται, Μαάθ ὁ τοῦ Μασὶ καὶ Ἰωήλ ὁ τοῦ Ζαχαρίου ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Καάθ, καὶ ἐκ τῶν υἱῶν Μεραρεὶ Κεὶς ὁ τοῦ Ἀβδεὶ καὶ Ζαχαρίας ὁ τοῦ Ἕλλή, καὶ ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν Γεδσωνεὶ ἀπὸ τοῦ Ζεμμὰθ καὶ Ἰώδαν, οὗτοι υἱοὶ Ἰωαχά,

καὶ τῶν υἱῶν Ἐλεισαφὰν καὶ Ζαμβρεὶ καὶ Εἰιήλ, καὶ τῶν υἱῶν Ἀσὰ Ἀζαρίας καὶ Μαθθανίας,

καὶ τῶν υἱῶν ὧν Ἀἱμὰν Ἰειὴλ καὶ Σεμεεί, καὶ τῶν υἱῶν Ἐδειθὼμ Σαμαίας καὶ Οζειήλ·

καὶ συνήγαγεν τοὺς ἀδελφοὺς αὐτῶν, καὶ ἡγνίσθησαν κατὰ τὴν ἐντολὴν τοῦ βασιλέως διὰ προστάγματος Κυρίου.

καὶ εἰσῆλθον οἱ ἱερεῖς ἕως εἰς τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου ἁγνίσαι, καὶ ἐξέβαλον πᾶσαν τὴν ἀκαθαρσίαν τὴν εὑρεθεῖσαν ἐν τῷ οἵκῳ Κυρίου καὶ εἰς τὴν αὐλὴν οἴκου Κυρίου· καὶ ἐδέξαντο οἱ Λευεῖται ἐκβαλεῖν εἰς τὸν χειμάρρουν Κεδρὼν ἔξω.

καὶ ἤρξαντο τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρίτῃ νουμηνίᾳ τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ πρώτου ἁγνίσαι, καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ ὀγδόῃ τοῦ μηνὸς εἰσῆλθαν εἰς τὸν ναὸν Κυρίου, καὶ ἥγνισαν τὸν οἶκον Κυρίου ἐν ἡμέραις ὀκτώ, καὶ τῇ ἡμέρᾳ τῇ τρισκαιδεκάτῃ συνετέλεσαν τοῦ μηνὸς τοῦ πρώτου.

καὶ εἰσῆλθαν ἔσω πρὸς Ἐζεκίαν τὸν βασιλέα καὶ εἶπαν Ἡγνίσαμεν πάντα τὰ ἐν οἵκῳ Κυρίου, τὸ θυσιαστήριον τῆς ὁλοκαυτώσεως καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτοῦ, καὶ τὴν τράπεζαν τῆς προθέσεως καὶ τὰ σκεύη αὐτῆς,

καὶ πάντα τὰ σκεύη ἃ ἐμίανεν Ἄχας ὁ βασιλεὺς ἐν τῇ βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐν τῇ ἀποστασίᾳ αὐτοῦ ἡτοιμάκαμεν καὶ ἡγνίκαμεν· ἰδού ἐστιν ἐναντίου τοῦ θυσία- στηρίου Κυρίου.

Καὶ ὥρθρισεν Ἐζεκίας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ συνήγαγεν τοὺς ἄρχοντας τῆς πόλεως, καὶ ἀνέβη εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου.

καὶ ἀνήνεγκεν μόσχους ἑπτά, κριοὺς ἑπτά, ἀμνοὺς ἑπτά, χιμάρους ⁴⁶αἰγῶν ἑπτὰ περὶ ἁμαρτίας, περὶ τῆς βασιλείας καὶ περὶ τῶν ἁγίων καὶ περὶ Ἰσραήλ· καὶ εἶπεν τοῖς υἱοῖς Ἀαρὼν τοῖς ἱερεῦσιν ἀυαβαίνειν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον Κυρίου.

καὶ ἔθυσαν τοὺς μόσχους, καὶ ἐδέξαντο οἱ ἱερεῖς τὸ αἶμα καὶ προσέχεον ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον· καὶ ἔθυσαν τοὺς κριούς, καὶ προσέχεον τὸ αἵμα ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον.

καὶ προσήγαγον τοὺς χιμάρους τοὺς περὶ ἁμαρτίας ἐναντίον τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ τῆς ἐκκλησίας, καὶ ἐπέθηκαν τὰς χεῖρας αὐτῶν ἐπʼ αὐτούς.

καὶ ἔθυσαν αὐτοὺς οἱ ἱερεῖς, καὶ ἐξιλάσαντο τὸ αἶμα αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸ θυσιαστήριον, καὶ ἐξιλάσαντο περὶ παντὸς Ἰσραήλ· ὅτι Ιερὶ παντὸς Ἰσραήλ, εἶπεν ὁ βασιλεύς, ἡ ὁλοκαύτωσις καὶ τὰ περὶ ἁμαρτίας.

καὶ ἔστησεν τοὺς Λευείτας ἐν οἵκῳ Κυρίου ἐν κυμβάλοις καὶ ἐν νάβλαις καὶ ἐν κινύραις κατὰ τὴν ἐντολὴν Δαυεὶδ τοῦ βασιλέως καὶ Γὰδ τοῦ προφήτου καὶ Νάθαν τοῦ προφήτου, ὅτι ὄι ἐντολῆς Κυρίου τὸ πρόσταγμα ἐν χειρὶ τῶν προφητῶν·

καὶ ἔστησαν οἱ Λευεῖται ἐν ὀργάνοις Δαυεὶδ καὶ οἱ ἱερεῖς ταῖς σάλπιγξιν.

καὶ εἶπεν Ἐζεκίας ἀνενέγκαι τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν ἐπὶ τὸ θυσιαστήριον· καὶ ἐν τῷ ἄρξασθαι ἀναφέρειν τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν ἤρξαντο ἄδειν Κυρίῳ, καὶ σάλπιγγες πρὸς τὰ ὄργανα Δαυεὶδ βασιλέως.

καὶ πᾶσα ἐκκλησία προσεκύνει, καὶ οἱ ψαλτῳδοὶ ἄδοντες καὶ σάλπιγγες σαλπίζουσαι ἕως οὗ συνετελέσθη ἡ ὁλοκαύτωσις.

καὶ ὡς συνετέλεσαν ἀναφέροντες, ἔκαμψεν ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ πάντες οἱ εὑρεθέντες καὶ προσεκύνησαν.

καὶ εἶπεν Ἐζεκίας ὁ βασιλεὺς καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντες τοῖς Λευείταις ὑμνεῖν τὸν κύριον ἐν λόγοις Δαυεὶδ καὶ Ἀσὰφ τοῦ προφήτου· καὶ ὕμνουν ἐν εὐφροσύνῃ, καὶ ἔπεσον καὶ προσεκύνησαν.

καὶ ἀπεκρίθη Ἐζεκίας καὶ εἶπεν Νῦν ἐπληρώσατε τὰς χεῖρας ὑμῶν Κυρίῳ, προσαγάγετε καὶ φέρετε θυσίας καὶ αἰνέσεως εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου· καὶ ἀνήνεγκεν ἡ ἐκκλησία θυσίας καὶ αἰνέσεως εἰς οἶκον Κυρίου, καὶ πᾶς πρόθυμος τῇ καρδίᾳ ὁλοκαυτώσεις.

καὶ ἐγένετο ὁ ἀριθμὸς τῆς ὁλοκαυτώσεως ἦς ἀνήεἰς νεγκεν ἡ ἐκκλησία, μόσχοι ἑβδομήκοντα, κριοὶ ἑκατόν, ἀμνοὶ διακόσιοι· ⁷⁸ ὁλοκαύτωσιν Κυρίῳ πάντα ταῦτα.

καὶ οἱ ἡγιασμένοι μόσχοι ἐξακόσιοι, ⁹ πρόβατα τρισχίλια πεντακόσια.

ἀλλ᾿ ἢ οἱ ἱερεῖς ὀλίγοι ἦσαν καὶ οὐκ ἐδύναντο ἐκδεῖραι τὴν ὁλοκαύτωσιν, καὶ ἀντελάβοντο αὐτῶν οἱ ἀδελφοὶ αὐτῶν οἱ Λευεῖται ἕως οὗ συνετελέσθη τὸ ἔργον, καὶ ἕως οὗ ἡγνίσθησαν οἱ ἱερεῖς, ὅτι οἱ Λευεῖται προθύμως ἥγνισαν παρὰ τοὺς ἱερεῖς.

καὶ ἡ ὁλοκαύτωσις πολλὴ ἐν τοῖς στέασιν τῆς τελειώσεως τοῦ σαοτηρίου καὶ τῶν σπονδῶν τῆς ὁλοκαυτώσεαος· καὶ κατορθώθη τὸ ἔργον ἐν οἴκῳ Κυρίου.

καὶ ηὐφράνθη Ἐζεκίας καὶ πᾶς ὁ λαὸς διὰ τὸ ἡτοιμακέναι τὸν θεὸν τῷ λαῷ, ὅτι ἐξάπινα ἐγένετο ὁ λόγος.

II Chronicles. Septuaginta. ed. Henry Barclay Swete D.D.. United States. 2017.

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Παραλειπομένων Βʹ (Greek) (Septuaginta. The Old Testament in Greek According to the Septuagint. Volume 2: I Chronicles-Tobit. Swete, Henry Barclay, editor. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1896.)

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II Chronicles Perseus (World English Bible. Revision of the American Standard Version of 1901. Rainbow Missions, Inc., 2000-2024.) — 29 focus

Hezekiah began to reign when he was twenty-five years old; and he reigned twenty-nine years in Jerusalem: and his mother’s name was Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.

He did that which was right in the eyes of Yahweh, according to all that David his father had done.

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Yahweh, and repaired them.

He brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,

and said to them, Hear me, you Levites; now sanctify yourselves, and sanctify the house of Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.

For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Yahweh our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Yahweh, and turned their backs.

Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place to the God of Israel.

Therefore the wrath of Yahweh was on Judah and Jerusalem, and he has delivered them to be tossed back and forth, to be an astonishment, and a hissing, as you see with your eyes.

For, behold, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this.

Now it is in my heart to make a covenant with Yahweh, the God of Israel, that his fierce anger may turn away from us.

My sons, don’t be negligent now; for Yahweh has chosen you to stand before him, to minister to him, and that you should be his ministers, and burn incense.

Then the Levites arose, Mahath, the son of Amasai, and Joel the son of Azariah, of the sons of the Kohathites; and of the sons of Merari, Kish the son of Abdi, and Azariah the son of Jehallelel; and of the Gershonites, Joah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Joah;

and of the sons of Elizaphan, Shimri and Jeuel; and of the sons of Asaph, Zechariah and Mattaniah;

and of the sons of Heman, Jehuel and Shimei; and of the sons of Jeduthun, Shemaiah and Uzziel.

They gathered their brothers, and sanctified themselves, and went in, according to the commandment of the king by the words of Yahweh, to cleanse the house of Yahweh.

The priests went in to the inner part of the house of Yahweh, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of Yahweh into the court of the house of Yahweh. The Levites took it, to carry it out abroad to the brook Kidron.

Now they began on the first [day] of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Yahweh; and they sanctified the house of Yahweh in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within [the palace], and said, We have cleansed all the house of Yahweh, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels of it, and the table of show bread, with all the vessels of it.

Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away when he trespassed, have we prepared and sanctified; and, behold, they are before the altar of Yahweh.

Then Hezekiah the king arose early, and gathered the princes of the city, and went up to the house of Yahweh.

They brought seven bulls, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven male goats, for a sin-offering for the kingdom and for the sanctuary and for Judah. He commanded the priests the sons of Aaron to offer them on the altar of Yahweh.

So they killed the bulls, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood on the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood on the altar.

They brought near the male goats for the sin-offering before the king and the assembly; and they laid their hands on them:

and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded [that] the burnt offering and the sin-offering [should be made] for all Israel.

He set the Levites in the house of Yahweh with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king’s seer, and Nathan the prophet; for the commandment was of Yahweh by his prophets.

The Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets.

Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of Yahweh began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel.

All the assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this [continued] until the burnt offering was finished.

When they had made an end of offering, the king and all who were present with him bowed themselves and worshiped.

Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises to Yahweh with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. They sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshiped.

Then Hezekiah answered, Now you have consecrated yourselves to Yahweh; come near and bring sacrifices and thank-offerings into the house of Yahweh. The assembly brought in sacrifices and thank-offerings; and as many as were of a willing heart [brought] burnt offerings.

The number of the burnt offerings which the assembly brought was seventy bulls, one hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to Yahweh.

The consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: therefore their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was ended, and until the priests had sanctified themselves; for the Levites were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

Also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace-offerings, and with the drink-offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of Yahweh was set in order.

Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, because of that which God had prepared for the people: for the thing was done suddenly.

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