29:21 They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs, and seven goats as a sin offering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. 1 The king 2 told the priests, the descendants of Aaron, to offer burnt sacrifices on the altar of the Lord.
29:22 They slaughtered the bulls, and the priests took the blood and splashed it on the altar. Then they slaughtered the rams and splashed the blood on the altar; next they slaughtered the lambs and splashed the blood on the altar.
29:23 Finally they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, and they placed their hands on them.
1 sn Perhaps these terms refer metonymically to the royal court, the priests and Levites, and the people, respectively.
2 tnHeb “he”; the referent (the king) has been specified in the translation for clarity.