2 Chronicles 29:33-36
Context29:33 and 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep 1 were consecrated. 29:34 But there were not enough priests to skin all the animals, 2 so their brothers, the Levites, helped them until the work was finished and the priests could consecrate themselves. (The Levites had been more conscientious about consecrating themselves than the priests.) 3 29:35 There was a large number of burnt sacrifices, as well as fat from the peace offerings and drink offerings that accompanied the burnt sacrifices. So the service of the Lord’s temple was reinstituted. 4 29:36 Hezekiah and all the people were happy about what God had done 5 for them, 6 for it had been done quickly. 7
[29:33] 1 tn The Hebrew term צֹאן (ts’on) denotes smaller livestock in general; depending on context it can refer to sheep only or goats only, but there is nothing in the immediate context here to specify one or the other.
[29:34] 2 tn Heb “the burnt sacrifices.”
[29:34] 3 tn Heb “for the Levites were more pure of heart to consecrate themselves than the priests.”
[29:35] 4 tn Or “established.”
[29:36] 6 tn Heb “the people.” The pronoun “they” has been used here for stylistic reasons, to avoid redundancy.