Translations
Modern
In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
Traditional
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the Lord, and repaired them.
Literal
He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of YHWH and strengthened them.
Latin
Ipse, anno et mense primo regni sui, aperuit valvas domus Domini, et instauravit eas.
Original
Hebrew
English
In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
Notes
Hezekiah's first act as king was to repair the temple doors (2 Chronicles 29:3). The verb used (yekhazzeqem, “he made them strong”) is a pun on King Hezekiah's name (yekhizqiyyahu, “Yah makes strong”). This action set the stage for the king’s speech to the priests and Levites (2 Chronicles 29:5–11).
Theme notes and profiles
Parallels
Glossary
Chronicles, Books of First and Second Genealogy Gershon, Gershonites Hezekiah Kohath, Kohathites Merari, Merarite Temple
Topics
the First Temple: Purified and Divine Worship Restored Under Hezekiah