2 Chronicles 29:4New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— He brought in the priests and the Levites and gathered them into the square on the east.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the broad place on the east,
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and assembled them in the east street,
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them into the open place eastward;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— And he brought in the priests, and the Levites,—and gathered them together in the broadway on the east;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— and bringeth in the priests and the Levites, and gathereth them to the broad place to the east.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— And he brought the priests and the Levites, and assembled them in the east street.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— And he brought in the Priests and the Leuites, and gathered them into the East streete,
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— And hee brought in the Priests, and the Leuites, and gathered them together into the East street,
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the court of the sanctuary,
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and put them on the east side,
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— And he brought in the priests and the Lewiyyim, and gathered them together into the east street, |
And he brought in
935 {0935} Primeבּוֹאbow'{bo}
A primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications).
z8686 <8686> Grammar
Stem - Hiphil (See H8818) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 4046
x853 (0853) Complementאֵת'eth{ayth}
Apparently contracted from H0226 in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely).
the priests
3548 {3548} Primeכֹּהֵןkohen{ko-hane'}
Active participle of H3547; literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman).
and the
Læwiyyim
לְוִיִּם,
3881 {3881} PrimeלֵוִיִיLeviyiy{lay-vee-ee'}
Patronymic from H3878; a Leviite or descendant of Levi.
and gathered them together
622 {0622} Primeאסף'acaph{aw-saf'}
A primitive root; to gather for any purpose; hence to receive, take away, that is, remove (destroy, leave behind, put up, restore, etc.).
z8799 <8799> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperfect (See H8811) Count - 19885
into the east
4217 {4217} Primeמִזְרָחmizrach{miz-rawkh'}
From H2224; sunrise, that is, the east.
street,
7339 {7339} Primeרְחֹבr@chob{rekh-obe'}
From H7337; a width, that is, (concretely) avenue or area. |
2 Chronicles 29:4-5
_ _ the east street — the court of the priests, which fronted the eastern gate of the temple. Assembling the priests and Levites there, he enjoined them to set about the immediate purification of the temple. It does not appear that the order referred to the removal of idols, for objects of idolatrous homage could scarcely have been put there, seeing the doors had been shut up [2 Chronicles 29:3]; but in its forsaken and desolate state the temple and its courts had been polluted by every kind of impurity. |
2 Chronicles 29:4
And he brought in, &c — He found Judah low and naked, yet did not make it his first business to revive the civil interests of his kingdom, but to restore religion to a good posture. Those that begin with God, begin at the right end of their work; and it will prosper accordingly. |
- east street:
2 Chronicles 32:6 And he set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the street of the gate of the city, and spake comfortably to them, saying,
Nehemiah 3:29 After them repaired Zadok the son of Immer over against his house. After him repaired also Shemaiah the son of Shechaniah, the keeper of the east gate.
Jeremiah 19:2 And go forth unto the valley of the son of Hinnom, which [is] by the entry of the east gate, and proclaim there the words that I shall tell thee,
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