KJV King James Version
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.
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2 Chronicles 29:3
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Yahweh, and repaired them.
ASV American Standard Version
He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and repaired them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
He, in the first year of his reign, in the first month, hath opened the doors of the house of Jehovah, and strengtheneth them,
Surrounding context — 2 Chronicles 29
1 Hezekiah began to reign [when he was] five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Jerusalem. And his mother’s name [was] Abijah, the daughter of Zechariah.
2 And he did [that which was] right in the sight of the LORD, according to all that David his father had done.
3 He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of the LORD, and repaired them.
4 And he brought in the priests and the Levites, and gathered them together into the east street,
5 And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy [place].
6 For our fathers have trespassed, and done [that which was] evil in the eyes of the LORD our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of the LORD, and turned [their] backs.
Original-language word links
These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ה֣וּאH1931 · huhe/she/itבַשָּׁנָה֩H8141 · sha.nehyearהָרִאשׁוֹנָ֨הH7223 · ri.shonfirstלְמָלְכ֜וֹH4427 · ma.lakhto reignבַּחֹ֣דֶשׁH2320 · cho.deshmonthהָרִאשׁ֗וֹןH7223 · ri.shonfirstפָּתַ֛חH6605 · pa.tachto openאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]דַּלְת֥וֹתH1817 · daldoorבֵּית־H1004 · betplaceיְהוָ֖הH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORDוַֽיְחַזְּקֵֽם׃H2388 · cha.zaqto strengthen: strengthen
Cross-references
2 Chronicles 28:24And Ahaz gathered together the vessels of the house of God, and cut in pieces the vessels of the house of God, and shut up the doors of the house of the LORD, and he made him altars in every corner of Jerusalem.2 Chronicles 29:7Also 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] unto the God of Israel.Matthew 6:33But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you.2 Chronicles 34:3For in the eighth year of his reign, while he was yet young, he began to seek after the God of David his father: and in the twelfth year he began to purge Judah and Jerusalem from the high places, and the groves, and the carved images, and the molten images.Ecclesiastes 9:10Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.2 Kings 16:14-18And he brought also the brasen altar, which [was] before the LORD, from the forefront of the house, from between the altar and the house of the LORD, and put it on the north side of the altar.Galatians 1:16To reveal his Son in me, that I might preach him among the heathen; immediately I conferred not with flesh and blood:Psalm 101:3I will set no wicked thing before mine eyes: I hate the work of them that turn aside; [it] shall not cleave to me.
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