Then King Hezekiah got up early and assembled the princes of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
Parallel translations
- WEB Then Hezekiah the king arose early, gathered the princes of the city, and went up to Yahweh’s house.
- KJV Then Hezekiah the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the LORD.
- BSB Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went up to the house of the LORD.
- NKJV Then King Hezekiah rose early, gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of the Lord.
- NLT Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the city officials and went to the Temple of the Lord.
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Quick answer
Hezekiah rises early, gathers the city officials, and goes up to the temple. His promptness and leadership signal the priority of restored worship.
Overview
The king wastes no time, assembling the princes of the city and ascending to the house of the LORD to resume sacrifice. His early rising and corporate leadership underscore the urgency and public nature of the reform. Hezekiah leading the people to worship anticipates Christ, who gathers His people and leads them into the presence of God.
Cross-references & the web
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- Exod 24:4Moses wrote all Yahweh’s words, and rose up early in the morning, and built an altar under the mountain, and twelve pillars for the twelve tribes of Israel.
- Jer 25:4Yahweh has sent to you all his servants the prophets, rising up early and sending them (but you have not listened, nor inclined your ear to hear)
- Josh 6:12Joshua rose early in the morning, and the priests took up Yahweh’s ark.
- Gen 22:3Abraham rose early in the morning, and saddled his donkey, and took two of his young men with him, and Isaac his son. He split the wood for the burnt offering, and rose up, and went to the place of which God had told him.
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