Exegetical and Hermeneutical Commentary of 2 Chronicles 29:15
And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
15. and came ] R.V. and went in.
by the words of the Lord ] The phrase suggests that Hezekiah had been moved to issue his command by the utterances of a prophet, but this is nowhere actually stated.
Fuente: The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
By the words of the Lord – Rather, as suggested in the margin, According to the commandment of the king in the business (or matters) of the Lord.
Fuente: Albert Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves,…. As they were bid, see 2Ch 29:5,
and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the word of the Lord, to cleanse the house of the Lord; for this, which the king commanded, was by the Lord, and they came to do this work, in obedience to both.
Fuente: John Gill’s Exposition of the Entire Bible
(15) They gathered their brethren.As chiefs, or heads of houses, they had the requisite authority. The families mostly concerned would naturally be those residing in Jerusalem.
According to the commandment of the king, by the words of the Lordi.e., through the words of Jehovah; a mandate based on the words of Jehovah, as recorded in the written Law. Comp. 1Ch. 25:5, and 2Ch. 30:12. Also 2Ch. 29:25, below: For by the hand of Jehovah was the commandment (Note).
Fuente: Ellicott’s Commentary for English Readers (Old and New Testaments)
15. By the words of the Lord The exact sense of this phrase is here doubtful. It may mean, either that the king’s commandment was given by inspiration of God or was based upon the words of his law; or , rendered words, may here mean things, and the meaning be as expressed in the margin, in the business of the Lord: that is, the king’s commandment in respect to the Lord’s matters, namely, the cleansing of the temple. This last is on the whole the more preferable exposition. Comp. chap. 2Ch 30:12.
Fuente: Whedon’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments
2Ch 29:15 And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of the LORD, to cleanse the house of the LORD.
Ver. 15. By the words of the Lord, ] i.e., In his name, and according to his express will. Or, In the business of the Lord.
Fuente: John Trapp’s Complete Commentary (Old and New Testaments)
by the words: or in the business. Compare 2Ch 29:30.
Fuente: Companion Bible Notes, Appendices and Graphics
sanctified themselves: 2Ch 29:5
by the words of the Lord: or, in the business of the Lord, 2Ch 30:12
to cleanse: 1Ch 23:28
Reciprocal: Jos 3:8 – command 1Ch 15:14 – sanctified 2Ch 5:11 – sanctified 2Ch 30:15 – and sanctified 2Ch 35:6 – sanctify Neh 13:9 – they cleansed Psa 119:99 – than all
Fuente: The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
2Ch 29:15-16. To cleanse the house of the Lord From the dirt it had contracted while it was so long shut up; from dust, cobwebs, and the rust of the vessels. Much more from the idols, and idolatrous altars, which had been set up therein. The priests went into the inner part of the house Not the holy of holies, into which only the high-priest might go, and he only once in a year, but into the holy place. And brought out all the uncleanness into the court To wit, the priests court, called here the court, by way of eminence.