2 Chronicles 29 (résumé): Hezekiah purifies the Temple

Hezekiah was 25 when he became king of Judah and he reigned for 29 years doing what was right before God. Upon taking up office he immediately opened the temple doors and repaired them. He then called the priests and Levites to personal consecration and the consecration of the temple. He told them to remove all defilement from the temple because the time had come for them to reverse all the evil practiced by Ahaz and their fathers. Hezekiah then told the priests and Levites that he intended to make a covenant with God. They then consecrated themselves and set about purifying the temple removing everything unclean which they found there from the previous reign, and the consecration of the temple lasted 8 months. Then King Hezekiah went up to the temple with all the officials and sacrificed 28 animals. They sacrificed the animals to the sound of triumphant music and then they knelt down and worshipped with fervent praise. Then the general assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings and they sacrificed 70 bulls, 100 rams and 200 male lambs and the total number of animals sacrificed was 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep and goats, and the priests were helped by the Levites to cope with the workload. Thus the service of the temple was reestablished.