2 Chronicles 29:18 - Easy To Read Version Then they went to King Hezekiah. They said to him, “King Hezekiah, we cleaned all the Lord’s temple {\cf2\super [344]} and the altar {\cf2\super [345]} for burning offerings and all the things in the temple. We cleaned the table for the rows of bread with all the things used for that table. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Then they went in to Hezekiah the king, and said, We have cleansed all the house of the LORD, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the shewbread table, with all the vessels thereof. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then they went to King Hezekiah and said, We have cleansed all the house of the Lord and the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils and the showbread table with all its utensils. American Standard Version (1901) Then they went in to Hezekiah the king within the palace, and said, We have cleansed all the house of Jehovah, and the altar of burnt-offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the table of showbread, with all the vessels thereof. Common English Bible Then they went before King Hezekiah. “We have purified the LORD’s entire temple,” they said, “and the altar for the entirely burned offering together with all its equipment, and the table for the stacks of bread together with all its equipment. Catholic Public Domain Version Also, they entered to king Hezekiah, and they said to him: "We have sanctified the entire house of the Lord, and the altar of holocaust, and its vessels, indeed also the table of the presence, with all its vessels, Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And they went in to king Ezechias, and said to him: We have sanctified all the house of the Lord, and the altar of holocaust, and the vessels thereof, and the table of proposition with all its vessels, |
They offer burnt offerings {\cf2\super [172]} and burn incense {\cf2\super [173]} of spices to the Lord every morning and every evening. They put the bread in rows on the special table in the temple. {\cf2\super [174]} And they take care of the lamps on the golden lampstand so it shines bright each and every evening. We very carefully serve the Lord our God. But you people have abandoned him!
On the first day of the first month, the Levites began to make themselves ready for holy service. On the eighth day of the month, the Levites came to the porch of the Lord’s temple. For eight more days they cleaned the Lord’s temple to make it ready for holy use. They finished on the 16th day of the first month.
During the time that Ahaz was king, he rebelled against God. He threw away many of the things that were in the temple. But we fixed all of those things and made them ready for their special use. They are now in front of the Lord’s altar.”
Solomon used bronze to make an altar. {\cf2\super [50]} That bronze altar was 20 cubits {\cf2\super [51]} long, 20 cubits wide, and 10 cubits {\cf2\super [52]} tall.
David went into God’s house. David and the people with him ate the bread that was offered to God. It was against the law for David or the people with him to eat that bread. Only the priests were allowed to eat it.