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◄ 2 Chronicles 29:24►

New International Version
The priests then slaughtered the goats and presented their blood on the altar for a sin offering to atone for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.

New Living Translation
The priests then killed the goats as a sin offering and sprinkled their blood on the altar to make atonement for the sins of all Israel. The king had specifically commanded that this burnt offering and sin offering should be made for all Israel.

English Standard Version
and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

Berean Standard Bible
And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.

King James Bible
And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commandedthat the burnt offering and the sin offeringshould be made for all Israel.

New King James Version
And the priests killed them; and they presented their blood on the altar as a sin offering to make an atonement for all Israel, for the king commandedthat the burnt offering and the sin offeringbe made for all Israel.

New American Standard Bible
The priests slaughtered them and purified the altar with their blood to atone for all Israel, because the king ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.

NASB 1995
The priests slaughtered them and purged the altar with their blood to atone for all Israel, for the king ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.

NASB 1977
And the priests slaughtered them and purged the altar with their blood to atone for all Israel, for the king ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.

Legacy Standard Bible
And the priests slaughtered them and purged the altar with their blood to atone for all Israel, for the king ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.

Amplified Bible
The priests slaughtered them and cleansed the altar from sin with their blood to atone for all Israel, because the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offeringbe made for all Israel.

Christian Standard Bible
The priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, for the king said that the burnt offering and sin offering were for all Israel.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, for the king said that the burnt offering and sin offering were for all Israel.

American Standard Version
and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel.

Contemporary English Version
The priests then killed the goats and splattered the blood on the altar as a sacrifice to take away the sins of everyone in Israel, because Hezekiah had commanded that these sacrifices be made for all the people of Israel.

English Revised Version
and the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The priests slaughtered the goats and made their blood an offering for sin at the altar to make peace with the LORD for Israel. The king had said that the burnt offerings and offerings for sin should be for all Israel.

Good News Translation
Then the priests killed the goats and poured their blood on the altar as a sacrifice to take away the sin of all the people, for the king had commanded that burnt offerings and sin offerings be made for all Israel.

International Standard Version
and then the priests slaughtered them and purged the altar with their blood as a sin offering to atone for all Israel, because the king ordered that the burnt offering and the sin offering be made for all Israel.

NET Bible
Then the priests slaughtered them. They offered their blood as a sin offering on the altar to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had decreed that the burnt sacrifice and sin offering were for all Israel.

New Heart English Bible
and the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

Webster's Bible Translation
And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel.

Majority Text Translations

Majority Standard Bible
And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering, to make atonement for all Israel, because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.

World English Bible
Then the priests killed them, and they made a sin offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

Literal Translations

Literal Standard Version
and the priests slaughter them, and make a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel, that “For all Israel,” said the king, “[is] the burnt-offering and the sin-offering.”

Young's Literal Translation
and the priests slaughter them, and make a sin-offering with their blood on the altar, to make atonement for all Israel, for 'For all Israel,' said the king, 'is the burnt-offering and the sin-offering.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And the priest will slaughter them, and expiate the altar with their blood, to expiate for all Israel: for to all Israel the king said to bring up the sin.

Catholic Translations

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the priests immolated them, and sprinkled their blood before the altar for an expiation of all Israel: for the king had commanded that the holocaust and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And the priests immolated them, and they sprinkled their blood before the altar, for the expiation of all Israel. For certainly the king had instructed that the holocaust and the sin offering should be made on behalf of all Israel.

New American Bible
The priests then slaughtered them and offered their blood on the altar to atone for the sin of all Israel. For the king had said, “The burnt offering and the purification offering are for all Israel.”

New Revised Standard Version
and the priests slaughtered them and made a sin offering with their blood at the altar, to make atonement for all Israel. For the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

Translations from Aramaic

Lamsa Bible
And that the priests should kill them and sprinkle their blood upon the horns of the altar to make an atonement for all Israel; for the king had commanded that all Israel should bring burnt offerings and sacrifices.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
And the Priests would slaughter them and they would sprinkle their blood on the horns of the altar, and they would make atonement for all Israel, because the King commanded all Israel, that they would bring offerings and sacrifices.

OT Translations

JPS Tanakh 1917
and the priests killed them, and they made a sin-offering with their blood upon the altar, to make atonement for all Israel; for the king commanded that the burnt-offering and the sin-offering should be made for all Israel.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And the priests slew them, and offered their blood as a propitiation on the altar; and they made atonement for all Israel: for the king said, The whole-burnt-offering, and the sin-offeringare for all Israel.

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Context

Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship
…23Then they brought the goats for the sin offering before the king and the assembly, who laid their hands on them.24And the priests slaughtered the goats and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering,to make atonement for all Israel,because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel.25Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.…

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Cross References

Leviticus 4:20
He shall offer this bull just as he did the bull for the sin offering; in this way the priest will make atonement on their behalf, and they will be forgiven.

Leviticus 4:26
He must burn all its fat on the altar, like the fat of the peace offerings; thus the priest will make atonement for that man’s sin, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 4:31
Then he is to remove all the fat, just as it is removed from the peace offering, and the priest is to burn it on the altar as a pleasing aroma to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 4:35
And he shall remove all the fat, just as the fat of the lamb is removed from the peace offerings, and he shall burn it on the altar along with the food offerings to the LORD. In this way the priest will make atonement for him for the sin he has committed, and he will be forgiven.

Leviticus 5:6
and he must bring his guilt offering to the LORD for the sin he has committed: a female lamb or goat from the flock as a sin offering. And the priest will make atonement for him concerning his sin.

Leviticus 16:15-16
Aaron shall then slaughter the goat for the sin offering for the people and bring its blood behind the veil, and with its blood he must do as he did with the bull’s blood: He is to sprinkle it against the mercy seat and in front of it. / So he shall make atonement for the Most Holy Place because of the impurities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to do the same for the Tent of Meeting which abides among them in the midst of their impurities.

Leviticus 16:21-22
Then he is to lay both hands on the head of the live goat and confess over it all the iniquities and rebellious acts of the Israelites in regard to all their sins. He is to put them on the goat’s head and send it away into the wilderness by the hand of a man appointed for the task. / The goat will carry on itself all their iniquities into a solitary place, and the man will release it into the wilderness.

Numbers 8:19
And I have given the Levites as a gift to Aaron and his sons from among the Israelites, to perform the service for the Israelites at the Tent of Meeting and to make atonement on their behalf, so that no plague will come against the Israelites when they approach the sanctuary.”

Numbers 15:25
The priest is to make atonement for the whole congregation of Israel, so that they may be forgiven; for the sin was unintentional and they have brought to the LORD a food offering and a sin offering, presented before the LORD for their unintentional sin.

Numbers 28:30
Include one male goat to make atonement for you.

Hebrews 9:7
But only the high priest entered the second room, and then only once a year, and never without blood, which he offered for himself and for the sins the people had committed in ignorance.

Hebrews 9:22
According to the law, in fact, nearly everything must be purified with blood, and without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness.

Hebrews 10:10
And by that will, we have been sanctified through the sacrifice of the body of Jesus Christ once for all.

Hebrews 10:12
But when this Priest had offered for all time one sacrifice for sins, He sat down at the right hand of God.

Hebrews 10:14
because by a single offering He has made perfect for all time those who are being sanctified.

Treasury of Scripture

And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood on the altar, to make an atonement for all Israel: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Israel.

reconciliation

Leviticus 6:30
And no sin offering, whereofany of the blood is brought into the tabernacle of the congregation to reconcilewithal in the holyplace, shall be eaten: it shall be burnt in the fire.

Leviticus 8:15
And he slewit; and Moses took the blood, and putit upon the horns of the altar round about with his finger, and purified the altar, and poured the blood at the bottom of the altar, and sanctified it, to make reconciliation upon it.

Ezekiel 45:15,17
And one lamb out of the flock, out of two hundred, out of the fat pastures of Israel; for a meat offering, and for a burnt offering, and for peace offerings, to make reconciliation for them, saith the Lord GOD…

to make

Leviticus 14:20
And the priest shall offer the burnt offering and the meat offering upon the altar: and the priest shall make an atonement for him, and he shall be clean.

the sin offering

Leviticus 4:13
And if the whole congregation of Israel sin through ignorance, and the thing be hid from the eyes of the assembly, and they have donesomewhat against any of the commandments of the LORDconcerning things which should not be done, and are guilty;

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2 Chronicles 29

1.Hezekiah's good reign.
3.He restores religion
5.He exhorts the Levites
12.They sanctify themselves, and cleanse the house of God
20.Hezekiah offers solemn sacrifices,
24.wherein the Levites are more forward than the priests

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And the priests slaughtered the goats
In the Old Testament sacrificial system, priests played a crucial role as mediators between God and the people. The act of slaughtering goats for a sin offering was a prescribed ritual in the Mosaic Law (Leviticus 4:24). Goats were often used for sin offerings, symbolizing the removal of sin and impurity. This act signifies the seriousness of sin and the need for atonement.

and put their blood on the altar for a sin offering
The blood of the sacrificed animal was a vital component of the atonement process. According toLeviticus 17:11, "For the life of the flesh is in the blood, and I have given it to you on the altar to make atonement for your souls." The altar was the designated place for offerings, symbolizing God's presence and the need for purification from sin.

to make atonement for all Israel
Atonement involves reconciliation between God and humanity, achieved through the sacrificial system. This phrase highlights the communal aspect of the offering, emphasizing that the sin offering was made on behalf of the entire nation of Israel. It reflects the collective responsibility and need for national repentance and forgiveness.

because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel
King Hezekiah's leadership in ordering these offerings demonstrates his commitment to restoring proper worship and obedience to God. This act of national repentance and renewal is a response to the previous period of idolatry and neglect of the temple under King Ahaz. Hezekiah's reforms are detailed in2 Chronicles 29-31, showing his dedication to reestablishing the covenant relationship with God.

Persons / Places / Events

1.Hezekiah
The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and restored temple worship. He is known for his faithfulness to God and efforts to bring the people back to the covenant.

2.Priests
The Levitical priests who were responsible for performing the sacrifices and maintaining the temple rituals. They played a crucial role in the atonement process.

3.Goats
The animals used for the sin offering. In the Hebrew tradition, goats were often used in sacrificial rituals to atone for the sins of the people.

4.Altar
The place where sacrifices were made. It was central to the worship practices in the temple and symbolized the meeting place between God and His people.

5.Israel
Refers to the collective people of God, including both the northern and southern kingdoms. The sin offering was made on behalf of all Israel, signifying unity and collective repentance.

Teaching Points

The Necessity of Atonement
Atonement is essential for restoring the relationship between God and His people. The sacrificial system in the Old Testament points to the need for a mediator and the seriousness of sin.

The Role of Leadership in Spiritual Renewal
Hezekiah's leadership demonstrates the impact of godly leadership in guiding people back to true worship. Leaders today are called to prioritize spiritual renewal and obedience to God's commands.

Unity in Repentance
The sin offering for all Israel signifies the importance of collective repentance and unity in seeking God's forgiveness. As believers, we are called to intercede for one another and seek communal restoration.

Foreshadowing Christ's Sacrifice
The Old Testament sacrifices foreshadow the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who atoned for the sins of all humanity. Understanding this connection deepens our appreciation for Christ's work on the cross.

Bible Study Questions and Answers

1.What is the meaning of 2 Chronicles 29:24?

2.How does 2 Chronicles 29:24 emphasize the importance of atonement for sin today?

3.What role did the priests play in reconciling the people to God in 29:24?

4.How does Christ's sacrifice fulfill the atonement described in 2 Chronicles 29:24?

5.How can we apply the concept of atonement in our daily spiritual lives?

6.What does 2 Chronicles 29:24 teach about communal responsibility in seeking God's forgiveness?

7.What is the significance of the atonement in 2 Chronicles 29:24 for Israel's sins?

8.How does 2 Chronicles 29:24 reflect the role of priests in Old Testament worship?

9.Why was a sin offering necessary for all Israel in 2 Chronicles 29:24?

10.What are the top 10 Lessons from 2 Chronicles 29?

11.Does Solomon's sacrifice at high places (1 Kings 3:2-3) conflict with scriptural bans on worship outside the central sanctuary?

12.In 2 Chronicles 30:24, how could authorities practically handle the huge numbers of sacrifices without facing sanitary or organizational challenges?

13.In Leviticus 1:9, why is a 'pleasing aroma' significant to an omnipotent, immaterial God?

14.Why do certain names in 1 Chronicles 24 appear to be missing or shifted when compared with genealogies in 2 Samuel or other Chronicles passages?

What Does 2 Chronicles 29:24 Mean

And the priests slaughtered the goats

• The priests—set apart by God inExodus 28 andLeviticus 8—step back into their ordained role during King Hezekiah’s temple restoration (2 Chronicles 29:4–5, 11).

• “Goats” point to the sin-offering prescriptions inLeviticus 4:23–24 andNumbers 28:15, emphasizing substitution: an innocent life given in place of the guilty.

• By naming the priests first, Scripture stresses that cleansing begins with spiritual leadership (cf.Leviticus 9:7).

and put their blood on the altar

•Leviticus 17:11 says, “For the life of the flesh is in the blood… it is the blood that makes atonement for one’s life”. Placing blood on the altar publicly displays the cost of sin.

•Hebrews 9:22 echoes, “Without the shedding of blood there is no forgiveness,” showing that the temple ritual prefigures Christ’s ultimate sacrifice.

• The altar in Solomon’s temple (2 Chronicles 4:1) is now re-consecrated, illustrating how renewal always returns to God’s ordained means.

for a sin offering

• A sin offering addresses unintentional and defiling sins (Leviticus 4). It differs from a burnt offering, which speaks of total surrender (Leviticus 1).

• The sequence—sin offering first, then burnt offering (29:22–24)—reflects God’s pattern: forgiveness precedes deeper worship.

•Isaiah 53:10 hints at the Messianic fulfillment: “Yet it pleased the LORD to crush Him, and He made His life an offering for sin.”

to make atonement for all Israel

• “Atonement” (covering, reconciliation) is corporate here, echoingLeviticus 16:30 andNumbers 15:25 where the high priest acts on behalf of the entire nation.

• Hezekiah’s reforms aim to reunify the divided kingdom spiritually (2 Chronicles 30:1–9). Even tribes in the north are invited, showing God’s heart for all His people (cf.Ezekiel 37:22–23).

•Romans 5:11 celebrates the completed reality: “We now rejoice in God through our Lord Jesus Christ, through whom we have now received reconciliation.”

because the king had ordered the burnt offering and the sin offering for all Israel

• God-fearing leadership matters. Hezekiah “did what was right in the eyes of the LORD” (2 Kings 18:3), using his authority to lead the nation back to covenant faithfulness.

•2 Chronicles 29:20–21 shows him personally assembling princes and priests, illustratingProverbs 14:34: “Righteousness exalts a nation.”

• By specifying “burnt offering and sin offering,” the verse underlines a full spectrum of worship: removal of sin plus wholehearted devotion (Romans 12:1 connects this pattern to New-Covenant living).

summary

2 Chronicles 29:24 records priests obediently sacrificing goats, applying their blood on the altar as a sin offering so that the entire nation might be reconciled to God, all under King Hezekiah’s directive. The verse highlights three timeless truths: sin requires a blood substitute, godly leaders guide people toward repentance, and atonement opens the door to restored worship—ultimately pointing forward to the perfect, once-for-all sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers

(24)Made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar.--Literally,made sin offering of their blood. (Comp.Leviticus 9:15.) The meaning may be seen by reference toLeviticus 4:30,seq. The priest dipped his finger in the blood of the victim and touched the horns of the altar with it, and then poured the blood at the base of the altar.

For the king commanded. . .Israel.--For for all Israel the king had commanded the burnt offering and the sin offering; or,for "For all Israel," said the king, "is the burnt offering and the sin offering." The expressionall Israel includes the northern kingdom. (Comp. Hezekiah's invitation to its people to attend the Passover,2Chronicles 30:1.)

Pulpit Commentary

Verse 24. -They made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar; Revised Version,and they made a sin offering with their blood. etc.; Hebrew, piel future ofחָמָא. The piel conjugation occurs in all fourteen times - seven times rendered "cleanse;" twice, "purify;" twice, "offer for sin;" once, "purge;" once, as here, "make reconciliation;" and once (Genesis 31:39, "I bare the loss of it"), to "bear loss." This last instance, being the very first occurrence of the word in this conjugation, beautifully harmonizes with the simple and most elementary idea of the doctrine or facts underlying the word. To make... atonement; Hebrew,לְכַפֵד, piel infinitive. This word, which in the one kal occurrence of it (Genesis 6:14) means "to pitch, or cover with pitch," occurs in piel eighty-six times, and is rendered "atone" or "make atonement" sixty-six times, seven times "reconcile" or "make reconciliation," the other renderings being such as "pacify," "purge," "forgive," "cleanse," "be merciful," "put it off,"i.e. "expiate" (margin). We are so distinctly twice told that these sacrifices were for all Israel, that it may be taken for granted that the desire of Hezekiah was to include the northern kingdom - with which, under Hoshea, in subjection to the Assyrian king, times were now very hard and ominous of the end - in the benefits of the expiatory offerings now made (so see vers. 5, 6, 10-12 of next chapter).

Parallel Commentaries ...

Hebrew

And the priests
הַכֹּ֣הֲנִ֔ים(hak·kō·hă·nîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 3548:Priest

slaughtered the goats
וַיִּשְׁחָטוּם֙(way·yiš·ḥā·ṭūm)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | third person masculine plural
Strong's 7819:To slaughter, beat

and put their blood
דָּמָם֙(dā·mām)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 1818:Blood, of man, an animal, the juice of the grape, bloodshed

on the altar
הַמִּזְבֵּ֔חָה(ham·miz·bê·ḥāh)
Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 4196:An altar

for a sin offering,
וַֽיְחַטְּא֤וּ(way·ḥaṭ·ṭə·’ū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 2398:To miss, to sin, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, lead astray, condemn

to make atonement
לְכַפֵּ֖ר(lə·ḵap·pêr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3722:To cover, to expiate, condone, to placate, cancel

for
עַל־(‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921:Above, over, upon, against

all
כָּל־(kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, every

Israel,
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל(yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478:Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

for
כִּ֤י(kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588:A relative conjunction

the king
הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ(ham·me·leḵ)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4428:A king

had ordered
אָמַ֣ר(’ā·mar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559:To utter, say

that the burnt offering
הָעוֹלָ֖ה(hā·‘ō·w·lāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5930:Whole burnt offering

and sin offering
וְהַחַטָּֽאת׃(wə·ha·ḥaṭ·ṭāṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 2403:An offence, its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, expiation, an offender

were for all
לְכָל־(lə·ḵāl)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605:The whole, all, any, every

Israel.
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙(yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478:Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

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OT History: 2 Chronicles 29:24 And the priests killed them and they (2 Chron. 2Ch iiCh ii ch 2 chr 2chr)