2 Chronicles 29:28
New International Version
The whole assembly bowed in worship, while the musicians played and the trumpets sounded. All this continued until the sacrifice of the burnt offering was completed.

New Living Translation
The entire assembly worshiped the LORD as the singers sang and the trumpets blew, until all the burnt offerings were finished.

English Standard Version
The whole assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Berean Standard Bible
The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.

King James Bible
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

New King James Version
So all the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

New American Standard Bible
While the whole assembly worshiped, the singers also sang and the trumpets sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

NASB 1995
While the whole assembly worshiped, the singers also sang and the trumpets sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

NASB 1977
While the whole assembly worshiped, the singers also sang and the trumpets sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Legacy Standard Bible
While the whole assembly worshiped, the singers also sang and the trumpets sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was completed.

Amplified Bible
The entire congregation worshiped, the singers also sang, and the trumpets sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Christian Standard Bible
The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets—all this continued until the burnt offering was completed.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The whole assembly was worshiping, singing the song, and blowing the trumpets—all of this continued until the burnt offering was completed.

American Standard Version
And all the assembly worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt-offering was finished.

Contemporary English Version
and everyone worshiped the LORD. This continued until the last animal was sacrificed.

English Revised Version
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The whole assembly bowed down with their faces touching the ground, singers began to sing, and the trumpets blew until the burnt offering was finished.

Good News Translation
Everyone who was there joined in worship, and the singing and the rest of the music continued until all the sacrifices had been burned.

International Standard Version
Everybody in the assembly worshipped, the singers sang, and the trumpets sounded. They continued doing this until the burnt offering sacrifice was completed.

Majority Standard Bible
The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed.

NET Bible
The entire assembly worshiped, as the singers sang and the trumpeters played. They continued until the burnt sacrifice was completed.

New Heart English Bible
All the assembly worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all the congregation worshiped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt-offering was finished.

World English Bible
All the assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded. All this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
And all the assembly are worshiping, and the singers singing, and the trumpeters blowing; the whole [is] until the completion of the burnt-offering.

Young's Literal Translation
And all the assembly are doing obeisance, and the singers singing, and the trumpeters blowing; the whole is till the completion of the burnt-offering.

Smith's Literal Translation
And all the convocation worshiping, and the song singing, and the trumpets trumpeting: the whole even to finishing the burnt-offering.
Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And all the multitude adored, and the singers, and the trumpeters, were in their office till the holocaust was finished.

Catholic Public Domain Version
Then the entire crowd was adoring, and the singers and those who were holding the trumpeters were exercising their office, until the holocaust was completed.

New American Bible
The entire assembly bowed down, and the song was sung and the trumpets sounded until the burnt offering had been completed.

New Revised Standard Version
The whole assembly worshiped, the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
Translations from Aramaic
Lamsa Bible
And all the congregation of Israel worshipped and sang songs and sounded with the curved and straight trumpets until the burnt offerings were finished.

Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
The people of Israel were bowing down and singing songs and were sounding with the curved and straight horns until they finished offering up offerings.
OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
And all the congregation prostrated themselves, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt-offering was finished.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
And all the congregation worshipped, and the psalm-singers were singing, and the trumpets sounding, until the whole-burnt-sacrifice had been completely offered.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Hezekiah Restores Temple Worship
27And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be sacrificed on the altar. When the burnt offering began, the song of the LORD and the trumpets began as well, accompanied by the instruments of David king of Israel. 28The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were singing, and the trumpeters were playing. All this continued until the burnt offering was completed. 29When the offerings were completed, the king and all those present with him bowed down and worshiped.…

Cross References
Psalm 150:3-6
Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre. / Praise Him with tambourine and dancing; praise Him with strings and flute. / Praise Him with clashing cymbals; praise Him with resounding cymbals. ...

1 Chronicles 16:29
Ascribe to the LORD the glory due His name; bring an offering and come before Him. Worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness;

2 Chronicles 5:13-14
The trumpeters and singers joined together to praise and thank the LORD with one voice. They lifted up their voices, accompanied by trumpets, cymbals, and musical instruments, in praise to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.” And the temple, the house of the LORD, was filled with a cloud / so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud. For the glory of the LORD filled the house of God.

Psalm 95:1-2
Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD; let us shout to the Rock of our salvation! / Let us enter His presence with thanksgiving; let us make a joyful noise to Him in song.

Psalm 100:1-2
A Psalm of thanksgiving. Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth. / Serve the LORD with gladness; come into His presence with joyful songs.

1 Chronicles 23:30
They were also to stand every morning to give thanks and praise to the LORD, and likewise in the evening.

2 Chronicles 7:3
When all the Israelites saw the fire coming down and the glory of the LORD above the temple, they bowed down on the pavement with their faces to the ground, and they worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD: “For He is good; His loving devotion endures forever.”

Psalm 66:1-2
For the choirmaster. A song. A Psalm. Make a joyful noise to God, all the earth! / Sing the glory of His name; make His praise glorious.

Psalm 81:1-2
For the choirmaster. According to Gittith. Of Asaph. Sing for joy to God our strength; make a joyful noise to the God of Jacob. / Lift up a song, strike the tambourine, play the sweet-sounding harp and lyre.

Psalm 98:4-6
Make a joyful noise to the LORD, all the earth; break forth—let your cry ring out, and sing praises! / Sing praises to the LORD with the lyre, in melodious song with the harp. / With trumpets and the blast of the ram’s horn shout for joy before the LORD, the King.

1 Chronicles 15:16
David also told the leaders of the Levites to appoint their relatives as singers to lift up their voices with joy, accompanied by musical instruments—harps, lyres, and cymbals.

Psalm 47:1-2
For the choirmaster. A Psalm of the sons of Korah. Clap your hands, all you peoples; shout unto God with a voice of triumph. / How awesome is the LORD Most High, the great King over all the earth!

Psalm 149:1-3
Hallelujah! Sing to the LORD a new song—His praise in the assembly of the godly. / Let Israel rejoice in their Maker; let the children of Zion rejoice in their King. / Let them praise His name with dancing, and make music to Him with tambourine and harp.

Revelation 5:11-14
Then I looked, and I heard the voices of many angels encircling the throne, and the living creatures and the elders. And their number was myriads of myriads and thousands of thousands. / In a loud voice they were saying: “Worthy is the Lamb who was slain, to receive power and riches and wisdom and strength and honor and glory and blessing!” / And I heard every creature in heaven and on earth and under the earth and in the sea, and all that is in them, saying: “To Him who sits on the throne and to the Lamb be praise and honor and glory and power forever and ever!” ...

Ephesians 5:19-20
Speak to one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs. Sing and make music in your hearts to the Lord, / always giving thanks to God the Father for everything in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ.


Treasury of Scripture

And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

And all the congregation

Psalm 68:24-26
They have seen thy goings, O God; even the goings of my God, my King, in the sanctuary…

Revelation 5:8-14
And when he had taken the book, the four beasts and four and twenty elders fell down before the Lamb, having every one of them harps, and golden vials full of odours, which are the prayers of saints…

the singers say [heb] song

Psalm 89:15
Blessed is the people that know the joyful sound: they shall walk, O LORD, in the light of thy countenance.

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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














The whole assembly was worshiping
This phrase highlights the collective participation of the people of Judah in worship. The term "assembly" refers to the gathered congregation, which included priests, Levites, and laypeople. This communal worship reflects the unity and dedication of the people in returning to the worship of Yahweh under King Hezekiah's reforms. Historically, this was a significant moment as it marked a revival of true worship after periods of idolatry. The concept of assembly worship is echoed in the New Testament, where believers are encouraged to gather together (Hebrews 10:25).

The singers were singing
The role of singers in temple worship was crucial, as music was an integral part of Israelite worship. The Levites were often appointed as singers, and their role was to lead the people in praise and worship through song. This practice can be traced back to King David, who organized the Levitical musicians (1 Chronicles 25:1). Singing in worship is a theme that runs throughout the Bible, emphasizing the importance of music in expressing devotion and adoration to God (Ephesians 5:19).

And the trumpeters were playing
Trumpeters, also Levites, played a significant role in temple ceremonies. The use of trumpets in worship can be traced back to the instructions given to Moses (Numbers 10:1-10). Trumpets were used to signal important events, call the assembly, and accompany sacrifices. In this context, the trumpeters' playing signifies the solemnity and grandeur of the worship service. The sound of trumpets is also associated with divine revelation and the presence of God, as seen in the giving of the Law at Sinai (Exodus 19:16).

All this continued until the burnt offering was completed
The burnt offering was a central element of Old Testament worship, symbolizing atonement and dedication to God. It was a sacrifice that was wholly consumed by fire, representing total surrender to God. The continuation of worship until the offering was completed underscores the importance of the sacrifice in the worship service. This act of worship points forward to the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ, who offered Himself as a once-for-all atonement for sin (Hebrews 10:10). The completion of the burnt offering signifies the fulfillment of the sacrificial system in Christ's perfect sacrifice.

Persons / Places / Events
1. Hezekiah
The king of Judah who initiated religious reforms and restored temple worship.

2. The Assembly
The gathered people of Judah who participated in the worship and offerings.

3. The Singers and Trumpeters
Levites appointed to lead musical worship in the temple.

4. The Temple in Jerusalem
The central place of worship for the Israelites, where sacrifices and offerings were made.

5. The Burnt Offering
A sacrificial offering made to God, symbolizing atonement and dedication.
Teaching Points
The Importance of Corporate Worship
Worship is a communal activity that involves the whole assembly, emphasizing unity and collective devotion to God.

Role of Music in Worship
Music, through singers and trumpeters, plays a vital role in worship, enhancing the expression of praise and adoration to God.

Significance of Sacrificial Offerings
The burnt offering symbolizes total dedication and atonement, reminding believers of the ultimate sacrifice of Jesus Christ.

Leadership in Worship
Hezekiah's leadership in restoring temple worship highlights the importance of godly leadership in guiding others towards true worship.

Perseverance in Worship
The continuous nature of the worship until the offering was completed teaches perseverance and commitment in our spiritual practices.(28) Worshipped.--Were worshipping. LXX. ??????????.

The singers.--Heb., the song. So we might say "the music was playing;" or even "the song was singing," i.e., being sung.

The trumpeters sounded.--And the clarions were blowing (literally, clarioning). The participle is masculine, although the noun is properly feminine, because here the word "clarions" really stands for the clarion-players. So in modern orchestras they speak of "the violins," or "the 'cellos," meaning the players on those instruments.

And all this.--Literally, the whole, until the burnt offering was finished.

This passage is highly interesting for the light it throws upon the mode in which the worship of the second Temple was conducted in the fourth century B.C., the probable age of the chronicler; and no doubt also in the times here treated of, for the Temple ritual would naturally be a matter of immemorial tradition. (Comp. 2Chronicles 7:5-6.)



Parallel Commentaries ...


Hebrew
The whole
וְכָל־ (wə·ḵāl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

assembly
הַקָּהָל֙ (haq·qā·hāl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6951: Assembly, convocation, congregation

was worshiping,
מִֽשְׁתַּחֲוִ֔ים (miš·ta·ḥă·wîm)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7812: To depress, prostrate

the singers
וְהַשִּׁ֣יר (wə·haš·šîr)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 7892: A song, singing

were singing,
מְשׁוֹרֵ֔ר (mə·šō·w·rêr)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 7891: To sing

and the trumpeters
וְהַחֲצֹצְר֖וֹת (wə·ha·ḥă·ṣō·ṣə·rō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 2689: (an ancient) trumpet

were playing.
מַחְצְרִ֑ים‪‬ (maḥ·ṣə·rîm)
Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 2690: To trumpet, blow on that instrument

All this
הַכֹּ֕ל (hak·kōl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

continued until
עַ֖ד (‘aḏ)
Preposition
Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

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

was completed.
לִכְל֥וֹת (liḵ·lō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3615: To be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, or spent


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