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Authority Aligned with God
Commentators explain that King Hezekiah's command was not arbitrary but was "by the words of Jehovah." This means his royal decree was rooted in and aligned with God's written Law. It models how human authority should operate in submission to divine authority, showing that the Levites obeyed the king because the king was obeying God.
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2 Chronicles
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Albert Barnes
On 2 Chronicles 29:15
18th Century
Theologian
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…
Charles Ellicott
On 2 Chronicles 29:15
19th Century
Bishop
They gathered their brethren. — As chiefs, or heads of houses, they had the requisite authority. The families mostly concerned wou…
John Gill
On 2 Chronicles 29:15
17th Century
Pastor
And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves ,
&c.] As they were bid, see ([Reference 2 Chronicles 29…
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Matthew Henry
On 2 Chronicles 29:1–19
17th Century
Minister
When Hezekiah came to the crown, he applied himself at once to work reform. Those who begin with God, begin at the right end of their work, and it …