The Meaning of 2 Chronicles 29:30 Explained

2 Chronicles 29:30

KJV: Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise unto the LORD with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

YLT: And Hezekiah the king saith, and the princes, to the Levites to give praise to Jehovah in the words of David, and of Asaph the seer, and they praise -- unto joy, and they bow, and do obeisance.

Darby: And king Hezekiah and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praise to Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and bowed their heads and worshipped.

ASV: Moreover Hezekiah the king and the princes commanded the Levites to sing praises unto Jehovah with the words of David, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover Hezekiah  the king  and the princes  commanded  the Levites  to sing praise  unto the LORD  with the words  of David,  and of Asaph  the seer.  And they sang praises  with gladness,  and they bowed their heads  and worshipped. 

What does 2 Chronicles 29:30 Mean?

Context Summary

2 Chronicles 29:25-36 - Sacrifice And Song
Among the usual sacrifices following the cleansing, the burned-offering occupied a conspicuous place, as expressive of sincere and entire devotion to God. Notice that as the burned-offering began the song began also. Self-sacrifice and the surrender of heart and life to God always lead to joy. First cleansing, then forgiveness and the blotting out of sin, and finally reconsecration to God-such are the inevitable steps that conduct the soul from the depths of depression into the joy of God's salvation. It is the self-absorbed and self-contained life which is miserable. Notice how contagious the joy of God is. From Hezekiah it spread to his people and led to the uplift of the entire nation. It is interesting to learn that this happy outbreak of religious fervor sprang from a divine preparation, which had for long been working below the surface of the national life. [source]

Chapter Summary: 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

What do the individual words in 2 Chronicles 29:30 mean?

Moreover commanded Hezekiah King and the leaders the Levites to sing praise to Yahweh with the words of David and of Asaph the seer So they sang praises with gladness and they bowed their heads and worshiped -
וַ֠יֹּאמֶר יְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ וְהַשָּׂרִים֙ לַלְוִיִּ֔ם לְהַלֵּל֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה בְּדִבְרֵ֥י דָוִ֖יד וְאָסָ֣ף הַחֹזֶ֑ה וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙ עַד־ לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ פ

וַ֠יֹּאמֶר  Moreover  commanded 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
יְחִזְקִיָּ֨הוּ  Hezekiah 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: חִזְקִיָּה 
Sense: 2th king of Judah, son of Ahaz and Abijah; a good king in that he served Jehovah and did away with idolatrous practices.
הַמֶּ֤לֶךְ  King 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
וְהַשָּׂרִים֙  and  the  leaders 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: סָרַר 
Sense: prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain.
לַלְוִיִּ֔ם  the  Levites 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine plural
Root: לֵוִי  
Sense: the descendants of Levi, the 3rd son of Jacob by Leah.
לְהַלֵּל֙  to  sing  praise 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Piel, Infinitive construct
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
לַֽיהוָ֔ה  to  Yahweh 
Parse: Preposition-l, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: יהוה 
Sense: the proper name of the one true God.
בְּדִבְרֵ֥י  with  the  words 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct
Root: דָּבָר  
Sense: speech, word, speaking, thing.
דָוִ֖יד  of  David 
Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: דָּוִד  
Sense: youngest son of Jesse and second king of Israel.
וְאָסָ֣ף  and  of  Asaph 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Proper Noun, masculine singular
Root: אָסָף  
Sense: the father of Hezekiah’s secretary.
הַחֹזֶ֑ה  the  seer 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: חֹזֶה 
Sense: seer.
וַֽיְהַלְלוּ֙  So  they  sang  praises 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Piel, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: הָלַל 
Sense: to shine.
לְשִׂמְחָ֔ה  gladness 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular
Root: שִׂמְחָה  
Sense: joy, mirth, gladness.
וַֽיִּקְּד֖וּ  and  they  bowed  their  heads 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: קָדַד  
Sense: (Qal) to bow down.
וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲוֽוּ  and  worshiped 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Hitpael, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural
Root: שָׁחָה  
Sense: to bow down.
פ  - 
Parse: Punctuation