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Rh and they killed the rams, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and sprinkled the blood upon the altar. And they brought near the he-goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them: 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. And he set the Levites in the house of the with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of David, and of Gad the king's seer, and Nathan the prophet: for the commandment was of the by his prophets. And the Levites stood with the instruments of David, and the priests with the trumpets. And Hezekiah commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of the began also, and the trumpets, together with the instruments of David king of Israel. And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded; all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves

as the text "sprinkled") the blood against the altar. This dashing was different from the sprinkling with the finger.

23. brought near] i.e. to the king and the people.

and they laid their hands] "they" = the representatives of the people, for whom the sacrifice was to be offered, cp. Lev. iv. 15.

25—30.&emsp;

25. and of Gad and Nathan] Neither of these prophets is elsewhere said to have had a part in inciting David to the organisation of the Temple music with which the Chronicler credits him. Their names are introduced in order to emphasise the value of the musicians of the Temple, whose service is thus declared to have arisen through the inspiration of prophets; cp. 1 Chr. xxviii. 19.

26. with the instruments] LXX. . Cp. 1 Chr. xxiii. 5.

27. and the trumpets] Cp. 1 Chr. xv. 24 (note).

together with the instruments of David] Render perhaps, even according to the guidance of the instrument of David, i.e. led (or "accompanied") by them.

29. bowed themselves and worshipped] i.e. first bowed down (on their knees) and then completely prostrated themselves.