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2 Chronicles 29:17

15 When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated themselves, they went in to cleanse the house of the LORD, according to the command of the king by the words of the LORD.

16 So the priests went inside the house of the LORD to cleanse it, and they brought out to the courtyard all the unclean things that they found in the temple of the LORD. Then the Levites took these things and carried them out to the Kidron Valley.

They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.

18 Then they went in to King Hezekiah and reported, “We have cleansed the entire house of the LORD, the altar of burnt offering with all its utensils, and the table of the showbread with all its utensils.

19 Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the articles that King Ahaz in his unfaithfulness cast aside during his reign. They are now in front of the altar of the LORD.”

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BSB
They began the consecration on the first day of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the portico of the LORD. For eight more days they consecrated the house of the LORD itself, finishing on the sixteenth day of the first month.
KJV
Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of the LORD: so they sanctified the house of the LORD in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
WEB
Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the LORD’s porch. They sanctified the LORD’s house in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
ASV
Now they began on the first [day] of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of Jehovah; and they sanctified the house of Jehovah in eight days: and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
DARBY
And they began on the first of the first month to hallow, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of Jehovah; and they hallowed the house of Jehovah eight days; and on the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.
BLB
And they began to consecrate on the first of the first month, and on the eighth day of the month they came to the porch of YHWH. And they sanctified the house of YHWH in eight days, and on the sixteenth day of the first month they finished.
ÅB
På den første dag i den første måned begynte de å hellige seg, og på den åttende dag i måneden gikk de inn i Herrens forhall og helliget Herrens hus i åtte dager, og på den sekstende dag i den første måned var de ferdige.
OTB
De begynte innvielsen på den første dagen i den første måneden, og på den åttende dagen i måneden gikk de inn i Herrens forhall. Så innviet de Herrens hus i åtte dager og fullførte det på den sekstende dagen i den første måneden.
B1930
På den første dag i den første måned begynte de å hellige sig, og på den åttende dag i måneden gikk de inn i Herrens forhall og helliget Herrens hus i åtte dager, og på den sekstende dag i den første måned var de ferdige.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:7

    They also shut the doors of the portico and extinguished the lamps. They did not burn incense or present burnt offerings in the Holy Place of the God of Israel.

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  • 1 Chronicles 28:11

    Then David gave his son Solomon the plans for the portico of the temple, its buildings, storehouses, upper rooms, inner rooms, and the room for the mercy seat.

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  • 1 Kings 6:3

    The portico at the front of the main hall of the temple was twenty cubits long, extending across the width of the temple and projecting out ten cubits in front of the temple.

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  • Exodus 12:2–8

    “This month is the beginning of months for you; it shall be the first month of your year.

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  • 2 Chronicles 3:4

    The portico at the front, extending across the width of the temple, was twenty cubits long and twenty cubits high. He overlaid the inside with pure gold.

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  • 2 Chronicles 29:3

    In the first month of the first year of his reign, Hezekiah opened and repaired the doors of the house of the LORD.

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