36 And Hezekiah rejoiced, and all the people, that God had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.
36 Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at what God had brought about for his people, because it was done so quickly.
36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had prepared for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.
36 Hezekiah and the congregation celebrated: God had established a firm foundation for the lives of the people - and so quickly!
36 Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced that God had prepared the people, since the events took place so suddenly.
36 And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because of what God had done for the people, for everything had been accomplished so quickly.
Matthew Henry's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 29:36
Commentary on 2 Chronicles 29:20-36
(Read 2 Chronicles 29:20-36)
As soon as Hezekiah heard that the temple was ready, he lost no time. Atonement must be made for the sins of the last reign. It was not enough to lament and forsake those sins; they brought a sin-offering. Our repentance and reformation will not obtain pardon but in and through Christ, who was made sin, that is, a sin-offering for us. While the offerings were on the altar, the Levites sang. Sorrow for sin must not prevent us from praising God. The king and the congregation gave their consent to all that was done. It is not enough for us to be where God is worshipped, if we do not ourselves worship with the heart. And we should offer up our spiritual sacrifices of praise and thanksgiving, and devote ourselves and all we have, as sacrifices, acceptable to the Father only through the Redeemer.