Study it in the app“Hezekiah the king and the officials ordered the Levites to praise YHWH with the words of David and of Asaph the seer; and they praised with great joy, and they bowed and bowed down.”
Hezekiahיְחִזְקִיָּהוּthe kingהַמֶּלֶךְand the officialsוְהַשָּׂרִיםorderedוַיֹּאמֶרthe Levitesלַלְוִיִּםto praiseלְהַלֵּלYHWHלַיהוָהwith the wordsבְּדִבְרֵיof Davidדָוִידand of Asaphוְאָסָףthe seer;הַחֹזֶהand they praisedוַיְהַלְלוּwith great joy,עַד לְשִׂמְחָהand they bowedוַיִּקְּדוּand bowed down.וַיִּשְׁתַּחֲווּ
Hezekiah
Hezekiah: a name meaning "YHWH is my strength" or "YHWH strengthens." Best known is the king of Judah, son of Ahaz (2 Kings 16:20; 18-20; Isaiah 36-39); other men also bear it (Zephaniah 1:1; Nehemiah 7:21).
Where else “yechizkiyahu” appearsking
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appearschief
Someone set over others, in the army or in the state.
Where else “sarim” appearscommand
To give someone an order with authority, so that it is done.
Where else “yomer” appearsLevite
Levite: of the tribe of Levi.
Where else “leviyim” appearspraise
To celebrate someone's greatness with voice and song, above all YHWH's.
Where else “halel” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appearsword
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “divre” appearsDavid
David, youngest son of Jesse, of Bethlehem; the second king of Israel. The name means "beloved."
Where else “david” appearsAsaph
Asaph: a name meaning "gatherer," borne by the father of Joah, Hezekiah's recorder (2 Kings 18:18); the Levite who led the singers in David's time, to whom several psalms are attributed (1 Chronicles 16:5; Psalms 50; 73-83); and a keeper of the Persian king's forest (Nehemiah 2:8).
Where else “asaf” appearsseer
A prophet who sees what God shows him.
Where else “choze” appearsjoy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appearsbow down
Bow the head or the body as a sign of respect.
Where else “yikdu” appearsworship
To bow before God in adoration.
Where else “yishtachavu” appears29When they had finished offering, the king and all who were present with him knelt and bowed down.
30 · This verse (above)
31Hezekiah answered and said, “Now you have ordained yourselves to YHWH; come near and bring sacrifices and thanksgivings to the house of YHWH.” And the assembly brought sacrifices and thanksgivings, and all who were of a generous heart, burnt offerings.
