The temple is purified (2 Chronicles 29)

King Ahaz was the worst king of Judah up to now. He even closed and boarded up the temple of Jerusalem and filled the streets of the city with altars. His son, Hezekiah, sought after God.

One of Hezekiah's first acts as a king was to reopen and re-dedicate the temple. The Levites took every unclean thing out the temple and even out of Jerusalem to the Kidron Valley. Likewise, the required holy objects of the temple were replaced.

Afterwards, the people offered a multitude of offerings of animals. Thousands of animals were sacrificed to God while the people bowed down and worshipped.

This was the first re-dedication of the temple after the temple had been closed. It is interesting to see what the people did both to celebrate and purify the temple. Eventually, this first temple will be destroyed and rebuilt. At that time, they will have to re-dedicate it again.