2 Chronicles 29:28
And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished. And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.
The verse belongs to the historical record in Chronicles running from the reign of Joash to the Babylonian captivity, a record that can be understood as written and is made fuller by comparison with the parallel account in 2 Kings, giving a concrete example of the principles by which God deals with men. It describes restored worship of Jehovah when Hezekiah reopened the temple after a season of great decline in temporal affairs and in morals under his grandfather Jotham and his father Ahaz. Hezekiah began to reign at twenty-five years old, having received a pious mould through his mother's influence despite being the son of a bad father, and he immediately set about his first reform work in the face of a people still held by strong evil beliefs and practices.
That restoration involved opening the temple and clearing years of accumulated rubbish, purifying and cleansing it, reviving the ancient worship, bringing the priests and Levites back to service, and turning Judah from idolatry. The verse shows worship extended to all the congregation: the congregation worshiped while the singers sang and the trumpeters sounded, and all this continued while and throughout the burnt offering until it was finished, a restored congregational worship with sacrifice and gladness that took ability and determination. The singing and trumpet sounding show that music, both vocal and instrumental, formed part of the temple service as worship offered to God, continuing until the burnt offering was completed.
In that restoration the people rejoiced that God had prepared them and that the reform had been carried out suddenly, and the work honored God, whom those who honor He will honor; Hezekiah's faithful service pleased God and the priests' blessing was heard. Hezekiah took the initiative as king in bringing about religious reform in the nation, working alongside a prophet in the civil and political sphere. The worship in the verse led into a wider revival in which messengers invited the northern kingdom to forsake idols and come to Jerusalem, some accepting and others mocking, followed by a fourteen-day Passover with many sacrifices that became the greatest revival since Solomon, followed by the people breaking down idols, cutting down groves, and destroying high places and altars throughout the city under the king's direction, and God later defended Jerusalem from the Assyrian army when Hezekiah prayed.