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Now Hezekiah
sent
to all
Israel
and Judah
and wrote
letters
also
to Ephraim
and Manasseh,
that they should come
to the house
of the LORD
at Jerusalem
to celebrate
the Passover
to the LORD
God
of
Israel
.
2
For the king
and his princes
and all
the assembly
in Jerusalem
had decided
to celebrate
the Passover
in the second
month,
3
since
they could
not celebrate
it at that time,
because
the priests
had not consecrated
themselves in sufficient numbers,
nor
had the people
been gathered
to Jerusalem.
4
Thus the thing
was right
in the sight
of the king
and all
the assembly.
5
So they established
a decree
to circulate
a proclamation
throughout all
Israel
from Beersheba
even to Dan,
that they should come
to celebrate
the Passover
to the LORD
God
of
Israel
at Jerusalem.
For they had not celebrated
it in great numbers
as it was prescribed.
6
The couriers
went
throughout all
Israel
and Judah
with the letters
from the hand
of the king
and his princes,
even according to the command
of the king
,
saying,
"O sons
of
Israel
,
return
to the LORD
God
of Abraham,
Isaac
and
Israel
,
that He may
return
to those of you who escaped
and are left
from the hand
of the king
s
of Assyria.
7
"Do not be like your fathers
and your brothers,
who
were unfaithful
to the LORD
God
of their fathers,
so that He made
them a horror,
as you see.
8
"Now
do not stiffen
your neck
like your fathers,
but yield
to
the LORD
and enter
His sanctuary
which
He has consecrated
forever,
and serve
the LORD
your God,
that His burning
anger
may turn away
from you.
9
"For if
you return
to the LORD,
your brothers
and your sons
will find compassion
before
those who led them captive
and will return
to this
land.
For the LORD
your God
is gracious
and compassionate,
and will not turn
His face
away
from you if
you return
to Him."
10
So the couriers
passed
from city
to city
through the country
of Ephraim
and Manasseh,
and as far
as Zebulun,
but they laughed them to scorn
and mocked
them.
11
Nevertheless
some
men
of Asher,
Manasseh
and Zebulun
humbled
themselves and came
to Jerusalem.
12
The hand
of God
was also
on Judah
to give
them one
heart
to do
what
the king
and the princes
commanded
by the word
of the LORD.
13
Now many
people
were gathered
at Jerusalem
to celebrate
the Feast
of Unleavened Bread
in the second
month,
a very
large
assembly.
14
They arose
and removed
the altars
which
were in Jerusalem;
they also removed
all
the incense altars
and cast
them into the brook
Kidron.
15
Then they slaughtered
the Passover
lambs on the fourteenth
of the second
month.
And the priests
and Levites
were ashamed
of themselves, and consecrated
themselves and brought
burnt offerings
to the house
of the LORD.
16
They stood
at their stations
after their custom,
according to the law
of Moses
the man
of God;
the priests
sprinkled
the blood
which they received from the hand
of the Levites.
17
For there were many
in the assembly
who
had not consecrated
themselves; therefore, the Levites
were over
the slaughter
of the Passover
lambs for everyone
who
was unclean,
in order to consecrate
them to the LORD.
18
For a multitude
of the people,
even many
from Ephraim
and Manasseh,
Issachar
and Zebulun,
had not purified
themselves, yet
they ate
the Passover
otherwise
than prescribed.
For Hezekiah
prayed
for them, saying,
"May the good
LORD
pardon
19
everyone
who prepares
his heart
to seek
God
,
the LORD
God
of his fathers,
though not according to the purification
rules of the sanctuary."
20
So the LORD
heard
Hezekiah
and healed
the people.
21
The sons
of Israel
present
in Jerusalem
celebrated
the Feast
of Unleavened Bread
for seven
days
with great
joy,
and the Levites
and the priests
praised
the LORD
day
after
day
with loud
instruments
to
the LORD
.
22
Then Hezekiah
spoke
encouragingly
to all
the Levites
who showed
good
insight
in the things of the LORD.
So they ate
for the appointed
seven
days,
sacrificing
peace offerings
and giving thanks
to the LORD
God
of their fathers.
23
Then the whole
assembly
decided
to celebrate
the feast another
seven
days
,
so they celebrated
the
seven
days
with joy.
24
For Hezekiah
king
of Judah
had contributed
to the assembly
1,000
bulls
and 7,000
sheep,
and the princes
had contributed
to the assembly
1,000
bulls
and 10,000
sheep;
and a large number
of priests
consecrated
themselves.
25
All
the assembly
of Judah
rejoiced,
with the priests
and the Levites
and all
the assembly
that came
from Israel,
both the sojourners
who came
from the land
of Israel
and those living
in Judah.
26
So there was great
joy
in Jerusalem
,
because
there was nothing
like this
in Jerusalem
since
the days
of Solomon
the son
of David,
king
of Israel.
27
Then the Levitical
priests
arose
and blessed
the people;
and their voice
was heard
and their prayer
came
to His holy
dwelling place,
to heaven.
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