2Chronicles:30

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* And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah , and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh , that they should come to the house of LORD at Jerusalem , to keep the Passover to LORD , the God of Israel . * For the king had taken counsel , and his rulers , and all the assembly in Jerusalem , to keep the Passover in the second month . * For they could not keep it at that time , because the priests had not sanctified themselves in sufficient number , neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem . * And the thing was right in the eyes of the king and of all the assembly . * So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel , from Beersheba even to Dan , that they should come to keep the Passover to LORD , the God of Israel , at Jerusalem . For they had not kept it in great numbers in * So the posts went with the letters from the king and his rulers throughout all Israel and Judah , and according to the commandment of the king , saying , Ye sons of Israel , turn again to LORD , the God of Abraham , Isaac , and Israel , th * And be ye not like your fathers , and like your brothers , who trespassed against LORD , the God of their fathers , so that he gave them up to desolation , as ye see . * Now be ye not stiff-necked , as your fathers were , but yield yourselves to LORD , and enter into his sanctuary , which he has sanctified forever , and serve LORD your God , that his fierce anger may turn away from you . * For if ye turn again to LORD , your brothers and your sons shall find compassion before those who led them captive , and shall come again into this land . For LORD your God is gracious and merciful , and will not turn away his face fro * So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh , even to Zebulun . But they laughed them to scorn , and mocked them . * Nevertheless certain men of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves , and came to Jerusalem . * Also the hand of God came upon Judah to give them one heart , to do the commandment of the king and of the rulers by the word of LORD . * And many people assembled at Jerusalem to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month , a very great assembly . * And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem , and all the altars for incense they took away , and cast them into the brook Kidron . * Then they killed the Passover on the fourteenth [day ] of the second month . And the priests and the Levites were ashamed , and sanctified themselves , and brought burnt-offerings into the house of LORD . * And they stood in their place after their order , according to the law of Moses the man of God ; the priests sprinkled the blood [which they received ] from the hand of the Levites . * For there were many in the assembly who had not sanctified themselves . Therefore the Levites had charge of killing the Passovers for everyone who was not clean , to sanctify them to LORD . * For a multitude of the people , even many of Ephraim and Manasseh , Issachar and Zebulun , had not cleansed themselves , yet they ate the Passover otherwise than it is written . For Hezekiah had prayed for them , saying , The good LORD pa * who sets his heart to seek God , LORD , the God of his fathers , though [he be ] not according to the purification of the sanctuary . * And LORD hearkened to Hezekiah , and healed the people . * And the sons of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness . And the Levites and the priests praised LORD day by day , with loud instruments to LORD . * And Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who had good understanding [in the service ] of LORD . So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days , offering sacrifices of peace-offerings , and making confession to LORD , th * And the whole assembly took counsel to keep another seven days . And they kept [those ] seven days with gladness . * For Hezekiah king of Judah gave to the assembly for offerings a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep . And the rulers gave to the assembly a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep . And a great number of priests sanctified th * And all the assembly of Judah , with the priests and the Levites , and all the assembly that came out of Israel , and the sojourners who came out of the land of Israel , and who dwelt in Judah , rejoiced . * So there was great joy in Jerusalem . For since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem . * Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people . And their voice was heard , and their prayer came up to his holy habitation , even to heaven .

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