Verse
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Hezekiah sent to
all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also
to Ephraim and Manasseh ,
that
they
should
come to the house of Yahweh
at
Jerusalem ,
to keep the Passover to
Yahweh
, the God of Israel.
Then
Hezekiah sent word
throughout
all Israel and Judah, and he
also
wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting
them
to
come to the house of the
LORD
in
Jerusalem to keep the Passover of
the
LORD
, the God of Israel.
For the king had
taken
counsel,
and his princes,
and all
the assembly in Jerusalem ,
to keep the Passover in the second month .
For the king and his officials
and the whole
assembly in Jerusalem had
decided
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.
since
they had
been
unable
to
observe
it at the
regular
time, because not
enough
priests had consecrated
themselves and
the people had
not
been
gathered in
Jerusalem.
The
thing
was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the king and of
all
the assembly.
This
proposal
pleased
the king and the whole
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
Yahweh
, the God of Israel, at
Jerusalem :
for they had not kept
it in
great
numbers
in
such
sort
as it
is
written
.
So they established a decree to circulate
a
proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the
people
should come to keep the Passover of
the
LORD
, the God of Israel, in
Jerusalem .
For they had not observed
it as a
nation
as
prescribed
.
So the posts
went with the
letters from the king and his princes
throughout
all
Israel
and
Judah,
and
according
to
the
commandment
of
the
king,
saying
, You
children of Israel, turn
again
to Yahweh
, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that he may return to the
remnant
that
have
escaped
of you out
of
the hand
of the kings of Assyria.
So the couriers
went throughout
Israel
and
Judah
with letters from the king and his officials
, which
read:
“
Children of Israel, return
to the
LORD
, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so
that He may return to those
of you who
remain,
who
have
escaped
the grasp
of the kings of Assyria.
Don't
be you
like your fathers ,
and like
your
brothers ,
who trespassed
against
Yahweh
, the God of their fathers, so that he gave
them up
to
desolation
, as you see.
Do
not
be like your fathers and brothers who were
unfaithful
to
the
LORD
, the God of their fathers, so that He made
them an
object
of
horror
, as you can
see.
Now don't
you
be
stiff-necked,
as your fathers were;
but
yield
yourselves
to Yahweh,
and enter
into
his sanctuary, which he has sanctified
forever ,
and
serve Yahweh
your God, that his fierce anger may
turn away from you.
Now do
not
stiffen
your
necks
as your fathers did.
Submit
to the
LORD
and come
to
His sanctuary, which He has consecrated
forever .
Serve the
LORD
your God, so
that His fierce anger will
turn away from you.
For if you turn
again
to Yahweh
, your brothers and your
children
shall
find
compassion
before
those
who
led
them
captive,
and shall
come
again
into
this land :
for Yahweh
your God is gracious and merciful ,
and
will not turn away
his face from you ,
if you return to him.
For if you return
to the
LORD
, your brothers and sons
will
receive
mercy
in
the
presence
of
their
captors
and will
return
to
this land .
For the
LORD
your God is gracious and merciful ;
He
will not turn His face away
from you if you return to Him. ”
So
the posts
passed
from city to city through the country
of Ephraim and Manasseh ,
even
to
Zebulun :
but they
ridiculed
them,
and mocked them.
And
the couriers
traveled
from city to city through the land
of Ephraim and Manasseh as
far
as
Zebulun ;
but the
people
scorned
and mocked them.
Nevertheless certain
men
of
Asher and
Manasseh and of
Zebulun humbled themselves ,
and came to Jerusalem.
Nevertheless ,
some
from
Asher ,
Manasseh ,
and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
Also
on
Judah
came
the hand
of God to give them one heart ,
to do
the commandment
of the king and of
the
princes
by
the word of Yahweh
.
Moreover,
the power
of God was
on
the
people
in
Judah
to give them one heart to obey
the command
of the king and his
officials
according
to
the word of the
LORD
.
There
assembled
at
Jerusalem
much
people
to
keep
the
feast
of
unleavened
bread
in the second month, a very great assembly.
In the second month, a very great assembly gathered
in
Jerusalem
to
celebrate
the
Feast
of
Unleavened
Bread
.
They arose
and
took
away
the altars that
were
in Jerusalem ,
and all
the altars
for
incense took
they
away,
and cast
them into the brook
Kidron.
They proceeded
to
remove
the altars in Jerusalem and to
take
away
the incense altars
and throw
them into the Kidron Valley
.
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 Yahweh
.
And
on the fourteenth day of the second month they
slaughtered
the Passover
lamb.
The
priests and Levites were ashamed, and they
consecrated
themselves and brought burnt offerings to
the house of the
LORD
.
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 ]
of
the hand of the Levites.
They stood at
their prescribed
posts
, 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
the
charge of killing
the Passovers
for everyone
who
was
not
clean,
to sanctify
them
to Yahweh
.
Since
there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated
themselves ,
the Levites were
in
charge of slaughtering
the Passover
lambs
for every
unclean
person
to consecrate
the
lambs
to the
LORD
.
For
a multitude
of the people ,
even
many of
Ephraim and
Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun ,
had not cleansed
themselves, yet did
they eat
the Passover otherwise
than
it
is
written. For
Hezekiah had
prayed
for them, saying, The good Yahweh
pardon
everyone
A large
number
of the people —
many from
Ephraim ,
Manasseh, Issachar ,
and Zebulun —
had not purified
themselves, yet they ate
the Passover ,
contrary
to
what
was
written. But
Hezekiah interceded
for them, saying, “May
the LORD,
who
is
good ,
provide
atonement
for
everyone
who sets his heart to
seek
God ,
Yahweh
, the God of his fathers ,
though
not [
cleansed ]
according to the purification of the sanctuary.
who sets his heart on
seeking
God —the
LORD
, the God of his fathers —even
if
he
is
not cleansed according to the purification rules
of the sanctuary. ”
Yahweh
listened
to
Hezekiah ,
and healed the people.
And
the
LORD
heard
Hezekiah and healed the people.
The children
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 Yahweh
day by
day, [singing]
with
loud instruments to Yahweh
.
The Israelites
who were present in
Jerusalem celebrated
the Feast of Unleavened Bread for
seven days with great joy,
and the Levites and priests praised the
LORD
day after
day, accompanied
by
loud instruments of
praise
to the
LORD
.
Hezekiah spoke
comfortably
to
all the Levites who had
good
understanding
[in
the service]
of
Yahweh
. So
they
ate
throughout
the
feast
for the
seven days, offering
sacrifices
of
peace-
offerings ,
and making
confession
to Yahweh
, the God of their fathers.
And
Hezekiah encouraged
all the Levites who performed
skillfully
before
the LORD
. For seven days they
ate
their
assigned
portion
, sacrificing
fellowship
offerings and giving
thanks
to the
LORD
, the God of their fathers.
The whole assembly took
counsel
to keep
other
seven days ;
and
they kept
[other]
seven days with gladness
.
The whole assembly agreed
to observe
seven more
days ,
so
they observed
seven days with joy
.
For Hezekiah king of Judah did
give
to
the
assembly
for
offerings
one
thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep ;
and
the
princes
gave
to
the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep :
and a great number of priests sanctified
themselves.
For Hezekiah king of Judah contributed
a
thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep for
the assembly ,
and
the
officials
contributed
a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep for
the
assembly,
and a great number of priests consecrated
themselves.
All
the assembly of Judah ,
with the priests and the
Levites ,
and all
the assembly who
came
out
of
Israel, and
the foreigners who came
out
of
the
land
of
Israel ,
and who lived in Judah ,
rejoiced
.
Then
the whole
assembly of Judah rejoiced
along
with the priests and Levites and the whole
assembly that
had
come
from
Israel, including
the foreigners who had
come
from
Israel and those
who lived in Judah.
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
.
So there was great rejoicing
in Jerusalem ,
for nothing
like
this
had
happened
there
since the days
of Solomon son of David king of Israel.
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.
Then the priests and
the Levites stood
to
bless
the people ,
and God
heard
their voice, and their prayer came into
His holy dwelling
place
in
heaven.
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