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2Chronicles 30
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Israel Celebrates the Passover

30Hezekiah also sent word to all of Israel and Judah, and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh that they should come to the Lord's temple in Jerusalem to observe the Passover to the Lord God of Israel.H3169H7971H3478H3063H3789H107H669H4519H935H1004H3068H3389H6213H6453H3068H430H3478 2The king, his princes, and the entire assembly in Jerusalem had mutually decided to observe the Passover in the second month,H4428H3289H8269H6951H3389H6213H6453H8145H2320 3but they had been unable to celebrate it then because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not yet been gathered together in Jerusalem.H3201H6213H6256H3548H6942H4078H1767H5971H622H3389 4This decision seemed to be a good one in the opinion of the king and of the entire assembly,H1697H3474H5869H4428H6951 5so they published a decree that was circulated throughout Israel from Beersheba to Dan that they are to come celebrate the Passover to the Lord God of Israel in Jerusalem. The Passover had not been celebrated in great numbers as was being prescribed by the decree.2H5975H1697H5674H6963H3478H884H1835H935H6213H6453H3068H430H3478H3389H6213H7230H3789 6Couriers were sent throughout all of Israel and Judah with letters written by the king and his princes, just as the king had commanded: "Listen, you descendants of Israel! Come back to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, so he may come back to those of you who have escaped and survived from domination by the kings of Assyria.H7323H3212H107H3027H4428H8269H3478H3063H4687H4428H559H1121H3478H7725H3068H430H85H3327H3478H7725H7604H6413H3709H4428H804 7Don't be like your ancestors and your relatives, who weren't faithful to the Lord God of their ancestors, who, as a result, made them a desolate horror, as you well know.H1H251H4603H3068H430H1H5414H8047H7200 8So don't be stiff-necked like your ancestors were. Instead, submit to the Lord, enter his sanctuary that he has sanctified forever, and serve the Lord your God so that he'll stop being angry with you.H7185H6203H1H5414H3027H3068H935H4720H6942H5769H5647H3068H430H2740H639H7725 9If you return to the Lord, your relatives and children will receive compassion from those who took them away captive, and they'll return to this land, because the Lord is both gracious and compassionate - he will not turn away from you if you return to him."H7725H3068H251H1121H7356H6440H7617H7725H776H3068H430H2587H7349H5493H6440H7725 10Couriers crossed from city to city throughout the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but those people just mocked them and laughed at them.H7323H5674H5892H5892H776H669H4519H2074H7832H3932 11Nevertheless, a few men from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and traveled to Jerusalem.H582H836H4519H2074H3665H935H3389 12God also poured out his grace throughout Judah, giving them a dedicated heart to do what the king and princes had decreed according to the word of the Lord.H3063H3027H430H5414H259H3820H6213H4687H4428H8269H1697H3068 13Many of the people gathered together in Jerusalem to observe the Feast of Unleavened Bread during the second month. It was a very large assembly.H622H3389H7227H5971H6213H2282H4682H8145H2320H3966H7230H6951 14They all got to work and removed the idolatrous altars that were throughout Jerusalem. They also removed all the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Brook.H6965H5493H4196H3389H6999H5493H7993H5158H6939 15Then they slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites felt ashamed of themselves, so they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the Lord's temple.H7819H6453H702H6240H8145H2320H3548H3881H3637H6942H935H5930H1004H3068 16Then they took their customary places, as the Law of Moses the man of God prescribes, and the priests sprinkled the blood that they were given by the Levites.H5975H5977H4941H8451H4872H376H430H3548H2236H1818H3027H3881 17Because there were so many in the assembly that had not consecrated themselves, therefore the Levites supervised the slaughter of the Passover sacrifices on behalf of everyone who remained unclean, so they could be consecrated to the Lord.H7227H6951H6942H3881H7821H6453H2889H6942H3068 18Even though a large crowd of people from as far away as Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun had not completed consecrating themselves, they still ate the Passover in a manner not proscribed by the Law, because Hezekiah had prayed like this for them: "May the good Lord extend a pardon on behalf ofH4768H5971H7227H669H4519H3485H2074H3808H2891H398H6453H3789H3169H6419H559H2896H3068H3722 19everyone who prepares his own heart to seek God, the Lord God of his ancestors, even though he does so inconsistent with the laws of consecration."H3559H3824H1875H430H3068H430H1H2893H6944 20The Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.H3068H8085H3169H7495H5971

The Festival of Unleavened Bread is Observed

21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with immense gladness, and the Levites and priests praised the Lord throughout each day, singing mightily to the Lord.H1121H3478H4672H3389H6213H2282H4682H7651H3117H1419H8057H3881H3548H1984H3068H3117H3117H5797H3627H3068 22Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who demonstrated significant insight in their service to the Lord, so they all participated in the festival meals for seven days, all the while sacrificing peace offerings and giving thanks to the Lord God of their ancestors.H3169H1696H3820H3881H7919H2896H7922H3068H398H4150H7651H3117H2076H8002H2077H3034H3068H430H1 23After this, the whole assembly agreed to celebrate for another seven days, and so they did - and they were very happy to do so!H6951H3289H6213H312H7651H3117H6213H7651H3117H8057 24King Hezekiah of Judah gave the assembly 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for offerings, and the princes contributed 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep, and a large number of priests consecrated themselves.H2396H4428H3063H7311H6951H505H6499H7651H505H6629H8269H7311H6951H505H6499H6235H505H6629H7230H3548H6942 25Everyone in the assembly of Judah rejoiced, as did the priests, the Levites, and the people who gathered together from throughout Israel, including whose who came from the land of Israel and those who lived in Judah.H6951H3063H3548H3881H6951H935H3478H1616H935H776H3478H3427H3063H8055 26There was great joy throughout Jerusalem, because nothing had happened like this in Jerusalem since the days of David's son Solomon, king of Israel.H1419H8057H3389H3117H8010H1121H1732H4428H3478H3389 27After this, the priests arose, blessed the people, and their voices were heard in prayer all the way to heaven, where God resides in holiness.H3548H3881H6965H1288H5971H6963H8085H8605H935H6944H4583H8064


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