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2Chronicles 30
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Celebration of the Passover

30Then Hezekiah sent [word] throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh to come to the LORD's temple in Jerusalem to observe the Passover of the LORD God of Israel.H3169H7971H3478H3063H3789H107H669H4519H935H1004H3068H3389H6213H6453H3068H430H3478
2For the king and his officials and the entire congregation in Jerusalem decided to observe the Passover of the LORD in the second monthH4428H3289H8269H6951H3389H6213H6453H8145H2320
3because they were not able to observe it at the appropriate time, since not enough of the priests had consecrated themselves and the people hadn't been gathered together in Jerusalem.H3201H6213H6256H3548H6942H4078H1767H5971H622H3389
4The proposal pleased the king and the congregation,H1697H3474H5869H4428H6951
5so they affirmed the proposal and spread the message throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, to come to observe the Passover of the LORD God of Israel in Jerusalem, for they hadn't observed it often, as prescribed.H5975H1697H5674H6963H3478H884H1835H935H6213H6453H3068H430H3478H3389H6213H7230H3789
6So the couriers went throughout Israel and Judah with letters from the hand of the king and his officials, and according to the king's command, saying, "Israelites, return to the LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel so that He may return to those of you who remain, who have escaped from the grasp of the kings of Assyria.H7323H3212H107H3027H4428H8269H3478H3063H4687H4428H559H1121H3478H7725H3068H430H85H3327H3478H7725H7604H6413H3709H4428H804
7Don't be like your fathers and your brothers who were unfaithful to the LORD God of their ancestors so that He made them an object of horror as you yourselves see.H1H251H4603H3068H430H1H5414H8047H7200
8Don't become obstinate now like your fathers did. Give your allegiance to the LORD, and come to His sanctuary that He has consecrated forever. Serve the LORD your God so that He may turn His fierce wrath away from you,H7185H6203H1H5414H3027H3068H935H4720H6942H5769H5647H3068H430H2740H639H7725
9for when you return to the LORD, your brothers and your 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."H7725H3068H251H1121H7356H6440H7617H7725H776H3068H430H2587H7349H5493H6440H7725
10The couriers traveled from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the inhabitants laughed at them and mocked them.H7323H5674H5892H5892H776H669H4519H2074H7832H3932
11But some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.H582H836H4519H2074H3665H935H3389
12Also, the hand of God was in Judah to give them one heart to carry out the command of the king and his officials by the word of the LORD.H3063H3027H430H5414H259H3820H6213H4687H4428H8269H1697H3068
13A very large assembly of people was gathered in Jerusalem to observe the Festival of Unleavened Bread in the second month.H622H3389H7227H5971H6213H2282H4682H8145H2320H3966H7230H6951
14They proceeded to take away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and they took away the incense altars and threw them into the Kidron Valley.H6965H5493H4196H3389H6999H5493H7993H5158H6939
15They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the LORD's temple.H7819H6453H702H6240H8145H2320H3548H3881H3637H6942H935H5930H1004H3068
16They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood [received] from the hand of the Levites,H5975H5977H4941H8451H4872H376H430H3548H2236H1818H3027H3881
17for there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, and so the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover [lambs] for every unclean person to consecrate [the lambs] to the LORD.H7227H6951H6942H3881H7821H6453H2889H6942H3068
18For a large number of the people— many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun— were unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying, "May the good LORD provide atonement on behalf ofH4768H5971H7227H669H4519H3485H2074H3808H2891H398H6453H3789H3169H6419H559H2896H3068H3722
19whoever sets his whole heart on seeking God, the LORD God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification [rules] of the sanctuary."H3559H3824H1875H430H3068H430H1H2893H6944
20So the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.H3068H8085H3169H7495H5971
21The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem observed the Festival of Unleavened Bread seven days with great joy, and the Levites and the priests praised the LORD day after day with loud instruments.H1121H3478H4672H3389H6213H2282H4682H7651H3117H1419H8057H3881H3548H1984H3068H3117H3117H5797H3627H3068
22Then Hezekiah encouraged all the Levites who performed skillfully before the LORD. They ate the appointed feast for seven days, sacrificing fellowship offerings and giving thanks to the LORD God of their ancestors.H3169H1696H3820H3881H7919H2896H7922H3068H398H4150H7651H3117H2076H8002H2077H3034H3068H430H1
23The whole congregation decided to observe seven more days, so they observed seven days with joy,H6951H3289H6213H312H7651H3117H6213H7651H3117H8057
24for Hezekiah king of Judah contributed 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the congregation. Also, the officials contributed 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep for the congregation, and many priests consecrated themselves.H2396H4428H3063H7311H6951H505H6499H7651H505H6629H8269H7311H6951H505H6499H6235H505H6629H7230H3548H6942
25Then the whole assembly of Judah with the priests and Levites, the whole assembly that came from Israel, the foreigners who came from the land of Israel, and those who were living in Judah, rejoiced.H6951H3063H3548H3881H6951H935H3478H1616H935H776H3478H3427H3063H8055
26Such rejoicing had not been seen in Jerusalem since the days of Solomon son of David, the king of Israel.H1419H8057H3389H3117H8010H1121H1732H4428H3478H3389
27Then 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.H3548H3881H6965H1288H5971H6963H8085H8605H935H6944H4583H8064


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