2 Chronicles 30

1 ♥ 📝 A nd Hezekiah^H3169 sent^H7971 to all Israel^H3478 and Judah,^H3063 and wrote^H3789 letters^H107 also to Ephraim^H669 and Manasseh,^H4519 that they should come^H935 to the house^H1004 of Jehovah^H3068 at Jerusalem,^H3389 to keep^H6213 the passover^H6453 unto Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel.^H3478

2 ♥ 📝 For the king^H4428 had taken counsel,^H3289 and his princes,^H8269 and all the assembly^H6951 in Jerusalem,^H3389 to keep^H6213 the passover^H6453 in the second^H8145 month.^H2320

3 ♥ 📝 For they could^H3201 not keep^H6213 it at that time,^H6256 because the priests^H3548 had not sanctified^H6942 themselves in sufficient^H4078 number, neither had the people^H5971 gathered themselves together^H622 to Jerusalem.^H3389

4 ♥ 📝 And the thing^H1697 was right^H3474 in the eyes of the king^H4428 and of all the assembly.^H6951

5 ♥ 📝 So they established^H5975 a decree^H1697 to make proclamation^H5674 throughout all Israel,^H3478 from Beer-sheba^H884 even to Dan,^H1835 that they should come^H935 to keep^H6213 the passover^H6453 unto Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 at Jerusalem:^H3389 for they had not kept^H6213 it [ in great numbers]^H7230 [in such sort as it is written.]^H3789

6 ♥ 📝 So the posts^H7323 went^H3212 with the letters^H107 from^H3027 the king^H4428 and his princes^H8269 throughout all Israel^H3478 and Judah,^H3063 and according to the commandment^H4687 of the king,^H4428 saying,^H559 Ye children^H1121 of Israel,^H3478 turn again^H7725 unto Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of Abraham,^H85 Isaac,^H3327 and Israel,^H3478 that he may return^H7725 to the remnant^H7604 that are escaped^H6413 of you out of the hand^H3709 of the kings^H4428 of Assyria.^H804

7 ♥ 📝 And be not ye like your fathers,^H1 and like your brethren,^H251 who trespassed^H4603 against Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of their fathers,^H1 so that he gave them up^H5414 to desolation,^H8047 as ye see.^H7200

8 ♥ 📝 Now be ye not stiffnecked,^H7185 as your fathers^H1 were; but yield^H5414 yourselves^H3027 unto Jehovah,^H3068 and enter^H935 into his sanctuary,^H4720 which he hath sanctified^H6942 for ever,^H5769 and serve^H5647 Jehovah^H3068 your God,^H430 that his fierce^H2740 anger^H639 may turn away^H7725 from you.

9 ♥ 📝 For if ye turn again^H7725 unto Jehovah,^H3068 your brethren^H251 and your children^H1121 shall find compassion^H7356 before^H6440 them that led them captive,^H7617 and shall come again^H7725 into this land:^H776 for Jehovah^H3068 your God^H430 is gracious^H2587 and merciful,^H7349 and will not turn away^H5493 his face^H6440 from you, if ye return^H7725 unto him.

10 ♥ 📝 So the posts^H7323 passed^H5674 from city^H5892 to city^H5892 through the country^H776 of Ephraim^H669 and Manasseh,^H4519 even unto Zebulun:^H2074 but they laughed them to scorn,^H7832 and mocked^H3932 them.

11 ♥ 📝 Nevertheless certain^H582 men of Asher^H836 and Manasseh^H4519 and of Zebulun^H2074 humbled^H3665 themselves, and came^H935 to Jerusalem.^H3389

12 ♥ 📝 Also upon Judah^H3063 came the hand^H3027 of God^H430 to give^H5414 them one^H259 heart,^H3820 to do^H6213 the commandment^H4687 of the king^H4428 and of the princes^H8269 by the word^H1697 of Jehovah.^H3068

13 ♥ 📝 And there assembled^H622 at Jerusalem^H3389 much^H7227 people^H5971 to keep^H6213 the feast^H2282 of unleavened bread^H4682 in the second^H8145 month,^H2320 a very^H3966 great^H7230 assembly.^H6951

14 ♥ 📝 And they arose^H6965 and took away^H5493 the altars^H4196 that were in Jerusalem,^H3389 and all the altars for incense^H6999 took they away,^H5493 and cast^H7993 them into the brook^H5158 Kidron.^H6939

15 ♥ 📝 Then they killed^H7819 the passover^H6453 on the fourteenth^H702 day of the second^H8145 month:^H2320 and the priests^H3548 and the Levites^H3881 were ashamed,^H3637 and sanctified^H6942 themselves, and brought^H935 burnt-offerings^H5930 into the house^H1004 of Jehovah.^H3068

16 ♥ 📝 And they stood^H5975 in their place^H5977 after their order,^H4941 according to the law^H8451 of Moses^H4872 the man^H376 of God:^H430 the priests^H3548 sprinkled^H2236 the blood^H1818 [which they received] of the hand^H3027 of the Levites.^H3881

17 ♥ 📝 For there were many^H7227 in the assembly^H6951 that had not sanctified^H6942 themselves: therefore the Levites^H3881 had the charge of killing^H7821 the passovers^H6453 for every one that was not clean,^H2889 to sanctify^H6942 them unto Jehovah.^H3068

18 ♥ 📝 For a multitude^H4768 of the people,^H5971 even many^H7227 of Ephraim^H669 and Manasseh,^H4519 Issachar^H3485 and Zebulun,^H2074 had not^H3808 cleansed^H2891 themselves, yet did they eat^H398 the passover^H6453 otherwise than it is written.^H3789 For Hezekiah^H3169 had prayed^H6419 for them, saying,^H559 The good^H2896 Jehovah^H3068 pardon^H3722 every one

19 ♥ 📝 that setteth^H3559 his heart^H3824 to seek^H1875 God,^H430 Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of his fathers,^H1 though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the purification^H2893 of the sanctuary.^H6944

20 ♥ 📝 And Jehovah^H3068 hearkened^H8085 to Hezekiah,^H3169 and healed^H7495 the people.^H5971

21 ♥ 📝 And the children^H1121 of Israel^H3478 that were present^H4672 at Jerusalem^H3389 kept^H6213 the feast^H2282 of unleavened bread^H4682 seven^H7651 days^H3117 with great^H1419 gladness;^H8057 and the Levites^H3881 and the priests^H3548 praised^H1984 Jehovah^H3068 day^H3117 by day,^H3117 [singing] with loud^H5797 instruments^H3627 unto Jehovah.^H3068

22 ♥ 📝 And Hezekiah^H3169 spake^H1696 comfortably^H3820 unto all the Levites^H3881 that had good^H2896 understanding^H7922 in the service^H7919 of Jehovah.^H3068 So they did eat^H398 throughout the feast^H4150 for the seven^H7651 days,^H3117 offering^H2076 sacrifices^H8002 of peace-offerings,^H2077 and making confession^H3034 to Jehovah,^H3068 the God^H430 of their fathers.^H1

23 ♥ 📝 And the whole assembly^H6951 took counsel^H3289 to keep^H6213 other^H312 seven^H7651 days;^H3117 and they kept^H6213 other seven^H7651 days^H3117 with gladness.^H8057

24 ♥ 📝 For Hezekiah^H2396 king^H4428 of Judah^H3063 did give^H7311 to the assembly^H6951 for offerings a thousand^H505 bullocks^H6499 and seven^H7651 thousand^H505 sheep;^H6629 and the princes^H8269 gave^H7311 to the assembly^H6951 a thousand^H505 bullocks^H6499 and ten^H6235 thousand^H505 sheep:^H6629 and a great number^H7230 of priests^H3548 sanctified^H6942 themselves.

25 ♥ 📝 And all the assembly^H6951 of Judah,^H3063 with the priests^H3548 and the Levites,^H3881 and all the assembly^H6951 that came out^H935 of Israel,^H3478 and the sojourners^H1616 that came out^H935 of the land^H776 of Israel,^H3478 and that dwelt^H3427 in Judah,^H3063 rejoiced.^H8055

26 ♥ 📝 So there was great^H1419 joy^H8057 in Jerusalem;^H3389 for since the time^H3117 of Solomon^H8010 the son^H1121 of David^H1732 king^H4428 of Israel^H3478 there was not the like in Jerusalem.^H3389

27 ♥ 📝 Then the priests^H3548 the Levites^H3881 arose^H6965 and blessed^H1288 the people:^H5971 and their voice^H6963 was heard,^H8085 and their prayer^H8605 came^H935 up to his holy^H6944 habitation,^H4583 even unto heaven.^H8064