14_2CH_30_01 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel And Judah , And wrote letters also to Ephraim And Manasseh , that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem , to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel .
14_2CH_30_02 for the king had taken counsel , And his princes , And all the congregation in Jerusalem , to keep the passover in the second month .
14_2CH_30_03 for they could not keep it at that time , because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently , neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem .
14_2CH_30_04 And the thing pleased the king And all the congregation .
14_2CH_30_05 So they established A decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel , from Beersheba even to Dan , that they should come to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel at Jerusalem : for they had not done [ it ] of A long [ time in such sort ] as it was written .
14_2CH_30_06 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 , ye children of Israel , turn again unto the LORD God of Abraham , Isaac , And Israel , And he will Return to the remnant of you , that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria .
14_2CH_30_07 And be not ye like your fathers , And like your brethren , which trespassed against the LORD God of their fathers , [ who ] therefore gave them up to desolation , as ye see .
14_2CH_30_08 now be ye not stiffnecked , as your fathers [ were , but ] yield yourselves unto the LORD , And enter into his sanctuary , which he hath sanctified for ever : And serve the LORD your God , that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you .
14_2CH_30_09 for if ye turn again unto the LORD , your brethren And your children [ shall find ] compassion before them that lead them captive , So that they shall come again into this land : for the LORD your God [ Is ] gracious And merciful , And will not turn away [ his ] face from you , if ye Return unto him .
14_2CH_30_10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim And Manasseh even unto Zebulun : but they laughed them to scorn , And mocked them .
14_2CH_30_11 Nevertheless divers of Asher And Manasseh And of Zebulun humbled themselves , And came to Jerusalem .
14_2CH_30_12 also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king And of the princes , by the word of the LORD .
14_2CH_30_13 And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month , A very great congregation .
14_2CH_30_14 And 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 .
14_2CH_30_15 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 in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD .
14_2CH_30_16 And they stood in their place after their manner , according to the law of Moses the man of God : the priests sprinkled the blood , [ which they received ] of the hand of the Levites .
14_2CH_30_17 for [ there were ] Many in the congregation that were not sanctified : therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one [ that was ] not clean , to sanctify [ them ] unto the LORD .
14_2CH_30_18 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 was written . but Hezekiah prayed for them , saying , the good LORD pardon every one
14_2CH_30_19 [ that ] prepareth his heart to seek God , the LORD God of his fathers , though [ he be ] not [ cleansed ] according to the purification of the sanctuary .
14_2CH_30_20 And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah , And healed the people .
14_2CH_30_21 And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness : And the Levites And the priests praised the LORD day by day , [ singing ] with loud instruments unto the LORD .
14_2CH_30_22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the LORD : And they did eat throughout the feast seven days , offering peace offerings , And making confession to the LORD God of their fathers .
14_2CH_30_23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days : And they kept [ other ] seven days with gladness .
14_2CH_30_24 for Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation A thousand bullocks And seven thousand sheep ; And the princes gave to the congregation A thousand bullocks And ten thousand sheep : And A great number of priests sanctified themselves .
14_2CH_30_25 And all the congregation of Judah , with the priests And the Levites , And all the congregation that came out of Israel , And the strangers that came out of the land of Israel , And that dwelt in Judah , rejoiced .
14_2CH_30_26 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 .
14_2CH_30_27 Then the priests the Levites arose And blessed the people : And their voice was heard , And their prayer came [ up ] to his holy dwelling place , [ even ] unto heaven .