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2 Chronicles 30

All Israel Invited to the Passover

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Now Hezekiahh2396 senth7971 to allh3605 Israelh3478 and Judahh3063 and wroteh3789 lettersh107 alsoh1571 to Ephraimh669 and Manassehh4519, that they should comeh935 to the househ1004 of the LORDh3068 at Jerusalemh3389 to  1celebrateh6213a the Passoverh6453 to the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478.

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For the kingh4428 and his princesh8269 and allh3605 the assemblyh6951 in Jerusalemh3389 had decidedh3289  ato celebrateh6213a the Passoverh6453 in the secondh8145 monthh2320,

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sinceh3588 they couldh3201 not celebrateh6213a it  aat that timeh6256, becauseh3588 the priestsh3548 had not consecratedh6942 themselves in sufficienth1767 numbersh1767, norh3808 had the peopleh5971a been gatheredh622 to Jerusalemh3389.

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Thus the thingh1697 was righth3474 in the sighth5869 of the kingh4428 and  1allh3605 the assemblyh6951.

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So they establishedh5975 a decreeh1697 to circulateh5674a a  1proclamationh6963 throughout allh3605 Israelh3478  afrom Beershebah884 even to Danh1835, that they should comeh935 to celebrateh6213a the Passoverh6453 to the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Israelh3478 at Jerusalemh3389. For they had not celebratedh6213a it in greath7230 numbersh7230 as it was  2prescribedh3789.

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 aThe  1couriersh7323 wenth1980 throughout allh3605 Israelh3478 and Judahh3063 with the lettersh107 from the handh3027 of the kingh4428 and his princesh8269, even according to the commandh4687 of the kingh4428, sayingh559, "O sonsh1121 of Israelh3478, returnh7725 to the LORDh3068 Godh430 of Abrahamh85, Isaach3327 and Israelh3478, that He may returnh7725 to those of you whoh6413 escapedh6413 and are lefth7604 from  bthe  2handh3709 of the kingsh4428 of Assyriah804b.

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aDo not be like your fathersh1 and your brothersh251, whoh834 were unfaithfulh4603 to the LORDh3068 Godh430 of their fathersh1, so that  bHe madeh5414 them a horrorh8047, as you seeh7200.

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"Nowh6258 do not  astiffenh7185 your neckh6203 like your fathersh1, but  1yieldh5414h3027 to the LORDh3068 and enterh935 His sanctuaryh4720 whichh834 He has consecratedh6942 foreverh5769, and serveh5647 the LORDh3068 your Godh430,  bthat His burningh2740 angerh639 may turnh7725 awayh7725 from you.

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"For  aif you returnh7725 to the LORDh3068, your brothersh251 and your sonsh1121 will find compassionh7356 beforeh6440 those who ledh7617 them captiveh7617 and will returnh7725 to thish2088 landh776.  bFor the LORDh3068 your Godh430 is gracioush2587 and compassionateh7349, and will not turnh5493 His faceh6440 awayh5493 from you ifh518 you returnh7725 to Him."

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So the  1couriersh7323 passedh5674a from cityh5892b to cityh5892b through the countryh776 of Ephraimh669 and Manassehh4519, and as farh5704 as Zebulunh2074, but  athey laughedh7832 them to scornh7832 and mockedh3932 them.

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Neverthelessh389  asomeh4480 menh376 of Asherh836, Manassehh4519 and Zebulunh2074 humbledh3665 themselves and cameh935 to Jerusalemh3389.

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The  ahandh3027 of Godh430 was alsoh1571 on Judahh3063 to giveh5414 them oneh259 hearth3820 to doh6213a whath4687 the kingh4428 and the princesh8269 commandedh4687 by the wordh1697 of the LORDh3068.

Passover Reinstituted

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Now manyh7227a peopleh5971a were gatheredh622 at Jerusalemh3389 to celebrateh6213a the Feasth2282 of Unleavenedh4682 Breadh4682  ain the secondh8145 monthh2320, a veryh3966 largeh7230 assemblyh6951.

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They aroseh6965 and removedh5493 the altarsh4196 whichh834 were in Jerusalemh3389; they also  aremovedh5493 allh3605 the incenseh4729c altarsh4729c and  bcasth7993 them into the brookh5158a Kidronh6939.

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Then  athey slaughteredh7819 the Passoverh6453 lambs on the fourteenthh702h6240 of the secondh8145 monthh2320. And  bthe priestsh3548 and Levitesh3881 were ashamedh3637 of themselves, and consecratedh6942 themselves and broughth935 burnth5930a offeringsh5930a to the househ1004 of the LORDh3068.

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 aThey stoodh5975 at their stationsh5977 after their customh4941, according to the lawh8451 of Mosesh4872 the manh376 of Godh430; the priestsh3548 sprinkledh2236b the bloodh1818 which they received from the handh3027 of the Levitesh3881.

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For there were manyh7227a in the assemblyh6951 whoh834 had not consecratedh6942 themselves; therefore,  athe Levitesh3881 were overh5921 the slaughterh7821b of the Passoverh6453 lambs for everyoneh3605 who was uncleanh3808h2889, in order to consecrateh6942 them to the LORDh3068.

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For a multitudeh4768 of the peopleh5971a,  aeven manyh7227a from Ephraimh669 and Manassehh4519, Issacharh3485 and Zebulunh2074, had not purifiedh2891 themselves,  byeth3588 they ateh398 the Passoverh6453  cotherwiseh3808 than  1prescribedh3789. For Hezekiahh2396 prayedh6419 for them, sayingh559, "May the goodh2896a LORDh3068 pardonh3722a

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 aeveryoneh3605 who preparesh3559 his hearth3824 to seekh1875 Godh430, the LORDh3068 Godh430 of his fathersh1, though not according to the purificationh2893 rules of the sanctuaryh6944."

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So the LORDh3068 heardh8085 Hezekiahh2396 and  ahealedh7495 the peopleh5971a.

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The sonsh1121 of Israelh3478 presenth4672 in Jerusalemh3389  acelebratedh6213a the Feasth2282 of Unleavenedh4682 Breadh4682 for sevenh7651 daysh3117 with greath1419 joyh8057, and the Levitesh3881 and the priestsh3548 praisedh1984b the LORDh3068 dayh3117 after dayh3117 with loudh5797 instrumentsh3627 to the LORDh3068.

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Then Hezekiahh2396  aspokeh1696  1encouraginglyh5921h3820 to allh3605 the Levitesh3881 who showedh7919a goodh2896a insighth7922 in the things of the LORDh3068. So they ateh398 for the appointedh4150 sevenh7651 daysh3117, sacrificingh2076 peaceh8002 offeringsh8002 and  bgivingh3034 thanksh3034 to the LORDh3068 Godh430 of their fathersh1.

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Then the wholeh3605 assemblyh6951  adecidedh3289 to celebrateh6213a the feast anotherh312 sevenh7651 daysh3117, so they celebratedh6213a the sevenh7651 daysh3117 with joyh8057.

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For  aHezekiahh2396 kingh4428 of Judahh3063 had contributedh7311 to the assemblyh6951 1,000h505 bullsh6499 and 7,000h7651h505 sheeph6629, and the princesh8269 had contributedh7311 to the assemblyh6951 1,000h505 bullsh6499 and 10,000h6235h505 sheeph6629; and  ba largeh7230 numberh7230 of priestsh3548 consecratedh6942 themselves.

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Allh3605 the assemblyh6951 of Judahh3063 rejoicedh8055, with the priestsh3548 and the Levitesh3881 and  aallh3605 the assemblyh6951 that cameh935 from Israelh3478, both the sojournersh1616 who cameh935 from the landh776 of Israelh3478 and those livingh3427 in Judahh3063.

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So there was greath1419 joyh8057 in Jerusalemh3389, becauseh3588 there was nothingh3808 like thish2088 in Jerusalemh3389  asinceh3588 the daysh3117 of Solomonh8010 the sonh1121 of Davidh1732, kingh4428 of Israelh3478.

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Then  athe Leviticalh3881 priestsh3548 aroseh6965 and  bblessedh1288 the peopleh5971a; and their voiceh6963 was heardh8085 and their prayerh8605 cameh935 to  cHis holyh6944 dwellingh4583 placeh4583, to heavenh8064.



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