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Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of Yahweh
at Jerusalem, to keep the Passover to
Yahweh,
the God of Israel.
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.
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly
in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month.
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation
in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves in
sufficient
number
, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
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.
The thing was
right
in
the
eyes
of
the king and of
all the assembly
.
And
the thing pleased
the king and all the congregation
.
So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beersheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to
Yahweh,
the God of Israel ,
at Jerusalem: for they had not kept
it in
great
numbers
in such sort as it is
written.
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.
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, You
children of Israel, turn again to
Yahweh,
the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, that
he may
return to the remnant that
have
escaped
of you out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
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.
Don't
be you
like your fathers, and like your brothers
, who
trespassed against Yahweh,
the God of their fathers, so
that
he
gave them up to desolation, as you
see.
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.
Now don't
you
be stiff-necked
, as your fathers were ;
but yield yourselves to
Yahweh
, and enter into his sanctuary, which he has
sanctified forever,
and serve Yahweh
your God, that his fierce
anger
may turn away from you.
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.
For if you
turn again to
Yahweh
, your brothers
and your children shall find compassion before those
who
led
them captive, and
shall come again into this land: for Yahweh
your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if you
return to
him.
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.
So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh ,
even to
Zebulun: but they ridiculed
them, and mocked them.
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.
Nevertheless certain
men
of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
Nevertheless divers
of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
Also on
Judah came
the hand of God to give them one heart ,
to do the commandment of the king and of the princes by the word of Yahweh
.
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
.
There assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great assembly
.
And
there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation
.
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.
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.
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 burnt offerings into the house of Yahweh
.
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
.
They stood in their place after their order
, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood [
which they received ]
of the hand of the Levites.
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.
For there were many in the assembly
who
had
not sanctified themselves
: therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the Passovers for everyone
who
was not clean, to sanctify them to
Yahweh
.
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
.
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 is
written. For
Hezekiah had
prayed for them, saying, The good Yahweh
pardon everyone
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
who
sets
his heart to seek God, Yahweh,
the God of his fathers, though not [
cleansed ]
according to the purification of the sanctuary.
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.
Yahweh
listened
to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
And
the
LORD
hearkened
to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
The children of Israel who
were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness ;
and the Levites and the priests praised Yahweh
day by day, [
singing ]
with loud instruments to
Yahweh
.
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
.
Hezekiah spoke
comfortably to
all the Levites who
had
good
understanding
[in
the service]
of Yahweh.
So
they ate
throughout the feast for
the
seven days, offering sacrifices
of
peace -
offerings, and making confession to Yahweh,
the God of their fathers.
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.
The whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days ;
and they kept [
other ]
seven days with gladness.
And
the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days :
and they kept other seven days with gladness.
For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the assembly
for
offerings
one
thousand bulls
and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the assembly
a thousand bulls
and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.
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.
All the assembly
of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the assembly
who
came out of Israel, and the foreigners
who
came out of the land of Israel, and who
lived
in Judah, rejoiced.
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.
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.
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.
Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy habitation
, even to
heaven.
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.
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