The Bible Verse By Verse Continued...

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2 Chronicles 30:11 (NIV)

Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh and Zebulun humbled themselves and went to Jerusalem.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 30:12 (NIV)

Also in Judah the hand of God was on the people to give them unity of mind to carry out what the king and his officials had ordered, following the word of the Lord.

 

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2 Chronicles 30:13 (BSB)
In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread.

 

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2 Chronicles 30:14 (King James 2000 Bible)
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.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 30:15 (NIV)

They slaughtered the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and the Levites were ashamed and consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the temple of the Lord.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 30:16 (NIV)

Then they took up their regular positions as prescribed in the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests splashed against the altar the blood handed to them by the Levites.

 

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2 Chronicles 30:17 (JPS Tanakh 1917)
For there were many in the congregation that had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had the charge of killing the passover lambs for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.

 

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2 Chronicles 30:18 (ERV)
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 LORD pardon every one

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 30:19 (ESV)

who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, even though not according to the sanctuary's rules of cleanness.”

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 30:20 (ESV)

And the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.

 

[crossnote]

2Ch 30:21
(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.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 30:22 (RV)

And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that were well skilled in the service of the LORD. So they did eat throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD, the God of their fathers.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 30:23 (RV)

And the whole congregation took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.

 

[crossnote]

2Ch 30:24
(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.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 30:25 (NIV)

The entire assembly of Judah rejoiced, along with the priests and Levites and all who had assembled from Israel, including the foreigners who had come from Israel and also those who resided in Judah.

 

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2 Chronicles 30:26 (NIV)

There was great joy in Jerusalem, for since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem.

 

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2 Chronicles 30:27 (King James 2000 Bible)
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.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 31:1 (ESV)

Hezekiah Organizes the Priests

1. Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and broke in pieces the pillars and cut down the Asherim and broke down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession.

 

[Deade]

2 Chronicles 31:2 (ESV)

And Hezekiah appointed the divisions of the priests and of the Levites, division by division, each according to his service, the priests and the Levites, for burnt offerings and peace offerings, to minister in the gates of the camp of the LORD and to give thanks and praise.

 

[fizzyjoe]

2 Chronicles 31:3(KJV)
He appointed also the king's portion of his substance for the burnt-offerings, to wit, for the morning and evening burnt-offerings and the burnt-offerings for the sabbaths, and for the new moons, and for the set feasts, as it is written in the law of the Lord.