The invitation
Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh too, to come to the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel. Because the king had taken counsel, and his leaders and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month. Because they couldn't keep it at that time, because the priests hadn't consecrated themselves enough, and the people hadn't gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. The thing pleased the king and all the assembly. They set up an order to have it called out through all Israel, from Beersheba right to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem. Because they hadn't done it for a long time the way it's written. The runners went with the letters from the king and his leaders through all Israel and Judah, and according to the order of the king: People of Israel, come back to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and he'll come back to those left of you who've got away out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. Don't be like your fathers and like your brothers, who broke faith against the Lord God of their fathers, so he handed them over to ruin, the way you see. Don't be stubborn like your ancestors were. Give yourselves to the Lord and come into his holy place that he's made holy forever. Serve the Lord your God, so his fierce anger can turn away from you. If you return to the Lord, your relatives and children will find compassion with those who've taken them captive and will return to this land. The Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and he won't turn his face away from you if you return to him. The runners went from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh right to Zebulun. But the people laughed them to scorn and mocked them. But some of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun brought themselves low and came to Jerusalem. In Judah too the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the order of the king and of the leaders, by the word of the Lord.
And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh too, to come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel. Because the king had taken counsel, and his leaders and all the gathering in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month. Because they couldn't keep it at that time, because the priests hadn't made themselves holy enough, and the people hadn't gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. And the thing pleased the king and all the gathering. So they set up an order to have it called out through all Israel, from Beersheba right to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem. Because they hadn't done it for a long time the way it's written. So the runners went with the letters from the king and his leaders through all Israel and Judah, and according to the order of the king: People of Israel, come back to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and he'll come back to the ones left of you who've got away out of the hand of the kings of Assyria. And don't be like your fathers and like your brothers, who broke faith against the Lord God of their fathers, so he handed them over to ruin, the way you see. Don't be stiff-necked now the way your fathers were, but give yourselves to the Lord and come into his holy place that he's made holy forever. And serve the Lord your God, so the fierce anger of his anger can turn away from you. Because if you turn back to the Lord, your brothers and your children will find pity in front of the ones who carried them off, so they'll come back into this land. Because the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and he won't turn his face away from you if you come back to him. So the runners went from town to town through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh right to Zebulun. But they laughed them to scorn and made a joke of them. But some of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun brought themselves low and came to Jerusalem. In Judah too the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the order of the king and of the leaders, by the word of the Lord.
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 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 sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem. 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 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, 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. 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 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 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 unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them. Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem. 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.
Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh too, to come to the temple of the Lord at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel.
And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh too, to come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem to keep the Passover to the Lord 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.
Because the king had taken counsel, and his leaders and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the Passover in the second month.
Because the king had taken counsel, and his leaders and all the gathering 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.
Because they couldn't keep it at that time, because the priests hadn't consecrated themselves enough, and the people hadn't gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.
Because they couldn't keep it at that time, because the priests hadn't made themselves holy enough, and the people hadn't 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 pleased the king and all the assembly.
And the thing pleased the king and all the gathering.
And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.
They set up an order to have it called out through all Israel, from Beersheba right to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem. Because they hadn't done it for a long time the way it's written.
So they set up an order to have it called out through all Israel, from Beersheba right to Dan, that they should come to keep the Passover to the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem. Because they hadn't done it for a long time the way it's 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.
The runners went with the letters from the king and his leaders through all Israel and Judah, and according to the order of the king: People of Israel, come back to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and he'll come back to those left of you who've got away out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.
So the runners went with the letters from the king and his leaders through all Israel and Judah, and according to the order of the king: People of Israel, come back to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel, and he'll come back to the ones left of you who've got away 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 like your fathers and like your brothers, who broke faith against the Lord God of their fathers, so he handed them over to ruin, the way you see.
And don't be like your fathers and like your brothers, who broke faith against the Lord God of their fathers, so he handed them over to ruin, the way 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.
Don't be stubborn like your ancestors were. Give yourselves to the Lord and come into his holy place that he's made holy forever. Serve the Lord your God, so his fierce anger can turn away from you.
Don't be stiff-necked now the way your fathers were, but give yourselves to the Lord and come into his holy place that he's made holy forever. And serve the Lord your God, so the fierce anger of his anger can 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.
If you return to the Lord, your relatives and children will find compassion with those who've taken them captive and will return to this land. The Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and he won't turn his face away from you if you return to him.
Because if you turn back to the Lord, your brothers and your children will find pity in front of the ones who carried them off, so they'll come back into this land. Because the Lord your God is gracious and merciful, and he won't turn his face away from you if you come back 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.
The runners went from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh right to Zebulun. But the people laughed them to scorn and mocked them.
So the runners went from town to town through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh right to Zebulun. But they laughed them to scorn and made a joke of 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.
But some of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun brought themselves low and came to Jerusalem.
Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.
In Judah too the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the order of the king and of the leaders, by the word of the Lord.
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.
The Passover kept
Abundant people gathered at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very great gathering. They got up and took away the altars in Jerusalem, and took away all the incense altars and threw 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 consecrated themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the temple of the Lord. They stood in their place in the proper way, according to the teaching of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, that they got from the hand of the Levites. Because there were plenty in the assembly who hadn't consecrated themselves. So the Levites had charge of killing the Passover lambs for everyone who wasn't clean, to make them holy to the Lord. A large number of the people — many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun — had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them: May the good Lord pardon everyone who has set their heart on seeking God, the Lord God of their ancestors, even if they aren't clean according to the sanctuary's rules. The Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people. The Israelites who were 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 to the Lord. Hezekiah spoke kindly to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the Lord. And they ate through the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and owning up to the Lord God of their fathers. The whole gathering took counsel to keep another seven days. And they kept another seven days with gladness. Because Hezekiah king of Judah gave the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep. And the leaders gave the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. And abundant priests consecrated themselves. All the assembly of Judah celebrated, with the priests and the Levites and all the assembly who came out of Israel, and the strangers who came out of the land of Israel and who lived in Judah. There was great gladness in Jerusalem. Because since the time of Solomon son of David king of Israel there hadn't been anything like this in Jerusalem. Then the priests the Levites got up and blessed the people. And their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, to heaven.
And plenty of people gathered at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very great gathering. And they got up and took away the altars in Jerusalem, and took away all the incense altars and threw 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 made themselves holy, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord. And they stood in their place in the proper way, according to the teaching of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, that they got from the hand of the Levites. Because there were plenty in the gathering who hadn't made themselves holy. So the Levites had charge of killing the Passover lambs for everyone who wasn't clean, to make them holy to the Lord. Because plenty of the people, plenty of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, hadn't cleaned themselves, but ate the Passover other than the way it's written. But Hezekiah prayed for them: The good Lord forgive everyone who gets his heart ready to look for God, the Lord God of his fathers, even if he isn't cleaned according to the cleansing of the holy place. And the Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people. And the people of Israel who were 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 to the Lord. And Hezekiah spoke kindly to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the Lord. And they ate through the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and owning up to the Lord God of their fathers. And the whole gathering took counsel to keep another seven days. And they kept another seven days with gladness. Because Hezekiah king of Judah gave the gathering a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep. And the leaders gave the gathering a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. And plenty of priests made themselves holy. And all the gathering of Judah celebrated, with the priests and the Levites and all the gathering who came out of Israel, and the strangers who came out of the land of Israel and who lived in Judah. So there was great gladness in Jerusalem. Because since the time of Solomon son of David king of Israel there hadn't been anything like this in Jerusalem. Then the priests the Levites got up and blessed the people. And their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, to heaven.
And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation. 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 in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD. 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 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 was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good LORD pardon every one 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. And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people. 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. 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. 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 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. 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. 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.
Abundant people gathered at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very great gathering.
And plenty of people gathered at Jerusalem to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread in the second month, a very great gathering.
And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.
They got up and took away the altars in Jerusalem, and took away all the incense altars and threw them into the brook Kidron.
And they got up and took away the altars in Jerusalem, and took away all the incense altars and threw 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 consecrated themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the temple of the Lord.
Then they killed the Passover on the fourteenth day of the second month. And the priests and the Levites were ashamed and made themselves holy, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord.
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 in the proper way, according to the teaching of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, that they got from the hand of the Levites.
And they stood in their place in the proper way, according to the teaching of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, that they got from 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.
Because there were plenty in the assembly who hadn't consecrated themselves. So the Levites had charge of killing the Passover lambs for everyone who wasn't clean, to make them holy to the Lord.
Because there were plenty in the gathering who hadn't made themselves holy. So the Levites had charge of killing the Passover lambs for everyone who wasn't clean, to make them holy to the Lord.
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.
A large number of the people — many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun — had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them: May the good Lord pardon everyone
Because plenty of the people, plenty of Ephraim and Manasseh, Issachar and Zebulun, hadn't cleaned themselves, but ate the Passover other than the way it's written. But Hezekiah prayed for them: The good Lord forgive 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 has set their heart on seeking God, the Lord God of their ancestors, even if they aren't clean according to the sanctuary's rules.
who gets his heart ready to look for God, the Lord God of his fathers, even if he isn't cleaned according to the cleansing of the holy place.
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.
The Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.
And the Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the people.
And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.
The Israelites who were 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 to the Lord.
And the people of Israel who were 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 to the Lord.
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 kindly to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the Lord. And they ate through the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and owning up to the Lord God of their fathers.
And Hezekiah spoke kindly to all the Levites who taught the good knowledge of the Lord. And they ate through the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and owning up to the Lord 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 gathering took counsel to keep another seven days. And they kept another seven days with gladness.
And the whole gathering took counsel to keep another seven days. And they kept another seven days with gladness.
And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept other seven days with gladness.
Because Hezekiah king of Judah gave the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep. And the leaders gave the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. And abundant priests consecrated themselves.
Because Hezekiah king of Judah gave the gathering a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep. And the leaders gave the gathering a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep. And plenty of priests made themselves holy.
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 celebrated, with the priests and the Levites and all the assembly who came out of Israel, and the strangers who came out of the land of Israel and who lived in Judah.
And all the gathering of Judah celebrated, with the priests and the Levites and all the gathering who came out of Israel, and the strangers who came out of the land of Israel and who lived in Judah.
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.
There was great gladness in Jerusalem. Because since the time of Solomon son of David king of Israel there hadn't been anything like this in Jerusalem.
So there was great gladness in Jerusalem. Because since the time of Solomon son of David king of Israel there hadn't been anything like this 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 got up and blessed the people. And their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, 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.