V.1 And Hezekiah 3169 sent 7971-4 to all Israel 3478 and Judah, 3063 and wrote 3789-1 letters 107 also to Ephraim 669 and Manasseh, 4519 that they should come 935-2 to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 at Jerusalem, 3389 to keep 6213-2 the passover 6453 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel. 3478

30:2 For the king 4428 had taken counsel, 3289-11 and his princes, 8269 and all the congregation 6951 in Jerusalem, 3389 to keep 6213-2 the passover 6453 in the second 8145 month. 2320

30:3 For they could 3201-1 not keep 6213-2 it at that time, 6256 because the priests 3548 had not sanctified 6942-98 themselves sufficiently, 4078|1767-q neither had the people 5971 gathered 622-8 themselves together to Jerusalem. 3389

30:4 And the thing 1697 pleased 3474-4 5869 the king 4428 and 5869 all the congregation. 6951

30:5 So they established 5975-55 a decree 1697 to make proclamation 5674-53 6963 throughout all Israel, 3478 from Beersheba 884 even to Dan, 1835 that they should come 935-2 to keep 6213-2 the passover 6453 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 at Jerusalem: 3389 for they had not done 6213- 1 [it] of a long 7230 [time in such sort] as it was written. 3789-7

30:6 So the posts 7323-5 went 3212-4 with the letters 107 from 3027 the king 4428 and his princes 8269 throughout all Israel 3478 and Judah, 3063 and according to the commandment 4687 of the king, 4428 saying, 559-2 Ye children 1121 of Israel, 3478 turn again 7725-3 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Abraham, 85 Isaac, 3327 and Israel, 3478 and he will return 7725-4 to the remnant 7604-12 of you, that are escaped 6413 out of the hand 3709 of the kings 4428 of Assyria. 804

30:7 And be not ye like your fathers, 1 and like your brethren, 251 which trespassed 4603-1 against the LORD 3068 God 430 of their fathers, 1 [who] therefore gave them up 5414-4 to desolation, 8047 as ye see. 7200-6

30:8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, 7185-55 6203 as your fathers 1 [were, but] yield 5414-3 yourselves 3027 unto the LORD, 3068 and enter 935-3 into his sanctuary, 4720 which he hath sanctified 6942-52 for ever: 5769 and serve 5647-3 the LORD 3068 your God, 430 that the fierceness 2740 of his wrath 639 may turn away 7725-4 from you.

30:9 For if ye turn again 7725-2 unto the LORD, 3068 your brethren 251 and your children 1121 [shall find] compassion 7356 before 6440 them that lead them captive, 7617-6 so that they shall come again 7725-2 into this land: 776 for the LORD 3068 your God 430 [is] gracious 2587 and merciful, 7349 and will not turn away 5493-55 [his] face 6440 from you, if ye return 7725-4 unto him.

30:10 So the posts 7323-5 passed 5674-6 from city 5892 to city 5892 through the country 776 of Ephraim 669 and Manasseh 4519 even unto Zebulun: 2074 but they laughed them to scorn, 7832-56 and mocked 3932-56 them.

30:11 Nevertheless divers 582 of Asher 836 and Manasseh 4519 and of Zebulun 2074 humbled 3665-8 themselves, and came 935-4 to Jerusalem. 3389

30:12 Also in Judah 3063 the hand 3027 of God 430 was to give 5414-2 them one 259 heart 3820 to do 6213-2 the commandment 4687 of the king 4428 and of the princes, 8269 by the word 1697 of the LORD. 3068

30:13 And there assembled 622-11 at Jerusalem 3389 much 7227 people 5971 to keep 6213-2 the feast 2282 of unleavened bread 4682 in the second 8145 month, 2320 a very 3966 great 7230 congregation. 6951

30:14 And they arose 6965-4 and took away 5493-55 the altars 4196 that [were] in Jerusalem, 3389 and all the altars for incense 6999 took they away, 5493-52 and cast 7993-55 [them] into the brook 5158 Kidron. 6939

30:15 Then they killed 7819-4 the passover 6453 on the fourteenth 702 6240 [day] of the second 8145 month: 2320 and the priests 3548 and the Levites 3881 were ashamed, 3637-8 and sanctified 6942-101 themselves, and brought in 935-55 the burnt offerings 5930 into the house 1004 of the LORD. 3068

30:16 And they stood 5975-4 in their place 5977 after their manner, 4941 according to the law 8451 of Moses 4872 the man 376 of God: 430 the priests 3548 sprinkled 2236-6 the blood, 1818 [which they received] of the hand 3027 of the Levites. 3881

30:17 For [there were] many 7227 in the congregation 6951 that were not sanctified: 6942-98 therefore the Levites 3881 had the charge of the killing 7821 of the passovers 6453 for every one [that was] not clean, 2889 to sanctify 6942-53 [them] unto the LORD. 3068

30:18 For a multitude 4768 of the people, 5971 [even] many 7227 of Ephraim, 669 and Manasseh, 4519 Issachar, 3485 and Zebulun, 2074 had not 3808 cleansed 2891-98 themselves, yet did they eat 398-1 the passover 6453 otherwise 3808 than it was written. 3789-7 But Hezekiah 3169 prayed 6419-98 for them, saying, 559-2 The good 2896 LORD 3068 pardon 3722-17 every one

30:19 [That] prepareth 3559-52 his heart 3824 to seek 1875-2 God, 430 the LORD 3068 God 430 of his fathers, 1 though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the purification 2893 of the sanctuary. 6944

30:20 And the LORD 3068 hearkened 8085-4 to Hezekiah, 3169 and healed 7495-4 the people. 5971

30:21 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 that were present 4672-12 at Jerusalem 3389 kept 6213-4 the feast 2282 of unleavened bread 4682 seven 7651 days 3117 with great 1419 gladness: 8057 and the Levites 3881 and the priests 3548 praised 1984-18 the LORD 3068 day 3117 by day, 3117 [singing] with loud 5797 instruments 3627 unto the LORD. 3068

30:22 And Hezekiah 3169 spake 1696-17 comfortably 3820 unto all the Levites 3881 that taught 7919-56 the good 2896 knowledge 7922 of the LORD: 3068 and they did eat 398-4 throughout the feast 4150 seven 7651 days, 3117 offering 2076-18 peace 8002 offerings, 2077 and making confession 3034-102 to the LORD 3068 God 430 of their fathers. 1

30:23 And the whole assembly 6951 took counsel 3289-11 to keep 6213-2 other 312 seven 7651 days: 3117 and they kept 6213-4 [other] seven 7651 days 3117 with gladness. 8057

30:24 For Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 did give 7311-52 to the congregation 6951 a thousand 505 bullocks 6499 and seven 7651 thousand 505 sheep; 6629 and the princes 8269 gave 7311-52 to the congregation 6951 a thousand 505 bullocks 6499 and ten 6235 thousand 505 sheep: 6629 and a great number 7230 of priests 3548 sanctified 6942-101 themselves.

30:25 And all the congregation 6951 of Judah, 3063 with the priests 3548 and the Levites, 3881 and all the congregation 6951 that came 935-6 out of Israel, 3478 and the strangers 1616 that came 935-6 out of the land 776 of Israel, 3478 and that dwelt 3427-6 in Judah, 3063 rejoiced. 8055-4

30:26 So there was great 1419 joy 8057 in Jerusalem: 3389 for since the time 3117 of Solomon 8010 the son 1121 of David 1732 king 4428 of Israel 3478 [there was] not the like in Jerusalem. 3389