2 Chronicles 30:13-27

2 Chronicles 30:13-27

[13] And there assembled  at Jerusalem  much  people  to keep  the feast  of unleavened bread  in the second  month,  a very  great  congregation.  [14] 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.  [15] 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.  [16] 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.  [17] 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.  [18] 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.  prayed  for them, saying,  The good  LORD  pardon  [19] 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.  [20] And the LORD  hearkened  and healed  the people.  [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  singing with loud  instruments  unto the LORD.  [22] 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.  [23] And the whole assembly  took counsel  to keep  other  seven  days:  and they kept  other seven  days  with gladness.  [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. [25] 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.  [26] 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.  [27] 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.