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1 And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also toMeaning, all Israel, whom Tiglath Pilesar had not taken away into captivity, (2Ki_15:29).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.

2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in theThough they should have done it in the first month, as in (Exo_12:18; Num_9:3), yet if any were not clean or else had a long journey, they could delay it to the second month, as in (Num_9:10-11).second month.

3 For they could not keepe it at this time, because there were not Priests enow sanctified, neither was the people gathered to Ierusalem.

4 And the thing pleased the King, and all the Congregation.

5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, fromFrom one end of the land to the other, north and south.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]In such sort and perfection as God had appointed.as it was written.

6 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, andHe will have compassion on them and preserve them.he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

7 And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lorde God of their fathers: and therfore he made them desolate, as ye see.

8 Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but]Submit yourselves to the Lord, and rebel no more.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.

9 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 shallGod will not only preserve you, but through your repentance restore your brethren, who for their sins he gave into the hands of the enemies.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.

10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but theyThough the wicked mock the servants of God, by whom he calls them to repentance, as in (Gen_19:14), yet the word does not cease to ripen in the hearts of God's elect.laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

11 Neuerthelesse diuers of Asher, and Manasseh, and of Zebulun submitted themselues, and came to Ierusalem.

12 Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them oneHe shows the reason why some obey and some mock God's calling, that is, because his Spirit is with the one sort and moves in their heart, and the others are left to themselves.heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD.

13 And there assembled to Ierusalem much people, to keepe the feast of ye vnleauened bread in the second moneth, a very great assemblie.

14 And they arose and took away theWhich declares that we must put away those things with which God is offended, before we can serve him correctly.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 wereSeeing their own negligence (who should have been most prompt) and the readiness of the people, (2Ch_29:36).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 theThat is, of the lamb of the passover.blood, [which they received] of the hand of the Levites.

17 Because there were many in the Congregation that were not sanctified, therefore the Leuites had the charge of the killing of ye Passeouer for all that were not cleane, to sanctifie it to 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. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, TheHe knew that faith and sincerity of heart were more agreeable to God than the observation of the ceremonies and therefore he prayed to God to pardon this fault to the people who did not offend out of malice, but out of ignorance.good LORD pardon every one

19 That prepareth his whole heart to seeke the Lord God, the God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed, according to the purification of the Sanctuarie.

20 And the LORD hearkened to Hezekiah, andThat is, accepted them as purified.healed the people.

21 And the children of Israel that were present at Ierusalem, kept the feast of the vnleauened bread seuen dayes with great ioye, and the Leuites, and the Priestes praysed the Lorde, day by day, singing with loude instruments vnto the Lorde.

22 And Hezekiah spake comfortably vnto all the Leuites that had good knowledge to sing vnto the Lorde: and they did eate in that feast seuen dayes, and offred peace offrings, and praysed the Lord God of their fathers.

23 And the whole assembly tooke counsel to keepe it other seuen dayes. So they kept it seuen dayes with ioy.

24 For Hezekiah king of Judah did give to the congregation aThis great liberality declares how kings, princes and all they to whom God has given, should be ready to bestow it in the setting forth of God's glory.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 Iudah reioyced with the Priestes and the Leuites, and all the Congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Iudah.

26 So there was great ioye in Ierusalem: for since the time of Salomon the sonne of Dauid King of Israel there was not the like thing in Ierusalem.

27 Then the priests the Levites arose andAccording to that which is written in (Num_6:23) when they should dismiss the people.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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