30:1 And Hezekiah 3169 sent 7971 8799 to all Israel 3478 and Judah 3063, and wrote 3789 8804 letters 107 also to Ephraim 669 and Manasseh 4519, that they should come 935 8800 to the house 1004 of the LORD 3068 at Jerusalem 3389, to keep 6213 8800 the passover 6453 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478.

30:2 For the king 4428 had taken counsel 3289 8735, and his princes 8269, and all the congregation 6951 in Jerusalem 3389, to keep 6213 8800 the passover 6453 in the second 8145 month 2320.

30:3 For they could 3201 8804 not keep 6213 8800 it at that time 6256, because the priests 3548 had not sanctified 6942 8694 themselves sufficiently 4078 8676 1767, neither had the people 5971 gathered themselves together 622 8738 to Jerusalem 3389.

30:4 And the thing 1697 pleased 3474 8799 5869 the king 4428 and all the congregation 6951.(pleased…: Heb. was right in the eyes of the king)

30:5 So they established 5975 8686 a decree 1697 to make proclamation 5674 8687 6963 throughout all Israel 3478, from Beersheba 884 even to Dan 1835, that they should come 935 8800 to keep 6213 8800 the passover 6453 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Israel 3478 at Jerusalem 3389: for they had not done 6213 8804 [it] of a long 7230 [time in such sort] as it was written 3789 8803.

30:6 So the posts 7323 8801 went 3212 8799 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 8800, Ye children 1121 of Israel 3478, turn again 7725 8798 unto the LORD 3068 God 430 of Abraham 85, Isaac 3327, and Israel 3478, and he will return 7725 8799 to the remnant 7604 8737 of you, that are escaped 6413 out of the hand 3709 of the kings 4428 of Assyria 804.(from: Heb. from the hand)

30:7 And be not ye like your fathers 1, and like your brethren 251, which trespassed 4603 8804 against the LORD 3068 God 430 of their fathers 1, [who] therefore gave them up 5414 8799 to desolation 8047, as ye see 7200 8802.

30:8 Now be ye not stiffnecked 7185 8686 6203, as your fathers 1 [were, but] yield 5414 8798 yourselves 3027 unto the LORD 3068, and enter 935 8798 into his sanctuary 4720, which he hath sanctified 6942 8689 for ever 5769: and serve 5647 8798 the LORD 3068 your God 430, that the fierceness 2740 of his wrath 639 may turn away 7725 8799 from you.(be ye…: Heb. harden not your necks)(yield…: Heb. give the hand)

30:9 For if ye turn again 7725 8800 unto the LORD 3068, your brethren 251 and your children 1121 [shall find] compassion 7356 before 6440 them that lead them captive 7617 8802, so that they shall come again 7725 8800 into this land 776: for the LORD 3068 your God 430 [is] gracious 2587 and merciful 7349, and will not turn away 5493 8686 [his] face 6440 from you, if ye return 7725 8799 unto him.

30:10 So the posts 7323 8801 passed 5674 8802 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 8688, and mocked 3932 8688 them.

30:11 Nevertheless divers 582 of Asher 836 and Manasseh 4519 and of Zebulun 2074 humbled 3665 8738 themselves, and came 935 8799 to Jerusalem 3389.

30:12 Also in Judah 3063 the hand 3027 of God 430 was to give 5414 8800 them one 259 heart 3820 to do 6213 8800 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 8735 at Jerusalem 3389 much 7227 people 5971 to keep 6213 8800 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 8799 and took away 5493 8686 the altars 4196 that [were] in Jerusalem 3389, and all the altars for incense 6999 took they away 5493 8689, and cast 7993 8686 [them] into the brook 5158 Kidron 6939.

30:15 Then they killed 7819 8799 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 8738, and sanctified 6942 8691 themselves, and brought in 935 8686 the burnt offerings 5930 into the house 1004 of the LORD 3068.

30:16 And they stood 5975 8799 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 8802 the blood 1818, [which they received] of the hand 3027 of the Levites 3881.(their place: Heb. their standing)

30:17 For [there were] many 7227 in the congregation 6951 that were not sanctified 6942 8694: 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 8687 [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 8694 themselves, yet did they eat 398 8804 the passover 6453 otherwise than it was written 3789 8803. But Hezekiah 3169 prayed 6419 8694 for them, saying 559 8800, The good 2896 LORD 3068 pardon 3722 8762 every one

30:19 [That] prepareth 3559 8689 his heart 3824 to seek 1875 8800 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 8799 to Hezekiah 3169, and healed 7495 8799 the people 5971.

30:21 And the children 1121 of Israel 3478 that were present 4672 8737 at Jerusalem 3389 kept 6213 8799 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 8764 the LORD 3068 day 3117 by day 3117, [singing] with loud 5797 instruments 3627 unto the LORD 3068.(present: Heb. found)(loud…: Heb. instruments of strength)

30:22 And Hezekiah 3169 spake 1696 8762 comfortably 3820 unto all the Levites 3881 that taught 7919 8688 the good 2896 knowledge 7922 of the LORD 3068: and they did eat 398 8799 throughout the feast 4150 seven 7651 days 3117, offering 2076 8764 peace 8002 offerings 2077, and making confession 3034 8693 to the LORD 3068 God 430 of their fathers 1.(comfortably…: Heb. to the heart of all)

30:23 And the whole assembly 6951 took counsel 3289 8735 to keep 6213 8800 other 312 seven 7651 days 3117: and they kept 6213 8799 [other] seven 7651 days 3117 with gladness 8057.

30:24 For Hezekiah 2396 king 4428 of Judah 3063 did give 7311 8689 to the congregation 6951 a thousand 505 bullocks 6499 and seven 7651 thousand 505 sheep 6629; and the princes 8269 gave 7311 8689 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 8691 themselves.(did give: Heb. lifted up, or, offered)(gave: Heb. lifted up, or, offered)

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 out 935 8802 of Israel 3478, and the strangers 1616 that came out 935 8802 of the land 776 of Israel 3478, and that dwelt 3427 8802 in Judah 3063, rejoiced 8055 8799.

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.

30:27 Then the priests 3548 the Levites 3881 arose 6965 8799 and blessed 1288 8762 the people 5971: and their voice 6963 was heard 8085 8735, and their prayer 8605 came 935 8799 [up] to his holy 6944 dwelling place 4583, [even] unto heaven 8064.(his holy…: Heb. the habitation of his holiness)

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