2 Chronicles 30:23-31:1

Passover Celebrated

23 Then the whole assembly agreed together to keep the feast f for another seven days. So they kept it for another seven days with gladness. 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah g gave the assembly 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for offerings, and the princes gave the assembly 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. And the priests h consecrated themselves in great numbers. 25 The whole assembly of Judah, and the priests and the Levites, i and the whole assembly that came out of Israel, and the sojourners who came out of the land of Israel, and the sojourners who lived in Judah, rejoiced. 26 So there was great joy in Jerusalem, for j since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there had been nothing like this in Jerusalem. 27 Then k the priests and the Levites arose and l blessed the people, and their voice was heard, and their prayer came to m his holy habitation in heaven.

2 Chronicles 31

Hezekiah Organizes the Priests

1 Now when all this was finished, all Israel who were present went out to the cities of Judah and n broke in pieces the o pillars and cut down p the Asherim and broke down the high places and the altars throughout all Judah and Benjamin, and in Ephraim and Manasseh, until they had destroyed them all. Then all the people of Israel returned to their cities, every man to his possession.

  1. Cross References
    1 Kings 8:65
    So Solomon held the feast at that time, and all Israel with him, a great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt, before the Lord our God, seven days.
  2. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 35:7 - 9
    Then Josiah contributed to the lay people, as Passover offerings for all who were present, lambs and young goats from the flock to the number of 30,000, and 3,000 bulls; these were from the king's possessions.
  3. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 30:3
    For they could not keep it at that time because the priests had not consecrated themselves in sufficient number, nor had the people assembled in Jerusalem -
    2 Chronicles 29:34
    But the priests were too few and could not flay all the burnt offerings, so until other priests had consecrated themselves, their brothers the Levites helped them, until the work was finished - for the Levites were more upright in heart than the priests in consecrating themselves.
  4. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 30:11
    However, some men of Asher, of Manasseh, and of Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.
    2 Chronicles 30:18
    For a majority of the people, many of them from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the Passover otherwise than as prescribed. For Hezekiah had prayed for them, saying, "May the good Lord pardon everyone
  5. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 7:8 - 10
    At that time Solomon held the feast for seven days, and all Israel with him, a very great assembly, from Lebo-hamath to the Brook of Egypt.
  6. Cross References
    2 Chronicles 5:5
    And they brought up the ark, the tent of meeting, and all the holy vessels that were in the tent; the Levitical priests brought them up.
    2 Chronicles 23:18
    And Jehoiada posted watchmen for the house of the Lord under the direction of the Levitical priests and the Levites whom David had organized to be in charge of the house of the Lord, to offer burnt offerings to the Lord, as it is written in the Law of Moses, with rejoicing and with singing, according to the order of David.
  7. Cross References
    Numbers 6:23 - 27
    Speak to Aaron and his sons, saying, Thus you shall bless the people of Israel: you shall say to them.
  8. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 26:15
    Look down from your holy habitation, from heaven, and bless your people Israel and the ground that you have given us, as you swore to our fathers, a land flowing with milk and honey.
    Psalms 68:5
    Father of the fatherless and protector of widows is God in his holy habitation.
  9. Cross References
    2 Kings 18:4
    He removed the high places and broke the pillars and cut down the Asherah. And he broke in pieces the bronze serpent that Moses had made, for until those days the people of Israel had made offerings to it (it was called Nehushtan).
  10. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 16:22
    And you shall not set up a pillar, which the Lord your God hates.
  11. Cross References
    Deuteronomy 16:21
    You shall not plant any tree as an Asherah beside the altar of the Lord your God that you shall make.
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