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550 Second Book of Paralipomenon

Manasses, and of Zabulon, yielding to the coun- ery day. the Levites also, and the priests, with
sel, came to Jerusalem. instruments that agreed to their office.
12 But the hand of God was in Juda, to give 22 And Ezechias spoke to the heart of all the
them one heart to do the word of the Lord, ac- Levites, that had good understanding concern-
cording to the commandment of the king, and of ing the Lord: and they ate during the seven days
the princes. of the solemnity, immolating victims of peace of-
13 And much people were assembled to ferings, and praising the Lord the God of their
Jerusalem to celebrate the solemnity of the un- fathers.
leavened bread in the second month: 23 And it pleased the whole multitude to keep
14 And they arose and destroyed the altars other seven days: which they did with great joy.
that were in Jerusalem, and took away all things 24 For Ezechias the king of Juda had given
in which incense was burnt to idols and cast them to the multitude a thousand bullocks, and seven
into the torrent Cedron. thousand sheep: and the princes had given the
15 And they immolated the phase on the four- people a thousand bullocks, and ten thousand
teenth day of the second month. And the priests sheep: and a great number of priests was sanc-
and the Levites being at length sanctified offered tified.
holocausts in the house of the Lord. 25 And all the multitude of Juda with the
16 And they stood in their order according to priests and Levites, and all the assembly, that
the disposition and law of Moses the man of God: came out of Israel; and the proselytes of the land
but the priests received the blood which was to of Israel, and that dwelt in Juda were full of joy.
be poured out, from the hands of the Levites, 26 And there was a great solemnity in
17 Because a great number was not sanctified: Jerusalem, such as had not been in that city
and therefore the Levites immolated the phase since the time of Solomon the son of David king
for them that came not in time to be sanctified of Israel.
to the Lord.
27 And the priests and the Levites rose up and
18 For a great part of the people from blessed the people: and their voice was heard:
Ephraim, and Manasses, and Issachar, and Zab-
and their prayer came to the holy dwelling place
ulon, that had not been sanctified, ate the phase of heaven.
otherwise than it is written: and Ezechias prayed
for them, saying: The Lord who is good will shew
mercy, Chapter 31
19 To all them, who with their whole heart,
seek the Lord the God of their fathers: and will And when these things had been duly celebrated,
not impute it to them that they are not sancti- all Israel that were found in the cities of Juda,
fied. went out, and they broke the idols, and cut down
20 And the Lord heard him, and was merciful the groves, demolished the high places, and de-
to the people. stroyed the altars, not only out of all Juda and
21 And the children of Israel, that were found Benjamin, but out of Ephraim also and Man-
at Jerusalem, kept the feast of unleavened bread asses, till they had utterly destroyed them: then
seven days with great joy, praising the Lord ev- all the children of Israel returned to their pos-