2 Chronicles 30

Hezekiah invites all Israel and Judah, and writes letters to Ephraim and Manasseh to come up to Jerusalem, and hold a passover to the Lord, 2 Chronicles 30:1-4 . The posts go out with the king's proclamation from Dan to Beer-sheba, and pass from city to city through the coasts of Ephraim, Manasseh, and Zebulun, but are generally mocked in Israel, 2 Chronicles 30:5-10 . Yet several of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun, humble themselves, and come to Jerusalem, 2 Chronicles 30:11 . But in Judah they are all of one heart, 2 Chronicles 30:12 , 2 Chronicles 30:13 . They take away the idolatrous altars, kill the passover, sprinkle the blood, and, as circumstances will permit, sanctify the people, 2 Chronicles 30:14 , 2 Chronicles 30:15 . Many having eaten of the passover, who were not purified according to the law, Hezekiah prays for them; and the Lord accepts his prayer, and heals them, 2 Chronicles 30:16-20 . Hezekiah exhorts them; and they hold the feast seven additional days, fourteen in all, and the people greatly rejoice, 2 Chronicles 30:21-26 . The priests and the Levites bless the people, and God accepts their prayers and thanksgivings, 2 Chronicles 30:27 .