1Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became…
2And he did what was right in the…
3In the first month of the first year…
4Then he brought in the priests and Levites…
5“Listen to me, O Levites,” he said. “Consecrate…
6For our fathers were unfaithful and did evil…
7They also shut the doors of the portico…
8Therefore, the wrath of the LORD has fallen…
9For behold, this is why our fathers have…
10Now it is in my heart to make…
11Now, my sons, do not be negligent, for…
12Then the Levites set to work: Mahath son…
13Shimri and Jeuel from the Elizaphanites; Zechariah and…
14Jehiel and Shimei from the Hemanites; and Shemaiah…
15When they had assembled their brothers and consecrated…
16So the priests went inside the house of…
17They began the consecration on the first day…
18Then they went in to King Hezekiah and…
19Moreover, we have prepared and consecrated all the…
20Early the next morning King Hezekiah gathered the…
21They brought seven bulls, seven rams, seven lambs,…
22So they slaughtered the bulls, and the priests…
23Then they brought the goats for the sin…
24And the priests slaughtered the goats and put…
25Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of…
26The Levites stood with the instruments of David,…
27And Hezekiah ordered that the burnt offering be…
28The whole assembly was worshiping, the singers were…
29When the offerings were completed, the king and…
30Then King Hezekiah and his officials ordered the…
31Then Hezekiah said, “Now that you have consecrated…
32The number of burnt offerings the assembly brought…
33And the consecrated offerings were six hundred bulls…
34However, since there were not enough priests to…
35Furthermore, the burnt offerings were abundant, along with…
36Then Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced at…
