II Chronicles 30:17
The Scripture
(17) For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the LORD.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Hezekiah invited all Israel and Judah to keep the Passover at Jerusalem, and though many from the northern tribes mocked the invitation, a large number humbled themselves and came to celebrate. The people kept the feast with great joy for seven days and then extended it another seven, and Hezekiah prayed for those who ate the Passover without being properly purified, and the LORD healed them.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Chronicles 29:34II Chronicles 35:3II Chronicles 35:4II Chronicles 35:5II Chronicles 35:6Exodus 12:6
Related verses (shared words)
II Chronicles 29:34Nehemiah 12:47Ezekiel 48:11Numbers 1:53Numbers 8:26I Chronicles 23:32