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to withstand the royal will. Not for thee, Ozias, they cried, to burn incense in the Lord’s honour; that is for the priests, the sons of Aaron, that are set apart for this office. Leave this holy place, and profane it no more; thou wilt win no favour from the Lord God by such doings as these. (2 Chronicles 26, 18)
It was on the first day of the first month that they set about their task; on the eighth day of the same month they were still in the porch, and then they took eight days more ridding the temple itself of defilement; by the sixteenth day, their undertaking was complete. (2 Chronicles 29, 17)
So, amid great rejoicing, for seven days together, all the Israelites assembled at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread. Day by day priest and Levite stood there praising the Lord as best their music might; (2 Chronicles 30, 21)
Ezechias himself spoke to hearten them, sons of Levi that had such skill in the Lord’s service. All the seven days of the feast they ate the victims of their own welcome-offerings, giving thanks to the Lord, their fathers’ God. (2 Chronicles 30, 22)
And now the whole multitude resolved to keep festival seven days more, and right gladly they did it. (2 Chronicles 30, 23)
such high festival was kept in Jerusalem as the city had never seen since the days of David’s son Solomon, that was king of all Israel. (2 Chronicles 30, 26)
Then priests and Levites stood up to bless the people, nor did their voices go unheard; heaven’s holy dwelling-place echoed to their prayer. (2 Chronicles 30, 27)
Gifts that were freely made, and what was set apart for the priests and for holy uses, were in charge of Core, son of Jemna, the Levite that was door-keeper of the eastern gate. (2 Chronicles 31, 14)
And all the Israelites who were present kept, at this time, not only the pasch but the feast of unleavened bread, for seven days together. (2 Chronicles 35, 17)
Never was such a paschal feast as this in all Israel’s history since the days of the prophet Samuel; never a king, of all who reigned in Israel, so kept it as Josias did, with priests and Levites and pilgrims from Juda and Israel, besides the citizens of Jerusalem. (2 Chronicles 35, 18)
This Joachin was eight(een)✻ years old when he came to the throne, and his reign at Jerusalem lasted three months and ten days. He too defied the Lord’s will, (2 Chronicles 36, 9)
After that, burnt-sacrifice went on uninterruptedly, on the feast days set apart for the Lord, and on other days, too, when gifts were brought to the Lord out of devotion. (Ezra 3, 5)
