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In the first year of his reign, when the first month came round, he opened the gates of the Lord’s house again, and put them in repair. (2 Chronicles 29, 3)
Men of Levi, he said, it is my will that you should cleanse yourselves; cleanse, too, the house of the Lord, the God of your fathers, and rid his sanctuary of all defilement. (2 Chronicles 29, 5)
Mustering their brethren, they purified themselves, and so, obedient to the royal command and the divine will, entered into God’s house to cleanse it. (2 Chronicles 29, 15)
And now they craved audience with king Ezechias; We have cleansed the Lord’s house, they told him, and the altar of burnt-sacrifice, with all that belongs to it, the table of hallowed loaves, and all that belongs to the table. (2 Chronicles 29, 18)
Next day, Ezechias was abroad early, with all the chief men of the city gathered about him, to make his way into the house of the Lord. (2 Chronicles 29, 20)
Seven bulls they offered, seven rams, seven lambs; seven goats, too, as an offering for fault; all this on behalf of the royal house, of the priestly line, and of Juda.✻ And the king bade the priests, Aaron’s sons, offer the victims at the Lord’s altar. (2 Chronicles 29, 21)
He had bidden the Levites take their stations, there in the Lord’s house, with cymbals, harp, and zither, as David enjoined; as Gad, the man of visions, and the prophet Nathan enjoined, for it was through these prophets of his that David had learned the Lord’s will. (2 Chronicles 29, 25)
It was not enough; Here, said Ezechias, are hands consecrated to the Lord afresh; come forward, and present victim and thank-offering in the Lord’s house. Thereupon the whole multitude brought victims and thank-offerings, and some, in their devotion, whole burnt-sacrifice.✻ (2 Chronicles 29, 31)
Thus was the worship of the Lord’s house restored in full. Greatly did Ezechias and all the people rejoice over their duty well done, for all that the resolve was taken so suddenly. (2 Chronicles 29, 36)
Then Ezechias sent out a summons to Juda and all Israel (for his word went out by letter even to Ephraim and Manasses), bidding them come up to the Lord’s house at Jerusalem, and keep his paschal feast there. (2 Chronicles 30, 1)
Then, on the fourteenth day of the second month, they slew the paschal victim. Priest and Levite, cleansed of their defilement at last, offered burnt-sacrifice in the Lord’s house, (2 Chronicles 30, 15)
So Ezechias bade them make granaries in the Lord’s house; and in these granaries, once built, (2 Chronicles 31, 11)