2 Dabray HaYamiym 29

Yachazaqiyahu began to reign when he was five and twenty years old, and he reigned nine and twenty years in Yarushalayim. And his mother's name was Abiyah, the daughter of Zekaryahu.

And he did that which was right in the sight of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, according to all that Dawid his father had done.

He in the first year of his reign, in the first month, opened the doors of the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, and repaired them.

And he brought in the priests and the Lawiytes, and gathered them together into the east street,

And said unto them, "Hear me, ye Lawiytes, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Alahiym of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place."

"For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the eyes of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 our Alahiym, and have forsaken Him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, and turned their backs."

"Also they have shut up the doors of the porch, and put out the lamps, and have not burned incense nor offered burnt offerings in the holy place unto the Alahiym of Yashar'al."

"Wherefore the wrath of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 was upon Yahudah and Yarushalayim, and He hath delivered them to trouble, to astonishment, and to hissing, as ye see with your eyes."

"For, lo, our fathers have fallen by the sword, and our sons and our daughters and our wives are in captivity for this."

"Now it is in mine heart to make a covenant with 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 Alahiym of Yashar'al, that His fierce wrath may turn away from us."

"My sons, be not now negligent: for 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 hath chosen you to stand before Him, to serve Him, and that ye should minister unto Him, and burn incense."

Then the Lawiytes arose, Mahath the son of Amasai, and Yoel the son of Azaryahu, of the sons of the Kohathites: and of the sons of Merari, Qish the son of Abdi, and Azaryahu the son of Yahalelel: and of the Gershonites; Yoah the son of Zimmah, and Eden the son of Yoah:

And of the sons of Elizaphan; Shimri, and Yeiel: and of the sons of Asaph; Zekaryahu, and Mattanyahu:

And of the sons of Heman; Yahiel, and Shimei: and of the sons of Yaduthun; Shamayahu, and Uzziel.

And they gathered their brethren, and sanctified themselves, and came, according to the commandment of the king, by the words of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, to cleanse the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

And the priests went into the inner part of the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, to cleanse it, and brought out all the uncleanness that they found in the temple of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 into the court of the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄. And the Lawiytes took it, to carry it out abroad into the brook Qidron.

Now they began on the first day of the first month to sanctify, and on the eighth day of the month came they to the porch of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄: so they sanctified the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 in eight days; and in the sixteenth day of the first month they made an end.

Then they went in to Yachazaqiyahu the king, and said, "We have cleansed all the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, and the altar of burnt offering, with all the vessels thereof, and the showbread table, with all the vessels thereof."

"Moreover all the vessels, which king Ahaz in his reign did cast away in his transgression, have we prepared and sanctified, and, behold, they are before the altar of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄."

Then Yachazaqiyahu the king rose early, and gathered the rulers of the city, and went up to the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

And they brought seven bullocks, and seven rams, and seven lambs, and seven he goats, for a sin offering for the kingdom, and for the sanctuary, and for Yahudah. And he commanded the priests the sons of Aharun to offer them on the altar of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

So they killed the bullocks, and the priests received the blood, and sprinkled it on the altar: likewise, when they had killed the rams, they sprinkled the blood upon the altar: they killed also the lambs, and they sprinkled the blood upon the altar.

And they brought forth the he goats for the sin offering before the king and the congregation; and they laid their hands upon them:

And the priests killed them, and they made reconciliation with their blood upon the altar, to make an atonement for all Yashar'al: for the king commanded that the burnt offering and the sin offering should be made for all Yashar'al.

And he set the Lawiytes in the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 with cymbals, with psalteries, and with harps, according to the commandment of Dawid, and of Gad the king's seer, and Natan the prophet: for so was the commandment of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 by His prophets.

And the Lawiytes stood with the instruments of Dawid, and the priests with the trumpets.

And Yachazaqiyahu commanded to offer the burnt offering upon the altar. And when the burnt offering began, the song of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 began also with the trumpets, and with the instruments ordained by Dawid king of Yashar'al.

And all the congregation worshipped, and the singers sang, and the trumpeters sounded: and all this continued until the burnt offering was finished.

And when they had made an end of offering, the king and all that were present with him bowed themselves, and worshipped.

Moreover Yachazaqiyahu the king and the princes commanded the Lawiytes to sing praise unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 with the words of Dawid, and of Asaph the seer. And they sang praises with gladness, and they bowed their heads and worshipped.

Then Yachazaqiyahu answered and said, "Now ye have consecrated yourselves unto 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄, come near and bring sacrifices and thank offerings into the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄." And the congregation brought in sacrifices and thank offerings; and as many as were of a free heart burnt offerings.

And the number of the burnt offerings, which the congregation brought, was threescore and ten bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs: all these were for a burnt offering to 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄.

And the consecrated things were six hundred oxen and three thousand sheep.

But the priests were too few, so that they could not flay all the burnt offerings: wherefore their brethren the Lawiytes did help them, till the work was ended, and until the other priests had sanctified themselves: for the Lawiytes were more upright in heart to sanctify themselves than the priests.

And also the burnt offerings were in abundance, with the fat of the peace offerings, and the drink offerings for every burnt offering. So the service of the house of 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 was set in order.

And Yachazaqiyahu rejoiced, and all the people, that Alahiym had prepared the people: for the thing was done suddenly.