Second Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1000

hath,·ben—Amasi, and ]0a1—be¤-Aza- rihu, ofthe Beni Kahth; and ofthe Bani Merari, Kish—bc¤~Abdi, and Azarihu—bcn»]kha1e1a1; and from the Ghersoni, joakh - ben · Zimah, and Aden-bemjoakh; and from the Beni Alizafzm, Shimri and java]; and from the Beni Asaph, Zekerihu, and Mnthzmihu. And from thc Beni Hayman, jakhoal, and Shimai; and from the Beni jeduthun, Shemiah, and Azial ;———who collected their rela- tives, and consecrated themselves, and went, as the King ordered, to the business of the EvER—L1v1NG,~——to purify the House of the Loma. But the Priests preceded them to the House of the EvER—L1v1NG, to purify it, and they flung out all the defile· ment that they found in the Sanctuary of the EvER·L1v1NG, and the Court of the LORD’S House, and the Levites carried it out to the brook of Kidron. They began on the first day of the first month to cleanse, and on the eighth day of the month they reached the Porch of the Evan-r,zv1Ne, and consecrated the House of the EvER» LIVING for eight days, and finished on the sixteenth day of the first month. (y26 ac.) Gilyzg rcimrt the {Juri- Ecatinxt in the Qliug, mth be ilzrunzurntzs the @¤mplz. 18 They then went to the presence of We have cleansed all the House of the 20 21 Evan-L1vm<;, and the Altar of Burnt-offerings, and all its instru· ments, and the Table of the Show- bread, with all its appliances, and all the instruments which King Ahaz dehlecl in his reign, by his crimes, we have repaired and consecrated, and you can see them before the Altar of the Even-L1vmc.’ King Hezekiah consequently made

ready, and assembled the nobles of the City, and they went up to the House of the EvErz—L1v1Nc, and brought seven bullocks and seven rams, with seven lambs, and seven perfect goats, for sin offerings, for the Kingdom, and for the Sanctuary, and for judea, and commanded to the Descendants of Aaron,-—the Priests and Levites,——to offer them on the Altar of the EVER-L1v1NG. S0 they slaughtered the bullocks, and the Priests took the blood and sprinkled it upon the Altar. Then they brought the Goats for the Sin- offerings before the King, and the Parliament, and they laid their hands upon them. The Priests afterwards slew them, and made with their blood Sin—offerings on the Altar, to expiate said the let the Sin—offerings, be offered for all Israel. He also appointed the Levites in

the House of the EVER-LIWNG, with cymbals, and lutes, and harps, as David, and Gad, the King's Seer, with Nathan the Preacher, had or- dained ;—-——He ordained the same from the hand of the Evnxorzvmo, by the medium of his Preachers. So the Levites stood with the

Davidian instruments, and the Priests with trumpets, when Hezekiah com- manded to offer the Burnt-offering on the Altar, and as the Offering began, they sang of the EVER-LIVING with trumpets, and by hand on the Davidian instmments of the King of Israel. Then all the Senate bowed, and the Singers sang, and the trurn— pets sounded, until the whole of the Offerings were completed. And, when the Offering was completed, the King knelt, and his guests bowed with him, and Hezekiah the King, and his Nobles requested the Levites to praise the Evan-L1v1No in the words of David, and Asaph the Seer. So they praised him gladly, and bowed themselves and worshipped. Then Hezekiah spoke and said: ‘ Now you have filled your hand for the EVER-L1v1NG, approach and bring Sacrifices and ’l`hank—offerings ——So the Assembly brought offerings, and all of a willing heart, offered up. Consequently the number of the 26 28 29 Offerings that the Parliament brought were seventy bullocks, a hundred rams, and two hundred lambs, as a Burnt-offering to the EVER-LIVING for all of them. dbz itetritzs callers in 'igfyzlp in the Olluuzccruiimt. But the Consecration was six hun- 33 dred bullocks, and three thousand sheep, so that the Priests were too 34 few, and were not able to strip the I OOO