Second Book of Chronicles - Ferrar Fenton Bible Translation page 1002

zo Sanctuary? And the EVER-mvmc listened to Hezekiah, and accepted the people. Mhz Zzazi nf Elnlzabcnzh §1·zah ibsinrzh. 21 So the Children of Israel who were found in jerusalem, made the Feast 22 of Unfermented Bread for seven days with great gladness, the Levites and Priests giving thanks to the EVER- LIVING day by day with powerful instruments, unto the LORD. While Hezekiah spoke to the heart of every skilful Levite who showed good will for the EvBR—L1v1NG. And the Assembly ate for seven days of the Sacrifices of the Altar, and Thank- offerings, and confessed to the EVER- LIVING GOD of their fathers. 3 Szcmth 3z¤zt. Then all the Parliament decided

to celebrate for seven days after. So they made a Festival of seven days, when Hezekiah King of judah gave up to the Assembly a thousand bul· locks, and seven thousand sheep; and the nobles gave to the Assembly a thousand bullocks, and ten thousand sheep, and many Priests consecrated themselves. Then all the Parliament of judah with Priests and Levites rejoiced, with all the crowd who came from Israel, and the foreigners who came from the country of Israel,

26 and the residents in judea. So there was great Festivity in jerusalem; for from the days of Solomon—ben· David, King of Israel, there had never been like that in jerusalem. 726 ac.) Qt jlatinnul yzzirnrtinn uf hula. 31 And when they had finished all this, all the Israelites who had been there, went out to the towns of judea and smashed the Columns, and cut up the Lust—Booths and overturned the Mounds, and the Altars in all ]udea, and Benjamin, and Ephraim, and Manasseh totally. Then all the Children of Israel returned each to his own home, and village. Wicgrltiniy i·2st¤rr¤ iluiiunnl mnrslyip. with the regulations for the work of each band of the Priestsand Levites. For the Burnbofferings, and for the Thank—oii”erings, for Ministrations, and for Thanks·givings, and for Praise at the Gates of the Lord’s Camp. And the King gave from his 3 own property the Burnt—o§erings for the Morning Sacrifice, and the Evening Sacrifice; for the Sabbaths; and for the Months; and for the Assemblies; as they were prescribed for in the Laws of the EVER-LIVING. He also commanded the residents

Give gifts to the Priests and Levites, because they instruct you in the Laws of the And when the order was promulgated, the Children of Israel heaped up the first·fruits of corn, and wine, and oil, and honey, and all the produce of the land. Many also brought the tythes. The Children of Israel, and judah, with the residents in the villages of judea, also tythed the cattle and sheep, and dedicated the tythes to the Sanctuary of their Evan-uviivo Gon, and brought and heaped them in heaps. They began in the third Month the collection, and completed it in the seventh month, when Hezekiah and the nobles went and examined the stacks, and thanked the EVER- LIVINO, and the People of Israel,. @zci¤imt as tu @iztrilmii¤u nf ily: Wytbw. Hezekiah then enquired of the 9 Priests and Levites about the stacks, when Azarihu the Priest, the Head ro of the House of Zadok, answered him From when the Offerings began to come to the House of the EVER-L1v1NG, we have had enough food and plenty to spare; for the EVER-LIVING has blessed His people, and this great mass remains ’ hirgrltiab reurgnniges ily: ®nh¤ln- ments uf tl): 4llati¤n¤l_ Qllynrzly.

Consequently Hezekiah ordered to

store it in the chambers ofthe House of the EvER—L1vrNG. So they stored it. And brought in the offerings, and tythes, and gifts, honestly, and ap- pointed over them Konenihu, the Levite; and Shimai his brother as his assistant ; with jekhial, and Azarihu,

2 After that Hezekiah restored the l and Asahel, and jerimoth, and }osa- Courses of the Priests and Levites, bad, and Alial, and Ismakihu, and TOO') II I2