1 And Hizkiyahu [Yehovah is my strength] sent to all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] and Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], and wrote letters also to Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful] and M’nasheh [Causing to Forget], that they should come to the house of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) at Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace], to keep the Passover unto the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God].

2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace], to keep the Passover in the second month.

3 For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace].

4 And the thing pleased the king and all the congregation.

5 So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], from Be’er-sheva [Well of the sevenfold Oath] even to Dan [Judge], that they should come to keep the Passover unto the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] at Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace]: for they had not done [it] of a long [time in such sort] as it was written.

6 So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] and Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], and according to the commandment of the king, saying, You2f people of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], turn again unto the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of Avraham [Exalted Father], Yitz’khak [Laughter], and Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Ashur [the level plain] (the land of the sons of Shem [name] (name, renown (great reputation; being well-known))).

7 And be not you2f like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of their fathers, [who] therefore gave them up to desolation, as you2f see.

8 Now be you2f not stiffnecked, as your fathers [were, but] yield yourselves unto the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), and enter into his sanctuary, which he has sanctified forever: and serve the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) your God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered], that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

9 For if you2f turn again unto the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate), your brethren and your children [shall find] compassion before them that lead them captive, so that they shall come again into this land: for the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) your God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] [is] gracious and merciful, and will not turn away [his] face from you, if you2f return unto him.

10 So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful] and M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] even unto Z’vulun [Glorious Dwelling Place]: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

11 Nevertheless diverse of Asher [Happy] and M’nasheh [Causing to Forget] and of Z’vulun [Glorious Dwelling Place] humbled themselves, and came to Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace].

12 Also in Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] the hand of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).

13 And there assembled at Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

14 And they arose and took away the altars that [were] in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace], and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast [them] into the brook Kidron [dark].

15 Then they killed the Passover on the fourteenth [day] of the second month: and the priests and the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).

16 And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moshe [He Who Draws Out Of The Waters] the man of God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered]: the priests sprinkled the blood, [which they received] of the hand of the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to].

17 For [there were] many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one [that was] not clean, to sanctify (make holy; set apart for God’s use) [them] unto the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).

18 For a multitude of the people, [even] many of Efrayim [Doubly Fruitful], and M’nasheh [Causing to Forget], Yissakhar [There Is Recompense], and Z’vulun [Glorious Dwelling Place], had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the Passover otherwise than it was written. But Hizkiyahu [Yehovah is my strength] prayed for them, saying, The good LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) pardon every one

19 [That] prepares his heart to seek God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered], the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of his fathers, though [he be] not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary.

20 And the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) listened to Hizkiyahu [Yehovah is my strength], and healed the people.

21 And the people of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] that were present at Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace] kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] and the priests praised the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) day by day, [singing] with loud instruments unto the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate).

22 And Hizkiyahu [Yehovah is my strength] spoke comfortably unto all the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] that taught the good knowledge of the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate): and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the LORD-Yehōvah (Messiah Pre-Incarnate) God-Elōhīm (The Living Word) [The Many Powered] of their fathers.

23 And the whole assembly took counsel to keep other seven days: and they kept [other] seven days with gladness.

24 For Hizkiyahu [Yehovah is my strength] king of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised] did give to the congregation a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; and the princes gave to the congregation a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep: and a great number of priests sanctified themselves.

25 And all the congregation of Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], with the priests and the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to], and all the congregation that came out of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], and the strangers that came out of the land of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God], and that dwelt in Y’hudah [Let Him (God) Be Praised], rejoiced.

26 So there was great joy in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace]: for since the time of Shlomo (Solomon) [peace] the son of David [beloved] king of Yisra’el [He Holds Onto The Heel Of God] [there was] not the like in Yerushalayim [Foundation of Peace].

27 Then the priests the Levi’im (Levites) [Joined to] arose and Blessed (Favored by God; happy; prosperous) the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came [up] to his holy dwelling place, [even] unto heaven.