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2 Chronicles 34:9

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

So they went to the high priest Hilkiah  and gave him the silver brought into God’s temple. The Levites and the doorkeepers had collected it from Manasseh, Ephraim,  and from the entire remnant of Israel, and from all Judah, Benjamin, and the inhabitants of Jerusalem.

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His officials also donated willingly for the people, the priests, and the Levites. Hilkiah, Zechariah, and Jehiel, chief officials of God’s temple, gave two thousand six hundred Passover sacrifices and three hundred cattle for the priests.


A large number of the people #– #many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun #– #were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover  contrary to what was written.  But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying, ‘May the good Lord provide atonement on behalf of


The couriers travelled from city to city in the land of Ephraim and Manasseh as far as Zebulun, but the inhabitants  laughed at them and mocked them.


Finally  brothers and sisters, whatever is true,  whatever is honourable,  whatever is just,  whatever is pure,  whatever is lovely, whatever is commendable #– #if there is any moral excellence  and if there is anything praiseworthy #– #dwell on these things.


So Hilkiah and those the king had designated  went to the prophetess Huldah, the wife of Shallum son of Tokhath, son of Hasrah, keeper of the wardrobe. She lived in Jerusalem in the Second District. They spoke with her about this.


Then he commanded Hilkiah, Ahikam son of Shaphan, Abdon son of Micah, the court secretary Shaphan, and the king’s servant Asaiah,


Then the court secretary Shaphan told the king, ‘The priest Hilkiah gave me a book,’ and Shaphan read from it in the presence of the king.


When all this was completed, all Israel who had attended went out to the cities of Judah and broke up the sacred pillars, chopped down the Asherah poles, and tore down the high places and altars  throughout Judah and Benjamin, as well as in Ephraim and Manasseh, to the last one.  Then all the Israelites returned to their cities, each to his own possession.


Then the king commanded the high priest Hilkiah  and the priests of the second rank  and the doorkeepers to bring out of the Lord’s sanctuary all the articles made for Baal, Asherah, and all the stars in the sky.  He burned them outside Jerusalem in the fields of the Kidron and carried their ashes to Bethel.


They gave it to those doing the work #– #those who oversaw the Lord’s temple. They gave it to the workmen who were working in the Lord’s temple, to repair and restore the temple;





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