He setup the altarof the LORDand sacrificedpeaceofferingsand thankofferingson it; and he orderedJudahto servethe LORDGodof Israel.
"For I have chosenhim, sothat he may commandhis childrenand his householdafterhim to keepthe wayof the LORDby doingrighteousnessand justice,sothat the LORDmay bringupon AbrahamwhatHe has spokenabouthim."
Then Elijahsaidto allthe people,"Comenearto me." So allthe peoplecamenearto him. And he repairedthe altarof the LORDwhich had been torndown.
for he removedthe foreignaltarsand highplaces,toredownthe [sacred] pillars,cutdownthe Asherim,
and commandedJudahto seekthe LORDGodof their fathersand to observethe lawand the commandment.
Then they wentin to KingHezekiahand said,"We have cleansedthe wholehouseof the LORD,the altarof burntofferingwith allof its utensils,and the tableof showbreadwith allof its utensils.
Then Hezekiahsaid,"Now[that] you have consecratedyourselvesto the LORD,comenearand bringsacrificesand thankofferingsto the houseof the LORD."And the assemblybroughtsacrificesand thankofferings,and allthose who were willing[brought] burntofferings.
The handof Godwas alsoon Judahto givethem oneheartto dowhatthe kingand the princescommandedby the wordof the LORD.
Thus ManassehmisledJudahand the inhabitantsof Jerusalemto domoreevilthanthe nationswhomthe LORDdestroyedbeforethe sonsof Israel.
but I have prayedfor you, that your faithmay not fail;and you, when onceyou have turned again,strengthenyour brothers."
