1Hezekiah hit up all of Israel and Judah, sending letters to Ephraim and Manasseh, like, "Yo, come to the Lord's crib in Jerusalem for the Passover vibes."

2The king got the squad together, and they decided to keep the Passover in the second month, no cap.

3They couldn't do it then 'cause the priests weren't ready, and the people hadn't gathered in Jerusalem, periodt.

4The whole thing had the king and the crew feeling good, like, "This is lit."

5So they dropped a decree to spread the word all over Israel, from Beer-sheba to Dan, telling everyone to come do the Passover in Jerusalem, 'cause it had been a hot minute since they did it right.

6The messengers rolled out with the letters from the king, saying, "Yo, children of Israel, turn back to the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and He'll show love to the ones who got away from the Assyrian kings."

7Don't be like your dads and bros who messed up with the Lord and got wrecked, just saying.

8Don't be stubborn like your fathers were; just chill and give yourselves to the Lord, step into His sanctuary, and serve Him so His wrath can chill out.

9If you turn back to the Lord, your fam and kids will find mercy from their captors, and they'll come back to this land, 'cause the Lord your God is mad gracious and won't turn away if you come back to Him.

10The messengers went city to city through Ephraim and Manasseh all the way to Zebulun, but they were like, "Nah," and laughed at them, super sus.

11But for real, some of Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun were like, "We gotta vibe check," and rolled up to Jerusalem.

12In Judah, God was like, "Let’s get everyone on the same page," so they followed the king’s orders, no cap.

13A ton of peeps showed up in Jerusalem to throw down for the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, it was a whole vibe.

14They got up and ditched the altars in Jerusalem, like, "We don’t need these," and tossed them into the Kidron brook.

15They threw down the Passover on the 14th of the second month, and the priests and Levites were feeling kinda sus, so they cleaned up and brought offerings to the Lord’s crib.

16They stood in their spots, just like Moses taught them: the priests were sprinkling blood from the Levites, keeping it real.

17A bunch of folks weren’t ready yet, so the Levites took charge of the Passover for everyone who was still sus, to get them right with God.

18Lots of peeps, including many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, hadn’t cleaned up, but they still ate the Passover, which was a bit off-script. Hezekiah was like, "Yo, God, please forgive them."

19"Anyone who’s down to seek the Lord, the God of their fams, even if they ain’t cleaned up right, I got you."

20And the Lord listened to Hezekiah and healed the squad.

21The kids of Israel in Jerusalem threw a lit feast of unleavened bread for seven days, vibing hard while the Levites and priests praised the Lord daily with some loud beats.

22Hezekiah was like, "Yo, Levites, keep spreading that good knowledge about the Lord," and they were munching through the feast for seven days, dropping peace offerings and confessing to the Lord God of their fams.

23The whole squad decided to keep the party going for another seven days, and they were living it up with mad gladness.

24Hezekiah, the king of Judah, hooked the crew up with a thousand bullocks and seven thousand sheep; the princes also dropped a thousand bullocks and ten thousand sheep, and a ton of priests got their vibes right.

25Everyone in Judah, along with the priests, Levites, and all the peeps from Israel and the outsiders chilling in Judah, were just straight-up rejoicing.

26There was major joy in Jerusalem, 'cause since Solomon, David's son, there hadn't been a vibe like this in the city.

27Then the Levite priests stood up and blessed the people; their voices were heard, and their prayers shot up to the holy spot, all the way to heaven.

1And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the Lord at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel.

2For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.

3For they could not keep it at that time, because the priests had not sanctified themselves sufficiently, neither had the people gathered themselves together to Jerusalem.

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

5So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer–sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.

6So the posts went with the letters from the king and his princes throughout all Israel and Judah, and according to the commandment of the king, saying, Ye children of Israel, turn again unto the Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, and he will return to the remnant of you, that are escaped out of the hand of the kings of Assyria.

7And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, which trespassed against the Lord God of their fathers, who therefore gave them up to desolation, as ye see.

8Now be ye not stiffnecked, as your fathers were, but yield yourselves unto the Lord, and enter into his sanctuary, which he hath sanctified for ever: and serve the Lord your God, that the fierceness of his wrath may turn away from you.

9For if ye turn again unto the Lord, 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 your God is gracious and merciful, and will not turn away his face from you, if ye return unto him.

10So the posts passed from city to city through the country of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun: but they laughed them to scorn, and mocked them.

11Nevertheless divers of Asher and Manasseh and of Zebulun humbled themselves, and came to Jerusalem.

12Also in Judah the hand of God was to give them one heart to do the commandment of the king and of the princes, by the word of the Lord.

13And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

14And they arose and took away the altars that were in Jerusalem, and all the altars for incense took they away, and cast them into the brook Kidron.

15Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the Lord.

16And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.

17For there were many in the congregation that were not sanctified: therefore the Levites had the charge of the killing of the passovers for every one that was not clean, to sanctify them unto the Lord.

18For a multitude of the people, even many of Ephraim, and Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, had not cleansed themselves, yet did they eat the passover otherwise than it was written. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, The good Lord pardon every one

19That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

20And the Lord hearkened to Hezekiah, and healed the people.

21And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord.

22And Hezekiah spake comfortably unto all the Levites that taught the good knowledge of the Lord: and they did eat throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings, and making confession to the Lord God of their fathers.

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

24For Hezekiah king of Judah 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.

25And all the congregation of Judah, with the priests and the Levites, and all the congregation that came out of Israel, and the strangers that came out of the land of Israel, and that dwelt in Judah, rejoiced.

26So there was great joy in Jerusalem: for since the time of Solomon the son of David king of Israel there was not the like in Jerusalem.

27Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.