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17 For there were many in the congregation of Israel who had not sanctified themselves; therefore the Levites had charge of the killing of the passover lambs, and they saw that every one was clean, to sanctify him to the LORD; 18 For there were a great many people in the assembly of Israel, from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun, the four tribes, who had not cleansed themselves, yet they ate the passover unlawfully. But Hezekiah prayed for them, saying, May the good LORD pardon all the people of Israel, 19 For we have prepared our hearts to pray to the LORD God of our fathers, and sanctification would not purify us any more. 20 And the LORD hearkened to the voice of Hezekiah, and healed the people. 2 Chronicles 30:17-20, Lamsa Bible. Public domain.
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