2 Chronicles 29:1-11.

2 Chronicles 29.1-11
King Hezekiah of Judah

"Hezekiah was twenty-five years old when he became king of Judah, and
he ruled twenty-nine years from Jerusalem. His mother was Abijah
daughter of Zechariah. Hezekiah obeyed the Lord by doing right, just
as his ancestor David had done.

The Temple Is Purified

In the first month of the first year of Hezekiah's rule, he unlocked
the doors to the Lord's temple and had them repaired. Then he called
the priests and Levites to the east courtyard of the temple and said:
It's time to purify the temple of the Lord God of our ancestors. You
Levites must first go through the ceremony to make yourselves clean,
then go into the temple and bring out everything that is unclean and
unacceptable to the Lord. Some of our ancestors were unfaithful and
disobeyed the Lord our God. Not only did they turn their backs on the
Lord, but they also completely ignored his temple. They locked the
doors, then let the lamps go out and stopped burning incense and
offering sacrifices to him. The Lord became terribly angry at the
people of Judah and Jerusalem, and everyone was shocked and horrified
at what he did to punish them. Not only were our ancestors killed in
battle, but our own children and wives were taken captive. So I have
decided to renew our agreement with the Lord God of Israel. Maybe then
he will stop being so angry at us. Let's not waste any time, my
friends. You are the ones who were chosen to be the Lord's priests and
to offer him sacrifices."

God bless you.

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