- I commanded:
- "These¹ soughtª° their registerª [among] those that were reckoned by genealogy,ª° but it was not¹ found:ª° therefore were they, as polluted,ª° put from¹ the priesthood.ª ... And the Tirshathaª saidª° unto them, that¹ they should not¹ eatª° of the most² holy things,ª¹ till¹ there stoodª° [up] a priestª with Urimª and Thummim.ª" {Neh 7:64-65} + "And the priestsª and the Levitesª purified²° themselves,¹ and purifiedª°¹ the people,ª and the gates,ª and the wall.ª" {Neh 12:30} + "And the kingª commandedª°¹ Hilkiahª the highª priest,ª and the priestsª of the second order,ª and the keepersª° of the door,ª to bring forthª° out of the templeª¹ of the LORDª¹ all¹ the vesselsª that were madeª° for Baal,ª and for the grove,ª and for all¹ the hostª of heaven:ª and he burnedª° them withoutª¹ Jerusalemª in the fieldsª of Kidron,ª and carriedª°¹ the ashesª of them unto Bethel.ª" {2Kg 23:4} + "And saidª° unto them, Ye¹ [are] the chiefª of the fathersª of the Levites:ª sanctify²° yourselves,¹ [both] ye¹ and your brethren,ª that ye may bring upª°¹ the arkª of the LORDª Godª of Israelª unto¹ [the place that] I have preparedª° for it. ... So the priestsª and the Levitesª sanctified²° themselves¹ to bring upª°¹ the arkª of the LORDª Godª of Israel.ª" {1Ch 15:12-14} + "And he brought inª°¹ the priestsª and the Levites,ª and gathered them togetherª° into the eastª street,ª ... And saidª° unto them, Hearª° me, ye Levites,ª sanctify²° now yourselves,¹¹ and sanctifyª°¹ the houseª of the LORDª Godª of your fathers,ª and carry forthª°¹ the filthinessª out of¹ the holyª [place]." {2Ch 29:4-5} + "And the priestsª killedª° them, and they made reconciliationª° with¹ their bloodª upon the altar,ª to make an atonementª° for¹ all¹ Israel:ª for¹ the kingª commandedª° [that] the burnt offeringª and the sin offeringª [should be made] for all¹ Israel.ª" {2Ch 29:24} + "And Hezekiahª commandedª° to offerª° the burnt offeringª upon the altar.ª And whenª the burnt offeringª began,ª° the songª of the LORDª beganª° [also] with the trumpets,ª and with¹ the instrumentsª¹ [ordained] by² Davidª kingª of Israel.ª" {2Ch 29:27} + "Moreover Hezekiahª the kingª and the princesª commandedª° the Levitesª to sing praiseª° unto the LORDª with the wordsª of David,ª and of Asaphª the seer.ª And they sang praisesª° with¹ gladness,ª and they bowed their headsª° and worshipped.ª°" {2Ch 29:30} + "And kingsª shall be¹ thy nursing fathers,ª° and their queensª thy nursing mothers:ª° they shall bow downª° to thee with [their] faceª toward the earth,ª and lick upª° the dustª of thy feet;ª and thou shalt knowª° that¹ I¹ [am] the LORD:ª for they¹ shall not¹ be ashamedª° that waitª° for me." {Isa 49:23}
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