![]() When the people returned to their respective cities and villages, they began to throw down the idol altars, statues, images, and groves, and even to abolish the high places the consequence was that a spirit of piety began to revive in the land, and a general reformation took place. The concourse was great, and the feast was celebrated with great magnificence. As the passover, according to the law, must be celebrated the fourteenth of the first month, and the Levites could not get the temple cleansed before the sixteenth day, he published the passover for the fourteenth of the second month, and sent through all Judah and Israel to collect all the men that feared God, that the passover might be celebrated in a proper manner. He caused the priests and Levites to cleanse the holy house, which had been shut up by his father Ahaz, and had been polluted with filth of various kinds and this cleansing required no less than sixteen days to accomplish it. 1-36 of the second book of Chronicles, we have an account of what this pious king did to restore the worship of God. "He did that which was right in the sight of the Lord" - In chap. "Now-in the third year of Hoshea" - See the note on chap. Hezekiah and his people are greatly afflicted at the words of Rab-shakeh, 36, 37. ![]() The king of Assyria sends, notwithstanding, a great host against Jerusalem and his general, Rab-shakeh, delivers an insulting and blasphemous message to Hezekiah, 17-35. Hezekiah sends a message to him at Lachish to desist, with the promise that he will pay him any tribute he chooses to impose in consequence of which Shalmaneser exacts three hundred talents of silver, and thirty talents of gold to pay which Hezekiah is obliged to take all his own treasures, and those belonging to the temple, 14-16. And then comes against Judah, and takes all the fenced cities, 13. ![]() Shalmaneser comes up against Samaria, takes it, and carries the people away into captivity, 9-12. He endeavours to shake off the Assyrian yoke, and defeats the Philistines, 7, 8. ![]() Hezekiah begins to reign he removes the high places, breaks to pieces the brazen serpent, and walks uprightly before God, 1-6. HELPS: KJS - KJV - ASV - DBY - DOU - WBS - YLT - ORIG - BBE - WEB - NAS - SEV - TSK - CRK - WES - MHC - GILL - JFB TEXT: BIB | AUDIO: MISLR - DAVIS | VIDEO: BIB - COMM
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