30:4 This proposal pleased the king and the whole assembly.

This was the plan that the king and all the people decided on together.
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Everyone, both King Hezekiah and the people, agreed that this was a good plan.

30:1–4 (reordered)

This year, the Passover wasn’t celebrated in the first month. Although the first month was the usual time, many of the priests were not ready to serve because they were still ritually unclean. Also, the people had not come to Jerusalem. So King Hezekiah, his officials, and the people all agreed to celebrate Passover in the second month instead. The king sent a message to everyone in Israel and Judah, including those in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh. The message invited them to come to the temple in Jerusalem to celebrate of the Passover festival in honor of Yahweh, Israel’s God.

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