And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.
Hezekiah sent messengers throughout all of Israel and Judah, and also wrote letters to the tribes of Ephraim and Manasseh, inviting them to come to the Lord's temple in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover to the Lord God of Israel.
King Hezekiah invited all the tribes of Israel, including those in the northern kingdom, to come together in Jerusalem to celebrate the Passover and worship God as one united people.
📚 Historical Context
This happened around 715 BC during King Hezekiah's religious reforms in Judah. The northern kingdom of Israel had fallen to Assyria in 722 BC, but some people remained in the land. Hezekiah was attempting to reunite the scattered tribes and restore proper worship at the temple in Jerusalem, which hadn't been done properly for generations.
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