And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levites, sanctify now yourselves, and sanctify the house of the LORD God of your fathers, and carry forth the filthiness out of the holy place.
And he said to them, 'Listen to me, you Levites! Make yourselves clean and holy right now, and make the Lord's temple—the God of your ancestors—clean and holy too. Remove all the disgusting things from the sacred place.'
King Hezekiah is calling the Levites to purify themselves and cleanse God's temple by removing everything that defiles it.
📚 Historical Context
King Hezekiah had just begun his reign and was commanding the Levites (the priestly tribe) to restore proper worship in Jerusalem's temple. His father King Ahaz had allowed the temple to become corrupted with foreign idols and pagan practices. Hezekiah was initiating a major religious reform to bring the nation back to worshiping God according to His commands.
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