Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth day of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.
Then they sacrificed the Passover lamb on the fourteenth day of the second month. The priests and Levites felt ashamed of themselves, so they purified themselves and brought the burnt offerings into the Lord's temple.
The priests and Levites realized they hadn't been properly prepared for their sacred duties, so they humbled themselves, got spiritually clean, and resumed their temple service.
📚 Historical Context
This occurred during King Hezekiah's great revival when he restored proper worship in Judah after years of neglect under previous kings. The Passover was being celebrated a month late because there weren't enough consecrated priests ready and the people needed time to travel to Jerusalem. Many priests and Levites had become spiritually careless during the years when the temple worship had been abandoned.
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