21 So the children of Israel who were present at Jerusalem kept cthe Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing to the Lord, accompanied by loud instruments. 22 And Hezekiah gave encouragement to all the Levites dwho taught the good knowledge of the Lord; and they ate throughout the feast seven days, offering peace offerings and emaking confession to the Lord God of their fathers.

23 Then the whole assembly agreed to keep the feast fanother seven days, and they kept it another seven days with gladness. 24 For Hezekiah king of Judah ggave to the assembly a thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep, and the leaders gave to the assembly a thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep; and a great number of priests hsanctified 8themselves. 25 The whole assembly of Judah rejoiced, also the priests and Levites, all the assembly that came from Israel, the sojourners iwho came from the land of Israel, and those who dwelt in Judah.