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They broughtsevenbulls, sevenrams, sevenlambs and sevenmalegoats for a sinoffering for the kingdom, the sanctuary, and Judah. And he ordered the priests, the sons of Aaron, to offer them on the altar of the LORD.
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So they slaughtered the bulls, and the prieststook the blood and sprinkled it on the altar. They also slaughtered the rams and sprinkled the blood on the altar; they slaughtered the lambs also and sprinkled the blood on the altar.
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The priestsslaughtered them and purged the altar with their blood to atone for allIsrael, for the kingordered the burntoffering and the sinoffering for allIsrael.
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He then stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, with harps and with lyres, according to the command of David and of Gad the king'sseer, and of Nathan the prophet; for the command was from the LORDthrough His prophets.
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Then Hezekiahgave the order to offer the burntoffering on the altar. When the burntofferingbegan, the song to the LORD also began with the trumpets, accompanied by the instruments of David, king of Israel.
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Moreover, KingHezekiah and the officialsordered the Levites to singpraises to the LORD with the words of David and Asaph the seer. So they sangpraises with joy, and boweddown and worshiped.