1 King Hezekiah sent messages to all the people of Israel and Judah. He wrote letters to the people of Ephraim and Manasseh also. He invited all these people to come to the Lord’S Temple in Jerusalem so that they all could celebrate the Passover for the Lord, the God of Israel.
2 King Hezekiah agreed with all his officials and all the assembly in Jerusalem to have the Passover in the second month.
3 They could not celebrate the Passover Festival at the regular time, because not enough priests had made themselves ready for holy service and the people had not gathered in Jerusalem.
4 The agreement satisfied King Hezekiah and all the assembly.