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2 Chronicles 30:16

Moses

14 They proceeded to remove the altars in Jerusalem and to take away the incense altars and throw them into the Kidron Valley.

15 And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD.

They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.

17 Since there were many in the assembly who had not consecrated themselves, the Levites were in charge of slaughtering the Passover lambs for every unclean person to consecrate the lambs to the LORD.

18 A large number of the people—many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun—had not purified themselves, yet they ate the Passover, contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah interceded for them, saying, “May the LORD, who is good, provide atonement for everyone

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BSB
They stood at their prescribed posts, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood, which they received from the hand of the Levites.
KJV
And they stood in their place after their manner, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood, which they received of the hand of the Levites.
WEB
They stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God. The priests sprinkled the blood which they received of the hand of the Levites.
ASV
And they stood in their place after their order, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood [which they received] of the hand of the Levites.
DARBY
And they stood in their place after their custom, according to the law of Moses the man of God: the priests sprinkled the blood [receiving it] from the hand of the Levites.
BLB
And they stood on their station according to their ordinance, according to the Law of Moses the man of God. The priests splattered the blood from the hand of the Levites.
ÅB
de stilte seg på sin plass, som det var dem foreskrevet, etter den Guds mann Moses' lov; og prestene sprengte blodet, som levittene rakte dem.
OTB
De tok sine plasser ved sine poster i samsvar med Moses, Guds manns lov; prestene sprengte blodet mottatt fra levittenes hånd.
B1930
de stilte sig på sin plass, som det var dem foreskrevet, efter den Guds mann Moses' lov; og prestene sprengte blodet, som levittene rakte dem.

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  • 2 Chronicles 35:15

    The singers, the descendants of Asaph, were at their stations according to the command of David, Asaph, Heman, and Jeduthun the king’s seer. And the gatekeepers at each gate did not need to leave their position, because their fellow Levites made preparations for them.

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  • Deuteronomy 33:1

    This is the blessing that Moses the man of God pronounced upon the Israelites before his death.

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  • Leviticus 1:5

    And he shall slaughter the young bull before the LORD, and Aaron’s sons the priests are to present the blood and sprinkle it on all sides of the altar at the entrance to the Tent of Meeting.

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  • 2 Kings 11:14

    And she looked out and saw the king standing by the pillar, according to the custom. The officers and trumpeters were beside the king, and all the people of the land were rejoicing and blowing trumpets. Then Athaliah tore her clothes and screamed, “Treason! Treason!”

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  • 2 Chronicles 35:10–11

    So the service was prepared; the priests stood in their places and the Levites in their divisions according to the king’s command.

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  • Hebrews 11:28

    By faith he kept the Passover and the sprinkling of blood, so that the destroyer of the firstborn would not touch Israel’s own firstborn.

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