The offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the LORD as in former times and years past.

那时，犹大和耶路撒冷所献的供物必蒙耶和华悦纳，仿佛古时之日、上古之年。

那时，犹大和耶路撒冷所献的供物必蒙耶和华悦纳，仿佛古时之日、上古之年。

那时，犹大和耶路撒冷所献的供物必蒙耶和华悦纳，仿佛古时之日、上古之年。

这样，犹大和耶路撒冷所献的祭物就会蒙耶和华悦纳，如同以往的日子、从前的岁月。

那时，犹大和耶路撒冷所献的礼物，必蒙耶和华悦纳，正如古时的日子，也像往昔之年一样。

这样，犹大和耶路撒冷的供物必蒙耶和华喜悦，就像古时的日子、往昔的岁月。

那時，猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的供物必蒙耶和華悅納，彷彿古時之日、上古之年。

那時，猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的供物必蒙耶和華悅納，彷彿古時之日、上古之年。

那時，猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的供物必蒙耶和華悅納，彷彿古時之日、上古之年。

這樣，猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的祭物就會蒙耶和華悅納，如同以往的日子、從前的歲月。

那時，猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的禮物，必蒙耶和華悅納，正如古時的日子，也像往昔之年一樣。

那時猶大和耶路撒冷所獻的供物就蒙永恆主看為甜蜜，彷彿昔時之日、往古之年。』

這樣，猶大和耶路撒冷的供物必蒙耶和華喜悅，就像古時的日子、往昔的歲月。

斯時猶大與耶路撒冷之祭、必見悅於耶和華、有如曩日昔年、

時猶大族耶路撒冷人所獻之祭、必為耶和華所悅納、與古昔無異、

時猶大與耶路撒冷所獻之祭、必蒙主悅納、如在昔日、昔日或作古時如在先年、

and the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to the Lord, as in days gone by, as in former years.

And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will be acceptable to him. It will be as it was in days and years gone by.

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old and as in former years.

Then once more the Lord will accept the offerings brought to him by the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as he did in the past.

And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the LORD as in days of old and years gone by.

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasing to the Lord as in the days of old, and as in former years.

“ Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem Will be pleasant to the Lord, As in the days of old, As in former years.

Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto Jehovah, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.

And the offerings of Judah and Jerusalem will please the Lord as in days of old and years gone by.

Then shall the offering of Judah and Jerusalem be pleasant unto the LORD, as in the days of old, and as in former years.

Then the offering of Judah and Jerusalem will be pleasant to Yahweh, as in the days of old, and as in ancient years.

When Solomon finished praying, fire came down from heaven and consumed the burnt offering and the sacrifices, and the LORD’s splendor filled the temple.The priests were unable to enter the LORD’s temple because the LORD’s splendor filled the LORD’s temple.When all the Israelites saw the fire come down and the LORD’s splendor over the temple, they got on their knees with their faces downward toward the pavement. They worshiped and gave thanks to the LORD, saying,“ Certainly he is good; certainly his loyal love endures!”

Hezekiah said,“ Now you have consecrated yourselves to the LORD. Come and bring sacrifices and thank offerings to the LORD’s temple.” So the assembly brought sacrifices and thank offerings, and whoever desired to do so brought burnt sacrifices.The assembly brought a total of 70 bulls, 100 rams, and 200 lambs as burnt sacrifices to the LORD,and 600 bulls and 3,000 sheep were consecrated.But there were not enough priests to skin all the animals, so their brothers, the Levites, helped them until the work was finished and the priests could consecrate themselves.( The Levites had been more conscientious about consecrating themselves than the priests.)There was a large number of burnt sacrifices, as well as fat from the peace offerings and drink offerings that accompanied the burnt sacrifices. So the service of the LORD’s temple was reinstituted.Hezekiah and all the people were happy about what God had done for them, for it had been done quickly.

The LORD says,“ I will restore the ruined houses of the descendants of Jacob. I will show compassion on their ruined homes. Every city will be rebuilt on its former ruins. Every fortified dwelling will occupy its traditional site.Out of those places you will hear songs of thanksgiving and the sounds of laughter and merriment. I will increase their number and they will not dwindle away. I will bring them honor and they will no longer be despised.The descendants of Jacob will enjoy their former privileges. Their community will be reestablished in my favor and I will punish all who try to oppress them.

When God helped the Levites who were carrying the ark of the LORD’s covenant, they sacrificed seven bulls and seven rams.

The LORD God of Israel who rules over all says,“ I will restore the people of Judah to their land and to their towns. When I do, they will again say of Jerusalem,‘ May the LORD bless you, you holy mountain, the place where righteousness dwells.’The land of Judah will be inhabited by people who live in its towns as well as by farmers and shepherds with their flocks.

The Lord says,‘ I have returned to Zion and will live within Jerusalem. Now Jerusalem will be called“ truthful city,”“ mountain of the LORD who rules over all,”“ holy mountain.”’

For there on my holy mountain, the high mountain of Israel, declares the sovereign LORD, all the house of Israel will serve me, all of them in the land. I will accept them there, and there I will seek your contributions and your choice gifts, with all your holy things.When I bring you out from the nations and gather you from the lands where you are scattered, I will accept you along with your soothing aroma. I will display my holiness among you in the sight of the nations.

On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people home. They left happy and contented because of the good the LORD had done for David, Solomon, and his people Israel.After Solomon finished building the LORD’s temple and the royal palace, and accomplished all his plans for the LORD’s temple and his royal palace,the LORD appeared to Solomon at night and said to him:“ I have answered your prayer and chosen this place to be my temple where sacrifices are to be made.

They brought the ark of God and put it in the middle of the tent David had pitched for it. Then they offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings before God.When David finished offering burnt sacrifices and peace offerings, he pronounced a blessing over the people in the LORD’s name.He then handed out to each Israelite man and woman a loaf of bread, a date cake, and a raisin cake.

I will bring them to my holy mountain; I will make them happy in the temple where people pray to me. Their burnt offerings and sacrifices will be accepted on my altar, for my temple will be known as a temple where all nations may pray.”

“ Go and declare in the hearing of the people of Jerusalem:‘ This is what the LORD says:“ I have fond memories of you, how devoted you were to me in your early years. I remember how you loved me like a new bride; you followed me through the wilderness, through a land that had never been planted.Israel was set apart to the LORD; they were like the first fruits of a harvest to him. All who tried to devour them were punished; disaster came upon them,” says the LORD.’”

David built there an altar to the LORD and offered burnt sacrifices and peace offerings. He called out to the LORD, and the LORD responded by sending fire from the sky and consuming the burnt sacrifice on the altar.

The Israelites who were in Jerusalem observed the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy. The Levites and priests were praising the LORD every day with all their might.Hezekiah expressed his appreciation to all the Levites, who demonstrated great skill in serving the LORD. They feasted for the seven days of the festival, and were making peace offerings and giving thanks to the LORD God of their ancestors.The entire assembly then decided to celebrate for seven more days; so they joyfully celebrated for seven more days.King Hezekiah of Judah supplied 1,000 bulls and 7,000 sheep for the assembly, while the officials supplied them with 1,000 bulls and 10,000 sheep. Many priests consecrated themselves.The celebration included the entire assembly of Judah, the priests, the Levites, the entire assembly of those who came from Israel, the resident foreigners who came from the land of Israel, and the residents of Judah.There was a great celebration in Jerusalem, unlike anything that had occurred in Jerusalem since the time of King Solomon son of David of Israel.The priests and Levites got up and pronounced blessings on the people. The LORD responded favorably to them as their prayers reached his holy dwelling place in heaven.

David told the entire assembly:“ Praise the LORD your God!” So the entire assembly praised the LORD God of their ancestors; they bowed down and stretched out flat on the ground before the LORD and the king.The next day they made sacrifices and offered burnt sacrifices to the LORD( 1,000 bulls, 1,000 rams, 1,000 lambs), along with their accompanying drink offerings and many other sacrifices for all Israel.They held a feast before the LORD that day and celebrated. Then they designated Solomon, David’s son, as king a second time; before the LORD they anointed him as ruler and Zadok as priest.

This is what Hezekiah did throughout Judah. He did what the LORD his God considered good and right and faithful.He wholeheartedly and successfully reinstituted service in God’s temple and obedience to the law, in order to follow his God.

For seven days they will make atonement for the altar and cleanse it, so they will consecrate it.When the prescribed period is over, on the eighth day and thereafter the priests will offer up on the altar your burnt offerings and your peace offerings; I will accept you, declares the sovereign LORD.”

Then you will accept the proper sacrifices, burnt sacrifices and whole offerings; then bulls will be sacrificed on your altar.

Solomon went up to the bronze altar before the LORD which was at the meeting tent, and he offered up a thousand burnt sacrifices.

Then Solomon offered burnt sacrifices to the LORD on the altar of the LORD which he had built in front of the temple’s porch.He observed the daily requirements for sacrifices that Moses had specified for Sabbaths, new moon festivals, and the three annual celebrations– the Feast of Unleavened Bread, the Feast of Weeks, and the Feast of Temporary Shelters.As his father David had decreed, Solomon appointed the divisions of the priests to do their assigned tasks, the Levitical orders to lead worship and help the priests with their daily tasks, and the divisions of the gatekeepers to serve at their assigned gates. This was what David the man of God had ordered.

I will reestablish honest judges as in former times, wise advisers as in earlier days. Then you will be called,‘ The Just City, Faithful Town.’”Zion will be freed by justice, and her returnees by righteousness.

On that day the bells of the horses will bear the inscription“ HOLY TO THE LORD.” The cooking pots in the LORD’s temple will be as holy as the bowls in front of the altar.Every cooking pot in Jerusalem and Judah will become holy in the sight of the LORD who rules over all, so that all who offer sacrifices may come and use some of them to boil their sacrifices in them. On that day there will no longer be a Canaanite in the house of the LORD who rules over all.