And Hezekiah and all the people rejoiced because God had provided for the people, for the thing came about suddenly.
For now we live, if you are standing fast in the Lord. For what thanksgiving can we return to God for you, for all the joy that we feel for your sake before our God,
So those who received his word were baptized, and there were added that day about three thousand souls.
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
O Lord, you hear the desire of the afflicted; you will strengthen their heart; you will incline your ear
And they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread seven days with joy, for the Lord had made them joyful and had turned the heart of the king of Assyria to them, so that he aided them in the work of the house of God, the God of Israel.
The hand of God was also on Judah to give them one heart to do what the king and the princes commanded by the word of the Lord.
I know, my God, that you test the heart and have pleasure in uprightness. In the uprightness of my heart I have freely offered all these things, and now I have seen your people, who are present here, offering freely and joyously to you. O Lord, the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, our fathers, keep forever such purposes and thoughts in the hearts of your people, and direct their hearts toward you.
Then the people rejoiced because they had given willingly, for with a whole heart they had offered freely to the Lord. David the king also rejoiced greatly.
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