Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

And Hezekiah sent to all Israel and Judah, and wrote letters also to Ephraim and Manasseh, that they should come to the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, to keep the passover unto the LORD God of Israel.

To the house

Bible References

Israel

2 Chronicles 11:13
And the priests and the Levites that were in all Israel gathered unto him out of all their borders.

Ephraim

2 Chronicles 30:10
So the posts passed from city to city through the land of Ephraim and Manasseh even unto Zebulun, but they laughed them to scorn and mocked them.
2 Chronicles 25:7
But a man of God came unto him, saying, O king, do not let not the army of Israel go with thee, for the LORD is not with Israel nor with all the sons of Ephraim.
2 Chronicles 35:6
So kill the passover and sanctify yourselves and prepare your brethren, that they may do according to the word of the LORD by the hand of Moses.
Hosea 5:4
They will not think about returning unto their God; for the spirit of whoredoms is in the midst of them, and they do not know the LORD.
Hosea 7:8
Ephraim, he has mixed himself among the peoples; Ephraim is a cake not turned.
Hosea 11:8
How must I leave thee, Ephraim? how shall I give thee up, Israel? how could I make thee as Admah? nor set thee as Zeboim? my heart churns within me; all my compassion is inflamed.

To the house

Deuteronomy 16:2
Thou shalt, therefore, sacrifice the passover unto the LORD thy God, of the sheep and the cows, in the place which the LORD shall choose to cause his name to dwell therein.

To keep

Exodus 12:3
Speak unto all the congregation of Israel, saying, In the tenth day of this month let each man take a lamb according to the families of the fathers, a lamb per family;
1 Corinthians 5:7
Purge out therefore the old leaven, that ye may be a new lump, as ye are unleavened. For even Christ, our passover, is sacrificed for us;