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He in the first year of his reign, in the chodesh harishon, opened the daletot Beis Hashem, and repaired them.

And he brought in the Kohanim and the Levi’im, and gathered them together into the rechov hamizrach (eastern plaza),

And said unto them, Hear me, ye Levi’im, set yourselves apart as kodesh now and consecrate the Beis Hashem Elohei Avoteichem, and remove the niddah (contamination) from HaKodesh.

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In the first month of the first year of his reign, he opened the doors of the temple of the Lord and repaired(A) them. He brought in the priests and the Levites, assembled them in the square on the east side and said: “Listen to me, Levites! Consecrate(B) yourselves now and consecrate the temple of the Lord, the God of your ancestors. Remove all defilement from the sanctuary.

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