26. instruments like those that King David had used. The priests also stood there with trumpets.
27. Hezekiah gave the order for the burnt offering to be presented; and as the offering began, the people sang praise to the Lord, and the musicians began to play the trumpets and all the other instruments.
28. Everyone who was there joined in worship, and the singing and the rest of the music continued until all the sacrifices had been burnt.
29. Then King Hezekiah and all the people knelt down and worshipped God.
30. The king and the leaders of the nation told the Levites to sing to the Lord the songs of praise that were written by David and by Asaph the prophet. So everyone sang with great joy as they knelt and worshipped God.
31. Hezekiah said to the people, “Now that you are ritually clean, bring sacrifices as offerings of thanksgiving to the Lord.” They obeyed, and some of them also voluntarily brought animals to be sacrificed as burnt offerings.
32. They brought seventy bulls, 100 sheep, and 200 lambs as burnt offerings for the Lord;