23. Then all the people agreed to stay seven more days, so they celebrated with joy for seven more days.
24. Hezekiah king of Judah gave one thousand bulls and seven thousand sheep to the people. The officers gave one thousand bulls and ten thousand sheep to the people. Many priests made themselves holy.
25. All the people of Judah, the priests, the Levites, those who came from Israel, the foreigners from Israel, and the foreigners living in Judah were very happy.
26. There was much joy in Jerusalem, because there had not been a celebration like this since the time of Solomon son of David and king of Israel.
27. The priests and Levites stood up and blessed the people, and God heard them because their prayer reached heaven, his holy home.