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2 Chronicles 30 18-2 Chronicles 30 20
A large number of the people— many from Ephraim, Manasseh, Issachar, and Zebulun— were ritually unclean, yet they had eaten the Passover contrary to what was written. But Hezekiah had interceded for them, saying,“ May the good LORD provide atonement on behalf ofwhoever sets his whole heart on seeking God, the LORD, the God of his ancestors, even though not according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”So the LORD heard Hezekiah and healed the people.
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Matthew 12:20
He will not break a bruised reed, and he will not put out a smoldering wick, until he has led justice to victory.
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Zechariah 7:8-9
The word of the LORD came to Zechariah:“ The LORD of Armies says this:‘ Make fair decisions. Show faithful love and compassion to one another.
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Matthew 12:3-7
He said to them,“ Haven’t you read what David did when he and those who were with him were hungry:how he entered the house of God, and they ate the bread of the Presence— which is not lawful for him or for those with him to eat, but only for the priests?Or haven’t you read in the law that on Sabbath days the priests in the temple violate the Sabbath and are innocent?I tell you that something greater than the temple is here.If you had known what this means, I desire mercy and not sacrifice, you would not have condemned the innocent.
