Speak unto the children of Israel, saying, If any man of you or of your posterity shall be unclean by reason of a dead body, or {be} in a journey afar off, yet he shall keep the passover unto the LORD.

Where no counsel {is}, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors {there is} safety.

And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

Without counsel purposes are disappointed: but in the multitude of counsellors they are established.

And David consulted with the captains of thousands and hundreds, {and} with every leader.

Better {is} a poor and a wise child than an old and foolish king, who will no more be admonished. {who...: Heb. who knoweth not to be admonished}

Then they killed the passover on the fourteenth {day} of the second month: and the priests and the Levites were ashamed, and sanctified themselves, and brought in the burnt offerings into the house of the LORD.

The fourteenth day of the second month at even they shall keep it, {and} eat it with unleavened bread and bitter {herbs}.

In the fourteenth day of this month, at even, ye shall keep it in his appointed season: according to all the rites of it, and according to all the ceremonies thereof, shall ye keep it. {at even: Heb. between the two evenings}

And the king sent, and they gathered unto him all the elders of Judah and of Jerusalem.

Then Solomon spake unto all Israel, to the captains of thousands and of hundreds, and to the judges, and to every governor in all Israel, the chief of the fathers.

And there assembled at Jerusalem much people to keep the feast of unleavened bread in the second month, a very great congregation.

He took counsel with his princes and his mighty men to stop the waters of the fountains which {were} without the city: and they did help him.

And gather thou all the congregation together unto the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

Then the king sent and gathered together all the elders of Judah and Jerusalem.