2 Chronicles 30:27
Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven. Then the priests the Levites arose and blessed the people: and their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to his holy dwelling place, even unto heaven.
The verse belongs to the account of Hezekiah's first Passover. At that time the priests taught the people from the law. Provision had been made for teaching priests to read the book of the law publicly to the people each day. The priests arose and blessed the people. This blessing took place as the Passover gathering ended.
Their voice was heard, and their prayer came up to God's holy dwelling place in heaven. God accepted those who confessed their sins with broken hearts and firmly and deliberately turned to him for forgiveness and help. Observing Moses' statutes helped make Hezekiah's reign prosperous. The setting points to the blessing and nearness of the Lord. The chapter containing the verse serves as a basis for addressing God's people in the present.