2 Chronicles 30:2
2 Chronicles 30:2 in Multiple Translations
For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
For the king, after discussion with his chiefs and all the body of the people in Jerusalem, had made a decision to keep the Passover in the second month.
The king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to observe the Passover in the second month,
And the King and his princes and all the Congregation had taken counsel in Ierusalem to keepe the Passeouer in the second moneth.
And the king taketh counsel, and his heads, and all the assembly in Jerusalem, to make the passover in the second month,
For the king had taken counsel with his princes and all the assembly in Jerusalem to keep the Passover in the second month.
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.
For the king, taking counsel, and the princes, and all the assembly of Jerusalem, decreed to keep the phase the second month.
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2 Chronicles 30:2 Interlinear (Deep Study)
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וַ/יִּוָּעַ֨ץ
הַ/מֶּ֧לֶךְ
וְ/שָׂרָ֛י/ו
וְ/כָל
הַ/קָּהָ֖ל
בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת
הַ/פֶּ֖סַח
בַּ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ
הַ/שֵּׁנִֽי
וַ/יִּוָּעַ֨ץ
yâʻats
H3289
to advise
Conj | V-Niphal-ConsecImperf-3ms
הַ/מֶּ֧לֶךְ
melek
H4428
King's
Art | N-ms
וְ/שָׂרָ֛י/ו
sar
H8269
ruler
Conj | N-mp | Suff
וְ/כָל
kôl
H3605
all
Conj | N-ms
הַ/קָּהָ֖ל
qâhâl
H6951
assembly
Art | N-ms
בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
Prep | N-proper
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to make
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
הַ/פֶּ֖סַח
peçach
H6453
Passover
Art | N-ms
בַּ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
month
Prep | N-ms
הַ/שֵּׁנִֽי
shênîy
H8145
second
Art | N-cs
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Hebrew Word Reference — 2 Chronicles 30:2
וַ/יִּוָּעַ֨ץ
yâʻats
H3289
"to advise"
Conj | V-Niphal-ConsecImperf-3ms
This Hebrew word means to advise or counsel someone, like giving guidance or planning something. It is used in the Bible to describe people seeking advice or working together to make a plan. The KJV translates it as advise or counsel.
Definition: 1) to advise, consult, give counsel, counsel, purpose, devise, plan 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to advise, counsel, give counsel, consult 1a2) counsellor (participle) 1b) (Niphal) to consult together, exchange counsel, deliberate, counsel together 1c) (Hithpael) to conspire
Usage: Occurs in 73 OT verses. KJV: advertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose. See also: Exodus 18:19; Job 26:3; Psalms 16:7.
הַ/מֶּ֧לֶךְ
melek
H4428
"King's"
Art | N-ms
This word refers to a king or royal person, like King David or King Saul. It can also describe something related to a king, like the King's Valley in Genesis. The Bible often uses this word to talk about the rulers of Israel.
Definition: King's (Valley) (Gen.14.17)
Usage: Occurs in 1919 OT verses. KJV: king, royal. See also: Genesis 14:1; Joshua 10:39; 1 Samuel 16:1.
וְ/שָׂרָ֛י/ו
sar
H8269
"ruler"
Conj | N-mp | Suff
A leader or person in charge, like a prince or captain, as seen in the Bible with King David and other rulers.
Definition: 1) prince, ruler, leader, chief, chieftain, official, captain 1a) chieftain, leader 1b) vassal, noble, official (under king) 1c) captain, general, commander (military) 1d) chief, head, overseer (of other official classes) 1e) heads, princes (of religious office) 1f) elders (of representative leaders of people) 1g) merchant-princes (of rank and dignity) 1h) patron-angel 1i) Ruler of rulers (of God) 1j) warden
Usage: Occurs in 368 OT verses. KJV: captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord,(-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward. See also: Genesis 12:15; 1 Kings 22:32; 2 Chronicles 32:21.
וְ/כָל
kôl
H3605
"all"
Conj | N-ms
The Hebrew word for 'all' or 'everything' is used throughout the Bible, like in Genesis 1:31, where God sees all He has made as very good. It encompasses the entirety of something, whether people, things, or situations.
Definition: 1) all, the whole 1a) all, the whole of 1b) any, each, every, anything 1c) totality, everything Aramaic equivalent: kol (כֹּל "all" H3606)
Usage: Occurs in 4242 OT verses. KJV: (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever). See also: Genesis 1:21; Genesis 17:10; Genesis 41:40.
הַ/קָּהָ֖ל
qâhâl
H6951
"assembly"
Art | N-ms
A group of people gathered together, like the congregation in Solomon's temple or a crowd in the streets of Jerusalem.
Definition: 1) assembly, company, congregation, convocation 1a) assembly 1a1) for evil counsel, war or invasion, religious purposes 1b) company (of returning exiles) 1c) congregation 1c1) as organised body
Usage: Occurs in 116 OT verses. KJV: assembly, company, congregation, multitude. See also: Genesis 28:3; 2 Chronicles 28:14; Psalms 22:23.
בִּ/ירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
"Jerusalem"
Prep | N-proper
Jerusalem is the capital city of Palestine, also known as the city of peace. It was the chief city of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split.
Definition: § Jerusalem = "teaching of peace" the chief city of Palestine and capital of the united kingdom and the nation of Judah after the split
Usage: Occurs in 600 OT verses. KJV: Jerusalem. See also: Joshua 10:1; 2 Kings 22:14; 2 Chronicles 24:6.
לַ/עֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
"to make"
Prep | V-Qal-Inf-a
This verb means to make or do something, and is used over 2,600 times in the Bible. It is first used in Genesis 1:7 to describe God's creation of the world and is also used in Exodus 31:5 to describe the work of skilled craftsmen.
Definition: : make(OBJECT) 1) to do, fashion, accomplish, make 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to do, work, make, produce 1a1a) to do 1a1b) to work 1a1c) to deal (with) 1a1d) to act, act with effect, effect 1a2) to make 1a2a) to make 1a2b) to produce 1a2c) to prepare 1a2d) to make (an offering) 1a2e) to attend to, put in order 1a2f) to observe, celebrate 1a2g) to acquire (property) 1a2h) to appoint, ordain, institute 1a2i) to bring about 1a2j) to use 1a2k) to spend, pass 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be done 1b2) to be made 1b3) to be produced 1b4) to be offered 1b5) to be observed 1b6) to be used 1c) (Pual) to be made
Usage: Occurs in 2286 OT verses. KJV: accomplish, advance, appoint, apt, be at, become, bear, bestow, bring forth, bruise, be busy, [idiom] certainly, have the charge of, commit, deal (with), deck, [phrase] displease, do, (ready) dress(-ed), (put in) execute(-ion), exercise, fashion, [phrase] feast, (fight-) ing man, [phrase] finish, fit, fly, follow, fulfill, furnish, gather, get, go about, govern, grant, great, [phrase] hinder, hold (a feast), [idiom] indeed, [phrase] be industrious, [phrase] journey, keep, labour, maintain, make, be meet, observe, be occupied, offer, [phrase] officer, pare, bring (come) to pass, perform, pracise, prepare, procure, provide, put, requite, [idiom] sacrifice, serve, set, shew, [idiom] sin, spend, [idiom] surely, take, [idiom] thoroughly, trim, [idiom] very, [phrase] vex, be (warr-) ior, work(-man), yield, use. See also: Genesis 1:7; Genesis 34:19; Exodus 18:24.
הַ/פֶּ֖סַח
peçach
H6453
"Passover"
Art | N-ms
Passover is the meaning of this word, which refers to the Jewish festival or the animal sacrificed during it. It is first mentioned in Exodus 12:11.
Definition: Passover, 1a) sacrifice of passover 1b) animal victim of the passover 1c) festival of the passover Also named: pascha (πάσχα "Passover lamb" G3957)
Usage: Occurs in 46 OT verses. KJV: passover (offering). See also: Exodus 12:11; 2 Kings 23:21; Ezekiel 45:21.
בַּ/חֹ֥דֶשׁ
chôdesh
H2320
"month"
Prep | N-ms
The Hebrew term for month, specifically referring to the new moon and the lunar cycle, as described in the book of Exodus and the festivals of Israel. It marks the beginning of a new month in the Hebrew calendar.
Definition: : month 1) the new moon, month, monthly 1a) the first day of the month 1b) the lunar month
Usage: Occurs in 224 OT verses. KJV: month(-ly), new moon. See also: Genesis 7:11; 1 Chronicles 3:4; Psalms 81:4.
הַ/שֵּׁנִֽי
shênîy
H8145
"second"
Art | N-cs
In the Bible, this Hebrew word means second or again, like when Moses went up Mount Sinai a second time in Exodus 24:15-18. It can also mean another or something distinct.
Definition: 1) second 1a) second (the ordinal number) 1b) again (a second time) 1c) another, other (something as distinct from something else)
Usage: Occurs in 152 OT verses. KJV: again, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time). See also: Genesis 1:8; 1 Kings 6:1; Isaiah 11:11.
Study Notes — 2 Chronicles 30:2
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- Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Matthew Poole's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Trapp's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Ellicott's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Adam Clarke's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Cambridge Bible on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Barnes' Notes on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Whedon's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
- Sermons on 2 Chronicles 30:2
Context — Hezekiah Proclaims a Passover
1Then Hezekiah sent word throughout all Israel and Judah, and he also wrote letters to Ephraim and Manasseh inviting them to come to the house of the LORD in Jerusalem to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel.
2For the king and his officials and the whole assembly in Jerusalem had decided to keep the Passover in the second month,
3since they had been unable to keep it at the regular time, because not enough priests had consecrated themselves and the people had not been gathered in Jerusalem. 4This plan pleased the king and the whole assembly.Cross References
| Reference | Text (BSB) | |
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| 1 | Numbers 9:10–11 | “Tell the Israelites: ‘When any one of you or your descendants is unclean because of a dead body, or is away on a journey, he may still observe the Passover to the LORD. Such people are to observe it at twilight on the fourteenth day of the second month. They are to eat the lamb, together with unleavened bread and bitter herbs; |
| 2 | 1 Chronicles 13:1–3 | Then David conferred with all his leaders, the commanders of hundreds and of thousands. And he said to the whole assembly of Israel, “If it seems good to you, and if this is of the LORD our God, let us send word far and wide to the rest of our brothers in all the land of Israel, and also to the priests and Levites in their cities and pasturelands, so that they may join us. Then let us bring back the ark of our God, for we did not inquire of Him in the days of Saul.” |
| 3 | 2 Chronicles 30:13 | In the second month, a very great assembly gathered in Jerusalem to celebrate the Feast of Unleavened Bread. |
| 4 | 2 Chronicles 30:15 | And on the fourteenth day of the second month they slaughtered the Passover lamb. The priests and Levites were ashamed, and they consecrated themselves and brought burnt offerings to the house of the LORD. |
| 5 | Ecclesiastes 4:13 | Better is a poor but wise youth than an old but foolish king who no longer knows how to take a warning. |
| 6 | Proverbs 11:14 | For lack of guidance, a nation falls, but with many counselors comes deliverance. |
| 7 | Proverbs 15:22 | Plans fail for lack of counsel, but with many advisers they succeed. |
2 Chronicles 30:2 Summary
This verse tells us that King Hezekiah and the people of Jerusalem decided to keep the Passover in the second month because they had missed the original time. This was allowed by God, as we see in Numbers 9:9-11, and it shows that God is a God of second chances. Just like the king and his people, we can take a second chance to obey God's commands, even if we have missed the original opportunity, which is in line with the teaching in Luke 15:11-32. By doing so, we can restore our relationship with God and follow His will, just like King Hezekiah did in 2 Chronicles 30:1-4.
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did the king and his officials decide to keep the Passover in the second month?
The king and his officials decided to keep the Passover in the second month because they had been unable to observe it at the regular time, as stated in 2 Chronicles 30:3, due to a lack of consecrated priests and the people not being gathered in Jerusalem, which is in line with the instructions given in Numbers 9:9-11 for those who were unable to keep the Passover at its regular time.
What is the significance of keeping the Passover in the second month?
Keeping the Passover in the second month was a provision allowed by God for those who were unable to keep it at the regular time, as seen in Numbers 9:9-11, and it shows the king's and the people's desire to obey God's commands, even if it meant doing so at a later time, similar to what is described in 2 Chronicles 30:1.
How does this verse relate to the overall theme of 2 Chronicles 30?
This verse is part of the larger narrative of 2 Chronicles 30, which describes King Hezekiah's efforts to restore the worship of God in Judah, and it highlights the importance of following God's commands, even when it is challenging, as seen in 2 Chronicles 30:1 and 2 Chronicles 30:4.
What can we learn from the king's decision to keep the Passover in the second month?
We can learn from the king's decision that it is never too late to obey God's commands and that God is a God of second chances, as seen in Exodus 12:1-28 and Numbers 9:9-11, and that we should always strive to follow His will, even if we have missed the original opportunity, which is in line with the teaching in Luke 15:11-32.
Reflection Questions
- What are some areas in my life where I have missed an opportunity to obey God, and how can I take a second chance to do so?
- How can I, like King Hezekiah, take initiative to restore the worship of God in my own life and community?
- What are some challenges that I face in following God's commands, and how can I overcome them, as seen in 2 Chronicles 30:3?
- What can I learn from the king's example about the importance of perseverance and not giving up on following God's will?
Gill's Exposition on 2 Chronicles 30:2
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem,.... He and his nobles, and the great sanhedrim or senate of the nation, had consulted together: to keep the
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 2 Chronicles 30:2
For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month. No JFB commentary on these verses.
Matthew Poole's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
Which was against the common rule and practice, but was justified by that supreme law of necessity, and by a just impediment, which made the doing of this in its proper time, to wit, the fourteenth day of the first month, impossible, because the temple was not cleansed nor they prepared till that time was past, ,17. Compare ,11.
Trapp's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
2 Chronicles 30:2 For the king had taken counsel, and his princes, and all the congregation in Jerusalem, to keep the passover in the second month.Ver. 2. To keep the passover in the second month.] He knew that nunquam sero si serio. See Numbers 9:10. If we can but say, with Augustine, Nimis sero te amavi Domine, all shall do well.
Ellicott's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
(2) For the king had taken counsel.—And the king determined (2 Chronicles 25:17). The resolution was taken by the king in council with his grandees and the popular representatives; apparently before the 14th of Nisan, which was the proper time for keeping the feast. In the second month.—And not in the first month of the sacred year, as the law prescribes (Numbers 9:1-5). The grounds of the postponement are assigned in the next verse, viz., the legal impurity of many of the priests, and the non-arrival of the people at the proper time. The law permits postponement to the second month in such cases (Numbers 9:6-11). The first month was Nisan; Assyr., Nisdnu; the second, Iyyar; Assyr., Âru.
Adam Clarke's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
Verse 2. In the second month.] In Ijar, as they could not celebrate it in Nisan, the fourteenth of which month was the proper time. But as they could not complete the purgation of the temple, till the sixteenth of that month, therefore they were obliged to hold it now, or else adjourn it till the next year, which would have been fatal to that spirit of reformation which had now taken place. The law itself had given permission to those who were at a distance, and could not attend to the fourteenth of the first month, and to those who were accidentally defiled, and ought not to attend, to celebrate the passover on the fourteenth of the second month; see Numbers 9:10-11. Hezekiah therefore, and his counsellors, thought that they might extend that to the people at large, because of the delay necessarily occasioned by the cleansing of the temple, which was granted to individuals in such cases as the above, and the result showed that they had not mistaken the mind of the Lord upon the subject.
Cambridge Bible on 2 Chronicles 30:2
2. in the second month] The Law allowed such a postponement; cp. Numbers 9:10-11.
Barnes' Notes on 2 Chronicles 30:2
In the second month - Hezekiah and his counselors considered that the permission of the Law (see the marginal reference) might, under the circumstances, be extended to the whole people.
Whedon's Commentary on 2 Chronicles 30:2
2, 3. To keep the passover in the second month — The law expressly allowed those to keep the passover in the second month who, for special reasons, were unable to keep it in the first.
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