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2 Chronicles 30:19

who sets his heart on seeking God—the LORD, the God of his fathers—even if he is not cleansed according to the purification rules of the sanctuary.”

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ASV

that setteth his heart to seek God, Jehovah, the God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

KJV

That prepareth his heart to seek God, the Lord God of his fathers, though he be not cleansed according to the purification of the sanctuary.

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Hebraic traditional view

The Passover held a month late

Hezekiah's great Passover is kept in the SECOND month, and that is not an irregularity he invented: the Law itself provides a one-month make-up date for those unclean or far off (Numbers 9:10–11, the “Second Passover”). Hezekiah applies the provision nationally because the priests and the people could not be ready in time. Notice the chapter's heart: many northerners ate the Passover ritually unclean, and the king prays for them, “may the good LORD pardon everyone who sets his heart to seek God,” and the LORD heals the people. The feast's paperwork bends; the seeking heart is heard.

Sources: Numbers 9:10–11 (the Second-Passover provision) · Mishnah Pesachim 9:1 (the provision in the oral law)

Original language & word study

11 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כָּל־kol-everyH3605 →
לְבָב֣וֹle.va.Vo[one who] heart hisH3824 →
הֵכִ֔יןhe.Khinhe has directedH3559 →
לִדְר֛וֹשׁlid.Ro.oshto seekH1875 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֥ים׀ha.'E.lo.Him<the> GodH430 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
אֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.Hei[the] God ofH430 →
אֲבוֹתָ֑יו'a.vo.Tavancestors hisH1 →
וְלֹ֖אve.Lo'and notH3808 →
כְּטָהֳרַ֥תke.to.ho.Rataccording to [the] purification ofH2893 →
הַקֹּֽדֶשׁ׃ סha.Ko.deshthe holy placeH6944 →

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Lamentations 3:25The LORD is good to those who wait for Him, to the soul who seeks Him.2 Chronicles 19:3However, some good is found in you, for you have removed the Asherah poles from the land and have set your heart on seeking God.”Proverbs 23:26My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes delight in my ways.Psalms 10:17You have heard, O LORD, the desire of the humble; You will strengthen their hearts. You will incline Your ear,Job 11:13As for you, if you direct your heart and lift up your hands to Him,2 Chronicles 20:33The high places, however, were not removed; the people had not yet set their hearts on the God of their fathers.1 Chronicles 29:18O LORD, God of our fathers Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, keep this desire forever in the intentions of the hearts of Your people, and direct their hearts toward You.Ezra 7:10For Ezra had set his heart to study the Law of the LORD, to practice it, and to teach its statutes and ordinances in Israel.Hebrews 9:13For if the blood of goats and bulls and the ashes of a heifer sprinkled on those who are ceremonially unclean sanctify them so that their bodies are clean,2 Chronicles 12:14And Rehoboam did evil because he did not set his heart to seek the LORD.Leviticus 22:3–6Tell them that for the generations to come, if any of their descendants in a state of uncleanness approaches the sacred offerings that the Israelites consecrate to the LORD, that person must be cut off from My presence. I am the LORD.Leviticus 21:17–23“Say to Aaron, ‘For the generations to come, none of your descendants who has a physical defect may approach to offer the food of his God.Leviticus 15:31–33You must keep the children of Israel separate from their uncleanness, so that they do not die by defiling My tabernacle, which is among them.Numbers 9:6But there were some men who were unclean due to a dead body, so they could not observe the Passover on that day. And they came before Moses and Aaron that same dayNumbers 19:13–20Anyone who touches a human corpse and fails to purify himself defiles the tabernacle of the LORD. That person must be cut off from Israel. He remains unclean, because the water of purification has not been sprinkled on him, and his uncleanness is still on him.Leviticus 12:4The woman shall continue in purification from her bleeding for thirty-three days. She must not touch anything sacred or go into the sanctuary until the days of her purification are complete.1 Samuel 7:3Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”Psalms 78:8Then they will not be like their fathers, a stubborn and rebellious generation, whose heart was not loyal, whose spirit was not faithful to God.

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