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2 Chronicles 30:21

The Israelites who were present in Jerusalem celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days with great joy, and the Levites and priests praised the LORD day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise to the LORD.

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ASV

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness; and the Levites and the priests praised Jehovah day by day, singing with loud instruments unto Jehovah.

KJV

And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness: and the Levites and the priests praised the Lord day by day, singing with loud instruments unto the Lord.

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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

21 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּvai.ya.'a.Suand they observedH6213 →
בְנֵֽי־ve.nei-[the] people ofH1121 →
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלYis.ra.'elIsraelH3478 →
הַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםha.nim.tze.'Imwho were foundH4672 →
בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םbi.ru.sha.Limin JerusalemH3389 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
חַ֧גchag[the] festival ofH2282 →
הַמַּצּ֛וֹתha.ma.Tzotthe unleavened bread<s>H4682 →
שִׁבְעַ֥תshiv.'AtsevenH7651 →
יָמִ֖יםya.MimdaysH3117 →
בְּשִׂמְחָ֣הbe.sim.Chahwith joyH8057 →
גְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahgreatH1419 →
וּֽמְהַלְלִ֣יםu.me.ha.Limand [were] praisingH1984 →
לַ֠יהוָהla.Yah.weh<to> YahwehH3068 →
י֣וֹם׀Yoma dayH3117 →
בְּי֞וֹםbe.Yomin a dayH3117 →
הַלְוִיִּ֧םhal.vi.Yimthe LevitesH3881 →
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםve.ha.ko.ha.Nimand the priestsH3548 →
בִּכְלֵי־bikh.lei-with instruments ofH3627 →
עֹ֖ז'ozstrengthH5797 →
לַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehto YahwehH3068 →

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Ezra 6:22For seven days they kept the Feast of Unleavened Bread with joy, because the LORD had made them joyful and turned the heart of the king of Assyria toward them to strengthen their hands in the work on the house of the God of Israel.Exodus 13:6For seven days you are to eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day there shall be a feast to the LORD.Exodus 12:15For seven days you must eat unleavened bread. On the first day you are to remove the leaven from your houses. Whoever eats anything leavened from the first day through the seventh must be cut off from Israel.2 Chronicles 30:11Nevertheless, some from Asher, Manasseh, and Zebulun humbled themselves and came to Jerusalem.Nehemiah 8:10Then Nehemiah told them, “Go and eat what is rich, drink what is sweet, and send out portions to those who have nothing prepared, since today is holy to our Lord. Do not grieve, for the joy of the LORD is your strength.”Leviticus 23:6On the fifteenth day of the same month begins the Feast of Unleavened Bread to the LORD. For seven days you must eat unleavened bread.2 Chronicles 7:10On the twenty-third day of the seventh month, Solomon sent the people away to their homes, joyful and glad of heart for the good things that the LORD had done for David, for Solomon, and for His people Israel.Deuteronomy 16:14And you shall rejoice in your feast—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite, as well as the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widows among you.Philippians 4:4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice!Deuteronomy 12:7There, in the presence of the LORD your God, you and your households shall eat and rejoice in all you do, because the LORD your God has blessed you.Luke 22:7Then came the day of Unleavened Bread on which the Passover lamb was to be sacrificed.Psalms 150:3–5Praise Him with the sound of the horn; praise Him with the harp and lyre.2 Chronicles 29:25–27Hezekiah stationed the Levites in the house of the LORD with cymbals, harps, and lyres according to the command of David, of Gad the king’s seer, and of Nathan the prophet. For the command had come from the LORD through His prophets.2 Chronicles 20:21Then Jehoshaphat consulted with the people and appointed those who would sing to the LORD and praise the splendor of His holiness. As they went out before the army, they were singing: “Give thanks to the LORD, for His loving devotion endures forever.”Acts 2:46With one accord they continued to meet daily in the temple courts and to break bread from house to house, sharing their meals with gladness and sincerity of heart,Deuteronomy 12:12And you shall rejoice before the LORD your God—you, your sons and daughters, your menservants and maidservants, and the Levite within your gates, since he has no portion or inheritance among you.Luke 22:1Now the Feast of Unleavened Bread, called the Passover, was approaching,2 Chronicles 30:26So there was great rejoicing in Jerusalem, for nothing like this had happened there since the days of Solomon son of David king of Israel.

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