2 Chronicles 30:21
in 2 Chronicles 30The 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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This verse in 2 Chronicles 30
Commentary
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celebrated the Feast of Unleavened Bread for seven days
The Israelites keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread “for seven days with great joy”, the gladness Chronicles records when worship is rightly offered. The Levites and priests praise the LORD “day after day, accompanied by loud instruments of praise”. They are the musicians David appointed in 1 Chronicles 25.
The record, by era
The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices
"What shall we do," says Hezekiah, "about the passover? It is a very comfortable ordinance, and has been long neglected. The time has elapsed for this year; we cannot go about it immediately; the congregation is thin, the people have not notice, the priests are not prepared,
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And the children of Israel that were present at Jerusalem kept the feast of unleavened bread seven days with great gladness,....
The Nineteenth Century1 voice
A commentator
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown1802–1910
Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)
proposed
Le 23:6]; but in consequence of its having been allowed to fall so long into desuetude, they doubled the period of celebration and kept it fourteen days with unabated satisfaction and joy. Materials for the additional sacrificial meals were supplied by the munificence of the king and the princes.
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How the passage was read
On 2 Chronicles 30:1-27On 2 Chronicles 30:1-27
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.
This section is reception history: how the passage was read and kept in the Jewish tradition. Where a reading parts from an essential of the Christian faith, the section says so at that point.
Sources: Numbers 9:10–11 (the Second-Passover provision) · Mishnah Pesachim 9:1 (the provision in the oral law)
The words behind it
21 Hebrew wordsEvery Hebrew word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.
| Hebrew | Sound | Meaning | Word study | In the Bible |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּ | vaiyaasu | and they observed | H6213 → | 2628 times |
| בְנֵֽי־ | venei- | [the] people of | H1121 → | 4930 times |
| יִ֠שְׂרָאֵל | yisrael | Israel | H3478 → | 2507 times |
| הַנִּמְצְאִ֨ים | hanimtzeim | who were found | H4672 → | 455 times |
| בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜ם | birushalim | in Jerusalem | H3389 → | 643 times |
| אֶת־ | ʾet- | <obj.> | H853 → | 10935 times |
| חַ֧ג | chag | [the] festival of | H2282 → | 62 times |
| הַמַּצּ֛וֹת | hamatzot | the unleavened bread<s> | H4682 → | 53 times |
| שִׁבְעַ֥ת | shivat | seven | H7651 → | 394 times |
| יָמִ֖ים | yamim | days | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּשִׂמְחָ֣ה | besimchah | with joy | H8057 → | 94 times |
| גְדוֹלָ֑ה | gedolah | great | H1419 → | 526 times |
| וּֽמְהַלְלִ֣ים | umehalim | and [were] praising | H1984 → | 165 times |
| לַ֠יהוָה | layahweh | <to> Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
| י֣וֹם׀ | yom | a day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| בְּי֞וֹם | beyom | in a day | H3117 → | 2304 times |
| הַלְוִיִּ֧ם | halviyim | the Levites | H3881 → | 291 times |
| וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛ים | vehakohanim | and the priests | H3548 → | 750 times |
| בִּכְלֵי־ | bikhlei- | with instruments of | H3627 → | 325 times |
| עֹ֖ז | ʾoz | strength | H5797 → | |
| לַיהוָֽה׃ ס | layahweh | to Yahweh | H3068 → | 6520 times |
וַיַּעֲשׂ֣וּand they observed
vaiyaasuH6213 →2628 times
בְנֵֽי־[the] people of
venei-H1121 →4930 times
יִ֠שְׂרָאֵלIsrael
yisraelH3478 →2507 times
הַנִּמְצְאִ֨יםwho were found
hanimtzeimH4672 →455 times
בִּֽירוּשָׁלִַ֜םin Jerusalem
birushalimH3389 →643 times
אֶת־<obj.>
ʾet-H853 →10935 times
חַ֧ג[the] festival of
chagH2282 →62 times
הַמַּצּ֛וֹתthe unleavened bread<s>
hamatzotH4682 →53 times
שִׁבְעַ֥תseven
shivatH7651 →394 times
יָמִ֖יםdays
yamimH3117 →2304 times
בְּשִׂמְחָ֣הwith joy
besimchahH8057 →94 times
גְדוֹלָ֑הgreat
gedolahH1419 →526 times
וּֽמְהַלְלִ֣יםand [were] praising
umehalimH1984 →165 times
לַ֠יהוָה<to> Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
י֣וֹם׀a day
yomH3117 →2304 times
בְּי֞וֹםin a day
beyomH3117 →2304 times
הַלְוִיִּ֧םthe Levites
halviyimH3881 →291 times
וְהַכֹּהֲנִ֛יםand the priests
vehakohanimH3548 →750 times
בִּכְלֵי־with instruments of
bikhlei-H3627 →325 times
עֹ֖זstrength
ʾozH5797 →
לַיהוָֽה׃ סto Yahweh
layahwehH3068 →6520 times
A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.
The walk
8 stopsEach card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.
Through
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,…
it leads to
- Psalms 28:7–8
The LORD is my strength and my shield; my heart trusts in Him, and I am helped. Therefore my heart rejoices, and I give thanks to Him with my song.
- Proverbs 17:22
A joyful heart is good medicine, but a broken spirit dries up the bones.
- 2 Corinthians 12:8–9
Three times I pleaded with the Lord to take it away from me.
- Ecclesiastes 9:7
Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:
- Isaiah 12:1–3
In that day you will say: “O LORD, I will praise You. Although You were angry with me, Your anger has turned away, and You have comforted me.
- Psalms 28:7–8
Through
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…
it leads to
- Exodus 34:18
You are to keep the Feast of Unleavened Bread. For seven days at the appointed time in the month of Abib, you are to eat unleavened bread as I commanded you. For in the…
Reached by 3 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 16:8
For six days you must eat unleavened bread, and on the seventh day you shall hold a solemn assembly to the LORD your God, and you must not do any work.
Reached by 2 separate paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 16:3
You must not eat leavened bread with it; for seven days you are to eat with it unleavened bread, the bread of affliction, because you left the land of Egypt in haste—so that you…
- Exodus 34:18
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This page draws on Alfred Edersheim, The Temple: Its Ministry and Services; Jamieson, Fausset & Brown, Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible; John Gill, Exposition of the Old Testament (1748-1763) and Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible.