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2 Chronicles 30:5

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So they established a decree to circulate a proclamation throughout Israel, from Beersheba to Dan, that the people should come to keep the Passover of the LORD, the God of Israel, in Jerusalem. For they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed.

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The same verse in ASV and KJV ▾

ASV

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer-sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto Jehovah, the God of Israel, at Jerusalem: for they had not kept it in great numbers in such sort as it is written.

KJV

So they established a decree to make proclamation throughout all Israel, from Beer–sheba even to Dan, that they should come to keep the passover unto the Lord God of Israel at Jerusalem: for they had not done it of a long time in such sort as it was written.

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Commentary

5 notes on this verse
They had not done it ... - Some prefer, “they had not kept it in full numbers, as it was written” - i. e. “they (the Israelites of the northern kingdom) had not (for some while) kept the Passover in full numbers, as the Law required.”

This site's exposition

pleased the king and the whole assembly

on 2 Chronicles 30:4-6

The decree gives formal shape to what the king and “the whole assembly” had already agreed. Its reach, “from Beersheba to Dan”, is the border language of the united kingdom, spoken to a north divided. Verse 5 gives the reason: “they had not observed it as a nation as prescribed”.

This site's exposition

had not observed it as a nation

The last clause gives the reason for the decree. Albert Barnes records a second reading of it: the northern tribes had not kept the Passover in full numbers, as the law required. On either reading the feast had lapsed, though Deuteronomy 16:16 required every male to appear before the LORD.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

So they established a decree, to make proclamation throughout all Israel,....

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

A commentator

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

Hoshea, the reigning king, is described as, though evil in some respects, yet more favorably disposed to religious liberty than any of his predecessors since the separation of the kingdom. This is thought to be the meaning of the mitigating clause in his character (2Ki 17:2).

How the passage was read

On 2 Chronicles 30:1-27

On 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

22 Hebrew words

Every 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.

  • וַיַּֽעֲמִ֣ידוּand they appointed

    vaiyaamiduH5975 →521 times

  • דָבָ֗רa word

    davarH1697 →1440 times

  • לְהַעֲבִ֨ירto cause to pass

    lehaavirH5674 →556 times

  • ק֤וֹלa proclamation

    kolH6963 →506 times

  • בְּכָל־in all

    bekholH3605 →5413 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • מִבְּאֵֽר־from Beer

    mibeer-H884 →68 times

  • שֶׁ֣בַעSheba

    sheva'H884 →68 times

  • וְעַד־and to

    vead-H5704 →1261 times

  • דָּ֔ןDan

    danH1835 →70 times

  • לָב֞וֹאto come

    lavo'H935 →2568 times

  • לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתto observe

    laasotH6213 →2628 times

  • פֶּ֛סַחa passover

    pesachH6453 →49 times

  • לַיהוָ֥הto Yahweh

    layahwehH3068 →6520 times

  • אֱלֹהֵֽי־[the] God of

    ʾelohei-H430 →2601 times

  • יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael

    yisraelH3478 →2507 times

  • בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םin Jerusalem

    birushalimH3389 →643 times

  • כִּ֣יfor

    kiH3588 →4482 times

  • לֹ֥אnot

    lo'H3808 →5168 times

  • לָרֹ֛בto multitude

    laroH7230 →149 times

  • עָשׂ֖וּthey had done

    ʾasuH6213 →2628 times

  • כַּכָּתֽוּב׃according to <the> [what] is written

    kakatuvH3789 →224 times

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

18 in all, six open

The number beside each verse is how many compiled reference works tie it to this one. The strongest six stand open.

Judges 20:1Then all the Israelites from Dan to Beersheba and from the land of Gilead came out, and the congregation assembled as one man before the LORD at Mizpah.4 works2 Chronicles 35:18No such Passover had been observed in Israel since the days of Samuel the prophet. None of the kings of Israel ever observed a Passover like the one that Josiah observed with the priests, the Levites, all Judah, the Israelites who were present, and the people of Jerusalem.3 worksLeviticus 23:4These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times.2 worksEzra 6:8–12I hereby decree what you must do for these elders of the Jews who are rebuilding this house of God: The cost is to be paid in full to these men from the royal treasury out of the taxes of the provinces west of the Euphrates, so that the work will not be hindered.2 worksDeuteronomy 12:32See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.2 worksEsther 8:8–10Now you may write in the king’s name as you please regarding the Jews, and seal it with the royal signet ring. For a decree that is written in the name of the king and sealed with the royal signet ring cannot be revoked.”2 works
The other 12 cross-references, with their words ▾
Leviticus 23:2“Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.2 worksDaniel 4:1–33King Nebuchadnezzar, To the people of every nation and language who dwell in all the earth: May your prosperity be multiplied.2 worksEsther 9:20–21Mordecai recorded these events and sent letters to all the Jews in all the provinces of King Xerxes, both near and far,2 worksDaniel 6:8Therefore, O king, establish the decree and sign the document so that it cannot be changed—in accordance with the law of the Medes and Persians, which cannot be repealed.”2 works1 Corinthians 11:2Now I commend you for remembering me in everything and for maintaining the traditions, just as I passed them on to you.2 worksEsther 3:12–15On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.2 works2 Chronicles 24:9And a proclamation was issued in Judah and Jerusalem that they were to bring to the LORD the tax imposed by Moses the servant of God on Israel in the wilderness.2 works2 Chronicles 36:22In the first year of Cyrus king of Persia, to fulfill the word of the LORD spoken through Jeremiah, the LORD stirred the spirit of Cyrus king of Persia to send a proclamation throughout his kingdom and to put it in writing as follows:2 worksExodus 32:5When Aaron saw this, he built an altar before the calf and proclaimed: “Tomorrow shall be a feast to the LORD.”2 worksEzra 10:7And a proclamation was issued throughout Judah and Jerusalem that all the exiles should gather at Jerusalem.2 worksEzra 7:13I hereby decree that any volunteers among the Israelites in my kingdom, including the priests and Levites, may go up with you to Jerusalem.2 works1 Chronicles 21:2So David said to Joab and the commanders of the troops, “Go and count the Israelites from Beersheba to Dan and bring me a report, so that I may know their number.”2 works

The walk

8 stops

Each 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

    Deuteronomy 12:32

    See that you do everything I command you; do not add to it or subtract from it.

    it leads to

    • Deuteronomy 4:2

      You must not add to or subtract from what I command you, so that you may keep the commandments of the LORD your God that I am giving you.

    • Revelation 22:18–19

      I testify to everyone who hears the words of prophecy in this book: If anyone adds to them, God will add to him the plagues described in this book.

    • Joshua 1:7

      Above all, be strong and very courageous. Be careful to observe all the law that My servant Moses commanded you. Do not turn from it to the right or to the left, so that…

    • Proverbs 30:6

      Do not add to His words, lest He rebuke you and prove you a liar.

    • Deuteronomy 13:18

      because you obey the LORD your God, keeping all His commandments I am giving you today and doing what is right in the eyes of the LORD your God.

  • Through

    Leviticus 23:4

    These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, the sacred assemblies you are to proclaim at their appointed times.

    it leads to

    • Exodus 23:14

      Three times a year you are to celebrate a feast to Me.

    • Leviticus 23:37

      These are the LORD’s appointed feasts, which you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies for presenting offerings by fire to the LORD—burnt offerings and grain offerings, sacrifices and drink offerings, each on its designated…

    • Leviticus 23:2

      “Speak to the Israelites and say to them, ‘These are My appointed feasts, the feasts of the LORD that you are to proclaim as sacred assemblies.

Where this verse is studied

About 2 Chronicles

Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
Saphan Reading the Book of the Law to Josiah, Philip Galle, engraving after Maarten van Heemskerck, 1569, Royal Library of Belgium. Public domain.
2 Chronicles: the study guide →Read 2 Chronicles 30 →

This page draws on Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Albert Barnes, Notes on the Old Testament; 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.

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